Month: August 2005
Review: A Northern Chorus – Bitter Hands Resign
While many might find the pacing of Bitter Hands Resign cumbersome, they’d be missing the intricate details that make this melancholy release unique and beautiful. … read more
Review: Cruddy – Lynda Barry
Cruddy follows Roberta from her dysfunctional home life across the Nevada desert to Area 51 with her father on a murder spree. … read more
Review: Thinking in Type: The Practical Philosophy of Typography –...
It makes the reader work for information that should be more readily accessible and interesting instead of having to wade through mountains of information kicking and screaming. … read more
Review: Pilates Perfect: The Complete Guide to Pilates Exercise at...
You never thought you would see a review for an exercise book in SLUG, did you? Especially one on an exercise craze sweeping the nation: Pilates. … read more
Localized: Carphax Files
Localized takes place the second Friday of every month at the Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, a private club for members only. … read more
Soccer Dad and the People in Your Neighborhood: True Tales...
I was thus hiding out in my third-story apartment with my central air watching Azteca America (“Es tu casa”) with the sound off, listening to the Sonic Youth, “Daydream Nation.” … read more
Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and...
After 10 years of avoiding Salt Lake City, Ozzfest finally brings its extravagant headbanging musical tour to Utah. … read more
Va Va Va Voom: The Fluffgirls are Coming to Town
When I get a hold of the founder of The Fluffgirl Burlesque Society, she’s putting the finishing touches on some outfits for their upcoming tour, which will include a stop at our own Burt’s Tiki Lounge. … read more
Miranda July: From Kill Rock Stars to Killing Hollywood with...
Angela and I had our chance to interview Ms. July at Sundance but, like the flawed humans who populate her work, we kind of blew it. … read more
Picking Up the Pieces with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
Picks Us Apart, the new album from The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, serves as a memoir for Paul Gonzenbach and his summer 2003 about with severe mental illness. … read more
