After getting a taste of his passion at the ripe age of 3, young Shearon is no stranger to these mountains and the potential they hold. Now 17, the really crazy and almost scary, thing about Shearon is how smart and well-spoken he is, and how much drive and desire he possesses to learn more.
Raise Your Magick Steel: Visigoth Return With The Revenant King
Visigoth descend from a rich legacy of incredible heavy metal music in Utah, a long history of innovation and tradition woven together into a diverse tapestry of sound.
May 2015 Movie Reviews
Movie reviews for The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Ex Machina, True Story, The Water Diviner and Wild Tales.
February 2015 Television Reviews
Television reviews for Banshee: The Complete Second Season, Broad City, Girls: Season 3, Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special, Kroll Show: Seasons One & Two, and Santa’s Magic Toy Bag.
Combat Rock: Dengue Fever and a Resurgence of Repressed Rock n’ Roll
Dengue Fever’s sound is a sonic masala of influences including surf, Afrobeat, hip-hop, punk, and, the Rosetta Stone to their sound, Cambodian pop. On their latest, self-released album, The Deepest Lake, Dengue Fever were in total control of the entire experience, from the music to the packaging.
February 2015 National Music Reviews
National music reviews for Black Cilice, Call Of The Void, Dawnbringer, Gruenewald, Overcharge, Paperhaus, A Place To Bury StrangersRise Against, Rocket 3, SUNN O))), Swans, Twerps and more.
May 2015 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for The Dark Crystal, Deep State, Hack/Slash, Katabasis, Letter 44, Lumberjanes, March Of The Crabs, Punks: The Comic, The Returning, Spread, The Squidder, Suicide Risk and The Twilight Zone.
February 2015 Local Music Reviews
New local reviews from New Baby Ghosts, The Cliterinas, Custom Model, Dulce Sky, Jac Cirtus, Kookie Lou, New Shack, N0RTHEN LIGHT5, The Rose Phantom, Salazar and Valentine & The Regard.
Ganesh Indian Cuisine: Authentic Indian Food in Midvale
Tucked away in a nondescript strip mall in Midvale, serving authentic dishes from North and South India, Ganesh Indian Cuisine is a gem to discover.
Straight to the Mu’Fuckin’ Greatest: The Best Mixtapes of 2014
For years now, some of the biggest game-changers in hip-hop haven’t been albums—they’ve been “mixtapes”—free, digital releases that may or may not have an annoying DJ who ruins the whole thing. These days, mixtapes are a necessity for staying relevant, which probably sucks for rappers, but appeals to the cheapskate in me. Everyone makes them, so there’s a lot to sift through. Luckily, SLUG has done all the hard work for you, and these are the 10 tapes from 2014 you need to know about.