Month: February 2013
2013 Banff Mountain Film Festival @ Kingsbury Hall 02.19-21
Twenty-two years ago, the Banff Mountain Film Festival made its debut at the University of Utah. The inaugural year attracted only 125 viewers. For this year, the venue was sold out. … read more
Toro y Moi @ Urban Lounge 02.24 with Dog Bite,...
I have wanted to see Chaz Bundick aka Toro Y Moi perform for a long time, and I must say, my expectations were fully met. … read more
Leave No Cross Unturned: An Interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone
Though many metal fans say the direction Darkthrone have taken is trash, this hasn’t fazed the band and their musical progression. Darkthrone’s new studio offering, The Underground Resistance, is available now from Peaceville Records. The album is a nod to the past of metal, specifically the ’80s. It’s a metal journey that sees new territory for Darkthrone, and SLUG discussed it with Fenriz in an email interview. … read more
Video Game Reviews 3/13
Hawken and Momonga Pinball Adventures are reviewed. … read more
Product Reviews 3/13
Products from Edge Eyewear, GoPole, Kenu, Smith Optics and Spy are reviewed this month. … read more
Movie Reviews 3/13
A Good Day to Die Hard, Identity Thief, Sound City, Stoker and West of Memphis are reviewed. … read more
Book Reviews
Lame Ducks by Isaac Black, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City (2nd Edition) by Greg Witt and What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal by Laina Dawes are reviewed. … read more
Beer Reviews 3/13
Settle down, class. Today we are going to discuss proper St. Patrick’s Day etiquette. Hopefully, this tutorial will give you the skills to navigate this most hallowed beer day. Many of the “beer nerds” you may encounter likely consider St. Pat’s Day to be “amateur hour” for the majority of revelers. These simple tips and recommendations will hopefully strip that douche-bag aura from your hipster tendencies. … read more
National Music Reviews 3/13
New and recent releases from Baptists, The Cave Singers, Gliss, The Growlers, Off With Their Heads, Portal, Psychic Ills, Rotting Christ, Suuns, This Town Needs Guns and many, many more are reviewed. … read more
Dear Dickheads – March 2013
Dear Dickheads,
I’d like to comment on your column for last month’s Beautiful Godzilla. I find it kind of sad and pathetic that you’re so judgmental of cyclists whom you consider “granola.” I mean, you may not have had to duck and binge so hard if you just open up to different types of people and enjoy yourself in the company of somebody showing you something that might be new. … read more
Mariachi El Bronx: A Cleverly Disguised Rock Band
When it comes to long-running bands, side projects are an inevitability. But sometimes, a side project can take on a life of its own. Such is the case with Mariachi El Bronx. The offshoot of the LA punk band, The Bronx, initially began when the group was asked to perform a song acoustically for a TV appearance. Rather than taking the easy route, they came up with a mariachi arrangement of the song and unwittingly began the next chapter of the band’s existence. … read more
Desert Noises: To SXSW and Beyond
Desert Noises are a band that were born to perform. The four-piece plays folk-inspired indie rock with enough rhythm, reverb and harmony to fill vast, open spaces. While some local bands are content with an occasional show at Kilby or Velour, these guys have been traveling from one corner of the country to another, loading and unloading their mini-van for shows they booked themselves. Just look at their Tumblr and see how riddled it is with tour announcements, updates from the road and “dates added.”
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