Music
SLUG Magazine’s collection of reviews covering the latest and greatest of Utah-based music, covering all varieties of genre, style and type.
Local Review: 23 Extacy – Brutal
23 EXTACY BRUTAL Nova One Productions 23 Extacy = Ministry (but darker) + Error (but darker) The first time I got my mitts on old, unreleased and unavailable Red Bennies tracks from the bands’ first four years, it felt like panhandling a gold chunk. Fans of 23 Extacy should feel the same way with the
Local Review: The happies – Meet the happies
THE HAPPIES MEET THE HAPPIES The Happies = Nick Drake + Brian Jonestown Massacre The questions you should ask yourself right now are: Why haven’t I heard of this band before, how has my life been incomplete without them, are they still around, and why did this stupid reviewer wait several months to write them up?
Local Review: When Cars Crash – All Kinds of Comfortable
WHEN CARS CRASH ALL KINDS OF COMFORTABLE (2002) Hibiscus Zombie When Cars Crash = Jade Tree Records + chutzpah One of the hardest things for me to do when helping out with Death by Salt was having to cut When Cars Crash’s track, “Shattered Smile”, from the comp after finding out it was previously released
Local Review: McFalls – Self-Tittled Demo
MCFALLS SELF-TITLED DEMO McFalls = Pearl Jam (Ten) + Soundgarden (Superunknown) + Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin) McFalls, or Rune, as they are currently known, combine classic rock/grunge-laden guitar riffs with Jim Morrisson-like vocals that can really wail. Added to that grunge base are three main additives: A bluesy, almost jazzy strut (best illustrated in “summerday”);
Salt Lake Indies
All the news about record releases from R.U. dead, Semaphore, Siren Song and Flatline Records.
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Record And Tape Reviews: September 1991
Listening to Salt Lake band Playground is a lot like being in a playground. It feels a bit immature, a little impulsive but it can be fun. … read more
Record Reviews: October 1990
1990-era SLUG Writers Chuckles, Charlee Johnson and more reviewed a handful of records released that year. … read more
Feature Band: Wondercrash
Whether heard recorded or live, Wondercrash’s music says it all: guitar based rock n’ roll with the energy of a 95-mile-per-hour train wreck. … read more
Tape Reviews July 1990
These tape reviews from July 1990 feature the latest releases from bands like Strangers, Truce, Gwar and Brainstorm. … read more
SLUG June Feature Band: Bad Yodelers
Bad Yodelers are one of the better things to come out of Salt Lake and are putting us on the musical map. If all goes well, we’ll see their next album soon. … read more