Olivia Rodrigo = Lorde x Courtney Love … read more
Review: Olivia Rodrigo – SOUR
After a Rise to Stardom, Ritt Momney to Play 2021 Craft Lake City DIY Festival
It makes sense that an artist with a name that’s essentially a simplified anagram of the more well-known Utah senator would hail from Salt Lake City. Although, I was first convinced that Jack Rutter of Ritt Momney came from elsewhere. In our interview, we chatted about how there’s normally a brief period in a native
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Poppycock Visqueen
Orange wigs, campy performances and cheekbones cut so sharp they could slice you open if you get too close: Drag performer and artist Taylor Anne is all of these things and more. Known onstage as Poppycock Visqueen, a performance from Anne promises professional-grade vocals and a playful commentary on femininity. If you’re lucky enough, you
Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II
While A Quiet Place Part II may make you even more scared to be outside, it’s the best reason I’ve had to leave the house in a long time. … read more
Review: Ishtar Sr. – Divine Ecdysis
Ishtar Sr. Divine Ecdysis Grimalkin Records Street: 05.21 Ishtar Sr. = (J. Fisher x THEESatisfaction) x Headboggle density&destiny— in sound, narrative and concept, Ishtar Sr.’s (Savan DePaul‘s) Divine Ecdysis holds an almost unbearable concentration of weight and import. Best described as an avant-hip-hop space opera, the album narrates DePaul’s own journey toward a self-assured identity
Film Review: Milkwater
Milkwater is a nice enough time if you’re not digging into it. There are plenty of tender moments, but the film lacks any deeper discussions. … read more
Queer and Now: How the Queer Spectra Arts Festival Captures the Tones of Intersectionality
Three years into its youthful tenure, Salt Lake City’s Queer Spectra Arts Festival has danced, swayed and spoken to the strange shifts of our world in more ways than the originators had imagined. Begun by modern dance graduates Dat Nguyen and Emma Sargent alongside Max Barnewitz and Aileen Norris, the collective decided that an interdisciplinary
David Cross, Bigfoot and The Journey of “The Dark Divide”
Anyone who paid attention in their high school English class likely has some familiarity with “The Hero’s Journey.” It’s the template for most storytelling, wherein a hero goes on an adventure, is victorious (or sometimes fails) and comes home changed by it. But for Robert Michael Pyle, a real-life hero’s journey took place in 1995
Film Review: Dream Horse
Dream Horse Director: Euros Lyn Cornerstone Films and Film4 In Theaters 05.21 The spring/early summer blockbuster season is more or less partially underway to some extent, pandemic style. With zombies and serial killers dominating, a small, feel-good sports drama is welcome counterprogramming. There are some sports—well, OK, basically all of them—that hold no interest for
Film Review: Army of the Dead
Army of the Dead has a lot going for it, and Zack Snyder has created an epic-scale film filled with eye-popping visuals and plenty of action. … read more
SLUG Style: Goldin Kidd
This month’s “SLUG Style” features Goldin Kidd, who uses style as a free-flowing expression just like any other artform. … read more
Film Review: The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window Director: Joe Wright Fox 2000 Pictures Streaming on Netflix 05.14 The new major release from Netflix, The Woman in the Window, is based on the novel by A. J. Finn and is one that has piqued my curiosity for reasons different than most. This past year of social distancing and
