Month: February 2010
Stimboy: Hotelier to the Stars
From Issue 66, June 1994
Get out your number two pencils, because it’s time for a Stimboy pop quiz! Besides being variously referred to as “spokesmen of their generation,” what do Jello Biafra, Henry Rollins and Ian McKaye all have in common? Is it tattoos? No. Is it self-righteous spoken word “performances”? No. For those of you who haven’t guessed the thing that sets these three deep thinking alterna-icons apart from the pack is the fact that they have all been house guests at one time or another of yours truly. … read more
Serial Killer of the Month: Carl Panzram
From Issue 120, December 1998
The criminal career of Carl Panzram has been matched by few others. By his own accounts, he murdered 21 people, committed countless acts of burglary, and his personal favorite accomplishment was that he did “forcible sodomy on more than a thousand men.” … read more
SLUG Comix
Xkot Toxsik’s illustrated adventures will take you deep within the Eye of Kolob and beyond. Enjoy this collection of classic comics from Mr. Toxsik, who also designed the cover for our 21st anniversary issue. … read more
Geriatric Rock: Sabbathon
From Issue 153, September 2001
As SLUG prepares to celebrate Sabbathon, there are a few rules to remember. I’m sure some individuals are already asking themselves, “Come on you geriatric old fucker. What does this have to do with esoteric music for niche markets?” Well, SLUG is a niche market and so is local music. The list of Sabbathon bands is pretty esoteric and local. Some of those bands have members nearly as old as I am. … read more
Mike Brown’s Self-Help Column
From Issue 149, May 2001
Dear Mike Brown,
My problem is of a perverse nature. And judging by your last two articles, you are no stranger to perversity. I am a 17 year old male who likes to make love to fruit. I don’t really like to think of it as masturbation—it’s a much more intimate process for me than just firing one off in a Little America bathroom stall. … read more
Soccer Dad: Trollin’ for Hookers
From Issue 202, October 2005
I was in a contemplative mood. It was a Thursday night and it had been three weeks since I had been dumped by my girlfriend of three years. I had The Cure’s “Pornography” in my head, even though I was listening to talk radio stories about the New Orleans disaster. There was a dying-summer scent in the air and I felt fucking old. … read more
Touch It, Turn It to Gold: Jared Gold
From Issue 192, December 2004
In a warehouse space full of clothing patterns, racks of jackets and skirts, boxes of scarves, enormous computer screens, sewing machines and genuinely interesting looking people, a man with a full-length wool coat and camouflage pants directs the operation. He is the Idaho-born, Los Angeles fashion scene-weaned, fashion world upstart Jared Gold. … read more
The Moroccan Revisited
From Issue 200, August 2005
Scenes thrive around a center, be it a band, label or venue. Salt Lake venues have long been the catalysts fueling the city’s fire. One of Salt Lake’s greatest, most influential and most unknown venues of the not-too-distant past was the Moroccan, and barely anyone under the age of 24 here knows about it. … read more
Jackass of the Month
Jackass: Who is Rudimentary Peni?
Me: An old punk band.
Jackass: (As he looks at the Ted Nugent Patch) Who is Ted Nugget?
Me: You mean Ted Nugent? He is a guitar player from the 70s.
Jackass: Oh I wouldn’t know who he is, I was born in 1979. Can you get any of those Exploited patches that say “Raunch Presents” on the bottom? … read more
Yes, I’ve Been Skateboarding
From Issue 155, November 2001
In the summer of 1996, 100 degree plus temperatures, a broken swamp cooler and an excess of cheap beer fueled the beginnings of the runaway freight train that was the Dirty Hessians and the videos they spawned —videos that set the standard for local skateboarding videos forever. … read more
Kick Ass Builders
From Issue 182, February 2004
Although not entirely what KAB stands for, kick ass builders can describe the work these two friends have done. For five years, KAB (Kick-Ass Blaster) have been building rails for skateboarders and snowboarders, for pros and major companies in the industry, turning mere parks into jib obstacles and having a lot of fun in the process. … read more
Making the Connection
From Issue 146, February 2001
Teenagers and young adults are practically expected to be rowdy and out of control. Kids will be kids, right? But give them a skateboard, the ultimate outlet for nervous energy, and they instantly become a nuisance and a threat. This is the number one problem with being a skateboarder in America (and worse yet in Utah): you are stigmatized. … read more
