During the early ’90s, Amy Spencer grew up memorizing the Industrial top ten lists she read monthly in SLUG. Now, ten years later, Amy is writing her own set lists in her column, Modus Operandi. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Amy Spencer
Review: Choosing Death: The Improbable History Of Death Metal and Grindcore
CHOOSING DEATH: THE IMPROBABLE HISTORY OF DEATH METAL AND GRINDCORE ALBERT MUDRIAN AND JOHN PEEL Feral House Books Street: 10.01.03 This book reaches deep into the earth and pulls out the roots of grindcore and death metal from Day One. Picking up from about the time that the thrash and crossover movements died off, the
Review: Lords of Chaos: The Boodly Rise Of The Satanic Underground
LORDS OF CHAOS: THE BLOODY RISE OF THE SATANIC UNDERGROUND (REVISED SECOND EDITION) MICHAEL MOYNIHAN AND DIDRIK SODERLIND Feral House Books Street: 11.01.03 If you are into black metal in any way, read this! It will give you an understanding of what black metal is and of the definite divisions that exist within its ranks.
NATIONAL MUSIC REVIEWS JANUARY 2005
Local Reviews January 2005
Dear Dickheads – February 2005
“How right you are; horror punk/rock is worthy of all the praise that can be heaped upon it. Too bad your grammar is so bad that I can barely understand what you’re talking about.” … read more
Bellydancing – February 2005
Linda Linda will be performing at Belly Dance Spring Fest on Saturday, March 5, and also at the Grecian Gardens. … read more
Wasted Life – February 2005
I love New York hardcore, but I hate the XXL basketball jerseys, track suits and gold chains. I love thick-neck hardcore with gnarly breakdowns, but I’m so bored of bands where the singer slowly yells “muuuthafuuucka!” in his best hard-ass voice right before the mosh part during songs about the mean streets, the crew and
Gallery Stroll – February 2005
Come check out the deranged view of 20 of Salt Lake’s finest printmakers. The Apparatus show is one evening and one evening only! … read more
Contributor Limelight: Nate Martin
Nate Martin Started out as an intern at SLUG Magazine about three years ago and clawed his way up the magazine’s not-so-corporate ladder, stepping on anyone he could and spitting in the face of his underlings until he obtained the lofty position of Reviews Editor. … read more
The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower
We bared our teeth through lipstick smears And clenched our fists like a gang of queers When they arched their backs and threw us hisses We touched ourselves and blew them kisses… [Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, cartoon-style]”I just remember getting to the Lo Fi Café and seeing a lot of tough dudes
Review: Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime – The Stories Behind Every Song
Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime – The Stories Behind Every Song Ian Gittins Carlton Books Street: 09.01.04 To understand one of the most eccentric bands in the history of modern music is a challenging feat. Thanks to brave authors like Ian Gittins, I’m beginning to do just that. As the title suggest, Once In
