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
Inversion Trawler: From the Observation Files of Oomingmak and Boudica Juicyfruity – May 2008
SALT LAKE CITY’S PHANTOM LADIES AS ENCOUNTERED BY STEWART LENNOX III OF KENDAL, CUMBRIA, UNITED KINGDOM. … read more
Pedal Pusher Film Festival
The Second Annual Pedal Pusher Film Festival of Salt Lake City will be held on May 10 at The Depot at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate cycling and how it impacts our lives. The festival and fundraiser benefits the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective (SLCBC) and is modeled closely after the internationally renowned Bicycle Film Festival (BFF), which will be providing the screening material. … read more
London After Midnight
While the group has been somewhat of a revolving door for musicians, the mainstay has been Mr. Brennan, who was kind enough to grant SLUG an interview via e-mail in anticipation of their appearance here in Salt Lake … read more
Rise Again: Norwegian Heavy Metal Fanzine Slayer is Back in Print
Media is a multifaceted prism through which we filter our entertainment—evaluating the opinions of reviewers and publishers and then deciding which albums, films, plays and books are likely to mesh with our own interests and appetites. … read more
The Cheesecake Factory
There it was, in all its glory. She leaned over, eyes wide and gasped, “Oh my god, it’s huge!” Oddly enough this was not how the evening ended, but how it began. The menu at The Cheesecake Factory is fucking huge. … read more
Localized: Loom, Bird Eater and The Grimmway – May 2008
SLUG’s Localized will always be five bucks no matter what and occurs on the second Friday of every month. … read more
Dear Dickheads – May 2008
The fine folks in Utah Corrections sound off about their frustrations and the dickheads in their lives.
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Wizard Fest
There are wizards abound! … read more
National CD Reviews – May 2008
Avsky, Arsis and more get hung, drawn and reviewed. … read more
Contributor Limelight: James Bennett
James Bennett’s collection of Man or Astroman 7″s could bring any vinyl junkie to tears. … read more
