Local Review: Die Monster Die – Only the Dead Will Survive

Local Review: Die Monster Die – Only the Dead Will...
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It’s another Die Monster Die release, and nothing is different from previous releases, but it’s still good. … read more

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 candy-land full of glam glitz, trashy pop, new wave, post-everything, retrofuturism and distorted beauty. … read more

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! … read more

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