To wet your extreme black metal whistle, we have an interview with PA based black metal band Pact, who are unleashing their debut album on the last day of January via the always evil Moribund Cult. Also on tap this week are reviews of the mentioned Pact album as well as Thy Catafalque and our weekly event rundown. … read more
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings @ Kingsbury Hall 09.09
When I first found out about this event, I’d never heard of Gillian Welch or David Rawlings, at least I thought I hadn’t. A quick peruse of the Internet revealed Welch’s work with “I’ll Fly Away” and “Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby” on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which happened to be one of my favorite CDs back in the day. … read more
The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Three, The Endless Struggle
By the time Saturday had come, I was shot. Over the last two days, I had spent endless hours at work, on Trax, at Dew Tour, on the computer, back to work, Dew Tour, etc. … read more
X-Dance Review: TB20 (Snowboard)
TB20
Standard Films
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 2pm
TB 20 (Totally Board) marks Mike Hatchett’s twentieth release in the snowboard film series. This year’s film seems to be a homage to the life span of Hatchett’s film career. … read more
X-Dance Review: One for the Road (Ski)
One for the Road
Teton Gravity Research
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 4pm
One for the Road was easily the best film I’ve seen so far at X-Dance and honestly, I doubt it can be topped. … read more
The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Four, An Interview with Steven McCann
The last event of this year’s Toyota Challenge took place on the vert ramp with the world’s best BMX riders battling it out for the coveted crown. … read more
X-Dance Review: 8-Bit (Surf)
8-Bit
Glove World
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 6:30pm
8-Bit is a surf short featuring Jamie O’brien, Cheyne Magnusson, Alex Gray and Justin Quirk from Body Glove. … read more
Odi Et Amo, My Two-Faced Relationship with Evergreen House Cafe
Evergreen House Cafe takes the current wisdom of eating real food, not much of it and mostly vegetables, to heart. … read more
Eyes Lips Eyes, Seve Vs. Evan, Red Orange and Apt/Chance Lewis @ Velour 09.09
I was looking forward to this show for a long time. Eyes Lips Eyes used to be located in Provo for a few years as Elizabethan Report before they relocated to LA and changed their name. They released their first LP, Blue Red, in Provo that night before holding a show release in LA at The Roxy on September 16. … read more
X-Dance Review: Zombie Skate Park Bloodbath (Skate)
Zombie Skate Park Bloodbath
Don’t Sleep Productions
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 1pm
This short skate film feels like watching an episode of The Walking Dead guest starring the Creature skate team––on fast-forward. … read more
X-Dance Review: Day At The Pool (Skate)
Day at The Pool
Fuel TV
X-Dance Screening: Friday, Jan. 13 @ 6:30pm
This short mockumentary tells the story of skateboarding’s earliest influence. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Down Live Review
The air is getting chilly as autumn digs her merciless claws into our skin and begins to strangle the summer out of us. But the energy in the air is more than enough of a tradeoff, starspawns, and I was fortunate enough to siphon some of that lifeblood directly from metal god Philip Anselmo and his legendary cohorts in Down last week, and bring you a review of the event! It was truly a night to remember. We also have some exclusive reviews and event listings. … read more
