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Sugar and Spice and Everything Twice: Centro-matic Vs. South San...
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
It makes sense that the members of Pattern Is Movement are obsessed with burritos. … read more
Hardcore: Still Pissing Off the People in Charge
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
“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
Warped Tour ’08: Binging and Purging at the Fairgrounds One...
The Van’s Warped Tour used to rank up there with epic summer events like the X96 Big Ass Show and mercury busting digits in my little brain. And surprisingly it still ranks that high with hordes of sunburnt teenagers. … read more
National CD Reviews – August 2008
SLUG Reviews albums from Aesop Rock, APSE, Bleed The Sky, Disturbed, The Gaslight Anthem, Jex Thoth, Kathy Griffin, Whitechapel and many more! Aesop Rock None Shall Pass Instrumentals & Acapellas Definitive Jux Street: 06.02 Aesop Rock = Blockhead + The Dead Poets Society This project came to be as a re-release of Aesop’s bangin’ album
Ample Fire Within: An interview with ASCEND
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
Localized: Reviver, Pilot This Plane Down and Nine Worlds –...
Get your black t-shirt ready, August 8th’s Localized is going to be a plague-driven experimental metal fest. Reviver will open and Pilot This Plane Down and Nine Worlds will make sure that no ones leaves without transcending space or time. … read more