I figured out how to get apt-get to work again.
Edit gai.conf
:
sudo vim /etc/gai.conf
change line ~54 to uncomment the following:
precedence ::ffff:0:0/96 100
write and quit:
:wq
http://askubuntu.com/questions/574569/apt-get-stuck-at-0-connecting-to-us-archive-ubuntu-com