Month: July 2009
Wet, Cold American Skate Comp: Summer of Death
Summer arrived on June 21, and you all know what that means: hot weather, BBQ’s, and SLUG’s Summer of Death contest series. … read more
Pablo Gonzales: On Point
Pablo Gonzales is from St. George, the opening portal from Arizona and Nevada into the land known as Utah. … read more
Movie Reviews – July 2009
Movie reviews, including Do the Right Thing, Public Enemies, Transformers, True Blood and more! … read more
Contributor Limelight: Eric Granato
It takes a whole hell of a lot of people to publish SLUG every month, but the main man in charge of getting the mag from our brains to your hands is SLUG’s brand new Distribution Manager Eric Granato. … read more
The Artists of Craft Lake City
The alternative craft scene in SLC is alive and kicking. 70 artists will be featured in SLUG Magazine’s first annual Craft Lake City festival. Here is a sneak peak of some of the talented people who will be there. … read more
Real Life Renegade, Andy Leyba
“I’m a cutter, that’s why they call me Scratch,” Leyba let me know. Andy has a rich history of violent, aggressive, drunk behavior that has kept him in jail for the better part of the past decade.
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Localized: Negative Charge, Dubbed – August 2009
August’s Localized features three punk bands that seem to hold their high-energy performances together with a healthy (and sometimes excessive) amount of booze. Negative Charge and Dubbed each had plenty of booze-fueled stories to share with us. Check out the show with openers Desolate on Friday, August 14 at Urban Lounge. … read more
Craft Lake City Artist: Gentry Blackburn
Everything Gentry Blackburn makes is immediately recognizable as her own. Her style evokes a sense of playfulness and nostalgia. … read more
Craft Lake City Artist: Chelsea Stephenson
t’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … Chelsea Stephenson with Soaperhero! She’s here to get you clean and smelling good with—dog poop soap? That’s right, one of Stephenson’s made-from-scratch, melt and pour soaps is shaped like a piece of dog shit, but don’t worry, it smells like apple cinnamon coffee. … read more
Craft Lake City Artist: Claire Taylor
Claire Taylor has an abiding love for animals. Wolves, lambs, pigs—subtly anthropomorphized beasts are her adopted symbols. … read more