Authors: Kyle Forbush
Review: War Child Records – HELP(2)
HELP(2) by War Child Records showcases indie’s range through original songs and truly ingenious covers. It has a consistent tone of resistance mixed with grief. … read more
Wine Fuels the Storytelling at Books Take Flight
Stories comprise the thematic backbone in Natalie Hamilton’s work pairing wine with books for Books Take Flight, the monthly book club hosted at Melancholy. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2026
You take six down, pass them around… I lost count. Pour one out for the melophile in your life with this boozy edition of Local Music Singles Roundup! … read more
Screenings So Bad: A Secondhand Screenings Special
In this special edition of Secondhand Screenings, we indulged in media so deplorable that it nearly killed us. This is Screenings So Bad! … read more
Arts | Book | Film | Film Reviews
Review: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds — Mutiny...
I listened to Mutiny After Midnight by Johnny Blue Skies over a dozen times. What proceeds is a raw, rock-heavy coalescence of edgy hedonism and revolution. … read more
The Belated Valentine’s Edition of Secondhand Screenings
The films for this Valentine’s edition of Secondhand Screenings show some extent of the “moral imperative” that most lovers have in yearning for one another. … read more
Style Your Home for Generations: Design Within Reach
The heart of Design Within Reach is style for your home that endures. The prominent furniture retailer exists to provide access to authentic modern design. … read more
Local Review: CLUB MUNGO — GRASSHOPPER
GRASSHOPPER is deeply nostalgic — for a past we’ll never get back, for a future we may never reach, for an endless summer that lives inside our heads. … read more
Local Review: Lounge Monkey — An Ode to Self Sabotage
Lounge Monkey can finally be a confident, born-again, five-piece rock band with clear direction and purpose, unleashed from their insecurities and inhibitions. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2025 That Prove Rap Is As...
I can attest, after besieging my already-fragile eardrums for nearly 12 months straight, that rap still overflows with creative vigor. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2026
We’ve got punk-ish punches to lay you out, even vein-injected industrial for your withdrawal. Come find your high on this edition of SLUG’s Local Music Singles Roundup! … read more
Local Review: The Narcs — Local Hero
The Narcs operate much like a jam band, using a democratic approach with different members taking the lead at different times in the varying grooves they create. … read more
