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The Annual Invasion is Upon Us
By MC Welk [Posted January 14, 2005]
Ahh, Sundance Season. Time for that quaint little film festival put on by that little man who once watched Butch riding Katharine Ross around on bicycle handlebars to tumble into town followed by people, events and opportunities nigh seen around these parts any other time of year.
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Localized: Salt City Bandits
By Camilla Taylor [Posted January 1, 2005]
January brings to Salt Lake City slush and salt on the roads, so come over to the Urban Lounge to see some equally slushy and salty bands. The Salt City Bandits will be playing with the Salty Frogs and the Utah County Swillers. Lolalized will be January 14, 2005 at the Urban Lounge, a private … read more
Localized: Salty Frogs
By Camilla Taylor [Posted January 1, 2005]
January brings to Salt Lake City slush and salt on the roads, so come over to the Urban Lounge to see some equally slushy and salty bands. The Salt City Bandits will be playing with the Salty Frogs and the Utah County Swillers. Lolalized will be January 14, 2005 at the Urban Lounge, a private … read more
The Re-Birth of Telemark Skiing
By Josh Scheuerman [Posted January 6, 2005]
Josh Madsen is a 26-year-old Pro Telemark Skier. He has been living in Utah for more than 10 years and has been telemark skiing for 12 years. Recently, in-between a filming trip to Austria with the Line Ski Team and a road trip to British Columbia with friends to go heli skiing… … read more
Katchup
By Josh Scheuerman [Posted January 5, 2005]
Talk of how to not die, how to win stuff by being a good snowboarder and how to learn to ride if you’re a girl. … read more
The Musical Film Noir of the Flaming Stars
By MC Welk [Posted January 6, 2005]
Académie Française is an institution aimed at keeping the French language free from outside influences; however, for about 50 years, the term “cool” has been proliferating in Paris and elsewhere, perhaps fronted by the Frenchies’ affinity for American jazz. What does this have to do with Londoner Max DéCharné, lead singer of the Flaming Stars? … read more
The Best of 2004 and Some Dirty Little Secrets
By SLUG Staff [Posted January 14, 2005]
Top Ten Albums of 2004 brought to you by the amazingly informed and taste-conscious SLUG staff. Angela Brown (is the biggest slacker at SLUG) 1. The Fall- The Real New Fall LP (Narnack) 2. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (Anti) 3. Blonde Redhead Misery Is a Butterfly (Beggar’s … read more
Erupting in the Right Direction: An Interview with the Explosion
By Katie Maloney [Posted January 6, 2005]
Initially, The Explosion was just another underground punk band in which I invested no time or attention. I then reviewed their CD and was impressed, saw them play with Social Distortion, was pleasantly surprised, spoke to bassist Damian afterwards and realized they were far more than a simple generic punk band. When asked how The … read more
Agnostic Front
By James Orme [Posted January 6, 2005]
The first time I heard anything hardcore was the first time I saw Agnostic Front live. Everything about them was so brutal. I couldn’t believe my ears—the way Vinny Stigma punished his guitar and the way Rodger Miret attacked the microphone with such magnetism; it was the most ferocious thing I’d ever seen. … read more
Gallery Stroll – January 2005
By Mariah Mann [Posted January 5, 2005]
Art Access, located at 339 W. Pierpont Ave., is pleased to present the exhibit Framing the In-between Life; Finding a Way to Normal, a photographic study by Lynn Hoffman-Brouse. … read more