March 2018
Local Review: Reaper the Storyteller – “REBIRTH” The Mixtape
Reaper the Storyteller = 2 Pac + Killer Mike + Big Boi … read more
Local Review: Michael Biggs – I Have Fear (Original Soundtrack)
Michael Biggs = Angelo Badalamenti + Massive Attack + Demdike Stare … read more
Local Review: J.M.P. – Crooked Smile
J.M.P. = Andre 3000 + 2 Chainz … read more
Local Review: Fisch Loops – Looking Back
Fisch Loops = MF Doom + tomppabeats + J Dilla … read more
Local Review: Citizen Soldier – Caroline
Citizen Soldier = Fuel + Three Days Grace + Nickelback … read more
Local Review: Alexa Diane – Hate the Internet
Alexa Diane = Zola Jesus + Poliça + Grimes … read more
Review: Erasure – World Beyond
Erasure = Sparks + Communards + Kronos Quartet
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Review: Arian Shafiee – Beauty Tuning
Arian Shafiee = Noah Creshevsky + Yves Tumor + Oneohtrix Point Never … read more
SLUG Style: Jordan “JordiRoc” Simmons
Jordan “JordiRoc” Simmons is a freestyle dancer, event organizer, and artist from New Jersey now residing in Salt Lake City. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | Fashion | Slug Style
Localized: UTA Trax
Preferring to stay anonymous, interviewing UTA Trax for this month’s showcase of local talents was an interesting endeavor. With what information we were able to obtain, and after sifting through the layers of secrecy and mystery, we’ve pieced together enough information to provide insights into the brooding enigma known as UTA Trax. … read more
Sagittarius, Saturn Return and SLUG Magazine: Astrology with Christopher Renstrom
The chart laid out in front of him is for the date Dec. 1, 1988, at 7 p.m., and the birthplace is listed as Salt Lake City. However, this particular star chart is not made out for a person. Rather, it is the chart marking SLUG Magazine’s “birth”—the first issue “hitting the streets” at Speedway Cafe at the tail end of 1988. … read more
To Infinity: An Interview with Wren Ross
For her upcoming exhibition at the Utah Museum Of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), Wren Ross has been continually looking upward for inspiration. The celestial—specifically, the study of archeoastronomy—has moved Ross to create artistic renditions of maps and atlases. … read more
