The promotional run towards the November release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is in full effect this morning as a brand new viral teaser clip has begun to make its way across the net. Released earlier today, a brand new message from President Snow (Donald Sutherland) to the people of Panem has […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: NGHBRS @ SXSW
April 10th, 2014 
Matthew Leimkuehler Long Island’s indie rock act NGHBRS became an overnight sensation with the viral success of the music video for “Hold Up Girl,” but it doesn’t take long to tell this band is much more than just another YouTube sensation. No, NGHBRS is much more than a band with one clever video and catchy tune, they […]
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Did Lil Jon Just Release The Best Music Video Of 2014?
March 14th, 2014 James Shotwell Lil Jon may not have topped the charts in recent years like he did in the mid-2000s, but that does not mean the man who brought crunk to the masses has stopped making music. In fact, he’s been preparing a major return to the national spotlight, and this week he kicked things off in a […]
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Betty Who Signs To RCA Records After Marriage Proposal Video Goes Viral
September 17th, 2013 Kriston McConnell I’m sure many of you have seen the video that recently went viral of a man proposing to his boyfriend in Home Depot by utilizing a flash mob and a single by the singer Betty Who. The song was “Somebody Loves You,” which was taken off her Movement EP that was released earlier this year. […]
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Said The Whale Release Their Own Version Of “The Fox” By Ylvis
September 7th, 2013 Kriston McConnell The internet’s most recent viral video is by two Norwegian brothers who are known as Ylvis. They released a catchy song titled “The Fox” that has some outlandish lyrics, costumes and choreography. Our friends in Said The Whale decided to whip up their own version in a matter of hours, titled “The Whale,” with their […]
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WATCH: Matt And Kim Do The “Harlem Shake” At RPI Field house
February 13th, 2013 James Shotwell The internet has been increasingly obsessed with Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” for about two weeks now, and at this point it takes a lot to surprise us when one of these clips roll through our inbox. That said, a UTG user submitted following clip of Matt and Kim bringing a packed RPI Field house into the mix, […]
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Overly Attached Girlfriend Returns, Covers Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”
June 19th, 2012 Jacob Tender The internet is powered by memes and we rarely get a chance to bring them to light on UTG, but today is different. Not long ago, a YouTube user by the name of “wzr0713” uploaded a video of herself parodying Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend.” Her personality, and in some ways her lack thereof, made the video […]
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February 17th, 2011 James Shotwell Okay, maybe that post was a little leading. In reality, hipsters have (most likely) done little more since Sunday’s Grammys than drink coffee, read Kerouac, and talk about how they knew Arcade Fire since before Funeral was released. However, a comedy group from Chicago, IL has created a viral video documenting how hipster should/could react to the recent uproar over The Arcade Fire’s Album Of The Year win. Check it out, after the jump!
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