SLUG Contributor Limelight
February 25, 2012
Contributor Limelight: Chad Kirkland
As one of our newest photographers, Chad Kirkland appeared right under SLUG’s nose when he moved into his studio next door in July 2011. We gave him a friendly SLUG neighborhood welcome by soliciting his services right away and his first official assignment was done on our shared patio, awwww. Since then, Chad has photographed everything from quirky Localized bands to glamorous fashion shows and risque Princess Kennedy profiles, his photo cred gracing the pages of SLUG nearly every issue. In fact, you can take a peak at his work by turning back the page, as he’s our cover photographer this month, a photoshoot he claims to be his favorite SLUG assignment so far. When he’s not hanging out in our SLUG ‘hood, Chad works hard as a professional photographer, involved in commercial projects for the classy Italian-tie company Sette Neckwear, and working as the Art Director and Chief Photographer for Axl’s Closet, a hip children’s clothing company. Of course, Chad wouldn’t be SLUG’s Mister Rogers if he wasn’t generous. He’s been part of Help-Portrait the past three years, an event he looks forward to because he doesn’t "save lives on the daily with photography" too often. We disagree.
Articles by contributor
BADKIDS @ the UMFA
Look who is at the museum—The Bad Kids! As multi-media selfie-installations and gender integrated performance art, I think they’ll feel at home here. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | LGBTQ+
Articles by contributor
King Crybaby … Bitters
Crybaby Bitters is, ultimately, a product of founder Cody Kirkland’s passion and interest in cocktail experimentation. He started small by making batches of classic flavors and now has his very own brand of unique, specialty bitters that are available for the public’s enjoyment. … read more
Salt City Builds: Accustomed to Custom
Salt City Builds brothers Seth and Jason “Rev” Clark love motorcycles. … read more
Palace of Buddies
Nick Foster and Tim Myers have made music in Salt Lake in many incarnations over the last 12 years. Palace of Buddies, the current musical incarnation of Foster and Myers, plays an infectious assembly of electro-pop and dance-rock. Make sure to put on your blue dress and join Palace of Buddies as they get the party poppin’ at SLUG’s Blue Dress Birthday Bash on Feb. 17 at The Woodshed. … read more
Coachella Packing Checklist
This April, I’ll make my maiden voyage to the land of Indio, Calif. for the first weekend of Coachella. Although 2012 marks my first time, a number of my friends have been making the trek for years now. Considering how quickly both weekends sold out, I’m guessing many will be on the verge of losing their Coachella virginity. To make the first time a little less painful, I consulted some friends to create a handy Coachella packing guide. Enjoy! … read more
Princess Kennedy: He-She Love Connections
“Once, when I was on Jerry Springer …”
I love starting sentences like that—it always gets people’s attention, but alas, it’s true. When I was 29, some friends of mine had made up a tawdry story about a fucked-up love triangle and pitched it to the show. It was good enough to get us on a whirlwind trip to Chi-town where it was filmed, and, let me tell you, it was as unglamorous as you would probably imagine. … read more
Princess Kennedy: The Great Wig-Out of 2013
Cleopatra had hers dyed with saffron, the ancient Romans made them for their statues, Baroque times dictated men wear them, and women adorned them with the most preposterous scenes. Pastiche, peruke, rug, weave, periwig or toupee: Welcome to the wonderful, wacky world of wigs! … read more
Princess Kennedy: Inversion Intervension
My dearest SLUG readers, I fear this could be my last column, as I am writing from my deathbed. I feel like I’m dying from slowly being poisoned by our past two months of The Inversion. March has finally arrived and with it comes a cleaner, clearer city, but the pollution still lingers in my body––I can feel it! I don’t know about you, but I seem to always forget about it during the 10-month period we’re Inversion-free. I have no doubt the effects linger long after. … read more
Quadruple Your Fun: Utah’s Four Freshest Brewpubs
When I reached the legal drinking age, I joked about aspiring to have a beer gut. I have always been a real scrawny guy with the metabolism of a hummingbird, so I figured I’d never consume enough beer to develop any visible bulge in my midsection. Half a dozen years later, the Utah craft beer scene directly correlates with my budding beer belly. Always eager to try new booze, the Kirkland brothers hit the road to see what’s brewing out in the desert of eastern Utah, on the edge of the Great Salt Lake and up the hill in the Avenues. … read more
Shred Cred: The Shred Shed’s First Anniversary
If you hit Downtown Salt Lake City near dusk most nights lately, there’s been a bustle that had been long absent from the city center. On 60 E. Exchange Place, The Shred Shed, an all-ages music venue and art gallery, has ignited flurries of color and culture where local and touring underground bands of all genres have sounded off in a space filled with street murals, graffiti and framed visual art. Thursday, Oct. 17, co-owner Jesse Cassar will begin to celebrate the first anniversary of what has already become a site of Salt Lake countercultural lore. … read more
Kyle Trammell aka Tyler Mackmell
Kyle Trammell aka Tyler Mackmell: Jan. 10, 1989 — Jan. 2015
Creature Feature: Jezebel Jet’s Bad Kid Origins
SLUG’s bi-monthly online column, Creature Feature, has followed the Bad Kids from their raw, youthful days to the brilliant, thriving queer constellation it continues to be. They are a vital force for queer voices in the face of today’s hesitancy toward all things goofy and sexy and weird and fun. For its sixth installment, SLUG spoke with Jezebel Jet about becoming her comic book alter ego and being the Bad Kids’ first female performer. … read more