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
Products from Ace Skateboard Truck MFG., Circa Footwear, Blind Skateboards, Airwalk and Smith Optics are reviewed. … read more
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.
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
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
Dead Rising 2, Halo Reach and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game are reviewed … read more
Board to Lose, Heroes and Villains, Remembering Salt Lake … read more
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
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
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
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
If there’s a better way to end a year than with a killer show, SLUG knows it not. We’re fucking slaying it with three amazing local groups for December’s Localized. The talent ranges from the acoustic to the dark neo-new-wave and to the eclectically electric jazz. On December 10, John-Ross Boyce & His Troubles will open the show with Night Sweats and The Daniel Day Trio headlining an end-of-decade show unlike any other. … read more
