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Jimmy Plants Corn and I Don’t Care
Everything you think you know about professional skateboarding is wrong. That is, unless you know James Atkin. James has been quietly ripping for a long time now. James has style and consistency that have never gotten the justice they deserve from footage and photos. But if you see James skate in person, it’s a whole other story. He has every trick you can think of on lock, can land all his bangers in lines and even Utah’s most famous pro told me he was envious of James’ flip tricks. … read more
Please Take Me Off the Guest List
Over a decade ago, Nick Zinner, Zachary Lipez and Stacy Wakefield were just three people living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, playing in bands. This burgeoning Brooklyn music scene is how the three initially met, and how over time, they would eventually collaborate on four different books together—No Seats on the Party Car, Slept in Beds, I Hope You Are All Happy Now and, most recently, Please Take Me off the Guest List. … read more
Treasure Island Music Festival
Initially I was less than impressed with the lineup at Treasure Island this year. Everyone was asking how can LCD Soundsystem, while great live, can compare to past headliners like Justice, Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips? Yet the lineups at Treasure Island have never been about getting the biggest headliners possible. It’s about filling out an entire weekend with diverse, high-quality bands and artists who have strong fan followings, regardless of their mainstream status.
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She Was My Brother
She Was My Brother is a mostly-fictional account of a love triangle between a “third gendered” Native American of the Zuni tribe and two Caucasian ethnologists studying the Zunis. See, American natives had this whole ‘acceptance and equality for alternative genders and sexualities’ thing pinned down centuries before our “civilized” culture even deemed it lawful to broach a discussion on such a topic. … read more
F*#@ It Premiere @ The Complex 10.15.10
Forum knows a few things about diversifying their riders—and I’m not just talking about Stevie Bell. Forum’s new movie Fuck It brings something to the table for all types of shredders to snack on. More than any other movie that dropped this fall, Fuck It covered all the shred basics– urban jibs, massive park jumps and backcountry powder goodness.
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An October Evening
What would you name an event that’s equal parts fashion show, mini-film-fest, live music, dance performance, magic act and photography slideshow (and takes place inside the Masonic Temple)? I’d call it something splendiferous – something that’d infuse people with the excitement of getting six shows for the price of one. I’d call it the “All Hallows Art Orgy” or maybe “It came from inside the Masonic Temple!!!” … read more
2010 Reel Rock Tour @ Tower Theater
On Wednesday September 29, 350 rock-climbing enthusiasts packed themselves into the Tower Theater for a showing of 6 rock-climbing films—First Round First Minute, The Hardest Move, Origins: The Hulk, Down and Out and Under, Fly or Die and the Swiss Machine. … read more
SCDG League Championships
Saturday was the end of roller derby season for Salt City Derby Girls. The league championship game was played by Death Dealers and the Leave it to Cleavers. The Cleavers, who have been the league champs two years running, were looking to make league history with their third win. … read more
Chubby Release Party
As if the Utah craft beer scene was not giving you a boner as it is, the crew over at the Utah Brewers Cooperative are willing to give you one of theirs: The Chubby. … read more
Matador @21: Day Three
Matador Records celebrates 21 years with three nights of band showcases at the Palms in Las Vegas. … read more