Month: February 2024
Interview: Consolidated
Consolidated’s latest album, Business Of Punishment, was released in September. They are three educated white boys rapping in a hip hop band. Consolidated has been compared to the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy many times. Their music is closely aligned with that of Hiphoprisy—heavy on the politics and the beats. … read more
Concert Reviews: October 1994
OK, straight up. This was one of the best live shows I’ve seen all year, no bullshit. … read more
O’Dell’s Review of S.L.C Coffee Shops
When I was seven years old, me & my grampa would randomly drive across endless winding desert roads in his ‘58 Mercedes Convertible, not talking or even looking at each other. The smell of dusty roads that only got kicked up once a day, the orange, almost red sunsets so thick you could grab clumps
Local Artist: Mary & Monique
I love my job. I don’t get paid squat, but I love it anyway. One of the reasons being: I get to talk to some very neat people. This is one of those occasions. First, let me say that I hate labels like ‘Acoustic Duo’ and ‘Female Band’. That said, I can tell you about
Interview: Chris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets
This isn’t your normal transcribed Q&A piece. A paper filled with Q&As is like reading the daily output of a court reporter. I spoke to Chris Kirkwood, bass player for Meat Puppets the day of their show in August. It was set up as a phone interview even though Kirkwood was only a few blocks
Interview: Helmet
On Saturday, August 6, Sausage, Helmet and Rollins Band demolition team rolled through Zion. If you were there you came, you saw, you got your ass kicked. Needless to say, if you weren’t there, you missed an incredibly intense show and you are a loser. I had the opportunity to interview Page Hamilton, the lead
Lunares Explores the Unseen Power of Tears in Lágrimas: Rain,...
This desire to provoke and connect is emblematic of the exhibit’s inspiration—Lunares’ realization of how tears may give us better insight and help us grow. … read more
Film Review: Dune: Part Two
Whether Paul Atreides is a messiah or not, Denis Villenueve is certainly delivering us from the doldrums of assembly line mediocrity. … read more
Concert Review: Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys: September 1994
On Sunday, July 10, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys paid Salt Lake City a return visit. … read more
Band Profile: Corduroy: September 1994
I really hate to compare bands, to other bands but [Corduroy’s] music reminded me of early Nirvana with a sense of humor instead of a sense of depression. … read more