SLUG Contributor Limelight
February 7, 2007
Contributor Limelight: Ryan Ashly Workman
Ryan-Ashly Workman started freelancing at SLUG as a contributing writer in Feb. of ’89 and has kent us his helping hand ever since. You may remember Ryan as the guitarist in Right Side Up and Mayberry, where he sang lead vocals. Now, at the ripe age of 33, Ryan is single-handedly running his own independent record label, Psuedo Recordings. Established in 2002, Psuedo Recordings has released 10 albums (including several vinyl-only releases) by pinnacle bands such as Erosion, COSM, The Wolfs, Red Bennies, and Blackhole. Ryan is expanding his label’s territory by promoting our Utah bands overseas, pushing the label’s e-commerce and signing local bands. Ryan currently lives in Holladay, but it’s only a matter of time before he leaves his day job and makes the label a full time gig.
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Record Reviews: December 1992
I’d call MILK the spawn of a plural marriage between heavy metal, free jazz, avante-garde and hardcore punk and I’ll jump on for the ride. … read more
Record Review: November 1992
hough a bit more mellow than your average label release, it’s still a cool collaboration of rarities and b-sides, and more humorous than musical to listen to. … read more
Record Review: July 1992
Superchunk is an excellent introduction into the progression of a pleasing new noise. I hope you can check them out. … read more
Record Reviews: February 1991
Very musically tight, these three guys express feeling and imagery through strong, deep lyrics and fair-paced tunes that have a on-stop flow. … read more
Record & Tape Reviews: December 1991
Well, I think I’ve found my “Best Album of the Year” winner. … read more
Record Reviews: October 1991
You say you were lookin’ for something different, never been done before, completely original, zany looney music stuff? … read more
Recollections of an Innocent Bystander
My first taste of the Salt Lake music scene was back in the summer of 1987, when I was just 14 years old. It was at the old Alice’s Cafe, a place whose name had graced many flyers around town advertising punk bands, both local and beyond. … read more
The Rebirth of Raunch Records
Expect the vinyl-friendly store to carry many LP reissues of classic punk rock, as well as stuff you’ve never heard of inside Raunch Records. … read more