Year: 2005
Dear Dickheads – February 2005
“How right you are; horror punk/rock is worthy of all the praise that can be heaped upon it. Too bad your grammar is so bad that I can barely understand what you’re talking about.” … read more
Bellydancing – February 2005
Linda Linda will be performing at Belly Dance Spring Fest on Saturday, March 5, and also at the Grecian Gardens. … read more
Wasted Life – February 2005
I love New York hardcore, but I hate the XXL basketball jerseys, track suits and gold chains. I love thick-neck hardcore with gnarly breakdowns, but I’m so bored of bands where the singer slowly yells “muuuthafuuucka!” in his best hard-ass voice right before the mosh part during songs about the mean streets, the crew and
Gallery Stroll – February 2005
Come check out the deranged view of 20 of Salt Lake’s finest printmakers. The Apparatus show is one evening and one evening only! … read more
Contributor Limelight: Nate Martin
Nate Martin Started out as an intern at SLUG Magazine about three years ago and clawed his way up the magazine’s not-so-corporate ladder, stepping on anyone he could and spitting in the face of his underlings until he obtained the lofty position of Reviews Editor. … read more
The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower
We bared our teeth through lipstick smears And clenched our fists like a gang of queers When they arched their backs and threw us hisses We touched ourselves and blew them kisses… [Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, cartoon-style]”I just remember getting to the Lo Fi Café and seeing a lot of tough dudes
Review: Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime – The Stories...
Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime – The Stories Behind Every Song Ian Gittins Carlton Books Street: 09.01.04 To understand one of the most eccentric bands in the history of modern music is a challenging feat. Thanks to brave authors like Ian Gittins, I’m beginning to do just that. As the title suggest, Once In
Review: Let The Fury Have The Hour: The Punk Rock...
LET THE FURY HAVE THE HOUR: THE PUNK ROCK POLITICS OF JOE STRUMMER ANTINIO D’ AMBROSI Nation Books Street: 10.13.04 I still remember turning on the TV after coming home from work to hear that Joe Strummer had died. I couldn’t believe that he could be gone just like that. I couldn’t sleep that night,