December 2015
In December's issue of SLUG, we bring you the best albums of 2015, along with interviews with Sunn O))), Graveyard and more!
Review: Drawing Blood
If you follow Molly Crabapple online, you might know bits and pieces, but in Drawing Blood, we get a chance to really dive into what makes her tick, what drives her art and why the lowbrow workers are the stars of her illustrations, with the upper-class left as pigs on the sidelines. … read more
Review: Dreams To Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and The...
Mark Ribowsky weaves together a brilliant narrative that explores the rise of Otis Redding in conjunction with the essential establishment of Stax Records as a powerhouse that greatly influenced and made the ’60s Southern soul scene. … read more
Review: You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine
I started reading this book the day after I fractured my ribs, and I think the combination of the surrealism in Kleeman’s story and my slightly unhinged mental state (due to the pain) made me crazier than normal for a few days. … read more
Review : Undertaker: 25 Years of Destruction
The Undertaker is a cartoon-like character that fit right in with the company at the time, a tall mortuary caretaker who gained mystical powers over the years, including being able to take over lighting systems and fog machines. … read more
Review: Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the...
Dragon Quest Heroes is best enjoyed in short bursts, but still offers just enough light story and character advancement to make the hour or so you spend on the game feel meaningful. … read more
Review: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is an awesome party game designed to test your skills, memory, teamwork and ability to do repetitive tasks. … read more
Review: Need for Speed
Need for Speed is a solid reboot for the tuner side of the franchise, but it crumbles under the weight of its ambitious and disjointed story. … read more
Review: Pumped BMX +
Pumped BMX + is a total blast to play and gave me endless amounts of laughter when things didn’t go according to plan. … read more
Review: Rodea the Sky Soldier
I should’ve known that Rodea the Sky Soldier wasn’t going to be great when it got delayed a few months—that’s rarely a good sign. … read more
Review: System Shock: Enhanced Edition
For the uninitiated, System Shock and System Shock 2 deserve some credit for merging the FPS and RPG genres back in the ‘90s. … read more
