The inimitable Don Letts is definitely an underrated figure in the history of the punk rock movement. In addition to having filmed a handful of full-length films and documentaries and over 300 music videos for seminal bands like The Clash, PiL and more unlikely outfits like Ratt and the Gap Band, Don was also a
Dear Dickheads – July 2005
The only good part of your letter was the reference to Satan’s fires, but I doubt you even have the capability to see the coolness factor in that. … read more
Books Aloud – July 2005
Reviews of Destroying Yourself is Too Accessible, Running on Emptiness: The Pathology of Civilization and the graphic novel Locas: The Maggie And Hopey Stories. … read more
Gallery Stroll – July 2005
Thanks, Camilla, for all you have done for local art. Inadvertently or purposely, see this show at KAYO Gallery, located at 315 E. 300 South. … read more
Headphones: A Column Dedicated to House Music – July 2005
Reviews of Scott K. vs. O’Jays, Jaime Lewis, Raw Artistic Soul, and more!!!Scott K. vs. O’Jays “I Love Music” Boxmusic Considered a true classic by the biggest house pioneers, “I Love Music” is remixed and redone in the most fantastic of ways. In fact, I would have to say that this is my favorite track
Soccer Dad and the People in your Neighborhood: True Tales of an SLC Cabbie
vicdic66@hotmail.com Note: All names of persons have been changed So I had had a decent 10 and a half hours of driving, money-wise and otherwise, and I was seriously considering cutting out before the final 2 a.m. bar rush. It was, after all, my fourth night in a row of working. I was cruising around
Butcher’s Block – July 2005
Alright, bitches and bitchettes, listen up. I want to tell you, I am not going to Ozzfest, mainly because I can’t fucking stand Ozzy or Sabbath. I can hear the roars of disapproval already! But so what. I’m the guy writing this column, not you. I’m more metal than an I-beam falling onto an armored
Modus Operandi – July
Reviews of Haujobb, Mind.in.a.Box, Twilight Transmissions and more! [Mind.in.a.Box]Haujobb Verical Mixes Metropolis Records Street: 05.17 The 2003 release ofVertical Theory never got quite the attention it deserved, but maybe with some killer remixes from musicians like Glis, Seabound and Asche, Haujobb will be hitting the CD decks the way they did in the
Glitter Gutter Trash – July 2005
(A psychotic candyland full of glam glitz, trashy pop, new wave, post-everything, retrofuturisms and distorted beauty) Reviews of The Warlocks’s latest, Mice Parade, Vox Vermillion and more!! [The Warlocks]If you were lucky enough to arrive early and catch She Wants Revenge open up for the Bloc Party show you already know that they
Contributor Limelight: Mariah Mann-Mellus
SLUG’s favorite party girl, Mariah Mann-Mellus, is the delightful, ever-effervescent, resourceful personality and motivating force behind almost every one of SLUG’s world-changing skatebaording and snowboarding events. … read more
Gallery Stroll – August 2005
Gallery Stroll is a changing of the guards if you will—the time when the last month’s show becomes a thing of the past and the shinny new art. … read more
Whacktastic Skateboard Antics and The Morning News
I reminded her that she was skateboarding outside of her abilities and she ended the broadcast by saying, “That was whacktastic!” Whacktastic indeed. … read more
