Authors: Ryan Powers
Proof that Ground-Breaking Music always takes a Back Seat
Metal shows are often questionable territory: a sea of long-hairs and Nordic looking individuals beating the ever living shit out of each other, with no consideration for the smaller guys with haircuts, i.e., me. Entering The Venue Tuesday evening was quite a shock, when the crowd was thick with not metal dudes, but hardcore kids. … read more
HARD Fest LA
Halloween this year was celebrated a little different for throngs of electronic music fans in LA. The normal costumes you’d expect to see, you know, zombie Michael Jackson, the dude with the baby from the Hangover, etc., were replaced by Deadmau5 masks and almost-naked ravers. … read more
How to Succeed at Sundance Without the Burden of Being...
What the hell is an Ultra Lounge? Why would someone wait in line for 2 hours in the freezing cold for the chance to party with Pauly Shore? Honestly I don’t know, yet there I was again, carrying another 20 pounds of prominently branded crackers, jackets, lotions, sunglasses, headphones, body spray, water bottles, flash drives and chapstick. … read more
WMC – Best Parties and Sets of 2010!
Miami’s annual family reunion of DJs is as much a celebration of the best dance music of the past year as it is a preview of what you’ll be dancing to all summer—and what will be on the radio in two years. Rather than drone on about the nice weather (one thunderstorm withstanding), free drinkskis, amazing run-ins and a blogroll of namedroppings, I’m going to give you my own highlights of the festival. … read more
Fuck You and the Disco You Rode In On
April 15 marks the one year Anniversary of Gutter Butter. No, it isn’t a drug, a reference for vagina goo, or smegma grated from a scrotum piercing. … read more
Pomp and Circumstance: SLC Pomp Brings Salt Lake Into Focus
One would be hard-pressed to find morefunctional friends with benefits than fashionand blogging�the constant flow of a widevariety of looks and styles from around theworld are closely monitored and documentedby a tight group of well-known fashion blogs.Both are universally criticized, and allow for theproliferation of terribly misguided creativity. … read more
Big Deluxe Celebrates 10 Years of Tattoos, Antics and Art
As Big Deluxe celebrates its 10th Anniversary this fall, owner and founder, Rich Dohoney, sat down with SLUG to talk about the history and legacy of the Big Deluxe empire. … read more
8ctopus Records
Slinging some of the more legitimate “out there” shit since 2006, 8ctopus Records tends to keep the focus local. … read more