Issue 252 - December 2009

The Rebirth of Raunch Records

Why in the world would someone want to take the risk of opening a record store, in a time when music is less about the physical manifestation of a record or CD and more about instant digital gratification of the music itself? Brad Collins is going full-on with the resurrection of Raunch Records, knowing all too well what a financial gamble it may be.

The Jibyard

The Jibyard is Utah’s premier indoor rail park and ski/snowboard training facility.  Though it’s only been open for a little over six months, the brainchild of founder Brad Geiger and co-owner Mike White has been rapidly gaining recognition in the local shred scene.

Localized

The final Localized of 2009 promises to be one for the ages. Get ready for the Christ-punching punk rock of The Fucktards and the deranged deviance of Heathen Ass Worship as they take the stage of The Urban Lounge on Friday, December 18 with openers Breaux. Five bucks gets you in, but nothing will ever get you out.

Grudge City Activities

The Summer of 2008 was difficult on the hardcore community in Utah. There wasn’t much left of a scene that was once packed with fans, musicians, and genuine veterans of the movement. Trevor Hale, Dan Fletcher and Sias Parsons all agreed on that point. These veterans of the Salt Lake hardcore community are the same guys who uploaded the first post to grudgecityactivities.com in July 2008. According to Hale the purpose of the site is to document “anything that has to do with Salt Lake City hardcore, past and present.”

Trouble & Bass

When I hear the word “crew” used to describe a group of musicians, my first instinct is that the reason for the crew is to make up for some lacking in the crew members. For New York’s Trouble & Bass, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Each member of this party-promoting, record-producing, track-remixing bass juggernaut can stand alone, but together they represent some of the most aggressively fantastic bass-heavy dance music in the DJ world.

Themselves

Doseone (Adam Drucker) and Jel (Jeff Logan) are back to bring fresh prose and honest beats to the rap kingdom. The creative duo returned this year with the release of the FREEhoudini mix-tape and CrownsDown, their third album, through their collective indie label, anticon. records. SLUG caught up with them while on their European tour for an interview reflective of their eccentric style and personality.

SLUG's Top 5 of 2009

The SLUG staff shares their favorite music, movies, video games, skaters, poets and everything else of 2009.

Photo Feature: Jeremy Jones

In the winter of 2008 Jeremy Jones showed me this gap into this baseball field and it was just about the biggest thing I’d ever seen at the time. The snow was never right to make it happen that season, but last year we had tons of snow early and to be quite honest, I was really surprised he wanted to hit something this large during the onset of winter.

Weekend at Jimmy's/Benny's

Most birds fly south for the winter.  Some birds are crazy enough to stay. I am a tropical being: I hate the snow and cold.  Yet, I choose to live in Utah which has “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”  So, the first time I felt the cold weather coming onto my arthritic ankles that years of skateboarding have given me, I headed south.