Andy Goes to the Slammer

Andy Goes to the Slammer
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In Iota’s first few years, they worked their asses off playing a ton of obscure Salt Lake City shows and were generally ignored by the larger Salt Lake music scene. Then they got signed to one of the biggest stoner rock labels in the world.  … read more

The Deal with the Devil

The Deal with the Devil
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The key elements of rock n’ roll are danger, sex, energy and anger. If none of these are present you don’t have rock n’ roll. If all of these elements are present, you’ve got something extraordinary. … read more

Drop Cards: Not So Much a Brave New World as Same Song, Different Key: An Interview with Jon Collins of Dropcards

Drop Cards: Not So Much a Brave New World as...
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Recently, an MSN.com article ruminated on the next 25 years of technology: tiny cameras in your glasses and shirt buttons that allow you to record every moment of your life, the Internet as a 3-D virtual world you interact with via nanocomputer holograms, and brain-implanted microchips that pipe the Internet, sound and music, straight into your brain. For Jon Collins, Director of Sales & Marketing of the alt-distribution company Dropcards, technological changes aren’t seen as revolutionary; they’re business. … read more

Rocket from the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt
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If you can resist the talent of John Reis then you are a stronger soul than I, and I don’t want to know you. … read more

ETHER

ETHER
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For those of you who’ve been kicking around the underground music scene in Salt Lake over the past two decades, Ether hardly needs any introduction.  … read more

LAST MAN STANDING: The Record Collectors David Hansen Explains Collecting, Longevity, and His Favorite Bands

LAST MAN STANDING: The Record Collectors David Hansen Explains Collecting,...
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When I was 13 years old, I remember opening the yellow pages in search of record shops in Salt Lake City … I was one full-length away from completing my Skinny Puppy collection on cassette. … read more

Dj Evil K & Blackhearts Ball: The Return of the All-Ages Underground

Dj Evil K & Blackhearts Ball: The Return of the...
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I’ve known Kevin Reece (aka DJEvilK) for over half my life, and I have marveled at his stubborn dedication to a music scene which has often taken him for granted. I’ve shaken my head in disbelief, muttering “Silly Kevin,” as if I really knew better. I had forgotten how much we have in common. … read more