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Serj Tankain Show Review
Driving down 200 South to reach In the Venue only to see a line stretching around the block outside the venue for Serj Tankian was a surprise in itself. The man has fronted System of a Down for years and with the band in hiatus mode currently, it is only natural that an artist that has such a voice as his and is so driven to be heard that Serj would ultimately turn into a solo artist. … read more
Westbound Train Show Review
It’s been about ten years since the ill-fated ska explosion of the late 1990s, and it seems that the world is finally willing to give the genre a chance again. Hellcat Records’ ska and reggae roster might be down to only two bands, but when those bands are as good as The Aggrolites and Westbound Train, you really don’t need anyone else. … read more
Drop Cards: Not So Much a Brave New World as...
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
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
National CD Reviews – March 2008
Ancestors, Antietem and more are chalked up and reviewed this month. … read more
Localized: SLUG Mag’s monthly local music festival – March 2008
The second Friday of every month, SLUG Magazine hosts Localized, a showcase of Utah’s local music that deserves to be heard. On March 14th, Ogden punks JÜSE and Animus Grin will headline Localized with opening band Spearit! at Urban Lounge, a private club for members—which will prove to be unforgettable. … read more