Month: February 2005
Local Review: IPX – Stay Tuned …
IPX Stay Tuned … Sickboy Records IPX = Taking Back Sunday + Saves the Day IPX spin out a golden emo web that catches you in its glossy threads despite yourself. Watertight songwriting and early twenties angst juice up strong chord progressions. Pop-punk spread over emo vocals instantly makes a Popeye out of an
Local Review: I Am Electric – Thrush
I Am Electric Thrush Esoterik Musik I Am Electric = These Arms are Snakes + Rye Coalition Featuring former members of Form of Rocket and Pushing up Daisies, I Am Electric is like a dance-oriented Rye Coalition. The prickly guitar parts that sashay over you in all directions, not unlike New Transit’s, backed by
Review: Combichrist – Sex, Drogen Und Industrial
COMBICHRIST SEX, DROGEN UND INDUSTRIAL Out of Line Andy Lapuega (Icon of Coil) had to balance out the deliciously happy pop music at some point. With Combichrist, he takes on harsh rhythms like he would take on his worst enemy. The EP starts with “Blut Royal,” a blood bath of pounding beats sans vocals. The
Review: Carpathian Forest – We’re Going To Hollywood For This...
CARPATHIAN FOREST WE’RE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD FOR THIS DVD Seasons of Mist Carpathian Forest = Satyricon + Dark Throne + Bethlehem + Dissection From Norway, Carpathian Forest play black metal. Not interested yet? What about seeing them live? Still not interested? What about the nude dancers they have come out on stage during every
Review: Amateur God – Around The Corners Of Our Minds
AMATEUR GOD AROUND THE CORNERS OF OUR MINDS Black Rain Perhaps it isn’t a fair fight, but it’s on anyway. Attrition’s Martin Bowes and whatever cohorts he decides to bring along have been making dark electronic music since long before anyone thought up the phrase “dark wave.” Amateur God? Really, I haven’t a clue. They’re
Sweet Sixteen Survey
SLUG is on the cusp. The big One-Six. Old enough to date. Uh, group-date, that is. Old enough to get into clubs with a fake I.D. and a whole lotta makeup (SLUG is a “she,” after all). Old enough to drive. And old enough to drive men insane. Old enough to drink beer in Germany.
Localized: Agape
For February, we at SLUG express our deep love for synthesizers at Localized. This love can be witnessed the second Friday of February at the Urban Lounge, a private club. AGAPE Ryan Powers: Everything plus breakdancing For strange and unmentionable reasons, Ryan Powers and I met at Club Jaded one Sunday evening for this interview.
Katchup – February 2005
The 2004-2005 season has already surpassed the highest avalanche death total since keeping track in 1951. The heavy snow conditions for the months of December and January where prone to natural and unnatural slides triggered in the backcountry. … read more
Tattoo Convention: Interview w/ Kate Hellenbrand
TATTOOING THE BEEHIVE (featuring an interview w/Kate Hellenbrand!!!!) It’s quite possible you may have grown up believing that tattoos were the brand of an individual on the outskirts of society. Perhaps you figured they were the mark of a sailor, biker or outlaw. But in some cultures, one’s tattoos demands a great level of respect.
All Systems Fail
In a world of people that think a bowl cut and a wardrobe from Hot Topic is what punk is all about, the true essence of what the punk movement originally set out to achieve has been lost. Or has it? Not according to Salt Lake City’s hardcore punkcrust entity All Systems Fail. SLUG talked