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Chat Pile Wants To Die In A Movie

Posted on October 29, 2024 (November 7, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

SLUG had to jump in on the mix along with the many many publications clambering to Chat Pile. … read more

Posted in: Music, Music InterviewsTagged: Cap’n Ron, Chat Pile, Cool World, Luther Manhole, Raygun Busch, Stin

Eve’s Plum: November 1995

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Angela Garcia

Eve’s Plum recently released their second CD titled Cherry Alive and they are visiting town as part of Ray Gun magazine’s first ever concert tour. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Belly, Big Stick, Bill Laswell, Cherrry Alive, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Eve's Plum, Fred Maher, Heather Nova, Lou Reed, Material, Matthew Sweet, Michel Kotch, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Pat Benatar, Ray Gun, Traci Lords

Film Review: Music By John Williams

Posted on October 29, 2024 (October 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Shot of John Williams

Music By John Williams is very definitely a movie for fans, though it always effectively contextualizes the influence of this magnificent composer. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: composer, John Williams, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Superman

Film Review: Hitpig!

Posted on October 28, 2024 (October 29, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Hitpig! is neither great nor terrible, and there are enough disparate elements that it could easily have gone fully in either direction. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: Aniventure, Berkeley Breathed, Bloom County, Hitpig!, Jason Sudeikis

Toby Cochran on Luki & The Lights and Changing the World Through Storytelling

Posted on October 29, 2024 (October 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Still from Luki and the Lights

Toby Cochran’s dedication to creating purposeful, intentional content shines through in every frame of Luki & The Lights. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film InterviewsTagged: ALS, Big Grin Productions, Luki and the Lights, Toby Cochran

Mélanie Laurent Finds Freedom As A Director

Posted on October 28, 2024 (October 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Libre BTS l Mélanie Laurent l © Julien Panié (3)

A true innovator in terms of shot composition and visual storytelling, Laurent has created perhaps her most dazzling sequence to date. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film InterviewsTagged: Freedom, Inglourious Basterds, Lucas Bravo, Melanie Laurent, Now You See Me, Wingwomen

Local Review: Little Moon – Dear Divine

Posted on October 28, 2024 (October 25, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Little Moon’s Dear Divine is like a warm hug from a good friend or feeling the sunlight blush your face and like reading The Canterbury Tales for the first time. … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews, MusicTagged: Dear Divine, Emma Hardyman, Joyful Noise Recordings, Little Moon, Melody's Echo Chamber, Nathan Hardyman, Weyes Blood

Written In Blood: Hard Music for a Hard World

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Asha Pruitt

This is no lame cookie-cutter death metal act. These guys can do a lot more than growl into a microphone and detune their guitars. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Bathory, Cathedral, Fates Warning, Gomorrah, Grinch, Integrity, The Gathering

Soul Coughing

Posted on October 1, 1995 (May 7, 2025) by Asha Pruitt

They have a different sound, a different outlook. Their most recognizable line from a song is “You take the ankles and I’ll take the wrists.” … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: bands, interview, Soul Coughing, Yuval Gubay

The Stiff Sheet

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Asha Pruitt

Flea does this little tune that should be a poem called Pea, about homophobic rednecks. What can you do? He’s Flea.
… read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Black Grape, Donna Reed's Dinner Party, Gang of Four, Into Another, One Hot Minute, The Phoned, The Stiff Sheet

La Luz’s Shana Cleveland is “Living in a State of Love”

Posted on October 25, 2024 (October 28, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
"I think that I've found a lot of comfort in letting go of control, I see it as something that tortures people," says Shana Cleveland of La Luz. Photo courtesy of Wyndham Garrett.

La Luz’s Shana Cleveland has experienced a whirlwind decade since her last interview with SLUG. … read more

Posted in: Music, Music InterviewsTagged: La Luz, News of the Universe, Shana Cleveland

KAVA Talks – In Heels 2 Heal: Stepping Into A Collective Nonviolent Community

Posted on October 25, 2024 (October 24, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
The members of KAVA Talks walking and holding a banner for the In Heels 2 Heal event.

KAVA Talks is a men’s group that meets once a week to educate about the harms of domestic violence. … read more

Posted in: CommunityTagged: community, Culture, KAVA Talks, PIK2AR
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