Authors: Asha Pruitt
Scriver Brothers Balance Surrealism and Authenticity in Documentary Endless Cookie
A combination of Peter’s storytelling and Seth’s animation, Endless Cookie is a series of witty, wandering vignettes about Indigenous life in Canada and a rollicking family portrait. … read more
Cover Your Ears, Not Your Eyes for Welsh Folk Horror...
Rabbit Trap’s captivating, eerie atmosphere and thematic emphasis on sound mask a frustratingly vague narrative and distant characters. … read more
A Journalist’s Nightmare: Opus Is a Punchy but Predictable Cult...
It’s Midsommar (murderous cult in the countryside) meets Ingrid Goes West (the dark side of celebrity worship) meets Get Out (I wanted to scream “Get out!” the whole time). … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 To Speed Run the Stages...
Spanning from ‘90s synth pop to retro psych-punk, each of these albums ushered in a new emotion—listed here in the sequence of the traditional therapeutic model. … read more
Shannon & The Clams Don’t Own Beauty, but They See...
Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard discuss their emotional creative process, what it’s like to publicly grieve on stage and their love for their fans through it all. … read more
Our First Local Show: Utah Bands Who Made It Big...
SLUG reached out to the biggest musical groups who originally came out of Utah with a simple request: Tell us about the first local show you ever played. … read more
Building Extraordinary Looks With Four SLC Fashion Designers
From patchwork pants to coffin jewelry and crochet bonnets to metallic bralettes, each designer brings something unique to the table. … read more
Review: Destroy Boys – Funeral Soundtrack #4
The album is, in many ways, a funeral for old identities and relationships, but it’s also a celebration of new ways of living. … read more
Kid News: DIY Festival Kid Row
Local reporters Mei, age 9, and Ren, age 6, are running a business to amplify the voices of kids like them. … read more