I was doing a lot of drugs when I first heard the Hold Steady’s debut release, Almost Killed Me, in January 2004, and I was enraptured. … read more
Versified Street Life Reinventing Bar Rock Hype: Interview with The Hold Steady
Calling All Bats: SLC’s Dark Arts Festival Celebrates Five Years
What Started Out as a Farfetched Dream among a few Club-going, Eyeliner-wearing-aspiring Sideshow Freaks has become an Annual Event Worth Ripping Off. … read more
When You Wish Upon A Star: An Interview with Ethan Miller of Comets on Fire
While researching Comets on Fire interviews in preparation, I came across a word several times that I think adequately describes the aesthetic of this band: organic. … read more
Sample Jack: An Interview with Meat Beat Manifesto
It was around 1990 when I was staying up late on Sunday nights to watch 120 Minutes on MTV when Meat Beat Manifesto first grabbed my attention. … read more
Dear Dickheads – June 2005
Dear Dickheads, I hate how you guys think your so cool and the shit and everyone licks your boots and like your the king of Salt Lake or some shit like that. … read more
Out of the Coffin: Kim Nekroman Resurrects the Nekromantix
Kim Nekroman, with his homemade coffin bass, stayed at the forefront of the European psychobilly scene for 16 years, until the band relocated to L.A. … read more
SLUG Magazine Gallery Stroll Picks
The Salt Lake Gallery Stroll will take place on June 17th, with a plethora of shows, it’s hard to know where to spend your valuable time. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Ryan Shelton
Ryan Shelton is the latest addition to SLUG’s glorious crew of hard-working, sassy, illustrious, messed-up individuals. Ryan is SLUG’s Office Coordinator, picking up where Nate Martin left off after three years of employment. … read more
Shits and Giggles Never Hurt So Bad: The Face Off
So, Angela gave me this DVD to review called The Face Off. She must know that I have a high threshold of pain, which is the best way to describe viewing this. … read more
Review: Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and Jane’s Addiction
In Whores, Brendan Mullen has compiled over 300 pages of quotes from just about everybody who was ever associated with Jane’s (including the members), … read more
Review: Built to Grind: 25 Years of Hardcore Skateboarding
25 Years of Hardcore Skateboarding is an appropriate subtitle, since Indy has been around to document the sport from the first plank with wheels to progressed into skatin’. … read more
Review: Just Before Now: Sketchbook Drawings
Just Before Now “is filled with selected drawings from six different sketchbooks during the time of March oh three to April oh four” (back liner note). … read more
