Skateboarding is SOOOO Cool Right Now!

Skateboarding is SOOOO Cool Right Now!
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It was hard for me to think of skateboard-related topics to write about this month. And I think the reason why is because it rained the whole time last month, therefore, no one skated. I sure as fuck didn’t. I hate the noise wet bearings make. It sounds like a hooker getting strangled or that

Versified Street Life Reinventing Bar Rock Hype: Interview with The Hold Steady

Versified Street Life Reinventing Bar Rock Hype: Interview with The...
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I was doing a lot of drugs when I first heard the Hold Steady’s debut release, Almost Killed Me, in January 2004, and I was enraptured. I thought, “These guys are brilliant, they live the crazy drug lifestyle and use their experiences to produce this unbelievable art that people like me can really relate to.

Calling All Bats: SLC’s Dark Arts Festival Celebrates Five Years

Calling All Bats: SLC’s Dark Arts Festival Celebrates Five Years
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They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery; either that, or someone’s trying to cash in on someone else’s success. Either way, it would seem that Salt Lake’s Dark Arts Festival has inspired a little envy in Colorado, where some scavengers have lifted the name and are throwing their own Dark Arts gala.

When You Wish Upon A Star: An Interview with Ethan Miller of Comets on Fire

When You Wish Upon A Star: An Interview with Ethan...
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While researching previous Comets on Fire interviews in preparation for my own, I came across a word several times that I think adequately describes the direction or aesthetic of this band: organic. When I first read that word, and several times thereafter, I was curious how, or why, organic. Was it provincial? Was their sound

 
 
Sample Jack: An Interview with Meat Beat Manifesto

Sample Jack: An Interview with Meat Beat Manifesto
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It was around 1990 when I was staying up late on Sunday nights to watch 120 Minutes on MTV when Meat Beat Manifesto first grabbed my attention. The video to “Psyche-Out” came on. I was touched with the finest electronic music that aided in my discovery of the Wax Trax musicians. I began scrawling “Meat

Dear Dickheads – June 2005

Dear Dickheads – June 2005
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I have heard a rumor that corporate stores around town, like Media Play, have threatened their employees with being fired if they are caught shopping at locally owned music stores … read more

Out of the Coffin: Kim Nekroman Resurrects the Nekromantix

Out of the Coffin: Kim Nekroman Resurrects the Nekromantix
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… and Carries On with the Horrorpops The Nekromantix’ Kim Nekroman, with his homemade coffin bass, stayed at the forefront of the European psychobilly scene for almost 16 years, until the band’s relocation to L.A. With his wife Patricia on upright bass, he picked up the guitar and formed the Horrorpops, who tread all over

SLUG Magazine Gallery Stroll Picks

SLUG Magazine Gallery Stroll Picks
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The Salt Lake Gallery Stroll will take place on June 17th, with a plethora of shows, it’s hard to know where to spend your valuable time. Don’t worry your pretty little shaved head any longer; I’m here to take that brain cramp away and tell you where the cool kids will be Artisan Frame and

Contributor Limelight: Ryan Shelton

Contributor Limelight: Ryan Shelton
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Ryan Shelton is the latest addition to SLUG’s glorious crew of hard-working, sassy, illustrious, messed-up individuals. Ryan is SLUG’s Office Coordinator, picking up where Nate Martin left off after three years of employment. … read more

Shits and Giggles Never Hurt So Bad: The Face Off

Shits and Giggles Never Hurt So Bad: The Face Off
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So, Angela gave me this DVD to review called The Face Off. Angela must know that I have a high threshold of pain and stupidity, which is the best way to describe viewing this DVD.The way I understand it is that the guys from Spy Hop productions were asked to participate in a scavenger hunt