With style so important in skateboarding nowadays, it’s great to see people out there still treating it like it’s supposed to be—fun. Before the fancy corporate sponsorships and all the jive that may come as we progress in this art, there was a simple reason (mentioned above) that we picked up this wonderful time-waster known as a skateboard. Keaton McDonald is one person out there who embodies this mentality. … read more
Gallery Stroll – November 2010
Images set trends, trends inspire fashion, fashion shapes beauty and beauty is all about perception. Change your perception during November’s Gallery Stroll with a new exhibit at the Hive Gallery in Trolley Square by photographer Cat Palmer. … read more
Product Reviews – November 2010
Products from Ace Skateboard Truck MFG., Circa Footwear, Blind Skateboards, Airwalk and Smith Optics are reviewed. … read more
National CD Reviews – November 2010
Reviews of new and recent releases from Atheist, Bad Religion, Black Mountain, Chromeo, Dag Nasty, Dimmu Borgir, Gold Panda, Junip, Kylesa, Legendary Pink Dots, Owen Pallett, Small Black, Swans, Three Mile Pilot and many more.
Movie Reviews – November 2010
Reviews of 127 Hours, Buried, Case 39. Hereafter, Jackass 3D, Let Me In, My Soul to Take, The Social Network, Waiting For Superman and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. … read more
Beer Reviews – November 2010
With Halloween just passed and that neo-fascist holiday of Thanksgiving coming up, I figured why not review some of that crazy spiced, chocolate, pumpkin shit that everyone raves about. I love to see those crazy styles hitting the Utah craft scene, and with other breweries like Dogfish Head, New Belgium and Stone busting out all that funky shit, I say it’s time for Utah breweries to put our state on the map—throw whatever the hell you can into the bunch. … read more
Video Game Reviews – November 2010
Dead Rising 2, Halo Reach and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game are reviewed … read more
Book Reviews – November 2010
Board to Lose, Heroes and Villains, Remembering Salt Lake … read more
Dear Dickheads – November 2010
SLUG Mag sticks up for the gay community, is subsequently bashed by the gay community, then praised by stoned members of the armed forces. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Bob Plumb
Bob Plumb is no stranger to the SLUG Mag world, and we here at the magazine are proud to announce his triumphant return to the SLUG crew. … read more
Top 5 of 2010
To celebrate another year’s end, SLUG handpicked 13 writers to spotlight one of their favorite releases of 2010 in an extended review. Read on for Top 5 lists from SLUG’s contributors and genre-spanning reviews of artists like The Black Keys, Sleigh Bells, Acid Tiger and local artist S.L.F.M. … read more
Alaska With Mikey
I always wanted to go to Alaska. It seems to me that anyone who has snowboarded has dreamed of making it there and having the opportunity to push their snowboarding to the limit. In Alaska anything can happen––good or bad. The landscape alone speaks for itself. Sure the mountains in Utah might be just as tall, but you don’t see them protruding from the ocean like huge fangs. Everything in Alaska just seems bigger and better. … read more
