Authors: Z. Smith

Local Music Review: Monol!th / God Walk – Self-Titled
Ranging greatly in sound, instrumentation and general urgency, the usefulness of the split album is to neatly juxtapose two groups of equal ability, find solidarity in a common goal and combine two different fan-bases. … read more

Review: Glenn Mercer – Incidental Hum
Glenn Mercer = The Eagles + Nathan Johnson … read more

Review: Ghosts in Pocket – Barberton
Ghosts in Pocket = Phoenix + Eyes Lips Eyes … read more

Review: Death Spells – Nothing Above, Nothing Below
Death Spells = Skinny Puppy + Serge Gainsbourg … read more

Review: Creepoid – Cemetery Highrise Slum
Creepoid = My Vitriol + Nirvana … read more

Review: ANOHNI – HOPELESSNESS
ANOHNI = Harry Belafonte + Randy Newman + Major Lazer
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Germany, Superstition, and Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames with Author Stefan...
In the prologue of Stefan Kiesbye’s newest novel, Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames we are met with an atmosphere of death, mystery and occultism before we learn a single character’s name. … read more

How Busy Can One Writer Be? A Conversation with Chuck...
Chuck Palahniuk has never put out a boring book. Featuring 10 artists and upwards of 50 “coloring opportunities,” Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color (Dark Horse Press) is equal parts humanizing and engaging, but still missing something … YOU! … read more

Devils Among Us: The Satanic Temple in the Beehive State
The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic, non-supernatural religious organization founded by Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry. TST focuses its principals on the literary Satan, who is a character that exudes self-worth, wisdom and an inalienable sense of justice. Learn more about the Utah Chapter of The Satanic Temple here.
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Life Doesn’t Pull Any Punches: Talking Heavy with J.J. Anselmi
J.J. Anselmi has found the shady side of Wyoming—in fact, he grew up in it. Teacher, musician and writer, Anselmi has seen a lot and done just as much, as chronicled in his first full-length book, Heavy: A Memoir of Wyoming, BMX, Drugs, and Heavy Fucking Music. … read more