March 2013
Local Review: Mike Moran
This album from local musician Mike Moran contains a dense amount of indie/folk instrumentation, but Moran’s great attention to detail seems to do a disservice to his songs. Along with the thin, distorted vocals, there are a lot of small accents mixed throughout each song, such as guitar noodling, which add some different flavors to the songs, but fail to catch your ears overall. … read more
Local Review: Tendervishes
Tendervishes is the kind of band I’d imagine somebody using the word “gypsy” to describe, if that person had never actually heard gypsy music. Perhaps this is something any band making moody use of violins and non-4/4 timings has to deal with, though. … read more
Local Review: Yaktooth
There are a few key things you need to know about Yaktooth: They like to talk about North Korea and Kim Jong Il, and they like to play math rock. Yaktooth wouldn’t be out of place on Hydra Head’s roster, and their jams rock.
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Leave No Cross Unturned: An Interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone
Though many metal fans say the direction Darkthrone have taken is trash, this hasn’t fazed the band and their musical progression. Darkthrone’s new studio offering, The Underground Resistance, is available now from Peaceville Records. The album is a nod to the past of metal, specifically the ’80s. It’s a metal journey that sees new territory for Darkthrone, and SLUG discussed it with Fenriz in an email interview. … read more
Video Game Reviews 3/13
Hawken and Momonga Pinball Adventures are reviewed. … read more
Product Reviews 3/13
Products from Edge Eyewear, GoPole, Kenu, Smith Optics and Spy are reviewed this month. … read more
Movie Reviews 3/13
A Good Day to Die Hard, Identity Thief, Sound City, Stoker and West of Memphis are reviewed. … read more
Book Reviews
Lame Ducks by Isaac Black, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City (2nd Edition) by Greg Witt and What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal by Laina Dawes are reviewed. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Catie Weimer
Meeting Catie was what we imagine a blind date to be like. Our palms were sweaty and we weren’t quite sure what to say. Luckily, we didn’t fuck it up too much, and she ended up liking us enough to stick around and become our Social Media Coordinator. We like Catie because she loves pizza and blasting anything metal and loud, but we like her for a lot of other reasons, too. … read more
Beer Reviews 3/13
Settle down, class. Today we are going to discuss proper St. Patrick’s Day etiquette. Hopefully, this tutorial will give you the skills to navigate this most hallowed beer day. Many of the “beer nerds” you may encounter likely consider St. Pat’s Day to be “amateur hour” for the majority of revelers. These simple tips and recommendations will hopefully strip that douche-bag aura from your hipster tendencies. … read more
National Music Reviews 3/13
New and recent releases from Baptists, The Cave Singers, Gliss, The Growlers, Off With Their Heads, Portal, Psychic Ills, Rotting Christ, Suuns, This Town Needs Guns and many, many more are reviewed. … read more
Dear Dickheads – March 2013
Dear Dickheads,
I’d like to comment on your column for last month’s Beautiful Godzilla. I find it kind of sad and pathetic that you’re so judgmental of cyclists whom you consider “granola.” I mean, you may not have had to duck and binge so hard if you just open up to different types of people and enjoy yourself in the company of somebody showing you something that might be new. … read more
