Month: February 2015
Carleton Bluford: Just Another Mama’s Boy
The ancient Greeks had their tales of Apollo and Artemis slaughtering the 14 children of Niobe in defense of their mother’s honor; Hamlet’s relationship with Gertrude has fueled literary discussions for hundreds of years; even Buster Bluth’s fixation on his mother Lucille has been weirding us out since 2003. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: My Fathers, My Mother and Me
Throughout the film, Robert and his mother Florence navigate their own relationship in relation to the philosophy and structure of the commune in open and honest conversations, revealing Florence’s idealism and her son’s trepidation as one children raised under it. … read more
Dozens Massacred During Scumdogs Invasion: Local Bands Playing Hate-Filled Valentines
Hordes of human scum gathered at the landing site of the Gwar cover band Scumdogs’ space ship, also known as Bar Deluxe. A day celebrating love and consumerism was tainted with fake blood and green semen and shall henceforth be known as the Valentine’s Day Massacre. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Wendell and the Lemon
Wendell (Todd D’Amour) picks up the lemon on the street, shortly after a breakup, and he quickly incorporates the lemon into his daily routine. He’s cast as a sort of neurotic, overly anxious character, also adopting an eye patch to cover a twitching eye—though he can’t remember which eye has the problem.
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Behemoth Tour Through SLC: Towards (Modern) Babylon
Nergal’s “disturbance” was more like “kicking ass without worrying about taking names later.” Along with Cannibal Corpse, Aeon and Tribulation, Behemoth put on one of the best shows in recent memory. Now, do yourself a favor and listen to the entire Behemoth discography on repeat, lest you risk missing out on some of the best music ever created. … read more
Billie of All Trades: Billie Piper
Billie Piper looked like she stepped out of the pages of Tiger Beat circa 1993. With a blue flannel shirt, overalls, fingerless gloves, spats and her hair in a messy top knot bun, she is the epitome of not-giving-a-damn and I love it. … read more
Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition: Monster Manual Review
I was about 15 years old. My friends and I weren’t cool. We listened to metal music and liked books and comics about high fantasy and science fiction. During lunch, we would daydream about epic battles and recount our favorite scenes in video games and whatever book series we thought was cool at the time. … read more
Scott Kelly and the Road Home @ Heart of Gold...
Heart of Gold Tattoo stretched its welcoming arms around me the moment I walked through the door. The tattoo-shop-turned-acoustic-music-venue smelled sterile, as tattoo shops do, and the walls were covered in black-framed hand drawn pieces, primarily beautiful traditional-style tattoo designs. … read more
King Tuff @ Kilby Court 01.28 with Breakers, Rich Girls
My journey to Kilby Court, from the heart of downtown SLC, is inspired by a certain persistence in the face of the bone-chilling cold. This trip is done on foot as some right bleeding bastard decided to remove the wheels off of my bike sometime prior to tonight’s gig. … read more
Musicians and Magicians @ 50 West Club 02.19 with Zodiac...
The event was a CD release party for Utah’s Zodiac Empire, who are now bravely making the transition from local whereabouts to the national scene. Having just recorded this first album, Population, in L.A. the band looked to celebrate their success with the ones that got them there. … read more