2000 Miles for  a Little Girl Talk

2000 Miles for a Little Girl Talk
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Over the summer my brother Ian Wade, his friend Sam Knopp and I all loaded in to my car for a little Girl Talk. … read more

Bring The Noise: John Weise in SLC

Bring The Noise: John Weise in SLC
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If you don’t know who John Wiese is, let me catch you up to speed. He’s a badass artist and musician from LA. His ongoing projects include LHD and Sissy Spacek, but he is also known for his collaborations with many artists, including Wolf Eyes, Merzbow, Smegma, Kevin Drumm, Cattle Decapitation and C. Spencer Yeh.  … read more

Skinning The Lambs

Skinning The Lambs
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Since the early 1980s, black metal has held its middle finger pointed toward the sky. … read more

Sugar and Spice and Everything Twice: Centro-matic Vs. South San Gabriel

Sugar and Spice and Everything Twice: Centro-matic Vs. South San...
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Disagreements in bands occur often––this is undeniable. Some disagreements end with the band splitting up. But in the case of Centro-Matic, a common argument about the direction they were going spawned an additional project called South San Gabriel. … read more

Themes of a Recurring Musical Event

Themes of a Recurring Musical Event
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It makes sense that the members of Pattern Is Movement are obsessed with burritos. … read more

Hardcore: Still Pissing Off the People in Charge

Hardcore: Still Pissing Off the People in Charge
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The hardcore movement may have ended over two decades ago, but it’s still doing what it initially set out to do, piss off the authorities. … read more

Complete and Utter History of Vile Blue Shades

Complete and Utter History of Vile Blue Shades
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“If it’s a sample of John Thursday she’s after, his head is already up. I lay her skirt up to her belly and slip her pants down …”
~Under the Roofs of Paris, Henry Miller … read more

Ample Fire Within: An interview with ASCEND

Ample Fire Within: An interview with ASCEND
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Greg Anderson, mad scientist behind such projects as Goatsnakeand SunnO))), has a history with SLUG Magazine. “I picked upa copy of the SLUG sometime in 1998 while I was on tour,” saysAnderson, “and the issue I got just happened to have a reviewof Sleep’s Jerusalem release.” The reviewer not only trashed therecord, but caused Anderson’s jealousy to flare up. … read more