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REVIEW: I The Mighty – ‘Satori’

June 17th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

Artist: I The Mighty
Album: Satori
Genre: Alternative rock
Label: Equal Vision Records

Who are I The Mighty? They seem to have exploded in the last couple of years, though they’ve been together since 2008 and a part of the Equal Vision Records family since 2011. They released their Karma Never Sleeps EP back in March of 2012, which is right around the time they started catching the attention of the masses. They sure caught ours over here at UTG.

Satori is the band’s third album, and first full length. It promises to skyrocket these guys to a new level …

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REVIEW: Palisades – ‘Outcasts’

June 7th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

ARTIST: Palisades
ALBUM: Outcasts
GENRE: Post hardcore
LABEL: Rise Records

People like to dump all over Rise Records and the bands they sign. Let’s face it, they have a certain sound they like, and their fans like. It works for them, and the “Rise sound” just happens to be one that a lot of people like. I will be the first to say that I am a fan of quite a few bands on the label; they’re generally pretty catchy and have a good beat. My biggest issue is the label doesn’t push for innovation or originality amongst their roster, …

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UTG INTERVIEW: The Bronx, On A Boat!

June 6th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli

“I’m still inspired, I’m still a part of this band, I still wake up every day and want to make music. I’m very thankful for that and very proud of it.”

It’s hard to conjure a much cooler scenario than seeing a band from Los Angeles, who are called The Bronx play on a boat in the Hudson River on a beautiful night in New York City.

That being said, I had a pretty enjoyable Tuesday night. The icing on the cake was being able to sit down with Matt Caughthran of The Bronx just before the show. Fresh from …

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REVIEW: Heights – Old Lies For Young Lives

May 30th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

Artist: Heights
Album: Old Lies For Young Lives
Genre: Hardcore
Label: Transcend Music

Heights have been together going on four years now. They’ve had a few lineup changes in that time, including kicking out their lead vocalist in 2012 and replacing him with the bassist. That caused a bit of an uproar amongst fans, as the band had seen such huge success with their debut album, Dead Ends. Monty had a lot to live up to, and the band got to work on their sophomore full length after releasing a few singles.

When the first track, “The Best Years,” …

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REVIEW: Escape The Fate – Ungrateful

May 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

Artist Escape The Fate
Album: Ungrateful
Genre: Rock
Label: Eleven Seven Records

I’ve been listening to Escape The Fate for quite some time, even before Craig Mabbitt joined the group. Their first release with him, This War Is Ours, was their first step in a new direction towards a more mainstream, radio-ready rock sound. A couple years later, they released their self titled full length that again showed the group headed toward a sound with more mass appeal. While the album did receive good reviews and was their “best selling album to date,” I really disliked it. I was …

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TUBULAR: UTG Has a Pop Music Crush on Betty Who

April 22nd, 2013 James Shotwell

The term “throwback sound” is thrown around a lot these days, and more often than not it is used to refer to the big band and/or soul pop era of music. While we will always welcome artists new and old pushing that sound, this young talent with an old school sound is channeling a much different era: The 80s.

Hailing from Australia, Betty Who is a twenty-something pop songstress with enough blog buzz to be considered (at least) Tumblr famous. Her short blonde hair and seemingly endless abundance of joyful personality burst from every second of her debut EP, The …

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REVIEW: The Ocean Between Us – ‘Savoir Faire’

April 11th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

ARTIST: The Ocean Between Us
ALBUM: Savior Faire
LABEL: A Wolf At Your Door Records
GENRE: Metalcore

The Ocean Between Us have been a band since 2009, however, Savoir Faire is their first full length. It is the follow up to their self titled EP released in 2011. The album addresses the band’s financial struggles over the years, and their efforts to be successful as a touring band. Recently the lead vocalist had to announce his departure from the band due to the endless problems they’ve experienced as a band. It’s very unfortunate to see a talented band torn apart …

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REVIEW: Fear And Wonder – ‘Beauty Is The Beast’

April 8th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

ARTIST: Fear And Wonder
ALBUM: Beauty Is The Beast
LABEL: None
GENRE: Post Hardcore

When people think of Texas they usually think of cowboys and country music. Lucky for post hardcore/hardcore fans that is not the only genre of music the lone star state produces. There’s a plethora of hardcore, post hardcore and metalcore groups flooding out of the state nowadays, such as Crown The Empire, Memphis May Fire, Upon A Burning Body and many more. Fear And Wonder are an up and coming post hardcore outfit hailing from the Houston area.

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REVIEW: Before You Exit – ‘I Like That’ EP

March 22nd, 2013 Kriston McConnell

ARTIST: Before You Exit
ALBUM: I Like That EP
GENRE: Pop
LABEL: None

Before You Exit consists of brothers Connor, Riley and Toby McDonough. They’ve been making music for a number of years now, and their EP I Like That is their sophomore release. Considering how young the three of them are they are doing very well for themselves with over 100,000 fans on Facebook.

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Van Halen, Tom Morello, and Travis Barker To All Be Featured On Upcoming LL Cool J Album

March 19th, 2013 Adrian Garza

Some of rock music’s finest have teamed up with one of hip hop’s best recently for a release that’s guaranteed to be a hit.

The folks over at Rock Transmission were the ones to break the news early last night that Van Halen‘s Eddie Van Halen, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Barker of blink-182 will all be appearing on LL Cool J‘s thirteenth full length record, Authentic.

Authentic drops on April 30, follow the jump for the album’s track list.

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REVIEW: Close Up On The Quiet Ones – Land Ho EP

February 21st, 2013 Kriston McConnell

ARTIST: Close Up On The Quiet Ones
ALBUM: Land Ho EP
GENRE: Post hardcore
LABEL: None

Close Up On The Quiet Ones are a four piece post hardcore group originating from Greenville, North Carolina. In the summer of 2012 they released an EP titled Did You Think If You Were Quiet, We Wouldn’t See You?. With that release they started picking up some momentum in the music scene and are now releasing their second EP, Land Ho.

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Whitney Cummings Takes On The Talk Show World With “Love You, Mean It”

December 10th, 2012 James Shotwell

Comedian Whitney Cummings has returned to her stand-up roots with her new weekly talk show, “Love You, Mean It”. The show serves as a fitting springboard from which to share her views on practically everything in the uniquely funny way that made her a favorite roundtable guest on “Chelsea Lately” and a go-to guest for high-profile comedy roasts. With a wide variety of special guests, field pieces, funny correspondents and her very own sidekick, stand-up Julian McCullough, Cummings takes on pop culture, entertainment news and current events as only she can. “Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings” airs …

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