Month: September 2017
Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation
After watching Dying in Vein, a documentary directed by local filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie, it doesn’t look like much has changed as far as anti-drug education in Utah. … read more
Bruce Campbell in: The Worst Interview Ever
Now, Bruce Campbell is on tour promoting his new book, Hail to the Chin, while presenting his geek-based trivia show, Last Fan Standing, to all 35 stops. … read more
Inflammable Material: Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers
Celebrating 40 years of roots-radical anthems, Stiff Little Fingers are still going strong. In 2014, they released their 10th studio album, No Going Back, through Pledge Music, and toured alongside Bad Religion and The Offspring, with a followup solo tour in 2015. … read more
Collin Williams: My Suicide Note — A Dark Stand-Up Comedy...
As a comic, Williams’ coping skills were to make jokes of everything around him. He has seen the other side of suicide, too, as he’d been at the bedside of a friend who attempted it as well. He was thinking, “I can keep trying to kill myself, or I could turn this into a show. And then I tried both.” … read more
Perturbator, Visigoth, Darklord @ Metro 09.06
The show Kent provides is an energizing blend of madness and melodic trance worth the ringing ears and mechanized nightmares. … read more
Film Review: Menashe
Upon watching Joshua Weinstein’s Sundance Film Festival selection Menashe, it was clear just how little I really knew about Hasidic Judaism. … read more
Creature Feature: Kay Bye
Originally from sunny Southern California, Samuel Mckitty, aka Kay Bye, like her name might imply, is a sassy queen full of attitude and cartoon glamour. … read more
SLUG Style: Gerda Saunders
Gerda Saunders is a retired educator and was formerly Associate Director of the Gender Studies program at the University of Utah. … read more