Month: March 2012
Shipping Up To Layton: Junction City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Brawl
As anybody in the derby world will tell you, roller derby is 75% sport, 10% perspiration, and 15% beer. It’s what we drink to celebrate victories, to mourn losses, to wash down our ibuprofen, and it always tastes better in the shower before a game. Unfortunately, the rest of the world usually frowns upon our healthy drinking habit, with one exception: St. Patrick’s Day, when derby folks can go hard as fuck and face absolutely no repercussions. … read more
Cappadonna @ Bar Deluxe 03.10
Saturday, March 10 got weird in almost all the right ways. QuitXpectingFavors threw the party and no one was tardy. Bar Deluxe was the hip hop hot spot for SLC. It was one of the first nice nights of the summer party season, and it was right after the big full moon—things were sure to get wild. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Fester Interview
Spring is, well, springing this week, but don’t let the sun and bright colors fool you—things are still as black as ever. This week, Napalm Flesh has an interview with Bjorn “Tiger” Mathisen of the recently reunited Fester, a black/death metal band from the early ’90s Norwegian scene. Also we have our usual lowdown on the week’s concert events as well as reviews of the new Borknagar, Power Trip and Revel in Flesh. … read more
White Rabbits with Gull @ Urban Lounge 03.20
One thing I’ve learned about going to shows at the Urban Lounge is not to show up too early. The doors usually open around 9 p.m., but the music doesn’t start till somewhere around 10 p.m. If you’re not careful, you can easily down several drinks before the music even starts, just because you feel the need to do something besides standing around and glaring at the band’s equipment on stage. So I was pretty surprised when I opened the club’s door about ten minutes before 10 p.m. to find the place sparsely littered with only 30 or 40 people. … read more
We Don’t Want To Look Pretty, We Want To Melt...
I walked into the white, ballroom-like room as the gravelly vocals of Rusty Coathanger rang out from the silk tasseled drapes at the back of the stage, her thrashy drum beats backing the garage-rock style guitar played by Crook Kid Coathanger as she yelped into her own mic. Minnie Coathanger had center stage, rocking back and forth on the bass with her back turned to the audience, and BeBe Coathanger tilted her head to the music as she chewed gum and cast spells over her keyboard. I immediately asked the chick next to me for the name of the band and thought I heard “The Coathangers.” THE COATHANGERS?!?! … read more
Napalm Flesh: Iron Maiden “En Vivo” DVD Review
Bang for your buck is definitely what Iron Maiden’s latest DVD release is all about—the production value of the entire package is top notch. An added bonus is its price—even for the Blu-Ray version, depending on where you purchase, it is about the cost of buying a new CD. En Vivo ultimately feels like a great follow-up to the amazing 2009 DVD documentary and live compilation that was Iron Maiden’s Flight 666. … read more
Wasatch Roller Derby: Bonneville Bone Crushers vs. Magic City Rollers...
The Magic City Rollers rolled into Salt Lake this weekend from Billings, Montana to face Wasatch Roller Derby’s Bonneville Bone Crushers. Fans were treated to an evenly matched bout, which featured numerous lead changes and close scores throughout. … read more
The Dunwells @ Kilby 03.25
For whatever reason, there was a very small turnout to see The Dunwells, a five-piece group from Leeds, England. The handful of people who did show up for the show, however, witnessed some of the finest harmonies to bounce off the cheap, makeshift walls of Kilby Court in a long time. … read more
A Therapy Session with Eligh
A few days before the show on March 24 at Urban Lounge, I got a chance to sit down with Eligh over the phone to chat about the album, his first solo headlining tour with Amp Live and his long standing relationship with hip hop. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Deicide Show Review
Welcome to Napalm Flesh! This week we have a review of the death metal assault that was last week’s Deicide show at the Complex. We also have reviews of new music from Angel Witch, Beneath The Massacre, Beyond Terror Beyond Grace and Cynic, as well as our weekly rundown of metal events. … read more