8ctopus Records

8ctopus Records
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Slinging some of the more legitimate “out there” shit since 2006, 8ctopus Records tends to keep the focus local. … read more

Starkweather: Sheer Stubbornness and Musical Brutality Visit Salt Lake for a One-Show Tour

Starkweather: Sheer Stubbornness and Musical Brutality Visit Salt Lake for...
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Sustaining for an astounding 18 years, Philadelphia’s Starkweather has been a cornerstone of modern hardcore since their pioneering sounds in 1989 to their most recent release, 2005’s Croatoan. … read more

La Vita Vivace: Funkified Classical

La Vita Vivace: Funkified Classical
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Vivace represents a turn in the arts––the supposed inaccessible realms of high culture are now approaching youth and subcultures unabashedly in efforts to maintain support for the arts for generations to come. … read more

WHY ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation with the Yes Men about their Film, The Yes Men Fix the World, Playing the Sundance Film Festival.

WHY ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE: A...
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Combine the social disruption and confusion of culture jammers Improv Everywhere with the social awareness of Noam Chomsky, frame it as entertainment in a manner similar to Ali G, and you have a rough idea of how the Yes Men operate. This year at the Sundance Film Festival, The Yes Men’s new film, The Yes Men Fix the World, highlights the group’s illustrious pranks over the last five years. … read more

Coachella: Hipster Oasis or Epic Clusterfuck?

Coachella: Hipster Oasis or Epic Clusterfuck?
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Indio California’s three-day festival, Coachella, has quickly become the most well-known music festival in the country. … read more

More Fog. More Lasers. More Ham. Less Sleep: New York’s Trouble and Bass Live Up to Their Namesake

More Fog. More Lasers. More Ham. Less Sleep: New York’s...
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When I hear the word “crew” used to describe a group of musicians, my first instinct is that the reason for the crew is to make up for some lacking in the crew members. For New York’s Trouble & Bass, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Each member of this party-promoting, record-producing, track-remixing bass juggernaut can stand alone, but together they represent some of the most aggressively fantastic bass-heavy dance music in the DJ world. … read more

Pro Fitness for Pro Gym-Avoiders

Pro Fitness for Pro Gym-Avoiders
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While physical fitness certainly has its benefits, a lot of people (including this writer) have a number of negative connotations about ‘going to the gym’ and the stereotypes of persons that embrace their gym memberships and workout routines.  So, the occasional bike ride to the bar or sporadic day on the slopes is about the extent of exercise I experience in any given year. In efforts to tackle my fear of the more muscle-bound of us, I head towards Vitality Fitness – a unique gym hidden inside a commercial park in west Sugarhouse. … read more