The Truth Behind the

David Law is one of the most soft-spoken kids in the Salt Lake skateboard scene; seriously decoding the interview tape was quite a feat, but his skills are anything but. If you have seen the new skate video release that local Ogden and North Salt Lake kids put out titled “Touch It,” you know exactly what I’m talking about.  … read more

West Valley Skate Park: You Can’t Fight City Hall

The other day, while I was motivating my old, fat ass to get on the treadmill in my spare bedroom, I decided to watch a classic skate video from 1995. The video was called Donut Duty and there were several skits in the video involving these fake cops who go around the city, busting skaters doing their thing. One skit in particular stood out, though. It showed the cops giving the skaters a stern talking to about wasting taxpayer dollars and how they are destroying the city (particularly a wooden bench). … read more

Mike Brown’s Heroes

So every time I put out a new Leviathan, which isn’t that often, I always seem to neglect my SLUG writing duties. Leviathan #9 drops this month and my lack of focus is no different. So I was thinking … The last Leviathan was mostly stuff that I wrote for SLUG that didn’t make it in. So this month I’m returning the favor to SLUG and its readers by giving you guys a story that will not make it in the next Leviathan. Instead it’s my SLUG article! It’s a true story about the time I met my favorite skater, Eric Koston. … read more