Month: October 2013
Zine Reviews
Zine reviews for The Adventures of Cactus Boy and Sluggo the Slug, Burning Salts #1 and Super Cool & Stuff 2. This month, SLUG is happy to feature three zines by three of our talented contributors. Enjoy! … read more
Video Game Reviews
Video game reviews for Diablo 3, Echoes, Etrian Odyssey Untold, Grand Theft Auto V, Grid 2, Lost Planet 3 and Ultima Forever. … read more
Book Reviews
Book reviews for Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History, Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen, Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways, Starting At Zero: His Own Story and We Are Wormwood. … read more
DVD Reviews
DVD reviews for Welcome To The Machine and American Masters: Jimi Hendrix. … read more
Product Reviews
Product reviews for FBC Street, Instafire, Powerocks, RedBubble and RibbedTee. … read more
And So I Watch You From Afar: Young Brave Minds
On Oct. 13, 2010, I meandered into The Basement in Ogden and was greeted by thunderous drumming, huge riffs and four Irish maniacs throwing themselves around the stage with their instruments. I discovered that the band was And So I Watch You From Afar, and I have been a huge fan of theirs ever since. The band will return to Utah on Oct. 15 as part of the Sargent House Tour, and SLUG spoke with drummer Christopher Wee in anticipation of the performance. … read more
SLUG Holiday Comix – November 2013
SLUG Holiday Comix Presents: Guy “Fawkes” Day, Nov. 5 by Brandon Dayton … read more
Localized: JAWWZZ!!
This month’s Localized is a cross-section of SLC punk: the visceral, dissonant hardcore punk of openers Foster Body, the surf-soaked party punk of JAWWZZ!! and the acerbic, bittersweet pop punk of Problem Daughter. The convergence of punk dexterity happens Nov. 8 at the Urban Lounge at 9 p.m., emceed by Ischa B. and sponsored by Bohemian Brewery. It’s $5 to get in if you’re 21+. If you’re not, watch it online at gigviz.com. … read more
Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt: Jet Pack Meets Patty The Psychic
Jet Pack’s birthday is this month, so I thought it would be cool to get him a pet psychic reading to see what he would like for his birthday, and pick his brain about some other things, like why he’s been barfing so much lately and where he poops. … read more
Halloween is Ruined: Performance Life with Klaus von Austerlitz
Halloween is ruined. Its most treasured sensibilities are under attack. Goths have turned the occult into ridiculous camp and queers have turned ridiculous camp into a cult. So, if Oct. 31 is the only day of the 365 that you’d think of dressing yourself up outrageously, you might be a lamebrain. For local performance artist Klaus von Austerlitz, every costume is a performance, and every performance a carefully constructed vessel of artistry and social critique. … read more