DBS III Announcement
On December 21 and 22 2007, We at SLUG Magazine will give you Death by Salt Vol. 3, the first compilation of Salt Lake City bands to be produced on vinyl in several decades, and the third installment in our Death By Salt compilation series. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Kate O’Connor
Kate O’Connor, SLUG Mag’s Web Mistress, breaks the stereotype of the computer-loving nerd. Not only is she a totaly hot babe, but her code is just as sexy! … read more
Local Reviews: City Weekly Compilation
If the indiscreet wordplay hasn’t already tipped you off, the 2007 Slammys are City Weekly’s equivalent of the local Grammy Awards, selecting winners in every genre the city has to offer. Although the compilation boasts a wide array of artists, labeling gets a little blurred from time to time (example: Best Rock/Pop, Best Acoustic/Folk, etc.), leaving artists who could have filled the counter-genres unaccounted for. … read more
Review: Fratricide
Fratricide Yilmaz Arslan Koch Lorber Films Street: 02.07 Four exiles living in Germany, two Turks and two Kurds, meet in the streets of Berlin. Their poor and desperate situation throws them into a violent crisis of identity and dignity, as they make unspeakable sacrifices to stay alive and send money home. The film has a
Review: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic may not be the best looking game out there. It may not even have the most riveting action. However, there is one department in which Knights of the Old Republic kicks a dump truck full of ass, and that is the story. … read more
Bellyography January: Jamileh – January 2008
“Art, the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, color, forms, movements, or other elements…” … read more
The Skid Stops Here: Tyler Bloomquist and the BFC
Recently, in an article in Cycling Utah, Mayoral Elect Ralph Becker was quoted saying, “Salt Lake City should become an urban cycling Mecca.” Like Becker, Tyler Bloomquist, 26, also believes in the Salt Lake City cycling community and has been sparking the cycling fires of others in downtown SLC for over a year now. … read more
Books Aloud! – January 2008
Punk House, Crooked Little Vein and more are reviewed. … read more
Dear Dickheads – January 2008
Take your best shot, Dickheads. … read more
DVD Reviews – January 2008
Dark Funeral, The Ritchie Boys and more are reviewed. … read more
Inversion Trawler: The Psychic Gifts of Sister Liahona Glow
One of Aunt Kate’s flighty friends claims to be psychically gifted. She recently decided she’d conduct a psychic investigation at Weedpatch and try to clear the house of its unsettled energies. … read more