Podcasts: SLUG Mag Soundwaves
Episode #205 – Hard Men
SLUG writer Alex Cragun get’s to the scary truth of what happen to Yaktooth, as we interview and listen to music from SLC rock trio Hard Men.
Episode 221 – WAC Fest
In this episode we talk about The Wasatch Arts & Comic Fest (WAC Fest), which will be hosting an event at Muse Music on October 17. SLUG writer Taylor Hoffman talks on the phone with artist Jess Smart Smiley, who is a co-founder of the fest, about the festival and and the ever-growing comics industry and community
Episode #239 – Despite Despair
Despite Despair will release their debut full-length album, GEIST, in late summer 2016, and continue carrying the torch of Provo hardcore with a straightforward, honest and angry album: “Yes, the world is hard, but despite despair I stay inspired.” … read more
Episode #264 – Winter Grain
Kate Anderson opens up about the release of their self-titled EP, working with Bear Creek Studio and shares some stories that inspired her songwriting. … read more
Episode #280 – The Nods
In this episode of Soundwaves, Jeremy Devine, drummer for local garage-punk band The Nods, plugs the band’s first monthly residency night at Urban Lounge featuring City of DIS, and bespeaks the The Nods’ ongoing, DIY recordings in anticipation of possible to-be-released tracks. … read more
Episode #296 – Ginger & the Gents
From karaoke to manifesting a musical journey, Chandra Marie details the joy that her band Ginger & the Gents create. … read more
Episode #312 – Rose Colored Roots
Devin Moore discusses how the band’s collective musical education has created an alternative rock sound heavily influenced by blues, jazz and a whole lot of funk. … read more
Episode #328 – Spirit Prison
Once he got clean, Jade Whitlock’s old band, Prozac, seemed to him like a childish portrayal of drugs and alcohol. His life wasn’t like that anymore, and so the band dissolved, he took a break, and, eventually, found the means to start making music as Spirit Prison about his newfound stability. … read more
Episode #344 – Pillars
While quarantine has given B Zitting the opportunity to focus on a more experimental, production-focused EP, their bandmate Ryan Collenburg is integral to Pillars’ aesthetic and sound. The band is currently working on two EPs in tandem, and both express an evolving facet of the band. … read more
Episode #360 – La La Diabla
La La Diabla draws inspiration from garage and surf rock and delivers their sound through a punk aesthetic that is as noisy as it is groovy. … read more