Month: November 2012
X-Dance Review: Strength In Numbers
Following mountain biking over the past several years has revealed that this is the most exciting sport to watch. Two wheels and huge balls keep these guys rolling through nearly everything Mother Nature throws at them. … read more
X-Dance Review: Rewarded
This film follows one young surfer, Gollito Estredo, on his rise from pure poverty to world champion. His poetic movements display incredible athleticism as he lifts off above the waters of his native Venezuela. … read more
In Synthpop We Trust: Interview with Robert Alfons
Trust, the alter ego of Toronto artist Robert Alfons, who wrote and produced his debut album, TRST, with Austra’s Maya Postepski, is that archetypal band that will make your parents confront you about that gaping hole between their pop music and yours. … read more
Magic Camp Film Review
The image of a career magician has somewhat conflicting connotations in our society. From the faux glamor and extravagance of Vegas staples like David Copperfield and David Blaine, to the depressing depictions of socially awkward teens doing parlor tricks in front of heckling 5-year-olds and Gob Bluth––regardless of their success, they all started somewhere: As magic-obsessed kids. … read more
SLUG Interviews Drew Capener of Parlor Hawk
It’s about time that we hear from one of the best bands to come out of Provo in recent years. Parlor Hawk are now attempting to self-release. They aren’t about to cut corners just because are they no longer with a label, though. They want to do it right, and are working on getting the means right now. … read more
X-Dance Review: Gauchos Del Mar
Gauchos Del Mar: Surfing the American Pacific is a subtitled film involving two Argentine brothers who travel the coast of their native continent to just surf. … read more
X-Dance Review: White Silk Road
Long ago, Allan decided that any trip he was going to take that surrounded snowboarding would be “an epic adventure,” so he packed his gear, grabbed his brother Clint Allan and good friend, Nick Gregory, and journeyed to the skeptical countryside of Afghanistan. … read more
X-Dance Review: Tempting Fear
In his short film, Tempting Fear, Fransson narrates and journals his intense and deeply personal connection between his soul and the sport of extreme skiing. … read more
X-Dance Review: The Kyrgyzstan Project
The Kyrgyzstan Project is a short film about Colorado climbers Eric Decaria, John Dickey and Matt Segal who travel to the Ak Su Valley in central Asia for a thrilling ascent up the 5.12 granite “Russian Tower.” … read more
The Faint @ In The Venue 11.09 with Trust, Robert...
Still in line and mere feet from the door, I heard the distinct hazy synth opening of “Shoom” and my goth pop melancholy went into overdrive. … read more