Authors: Eric Norris
Review: Eastfield – Another Boring Eastfield Album: A Rail Punk...
Eastfield = (Forum Walters + Buzzcocks) + The Clash … read more
Review: Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown
Corrosion Of Conformity = Poison Idea + (Houdini-era Melvins x Black Sabbath) … read more
Dark Arts Gallery III: SLC’s Finest and Grimmest
Dark Arts Gallery III is a one-night event In October where people can come and enjoy and celebrate local art and artists. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 3 & 4 @ The...
What began as a Facebook post brought the underground community together to reach a common goal and resulted in a compilation CD and four shows to back it up. I’m truly thankful that I could experience it all firsthand, and I can’t wait for what’s next. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 1 & 2 @ The...
In celebration of the first Utah Underground Compilation, the featured bands have all gathered for four separate shows for its release. Spearheaded by Sean Dugger, the first two shows were a success, minus one holdout—Villain had to drop off the show on July 28 due to vocalist Trent Falcone having double-booked himself between work and the show. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation: The State’s Metal, Punk & Hardcore Exports...
“Let’s give a big shout-out to Sean Dugger! He put all this together!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this line being said in the last two Utah Underground Compilation release shows I’ve been to. I expect to hear it a million more times in the upcoming ones. … read more
A Farewell to Nix Beat
Nix Beat is moving to London, and there will be a going-away party dubbed Nix Beat’s Farewell Freak Out as the final performance in his Freak Out series. … read more
Slam-Tastic!: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles @ Club X 04.27 with X-Method,...
The last time I saw DRI, I was a pissed-off 18-year-old fresh out of high school who had only been faithfully listening to these guys for five months, after my former vice principal introduced me to the album Thrash Zone. I had been hooked ever since. Now, for a band that’s been around consecutively for about 35 years, they put on a 2016 show that probably would’ve been as rowdy as it would have been in 1986. … read more
Top 5 Dummest Fasterest Punk Albums
Sometimes, all you need is a wild punk album to keep you from exploding. This list offers dumb, fast punk albums to keep you sane for the rest of the year. … read more