Music
Sugar and Spice and Everything Twice: Centro-matic Vs. South San...
Disagreements in bands occur often––this is undeniable. Some disagreements end with the band splitting up. But in the case of Centro-Matic, a common argument about the direction they were going spawned an additional project called South San Gabriel. … read more
Themes of a Recurring Musical Event
It makes sense that the members of Pattern Is Movement are obsessed with burritos. … read more
Hardcore: Still Pissing Off the People in Charge
The hardcore movement may have ended over two decades ago, but it’s still doing what it initially set out to do, piss off the authorities. … read more
Complete and Utter History of Vile Blue Shades
“If it’s a sample of John Thursday she’s after, his head is already up. I lay her skirt up to her belly and slip her pants down …”
~Under the Roofs of Paris, Henry Miller … read more
Ample Fire Within: An interview with ASCEND
Greg Anderson, mad scientist behind such projects as Goatsnakeand SunnO))), has a history with SLUG Magazine. “I picked upa copy of the SLUG sometime in 1998 while I was on tour,” saysAnderson, “and the issue I got just happened to have a reviewof Sleep’s Jerusalem release.” The reviewer not only trashed therecord, but caused Anderson’s jealousy to flare up. … read more
Localized: Reviver, Pilot This Plane Down and Nine Worlds –...
Get your black t-shirt ready, August 8th’s Localized is going to be a plague-driven experimental metal fest. Reviver will open and Pilot This Plane Down and Nine Worlds will make sure that no ones leaves without transcending space or time. … read more
Alternatively Wired: A 10-Year Anniversary Celebration of Area 51
Alan Moss isn’t typical, and his club, Area 51, isn’t run-of-the-mill either. It is somewhat surprising to learn that Area 51 is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Area 51 has stuck to alternative and ’80s music and has been there to rescue goth/industrial patrons when they found themselves marooned without a venue. … read more
Utah Ska
It may be hard to believe, but at one time ska was a genre of music loved by many in Utah. During the 1990s, local ska bands like Swim Herschel Swim and Stretch Armstrong were regularly drawing hundreds ofpeople to their shows, and Utah was one of the biggest markets fortouring ska bands. … read more
Eat Your Words Dwarves: You ARE Coming to SLC
Kevin Kirk founded the Heavy Metal Shop 21 Years ago in 1987. SingerBlag Dahlia (and guitarist He Who Cannot Be Named) founded theDwarves 22 years ago in 1986. SLUG thought is would be cool to get thesetwo old fuckers on the phone, record their conversation and print it righthere�for you to read.
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Localized: Massacre at the Wake, Separation of Self and ViniA...
SLUG Localized presents Massacre at the Wake, Separation of Self and openers ViniA at the Urban Lounge. … read more
Smile! Japan’s Boris is Headed to SLC
For those of you who have never experienced the sheer earfuck that isJapan’s Boris, it’s not too late to get on theboat. With their latest release on SouthernLord, Smile, Boris has once again shown themasses why they refuse to be pigeon-holedand are constantly re-writing what heavymusic “should be.” By some sheer stroke ofinsane luck, I was granted an e-mail interviewwith Atsuo, Boris’s drummer and apparentspokesman … read more
Localized: The Warlocks and The Black Angels – June 2008
Localized will transpire the very next evening—the second Saturday of the month, June 14 so write it down somewhere where you won’t forget and (as always) is just five bucks at the door. … read more
