Year: 2014
How I Learned To Love My Vasectomy
A large group of kids paraded around my house, and in their wake, they left a path of destruction—juice boxes were strewn about, toys littered the yard, and my pleas for compliance were met with the proverbial 5-year-old middle finger. … read more
Kory Quist: Roadie Warrior
When I asked Kory Quist to give me the highlights of his time spent on tour with SubRosa, who was supporting Boris, he replied with a surreal 10-item list where each entry baffled me more than the last. … read more
Gallery Stroll: One Gallery, Several Ways
The monthly gallery stroll is meant to be a time to relax and enjoy a leisurely stroll through art galleries—taking in the most recent exhibits, catching up on the local art scene, running into old friends or meeting new people. What if you focused on just one gallery, though? … read more
Hive Mind and the Guest Writers Series: Antennae of the...
Now in its 20th season, the series brings in a handful of writers from outside of Utah, typically one or two per month throughout the academic year. … read more
Mike Brown’s Crafting Disasters
I’m no good at making anything. Luckily, we live in a society where you don’t really have to be good at making anything or doing anything. For anything I would actually need done or made, there’s someone or some company I can hire to do it for me. The only craft or service I consistently supply for myself, I guess, would be masturbating. … read more
Ryan Hall: Heligator Records
Ryan Hall didn’t let his time in Africa with the Peace Corps keep him from his duties running Tome to the Weather Machine, a music blog focusing on obscure, experimental and, often, Salt Lake City acts. … read more
Princess Kennedy: Tranny’s Now a Slur
SLUG, SLUG Magazine, Princess Kennedy, Tranny, Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black, transgender, LGBTQ, trans*, Salt Lake City, Carmen Carrera, RuPaul … read more
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls: Dropping Acid with K.R....
My first experience with Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats was with their second album, 2011’s Blood Lust. A tribute to the vile psychedelia initiated by the likes of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, what really caught me was how close they could come to heavy metal roots without sounding derivative. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Tyson Bowerbank
Finding a new line at an old spot is always nice—no flip-in, flip-out stuff here. Tyson kept it clean and simple … … read more
SLUG Holiday Comix – August 2014
Illustragion: Mason Rodrickc Photos: