With American Tribal Style, Urban Tribal, and Tribal Fusion, belly dancing is literally sweeping the entire world today. I want to pay tribute and acknowledge a true visionary in our dance community. … read more
Leif Myerberg: Super-Stud Dreamboat Comic Book Star!
OMG! Dreamy Leif Myerberg has his very own comic book! That’s right, girls: Let’s Go to Utah is out now! And it has more pictures than words, so it’s not too hard to read and stuff! … read more
Let’s Go to Utah
Nightmares, wild-eyed vigilantes, local music cameos and a mysterious yet deadly stretch of desert are just a few of the things Dave Chisholm’s comic series, Let’s Go To Utah, offers. … read more
Bike Guy
Johnny Barlow owns Salt Lake City’s most exciting up-and-coming bicycle shop. The location is prime and his hours are typical for someone who’d rather have Mondays cease to exist. Operating as “The Bike Guy,” on 1555 South 900 East, Johnny Barlow runs his shop out of his home’s garage and backyard. … read more
The Deal with the Devil
The key elements of rock n’ roll are danger, sex, energy and anger. If none of these are present you don’t have rock n’ roll. If all of these elements are present, you’ve got something extraordinary. … read more
Fuck You and the Disco You Rode In On
April 15 marks the one year Anniversary of Gutter Butter. No, it isn’t a drug, a reference for vagina goo, or smegma grated from a scrotum piercing. … read more
Andy Goes to the Slammer
In Iota’s first few years, they worked their asses off playing a ton of obscure Salt Lake City shows and were generally ignored by the larger Salt Lake music scene. Then they got signed to one of the biggest stoner rock labels in the world. … read more
Something Old, Something New and Something Borrowed, Something Askew
In a state most well known for Mormonism and meth addictions, it’s mildly surprising that we are also home of the Sundance Film Festival. … read more
The Gluttonous Gourmand and Group of 63 Dine at Buca di Beppo
Buca di Beppo, which, according to the restaurant’s website, translates to “Joe’s basement,” couldn’t be more aptly named—not because it is quaint, friendly and comfortable like your buddy’s rec room, but because it is exactly the kind of place that some asshole cooking meth in his aging and senile Italian grandmother’s crawlspace might think up. … read more
SXSW Source Worship
The biggest independent music industry festival in the world, South by Southwest was founded in 1987 by Roland Swenson, managing director of the festival’s parent company, SXSW Inc. The festival was created as a way to give exposure to deserving underground bands and was characterized by its edgy rebellion against the mainstream and championing of independent music. … read more
A New Visionary
Did you ever have that one friend growing up who possessed a natural talent beyond comprehension? I think everybody has had that experience at least once in their life and Skylar Seabrook is that kid, only now he’s all grown up. … read more
Cruise Control: SPRING BREAK!
Do you remember the episode of the Simpson’s where Bart gets a fake I.D.? Bart, Millhouse, Nelson and Martin then proceed to rent a car and drive to the World’s Fair in Louisville, Kentucky. Several times during the episode Millhouse can be heard yelling, “SPRING BREAK!!!” Basically, that episode was the theme of my weekend. … read more
