Year: 2004
My Parents’ Favorite Band and the Gimme Gimmes: Interview w/...
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes really need no introduction—you should know their shtick by this point. Just in case you don’t: Swingin’ Utters’ Spike Slawson (vocals), NOFX’s “Fat” Mike (bass), Joey Cape and Dave Raun from Lagwagon (guitar and drums, respectively), and former No Use for a Name and current Foo Fighters member Chris Shiflett (guitar) don their finest attire, drink too much, and crank out skate-punk covers of just about everything. … read more
Red Eyed Legends – October 2004
“We’re the red-eyed legends from the night before, the TV babies from the media war.” – The Germs. [Red Eyed Legends: “Red Eyed” doesn’t have a hypen, you grammar-purist assholes.] Frontman and living legend Chris Thomson, Red Eyed Legend that is, lives in Chicago, where he says “It’s all right, some days, but it’s a
Le Tigre Tear Up Their Prey: An Interview with Kathleen...
Although Hanna has the replaced choreography and costumes for mosh pits, this hasn’t dimmed or diluted the fervor or the content of her music with Le Tigre. … read more
Throw Rag – August 2004
Beware of the Dogs Throw Rag : A medical observation The following is an interview conducted with Sean, (aka. Captain Sean-Doe) lead vocalist of the musical ‘group’ Throw Rag. Doctor Kevlar was monitoring symptoms of the Rock n’ Roll sickness that the members of this ‘band’ were displaying. Kevlar notes that only an accelerated case
Unfairmont Park
The University of Utah and Sugarhouse areas of the Salt Lake Valley were somehow overlooked in the wave of new public skate parks that swept through Utah in the past two years. … read more
Bellydancing – July 2004
“I like to have ideas of dance combinations for a performance, and then find ways to get there while I am dancing,” she says. If you are watching, you get to go there with her.If there is such a thing as royalty in our belly dance community, then Aja is the Crown Princess. I consider
Gallery Stroll – July 2004
I can’t believe it! My friend Megan is actually going to meet me for the Gallery Stroll! I have been telling her for years about the Gallery Strolls; how the Art Galleries stay open late from 6p.m. to 9p.m. on the third Friday of every month, etc. etc. It’s one of those overlooked resources we
Old Mexico
A Mexican bandito by the name of Juaquin Murrieta came to America in the mid-19th century for the California Gold Rush. His family was raped and pillaged by a group of American colonizers and ultimately, his entire family was killed. The perpetrators left him for dead. Murrieta swore revenge. He tracked the men down, and
Spanky Van Dyke: Whipping it back to the SLC scene...
After four years of the New York thing, J.Majesty front man Spanky Van Dyke is back in Salt Lake. He decided to come back on a whim. “I was here visiting because my sister was graduating from the University of Utah,” Van Dyke said. “I ran into these guys (old band mates/friends) but I didn’t
Zine Goddess – August 2004
Venus Zine Magazine is one of the best zines by and about, though not just for, women. Just because it’s slick and you might (or might not) find in on your newsstand doesn’t mean it’s not edgy. Rather than ramble on about how great it is, let’s just cut to the chase and dive in
