Month: July 2007
Local Review: Vividend – Thirsty City
Vividend Thirsty City raincLOUD Records Streets: OUT Vividend = Sage Frances + Sole Jesus-tap-dancing-Christ! I want to be a hip-hop superstar. If only to be recognized under a pretentious barely literate, semi-biblical alias. I here by now proclaim myself Milengidnus Dikotemyor Mortakye. Get it right oh ye bitches. Vividend reminds me of my Grandpa learning
Local Review: Manicproject – Squareone
Manicproject Squareone Self release Street:06.19 Manicproject = NIN – Trent + Phil, a monochromatic voice that hurts ears real bad. While the down beats and atmospheric pressure of the seemingly distant background music put you in an ecstasy based trance, the lyrics and vocals that Phil Istomin chose to combine with them immediately pull you
Local Review: Adjacent to Nothing – S/T
Adjacent to Nothing S/T Independent Street: 07.10 Adjacent to Nothing = Korn + Disturbed + Mudvayne + Chevelle This is the first release from Orem’s Adjacent To Nothing. The album was produced by big-timer Sylvia Massy–Shivy, the woman responsible for many classic records such as Tool Undertow, Johnny Cash Unchained and the first System of
Loca Review: Xur/ Mich!gan – By the Beard of Zeus
Xur/ Mich!gan By the Beard of Zeus Exigent Records Street: 07.10 Xur = Ocean + Lustmord + Isis Mich!gan = Converge + Botch By the Beard of Zeus is a split LP from the bands Xur and the no longer existing Mich!gan. The first three tracks are Xur’s the band is a big gnarly metal
Fuck FYE, Buy Local: Slowtrain Records
“I didn’t think we’d make it six months,” jokes Anna Brozek, one of the owners of Slowtrain Records while standing behind the counter of their modestly-sized retail location. “We really went into it with the intention that it’d make a good story and that we’d have a good record collection when it was over.” Chris
Localized: SPOOKY DEVILLE
Localized is a monthly music showcase held the second Friday of every month at the Urban Lounge. This months Localized will be held on Friday the 13th and will feature Junta Deville, Spooky Deville and opening band Dubbed. SPOOKY DEVILLE Billy Diesel – guitar Kid Gruesome – rambles Dozer – tries to sing El Cucuy
Localized: JUNTA DEVILLE
Localized is a monthly music showcase held the second Friday of every month at the Urban Lounge. This months Localized will be held on Friday the 13th and will feature Junta Deville, Spooky Deville and opening band Dubbed. JUNTA DEVILLE Juanta Spock – bass, vocals Juanta Clint – keyboards Juanta Mark – guitar Junta Deville
Summer of Death: Contest for Pussies!
SLUG Mag’s first contest in the Summer of Death series was held on Saturday, June 16, at the recently opened Union Board Shop in Sandy. The theme for this contest was a contest for pussies (the kitty kind, you pervert). And to make it even better it was free. … read more
Random News From the Skate World
It’s getting hot up in this piece as of lately and there is a lot of shit to talk about. First and foremost, our best wishes go out to Jason “Jersey” Taylor who is having some medical problems. Get well brother and give a Mexican a call. Congratulations again to Mark White and Tennile Petty,
Bigfoot – the man, the music, the legend: Jeff Guay...
When people think or talk about festivals a few things come to mind: hippies, tents, camping, excessive drinking and/or drug use, the unbearable heat and, of course, 12 hours standing up, listening to music. … read more