Music

Spanky Van Dyke: Whipping it back to the SLC scene...
After four years of the New York thing, J.Majesty front man Spanky Van Dyke is back in Salt Lake. He decided to come back on a whim. “I was here visiting because my sister was graduating from the University of Utah,” Van Dyke said. “I ran into these guys (old band mates/friends) but I didn’t

Old Mexico
A Mexican bandito by the name of Juaquin Murrieta came to America in the mid-19th century for the California Gold Rush. His family was raped and pillaged by a group of American colonizers and ultimately, his entire family was killed. The perpetrators left him for dead. Murrieta swore revenge. He tracked the men down, and

Le Tigre Tear Up Their Prey: An Interview with Kathleen...
Although Hanna has the replaced choreography and costumes for mosh pits, this hasn’t dimmed or diluted the fervor or the content of her music with Le Tigre. … read more

Questioning the Corporate Culture with Steve Albini
I’m not going to waste your time with some big introduction for Steve Albini. He is a producer and a musician. You have probably heard some of the albums he’s recorded. … read more

Funkadelic: An Interview with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie...
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars have flown in from Paris, France to play Woodstock ’99 in Rome, New York. … read more

Henry Rollins — The Interview: Part One
Something I’ve wanted to do for many years … sit down with that human steamroller, that rising-man incinerator, Mr. Henry Rollins on a one-on-one. … read more

Descendents
At 5:15 p.m. on Friday, April 18, I get a call informing me that the Descendents are on in a couple of hours at Club DV8 in downtown Salt Lake City. … read more

Interview: Lydia Lunch
This was one of those horrid phone interviews, with Lydia Lunch calling from New Orleans to Provo (which she’s probably never heard of). … read more

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket talks about their 1992 tour and controversial song, “Hold Her Down.” … read more

Interview: Jim Thirwell A.KA. Clint Ruin of Foetus, Inc.
Foetus makes more sense of Beatles songs than the Beatles do. … read more