Summer Shovin’: Hot Wheelers vs Molly Morbids 08.11

Summer Shovin’: Hot Wheelers vs Molly Morbids 08.11
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Last Saturday the Derby Depot was packed as WRD’s Hot Wheelers warmed up on the track against Spanish Fork’s Happy Valley Derby Darlins’ Molly Morbids in shocking pink. As the fans continued to swarm in, tensions ran higher and higher. … read more

Video Game Reviews – August 2012

Video Game Reviews – August 2012

Gravity Rush and Waking Mars are reviewed this month. … read more

Book Reviews – August 2012

Book Reviews – August 2012

Mike Watt: On and Off Bass and Neil Young FAQ:
Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker are reviewed this month. … read more

Sure Beats Summer Camp: Final Thoughts on My First RollerCon

Sure Beats Summer Camp: Final Thoughts on My First RollerCon
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I’ve never been to summer camp, but I have watched the Parent Trap (1990’s Lohan edition) enough times to know that it can be some seriously life-changing shit. Though I was participating in RollerCon only as a spectator this year, it was still amazing to experience. … read more

Sisterly Love: Philly Rollergirls Defend An Undefeated Streak at RollerCon 2012

Sisterly Love: Philly Rollergirls Defend An Undefeated Streak at RollerCon...
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In an amazing show of strength, it was the Philly Roller Girls (ranked second in the East) that swept the track with the dust of so many teams’ wheels. After killing two bouts in a row against Rocky Mountain and Rose City, respectively, Philly faced off against the Minnesota RollerGirls. … read more

Beer Reviews – August 2012

Beer Reviews – August 2012
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This is a group of limited-run beers that, with a little luck, may still be kicking around when this issue hits the streets. For those of you who are not aware: It is you, the consumer, who decides which beers stick around. If you manage to find a new, local micro beer that you drank enough to pass out, piss yourself, wake up the next morning and keep at it, then write your brewers and tell them that. So, enjoy this beer lineup, and please write in to these guys––otherwise, we’ll riot in the streets. … read more

Product Reviews – August 2012

Product Reviews – August 2012

Products from Craft Lake City artisans Butcher’s Bunches, Chandeliquor, The Cotton Floozy, Hint of Vintage and Spotted Hippo Soap are reviewed this month. … read more

Dear Dickheads – August 2012

Dear Dickheads – August 2012
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Dear Dickheads,
I just would like to comment on peoples comments about cops being fat. [Issue #281, May 2012]
First of all, don’t underestimate the strength or how fast someone is on their weight. Look at pro football players – they are not exactly skinny – are they retarded. … read more

Beautiful Godzilla: My Chain Hits My Frame When I’m Bangin’ On  The Handlebars

Beautiful Godzilla: My Chain Hits My Frame When I’m Bangin’...
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I know that, as a cyclist, I’m supposed to love nature and spend the daylight hours outside mountain biking and hugging trees, but give me a fat stack of Tom Hanks movies and every season of 30 Rock on Netflix, and I’ll be happy never seeing the light of day. I only ride bikes ‘cause I hate walking, remember? That being said, movies ABOUT bikes are the cat’s pajamas, the bee’s knees, the fixie’s wooly pubes. … read more

Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt: Arts & Crafts

Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt: Arts & Crafts
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With the spirit of Craft Lake City bubbling about Salt Lake, I decided to make this article about my own crafting exercises. I am by no means a serious crafter, despite my rich Mormon pioneer heritage being all about it. They were also into polygamy and killing Indians and shit like that, so I don’t really care if I don’t take after my ancestors. … read more