Local Review: Day of Less – Porcaria

Local Review: Day of Less – Porcaria
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Not only is Day of Less as tough as Hell’s Angels, they will get under your skin in the worst, or best of, ways, depending on how badly you need woken up. … read more

Local Review: Beard of Solitude –  Broken Brain EP

Local Review: Beard of Solitude – Broken Brain EP
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Acoustic-driven pop-rock oddly recalling Mission of Burma and other late-80s art-alt bands come out in the Broken Brain EP, with some John Denver overtones. … read more

Local Review: Agape – Self-titled EP

Local Review: Agape – Self-titled EP
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One might compare Agape to Gold Standard Laboratory bands, and yeah, that’d be accurate, but one-man-band Ryan Powers leaves ’em all in the dust if you ask me. … read more

Picking Up the Pieces with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up

Picking Up the Pieces with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
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Picks Us Apart, the new album from The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, serves as a memoir for Paul Gonzenbach and his summer 2003 about with severe mental illness. … read more

Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and Trivium Gear Up to Spellbind

Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and...
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After 10 years of avoiding Salt Lake City, Ozzfest finally brings its extravagant headbanging musical tour to Utah. … read more

Localized: Carphax Files

Localized: Carphax Files
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Localized takes place the second Friday of every month at the Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, a private club for members only. … read more

Glitter Gutter Trash – July 2005

Glitter Gutter Trash – July 2005
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 (A psychotic candyland full of glam glitz, trashy pop, new wave, post-everything, retrofuturisms and distorted beauty)    Reviews of The Warlocks’s latest, Mice Parade, Vox Vermillion and more!!   [The Warlocks]If you were lucky enough to arrive early and catch She Wants Revenge open up for the Bloc Party show you already know that they

Modus Operandi – July

Modus Operandi – July
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 Reviews of Haujobb, Mind.in.a.Box, Twilight Transmissions and more!  … read more

Butcher’s Block – July 2005

Butcher’s Block – July 2005
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Alright, bitches and bitchettes, listen up. I want to tell you, I am not going to Ozzfest, mainly because I can’t fucking stand Ozzy or Sabbath. I can hear the roars of disapproval already! But so what? I’m the guy writing this column, not you. I’m more metal than an I-beam falling onto an armored

Headphones: A Column Dedicated to House Music – July 2005

Headphones: A Column Dedicated to House Music – July 2005
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 Reviews of Scott K. vs. O’Jays, Jaime Lewis, Raw Artistic Soul, and more!!!Scott K. vs. O’Jays “I Love Music” Boxmusic Considered a true classic by the biggest house pioneers, “I Love Music” is remixed and redone in the most fantastic of ways. In fact, I would have to say that this is my favorite track

Tough Resin: The Epoxies Glue Together the Weird and the Wonderful

Tough Resin: The Epoxies Glue Together the Weird and the...
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Upon finishing the Y2K-scare of phone conversations, I understood that The Epoxies are a band that will continue to do what they love because they love it. … read more

Papa Don’t Preach: A Conversation with David Pajo

Papa Don’t Preach: A Conversation with David Pajo
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David Pajo is busy. He finished the highly successful, cult-approved Slint reunion tour, released his 6th solo album and is working on a Slint reunion tour DVD. … read more