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Dear Dickheads – December 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 (June 7, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Dear Disgruntled SLUG Reader,
Gotta’ look good to get treated good, sucka! Grow an ironic mustache, get some deep American apparel V’s and skinny jeans then ride to the bar on your fix gear bike––and see how quickly that bar tender changes his attitude. … read more

Posted in: CommunityTagged: dear dickheads

Gallery Stroll – December 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 (January 13, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
Creative Gallery Stroll banner.

If you’re like me and typically find the Christmas spirit through Christmas music and spiked wassail and consider gift giving a hassle, I offer a solution: slow it down a ding-dong minute and stroll through the art galleries. … read more

Posted in: Art, Art and FashionTagged: gallery stroll

Beer Reviews – December 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

SLUG reviews some of this season’s beer offerings. … read more

Posted in: Beer Reviews

Game Reviews – December 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Step into the wasteland. … read more

Posted in: Game Reviews

Movie Reviews – December 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Changeling, Dark Funeral and more get reviewed. … read more

Posted in: Film Reviews

Books Aloud! – December 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Some books are read critically and then people write words about them. … read more

Posted in: Book Reviews

Localized: Danger Hailstorm, The Deathless Pros and Uncle Sam – December 2008

Posted on December 4, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The right equipment is vital, all band members agreed. Massive cabinets are not empty show, Wim insisted. “They’re essential for the proper tone.” … read more

Posted in: Localized

Subrosa’s Fun Lil’ List of European Tour Tips

Posted on December 4, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Once I asked another band where they went to make their stickers, but they wouldn’t tell me, citing their need to keep their connections secret so other bands wouldn’t have the same advantage. From that moment on, I made a vow to share every single thing I ever learned that would help another band. … read more

Posted in: Music Interviews

Tour Taught Me a Lesson: A New Perspective of Europe

Posted on December 4, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

We didn’t sleep the night before we left or during the flight. 60 hours of consciousness interrupted with three different drunk spells puts humans in the worst condition. … read more

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This Ain’t Royal Crown Revival!

Posted on December 4, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Jazz is not safe music. Sex, drugs and experimentation, that’s what jazz is all about, and few modern artists get that. … read more

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Never Mind The Service: Dinner at Shanghai Cafe

Posted on December 4, 2008 (March 14, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Tucked away in an aging stripmall right off hooker alley on the northeast corner of 1300 south and State Shanghai Cafe simultaneously offers some of the worst service in town and some the most addictive vegetarian food I’ve ever eaten. … read more

Posted in: Food Reviews

Chris Murray: Unstrictly Rude

Posted on December 4, 2008 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

For the past twenty years, Chris Murray has been a unique, driving force in the worldwide ska scene. … read more

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