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Destroying Crowds One Bass Drum at a Time: An Interview with Bass Drum of Death

Destroying Crowds One Bass Drum at a Time: An Interview...
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Bass Drum of Death’s debut LP buzzes with lo-fi guitars, heavy drumbeats and a loose garage rock style.  The album has such a cohesive sound that it’s hard to believe a relatively new band released it and that it was recorded in such a DIY fashion. The mastermind behind the project, John Barrett, played every instrument, wrote every song and recorded the entire thing solo. … read more

Fallen Fruit of Utah: Bounty, Beauty and Community

Fallen Fruit of Utah: Bounty, Beauty and Community
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Fallen Fruit is an artistic collaboration among three California-based artists: David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young. The trio’s original art project was to create maps of publicly accessible fruit—places in and around Los Angeles where fruit trees grow on or over public property. The same three artists have collaborated on a Salt Lake-based exhibit called Fallen Fruit of Utah. … read more

A Lovely Little Restaurant: Tea Rose Diner

A Lovely Little Restaurant: Tea Rose Diner
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What makes the Tea Rose Diner special is the pure ambition of the place—it is the biggest tiny restaurant I’ve ever been in love with. For dinner, they make a perfectly excellent and unique rendition of Thai food. They also have one of the most original breakfast menus I’ve ever seen. I was there for more than just the pleasure of the food: I was on a mission. … read more

Mike Brown: My First Tattoo

Mike Brown: My First Tattoo
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Like all my articles, this article is about me. I’m very narcissistic. This one is not about receiving my first tattoo, but giving my first tattoo. Aside from never holding a tattoo gun in my hands before, anyone who has read my zine and seen my comics knows what a terrible artist I am, although I am pretty good at drawing boobs. On July 15, Good Times was having their 11-year anniversary and celebrating by giving away $20 tattoos all day. … read more

Princess Kennedy: Thrift Whore

Princess Kennedy: Thrift Whore
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Let’s face it: In this struggling economy, we are definitely pinching our pennies, especially when it comes to fashion. The pickings often seem slim in SLC, feeling like Pib’s and Decades are all we have apart from the clone-like Deseret Industries. This prompted me to do something I never do: go out of my comfort zone by venturing past 2100 South to see what other stores are out in this great Salt City. … read more

Parade: Prism of Experience

Parade: Prism of Experience
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Watching the trailer for Parade, the first feature-length film from writer-director Brandon Cahoon, one gets a sense that something unspoken is behind the spare dialogue, stark scenery and no-frills cinematography, animating the film in a magical way. Talking with Cahoon, I learned that intersecting with the film’s coming-of-age story is the patience of a mature filmmaker, the generosity of a small town and the mystery and melancholy of the desert. … read more

Big Movie Birthday: One Year With Jeff and Jimmy

Big Movie Birthday: One Year With Jeff and Jimmy
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On any given Friday evening, Brewvies Cinema Pub is home to an eclectic blend of moustachio-brandishing hipsters and work-wearied middle-agers nursing their weekday woes on pool tables, cinema and delicious beverages. Nestled into this homey environment one will likely also find Jimmy Martin and Jeff Vice, hosts of Big Movie Mouth-Off on Xfinity, the edgiest film review show around. … read more

Gallery Stroll

Gallery Stroll
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Businesses and galleries are fighting for a piece of the local art palette. The layout, format and even the players in Salt Lake’s art scene are always changing. Change can be good, as long as you are up with the times and know where to go to find what you crave.  Thanks to the powers that be (SLUG’s insightful and cutting edge editorial staff) I’m happy to keep you informed of the whos, whats and why-wouldn’t-yas of Salt Lake’s Gallery Stroll.  … read more

CLC Product Reviews

CLC Product Reviews

This month we have a special edition of product reviews featuring products avaiable at Craft Lake City 2011. Products from IHSQUARED, Velo City Bags, Heavenly Sevens, Sweet Kiwi Crochet and Tiny Robot Factory are reviewed. … read more

CLC Band: The Mooks

CLC Band: The Mooks
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Pop punk has always been a home for young, loud, snotty weirdos who don’t mind their rebel music being filtered through The Beach Boys, bubblegum, comic books and shitty horror movies. The Mooks have been doing their part to keep pop punk alive in Utah since 2008, and at Craft Lake City, they’ll unleash their firestorm of cuteness upon the masses. … read more