CRJ: The Chronicle of a Freeskiing Icon Review

CRJ: The Chronicle of a Freeskiing Icon Review
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To showcase the life of Charles Russell Johnson (CRJ) III and pay tribute to his legacy, 4FRNT Media produced CRJ: The Chronicle Of A Freeskiing Icon. We gathered at Salt Lake’s Tower Theater to witness his impact on the sport and celebrate with his closest friends and followers.  … read more

Review: Jake Blauvelt’s Naturally

Review: Jake Blauvelt’s Naturally
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If you don’t know the name Blauvelt by now, you must be a cave dweller. Since coming out of Vermont (my old stomping grounds), Jake has established himself as one of the best all-mountain riders in the world. … read more

Teton Gravity Research: Way of Life Review

Teton Gravity Research: Way of Life Review
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The energy and spirit of the local population is admirable and it was in full force at the premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s (TGR) Way of Life. Gathered under the stars at SLC’s Gallivan Center, the energetic crowd came to see the latest offering from the perennial favorite. … read more

Teenage Bottlerocket and The Queers @ The Shred Shed 09.21 with The Copyrights and Problem Daughter

Teenage Bottlerocket and The Queers @ The Shred Shed 09.21...
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The Bottlerocket mascot (the zombie in the hoodie) stepped onto the stage and raised his picket sign that sported the Bottlerocket skull. Then entered Teenage Bottlerocket—they all slammed down on their instruments and lit up the stage with “Skate or Die.” The entire crowd got bat-shit crazy. … read more

24-Hour Comics Day: An Interview with Brady Canfield

24-Hour Comics Day: An Interview with Brady Canfield
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Brady Canfield, creator of the book Wombat Rue, has taken the reigns of this year’s Salt Lake City 24-Hour Comics Day, happening on October 5, at the Utah Arts Alliance Hub. … read more

PowderWhore’s 2013 Film Review: Elevation

PowderWhore’s 2013 Film Review: Elevation
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PowderWhore’s latest release, Elevation, is the anti-ski film. It lacks all of the ski porn qualities most big-budget films have made the norm. The soundtrack is mellow, the stories are real, and the local population is represented.  … read more

Dopamine: Sphere of Influence Review

Dopamine: Sphere of Influence Review
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Dopamine takes us around the globe and gets us psyched on scenes of untouched and near-vertical backcountry kush. … read more

Film Review: Never Not Parts 1 & 2

Film Review: Never Not Parts 1 & 2
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On Monday, September 16, Nike Snowboarding hosted a 24-hour online premiere of their newest shred flick, Never Not. Directors Joe Carlino and Per-Hampus Stalhanske split the film into two parts. Part 1 is your traditional snowboarding movie with backcountry pow scenes and city rails, while Part 2 has a documentary-like focus, bringing clarity to the snowboarding wizards behind the curtain … read more

The Nintendo Bus: Straight Outta Hyrule

The Nintendo Bus: Straight Outta Hyrule
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Every fall for close to 20 years, The Nintendo Bus has left the comforts of its HQ in Redmond, Wash. to promote their list of holiday titles. This year, Salt Lake had the pleasure of being the first stop on the bus’s cross-country tour. … read more

Film Review: Emerica’s MADE – Chapter One

Film Review: Emerica’s MADE – Chapter One
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The video flashes the names of the three main skaters before showing an unfamiliar face. It introduces Jeremy Leabres, a half-white, half-Philipino maniac. Leabres is relatively unknown and up to this point, I had no idea he would have a part. When a kickflip to 50-50 on a 12-stair hubba is someone’s fourth trick—you know they mean business.  … read more

Italian Vegan with Amanda Eats SLC

Italian Vegan with Amanda Eats SLC
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For the past few of years, Amanda Rock has been Salt Lake’s hype-lady for all things vegan and vegetarian in Salt Lake City. … read more

Salt Lake Comic Con @ The Salt Palace 09.07

Salt Lake Comic Con @ The Salt Palace 09.07
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Unless you just flew in from the darkest reaches of Romulan space, you may have heard about a little convention our fair city had last week, a convention that shattered records and expectations and huffed new life into the suffocating lungs of local geekdom. Dan Farr Productions’ Salt Lake Comic Con was a blazing fucking success by all accounts—especially financially—and has set the stage for Salt Lake to become a new mecca for the culture. … read more