Year: 1993
Miscellaneous: A Short Pony Beard
It’s time to address the business of the goatee, latest in male hipness. Is it fashion, rebellion, or boredom? Could it be a passing fad, or will the president of our great country one day be sporting one too? … read more
Birdman: We drink, We Skate, We Masturbate!
We have always been very proud of the Salt Lake music scene. Recently, a new band has caught more than our usual amount of attention. … read more
Comic Reviews: May 1993
One of the most interesting aspects of following the comic book industry is watching the emergence and development of new talent. … read more
Cover Story: Dead Kats
So I’m going to do an interview with the Dead Kats, so simple. It’s not as if I don’t see them every other night here and there. … read more
Theatre: Thanatos and Jesus Mania
Was Jesus the definitive Messiah resurrected as God? Merely a wise (rabbi) teacher and idealist? Ethereal mystic? Bleeding-heart martyr? Myth or man? … read more
Literature: I Can’t Tell You Anything by Michael Dougan
For those who don’t think there are any good cartoon collections being published anymore, I have a surprise: “I Can’t Tell You Anything,” by Michael Dougan. … read more
Singles Going Steady: May 1993
Why, one might ask, write a column about the dinosaur of recording technology, the seven inch single? Because vinyl rules! … read more
Record Reviews: April 1993
Put Touch and Go and their Quarterstick subsidiary at the top of labels to watch for; Salt Lake City exists for them. Go to the show and more bands might realize that this city exists. … read more
Literature: April 1993
Why is a “graphic novel” being reviewed as a book? Well, for two reasons. First, it’s about time comic books started receiving credit as a legitimate form of art. Second, in this case, the graphic novel in question is a true graphic “novel,” rather than a short story in comic book form. … read more
Movies & Video: April 1993
Simple men say things like “The first beautiful woman I meet, I’m not going to fall in love with. That’ll show her.” … read more
Cover Story: One Eye
The fierceness and rebellion which had marked rock and roll was absent from virtually all radio broadcasts and the “death of rock” was proclaimed by the pop media on both sides of the Atlantic. … read more
Concert Reviews: April 1993
White Zombie, Gas Huffers, Decomposers and more! SLUG Archives for another round of Concert Reviews, but this time, we’re going back to April 1993. … read more
