Run the Jewels: Murder, Mayhem and Melodic Music

Posted on by Jamie Christensen
(L–R) El-P and Killer Mike of Run the Jewels officially dropped their second album, RTJ2, on Oct. 27, and hit Urban Lounge on Nov. 17.

“Opening for the Wu is for real,” Killer Mike (Michael Render) tells SLUG in his boisterous Southern drawl. El-P recreates the experience, saying, “We walked into it assuming the crowd was there for Wu-Tang and we were just the opener. So the fact that we had 10,000 kids screaming our lyrics back to us was legitimately a surprise.” … read more

Follow the White Rabbit: A Journey Into UFO Country

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Before dawn on the morning of Feb. 12, 2012, security guard Corey Serawop was halfway through a graveyard shift at a Fort Duchesne alcohol abuse treatment center when the power went out. Serawop saw red-and-blue flashing lights outside the building. Assuming the police had arrived in relation to the power outage, he went outside to meet them. Instead of a police cruiser, Serawop saw something unimaginable—something he had only seen in movies. … read more

Playing With Fire: An Interview with Godflesh’s Justin K. Broadrick

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(L–R) Justin K Broadrick (guitars/vox/drum programming) and C.G. Green (bass) of the Legendary Godflesh release A World Lit Only by Fire on Oct. 7.

A World Lit Only By Fire is fueled by Broadrick and Green’s desire to return to what Godflesh was when the band began in the late ’80s. “Having Godflesh not existing for such a long period of time afforded me the luxury of being able to examine what I loved the most about Godflesh. And what I loved the most was the intent of the first few records,” says Broadrick. … read more