December 2020

About The Cover: In support of local businesses, SLUG illustrator Sam Sherrill scales spirited characters to the sizes of their hearts as they shop small, uplifting independent shops this holiday season. Little details celebrate the fine commercial fabric of SLC. Find more of Sherrill’s work on Instagram @samsherrill.

Top 5 Albums You Can Photosynthi(pop)size to: Buscabulla – Regresa
Buscabulla = Belinda + The Marías + Y La Bamba … read more

Top 5 Pop Albums of 2020 That Made Me Forget...
Halsey = Julia Michaels + Zara Larsson + Lorde … read more

Top 5 Electronic Albums that All Sound the Same: Nicolas...
Nicolas Jaar = (Caterina Barbieri + Pantha Du Prince) x Arthur Russell (World of Echo) … read more

Top 5 Experimental Albums for Shedding Your Human Skin: 9T...
9T Antiope = Lingua Ignota + Lucrecia Dalt … read more

Top 5 Indie Rock Albums for Locking Yourself In Your...
Young Jesus = Pile + Horse Jumper of Love + Radiohead’s OK Computer … read more

Top 5: Watch Out Fascists, ‘Cause Pop-Punk’s Not Dead: Fever...
Fever 333 = Rage Against the Machine + Public Enemy + Black Flag … read more

Top 5 Alternative Folk (Ish) Albums of 2020: Cut Worms...
Cut Worms = The Everly Brothers + George Harrison … read more

Content Shifter: 11 Adult Swim Xmas Episodes
For this month’s “Content Shifter,” Here are 11 of the best Xmas episodes from Adult Swim to stream between eggnog blackouts. … read more

Contributor Limelight: Austin Beck-Doss
Whether behind the scenes or out on the front lines, SLUG is thrilled and honored to have Austin Beck-Doss as a force on our Editorial team. … read more

Contributor Limelight: Mason McFarland
Joining the SLUG team in 2019 as a Contributing Videographer, Mason McFarland has played an important part in documenting SLUG’s events. … read more

Defining Time with Growing Rocks by Brad Evan Taylor
The uniqueness of Brad Evan Taylor’s Growing Rocks relies on the relationship between time, nature and our own knowledge. … read more

Snow Photo Feature: Dominik Wagner
In this months “Snow Photo Feature,” featuring Dominik Wagner, a classic spot with a timeless trick makes for a classy guy. … read more