SLUG Contributor Limelight
January 21, 2008
Contributor Limelight: Lance Saunders
Lance Saunders began his SLUG career in January 2005. Since then, he has scrawled numerous feature articles for the mag, including and interview with P.O.S., the September cover story on Subtle and coverage of 2007’s Sundance Film Festival.
Articles by contributor
Local Review: The Numbs – Nfinity
The Numbs Nfinity Earthburn Records Recorded by Andy Patterson, Numbs & Rick One Street: 12.26.06 Numbs = Rotton Musicians+ Kerbloki + GunnarDagoRoosterAfakasiShanty The Numbs have come a long way since their first release many years ago. With their trademark robotic sound style, this futuristic and hip hop album glorified with the street boom bappish lyrics
Local Review: Mug Shots Present – The Hangover (local compilation)
Mug Shots Present The Hangover (local compilation) Mug Shots Muzik Street: April 2007 The Hangover = Salt Lake Hip Hop + Love Songs + Kill Yer’ Hero Every MC on this compilation knows the rules when it comes to bringing something new and believable to the table. That’s why I find my self a little
Local Review: Ghetto Athlete – Tha Game of Life
Ghetto Athlete Tha Game of Life MadChild Records Street: 09.04 Ghetto Athlete = Spencer Beats + Lil’ Wayne + K-9 It’s odd to hear a local Utahn Represent Oakland and the Bay Area, but what do I know? Loaded with dopey-dope ass beats produced by Spencer Bridges, this album stands alone as one of the
Local Review: COSM – Microphone Boutique
COSM Microphone Boutique Pseudo Recordings Street: 02.19 Recorded at Deep Red Records Studio by Alex Vazques Well, for starters … their website is broken. Maybe it’s just under construction while they remove all of the haplessly outdated pictures of Wendy (the former COSM frontwoman). The reason I brought it up is because I don’t think
Local Reviews: TheKnoItAlls
They got the top down, they are hydroplaning, they rock and talk strong with their egos packed in a punch. If you are familiar with last years release, Kiss The Ring, then get ready for this: Mixtape 1 – A Prelude To Kiss The Ring. … read more
Local Reviews: Krem
Where the hell did this CD come from? Has there been a super producer hiding under the informal deck of Salt Lake City Hip Hop who is just now choosing to present himself? Has he been plotting and producing with intentions to dominate? If the answer is “Yes”, I wouldn’t be surprised. … read more
Local Reviews: Emme Packer
Emma Packer captivates with her interpretation of the universe through each track the illuminates her poetry. … read more
Local Reviews: Glade Sowards
I was at SLUG Mags’s July LOCALIZED which doubled as David Williams’ CD release show at The Urban Lounge, when it turned into “Glade’s Surprise Record Release Party.” I have to say, it plucked my heart-strings. … read more
All Nation Freight-Heads Show Their Flare
Since the early 80s graf zines like Clout, Life Sucks Die, Mass Appeal, Day in the Lyfe, Bigtime, Scribble, were created to document graffiti art. Many of these zines focus primarly on wall coverage, but Salt Lake City based, All Nation takes a slightly different path with its exclusive coverage of American freight train graffiti; haling itself as the only magazine dedicated to this niche. … read more
Thursday, January 18th – Opening Day
Thursday, January 19th Opening Day Pandemonium ensued as Lance and I made our way up to the Sundance headquarters to get our press passes. While Lance and Angela had their passes ready, I had to wait in line for an hour to get my press pass (including a pretty horrendous picture of my face).
Friday, January 19th – Party Hard
We left SLC at 4pm to head out to our first party of Sundance the DC Shoe/Complex Magazine party hosted by DC Shoe founder, Ken Block. The directions seemed clear enough take a few turns and twists, go on an unpaved road and then give a code to access a gate and
Nice Ride: Shifting Gears with Z-Trip
There’s a lot of “mash-up” DJs out there nowadays, but not one of them can be compared to the Z-Trip recipe. [Z-Trip]In the past year, Z has been very goal-oriented. He has a mix on the new Motown Remixed album, a cameo on the new Scratch: All The Way Live DVD, and, now signed with
Saturday, January 20th – Movie Schmovie
We woke up in the car at 8am, sore, tired and a little irritable. Last night we ended up at a friend’s party which ended up being a bust of Coor’s Light, old rich people and a gaggle of bare-walled, plasma TV music videos blaring to the wee morning hours. We left our little nook
Sunday, January 21st – Solo Mission
We both managed to stockpile about nine hours of well-deserved sleep before making our plans for the day ahead. Unfortunately, Mr. Lopez could not accompany the Sundance – Chevy -bandwagon, which was terribly mangled in a parking lot “accident” the night before (someone hit me). So I packed my things and set out to cross
Tuesday, January 23rd – Movie Makers
The first movie we saw today was Anthony Hopkins’ directorial debut for Sundance entitled Slipstream. Slipstream is the story of a writer whose dedication to finishing a script has him runned so ragged that the script starts to become a part of waking reality. The narrative is told through a series of snap shots, analeptic
Wednesday January 24th – This American Life
This American Life is a radio show starring Ira Glass that deals with, well, this American life. This American Life is not a news show persay but tells unique stories from every day life. The reason this show is loved by so many and works so well is because it has ressurected a time-worn tradition,
Thursday, January 25th – Shredding the Gnar Gnar
So we received three passes to the Park City Resort and a gracious offer to join the “The Burton/Sundance Instructional “Program.” The package offered structured instructions along with equipment that makes learning to snowboard as painless and easy as possible. Angela Brown and I have been snowboarding before. However, this was Erik’s first time on
The 801 Sons: a Hip-Hopagraphy
When you think of Ogden, Utah you probably don’t usually think of hip-hop, gangsters or any other such radical social configurations. But one of O-town’s best kept secrets is that gangsters, such as Al Capone, ran drug cartels, prostitution rings and bootlegging operations out of our sister city to the North. From these auspicious beginnings,
Craft Lake City Artist: Julie Stutznegger
Julie Stutznegger is a busy lady. She has no time for bullshit, she is frequently performing with her punk band and working as a full-time artist. … read more
Jud Powell
When an average person walks into a room, they don’t think about how it could potentially be set up for proper sound diffusion, if the space has adequate reverberation time for the size of the ambient and/or if it is provided with low levels of reflection. Jud Powell can’t help but think about all of these factors and more. … read more
SLUG at Obama’s Inauguration
Millions of people, like myself, made their pilgrimage to Washington D.C. to bear witness to the historic Inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009. It was a surprising event: no deceit, no violent protest, no nuke going off in the nations capital –– just a smooth passing of the torch. … read more
CLC Artist: Mia Hanson
Sometimes artists are unaware of the impact they have on the viewer(s) and the work comes out naturally and timely, rather than focused and forced. This is the case for local Salt Lake City artist Mia Hanson, whose handkerchiefs, earrings, koozies, wallets and dresses can be seen all over the city. “I started sewing in high school because I wanted to be a costume designer.” Hanson says, “Ever since my mother taught me the ins-and-outs, I have always had a love for embroidery work.” … read more
Jackalope Lounge
Roxan Morin and Sunyin Marci, owners of The Jackalope, are two of the most ever-present and semi-omnipotent bar owners/tenders in Salt Lake City. The whole “It’s better to be feared than loved” approach to service is thrown completely out the window. You can find them behind the bar on any given night serving your favorite firewater, killing you with kindness all the while. … read more
CLC Artist: Colt Bowden
The third annual Craft Lake City on August 13 features over 180 artists—a new record for the alternative arts and crafts festival. The nature of Colt Bowden’s art is time consuming and may thus seem like an anachronism in today’s digitally fueled world. It is that very reason he chooses media that makes one slow down, embrace gradual methods of construction and command an attention to the integrity of skillfully crafted detail … read more