September reviews of releases from artists like Spiritualized, Mogwai and more throughout the month. … read more
Crucial Comix: By Ricky Vigil
“Sometimes it’s hard to remember that we were once cool. Responsibility gets in the way of rock n’ roll.” … read more
Film Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians is based on a bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan. Native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is dating Singaporean Nick Young (Henry Golding), having no clue about how loaded his family really is. … read more
Film Review: The Meg
There is nothing worth remembering in this disaster of an action flick, but I don’t think anyone is walking into the theater expecting much more than a Jason Statham movie. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Parker Scott Mortensen
Parker Scott Mortensen joined the SLUG copy editing team in 2016 and became a contributing writer in 2017. Of copy editing, they say, “I love getting to read copy while listening to music and weighing in on odd grammar questions.” … read more
Saniderm Has You Covered
Riding high on a marathon of tattoo convention appearances, Steve Tarr—Director of Sales for Utah-based, medical-grade bandage/tattoo aftercare company Saniderm—gears up for Inked Magazine’s Empire State Tattoo Expo. … read more
V School Bringing Opportunity to Salt Lake City
V School is a tech-education boot camp teaching industry-celebrated curriculum, and has been since its start back in 2013. The school offers lessons in coding, UX and UI design, as well as other skills that are hand-selected by the school’s board. … read more
Creature Feature: Gemma Nigh
Born and raised in Sandy, Utah, Gemma Nigh got into the realm of performance art while attending Cyprus High School. “Growing up in Utah was definitely interesting. I lived in a super-Mormon neighborhood but never really played with any of the other kids,” she says. … read more
SLUG Style: Jacqueline Whitmore
Jacqueline Whitmore owns Copperhive Vintage and is a promoter of body positivity. This month’s SLUG Style was shot at Craft Lake City DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center at Copperhive Vintage’s booth. … read more
Erasure @ Kingsbury Hall 08.12 with Reed and Caroline
Erasure’s set ends with “Stop!,” a track from the Crackers International release that served as a Christmas release in 1988 and a bridge between the The Innocents and Wild! releases. Thunderous applause follows—genuine, stand-on-your-feet applause. … read more
Lost ’80s Live 2018: A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes @ Red Butte 08.09
Maybe it’s the heat, or that we were suddenly realizing how spoiled we were by the Retro Futura Tour a few weeks before, where the use of a backing band for the first three acts allowed the artist’s sets to be longer and seamless. Tonight, any momentum built up by the end of a band’s set evaporates before the next act can tune their instruments. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 3 & 4 @ The Underground & Metro with Establish, PXR, Threar, Exes, Hemwick, Seven Daggers, Hero Double Zero, LSDO 08.02-04
What began as a Facebook post brought the underground community together to reach a common goal and resulted in a compilation CD and four shows to back it up. I’m truly thankful that I could experience it all firsthand, and I can’t wait for what’s next. … read more
