Year: 2013
Millworks Skateboard MFG.: Out of the Trash, Into the Streets
There is something magical about taking what some people consider garbage and recycling it to give it new life. This is especially magical when that garbage needing to be recycled is your old skateboard. Millworks Skateboard Manufacturing, or in more appropriate terms, re-manufacturing, is a small venture started about a year ago out of the Millcreek garage of Aaron Schwendiman. “It started from just a stack of old decks,” Schwendiman says. “Every skateboarder has a pile of old decks—I just wanted to make them skate-able again.” … read more
Video Game Reviews 1/13
Planetside 2 and Pokémon: Black Version 2 are reviewed this month. … read more
Beer Reviews 1/13
Getting a beer-reviewing gig is no easy thing––every asshole out there with a tongue can pretty much tell you if they like or don’t like a beer. Apart from being a conniving bastard, I’ve also been writing about the local beer scene at the Utah Beer Blog for the last seven years. I think I have a pretty good pulse on Utah’s beer culture and hope you can find some use for my reviews. … read more
Product Reviews 1/13
Products from Aurorae, Plantronics, Point6, PowerA and RAMP are reviewed this month. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Mike Riedel
Mike Riedel recently brought his wealth of beer knowledge to SLUG Magazine as our monthly Beer Columnist. Riedel started his Utah Beer blog (utahbeer.blogspot.com) in 2005, unpaid and on his free time, out of a sense of frustration toward people’s misconceptions of Utah craft beers, as well as the desire to create a community focused on local brews and breweries. … read more
Dear Dickheads – January 2015
Dear SLUG;
You seem to be in the know (or at least pretend to), so what the fuck is up with Geeks Who Drink and Trivia Factory invading our bars? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the occasional quiz night with friends from one of the locally-created games, but these bullshit monstrosity quiz nights have invaded our valley and turned every night of the week into a super-strict by-the-book yelling match between nerds. … read more
Leave No Cross Unturned: An Interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone
Though many metal fans say the direction Darkthrone have taken is trash, this hasn’t fazed the band and their musical progression. Darkthrone’s new studio offering, The Underground Resistance, is available now from Peaceville Records. The album is a nod to the past of metal, specifically the ’80s. It’s a metal journey that sees new territory for Darkthrone, and SLUG discussed it with Fenriz in an email interview. … read more
Video Game Reviews 3/13
Hawken and Momonga Pinball Adventures are reviewed. … read more
Product Reviews 3/13
Products from Edge Eyewear, GoPole, Kenu, Smith Optics and Spy are reviewed this month. … read more
Movie Reviews 3/13
A Good Day to Die Hard, Identity Thief, Sound City, Stoker and West of Memphis are reviewed. … read more