April 3rd, 2013 
Anthony Galasso Under The Gun Review is proud to bring you this exclusive interview from Jesse Hill, lead vocalist of Norfolk, Virginia’s Over The Ocean.
With one Spartan Records release under their belt and their sophomore effort Be Given To The Soil on its way, this group is set to continue delivering their original brand of ambient creativity to the rest of the country and beyond.
Click through the jump to read the interview as well as stream the band’s new single off of Be Given To The Soil, “Riverbed”.
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March 5th, 2013 Angie Frissore Stand-Up Tuesdays is a weekly comedy spotlight written by the wonderfully talented Angie Frissore. Covering both known and unknown comics, Stand-up Tuesdays is your new source for all things funny.
This week, Angie puts a spotlight on Erik Griffin’s comedy career. If you or your comedy troupe would like to be featured on Stand-Up Tuesdays, please email utgjames@gmail.com.
Comedian and actor Erik Griffin has joined forces with SideOneDummy Records to release his debut comedy album, Technical Foul: Volume One on March 12, 2013, marking the first ever comedic signing for the renowned indie/punk rock record label. The album features …
Posted in Columns, Comedy, Features, Interviews, News, reviews, Stand-Up Tuesdays Tags: comedy, editorial, erik griffin, Interviews, review, sideonedummy, special, stand up, workaholics No Comments »
July 31st, 2012 Tyler Osborne Recently at Vans’ Warped Tour in Camden, NJ, I sat down with Ryan Mendez, guitar player of Yellowcard to talk about the tour, bands they are excited about, their new record Southern Air, and their Fall plans. It was an absolute pleasure speaking with the man, and it only got me more anxious to see what Yellowcard has in store for us in the coming months.
You can check out the interview in two different ways after the break (because I know some people rather read), either the actual audio from the interview, or the transcribed version.
Posted in Features, Interviews, Live, News, Streams Tags: fall tour, guitar, hopeless records, Interviews, osborne, ryan mendez, Southern Air, tour, tyler, Tyler osborne, Warped Tour, yellowcard No Comments »
March 21st, 2012 Tyler Osborne La Dispute announced today the exact details of the Conversations release that will be available on their upcoming tour. The package has a lot of great inside looks into the band, including interviews with the band, early recordings, and pictures. Check after the break to see the exact details of the package as well as an image of it as well.
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November 9th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Robert Herrera sat down with Lights recently at the El Rey Theater on the stop of her Siberia headlining tour. The two discussed a variety of topics including the direction of the new album Siberia, meanings behind some of the songs, filming in the depths of Toronto and much more.
To check out the exclusive interview please click through the link and let UTG know what you think.
Have you picked up Siberia yet? If yes, what are your thoughts on it?
October 17th, 2011 Melanie Rock’s Backpages, the world’s largest online library of rock journalism, is launching an eBooks department in celebration of it’s 10th birthday in November. This new branch is headed by former MOJO editor Mat Snow. The eBooks will consist of two series which further initiate Rock’s Backpages as an electronic publisher of elite rock writing.
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September 3rd, 2011 Grant Trimboli Frontman Bert McCracken from The Used set some time aside with our good buddy Robert Herrera, from Punk Videos Rock, to talk about the band’s direction for the coming months.
Recently, Bert revealed the title of their upcoming album, touring plans and much more. This can all be seen in the interview at Angels & Kings, in Hollywood, by clicking past the jump.
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August 20th, 2010 Grant Trimboli The 30-year annivesary of Bad Religion is this year and Spinner has two exclusive video interviews with Brett Gurewitz. Watch them after the jump!
July 28th, 2010 Grant Trimboli Metalhead did interviews with both The Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore at Hellfest. Check them out after the jump!
October 16th, 2008 James Shotwell Deathgrind is about to get some fresh competition. Statik Factory Records’ newest band, Chelsea Grin, is rewriting the rules on the genre with blazing speed, depth, and intricacy. We got the first big interview with the band earlier this week and the results can be found below. Take note, this band is about to blow up.
CG: Our backrounds as well as determination throughout the band. We dont really focus on being different. We just play and do what we love.
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Posted in Interviews Tags: chelsea grin, deathgrind, interview, Interviews, statik fact, statik facto, statik factory No Comments » October 6th, 2008 James Shotwell Taking a step away from the biggest acts at the moment, this time around we at UTG are bringing you your first one on one with tomorrow’s next big act. Statik Factory Records’ And Hell Followed With bring crushing metal and poignant lyrics together in a tornado of sound that’s sure to open up a pit near you. We recently spoke with the band and here’s what they had to say:
J: So, you have quite an interesting name, what is the back story to it?
AHFW: Well, it’s a reference to 2 things: The passage in revelations where
death …
Posted in Interviews Tags: and hell followed with, interview, Interviews, metal (genre), statik factory No Comments » October 2nd, 2008 James Shotwell Continuing with our promotion for the new See You Next Tuesday album, Intervals, we bring you a quickie interview that JP happened to land with Drew from SYNT. This is a continuation of the interview we posted with Fox and coming next week, a podcast featuring all of SYNT!
JP: Haven’t seen you in a while, are you still rocking the mullet?
D: Haha, no actually i am not. though i do have a sh*tty moustache.
JP: Did you ever see yourself playing shows other than local stuff (like Skelletones and Jamestown Hall) doing the kind of music you do?…
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