In Arabic Halima translates as ‘quiet one,’ but there’s nothing quiet about this lady’s expressive dancing and her dynamic troupe, Desert Gypsies. … read more
Bellyography: Halima – April 2007
Dear Dickheads – April 2007
For those who don’t know what ghost riding the whip is, it is where you drive your car at three to five miles per hour, shift the car into neutral, turn up your music all the way and dance Dance DANCE all around and on top of your car. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Mitch Meyer
“Aperture, aperture!” This is the elusive calling card of photographer Mitch Meyer. … read more
Review: Witchblade – Borne Again, Vol. 2
Witchblade tells the tale of NYPD homicide detective Sara Pezzini, and her adventures in supernatural crime-fighting. … read more
All Nation Freight-Heads Show Their Flare
Since the early 80s graf zines like Clout, Life Sucks Die, Mass Appeal, Day in the Lyfe, Bigtime, Scribble, were created to document graffiti art. Many of these zines focus primarly on wall coverage, but Salt Lake City based, All Nation takes a slightly different path with its exclusive coverage of American freight train graffiti; haling itself as the only magazine dedicated to this niche. … read more
Review: Colorworld
Colorworld is a fictional story that pulls readers in, keeps them on the edge of their seats and leaves them wondering what is going to happen next as they travel throughout their day. … read more
Localized: Loiter Cognition
Loiter Cognition have a very aggressive and violent sound but, upon meeting the members of the band for this interview their sound doesn’t fit the soft-spoken, relaxed personalities of each member. … read more
Review: Dust & Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting
Perhaps one of the ultimate ways to celebrate record collecting—apart from buying more records—is Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting. … read more
Review: Blackhole
Whenever I start getting a big head about how good I am at video games, a simple 2D platformer like Blackhole will come out and completely humiliate me. … read more
Localized: Red Top Wolverine Show
Loiter Cognition, Red Top Wolverine Show and opening act The Alkaloids will be playing SLUG’s Localized at Urban Lounge Friday March 9th. This will be the craziest most intense show of all time so be there. Red Top Wolverine Show Bucket: Harmonica Frisco: Broomstick Jailbait: Drums Brad McCarley: Vocals, Guitar, Den Mother Stanley: Percussion, Buckets
Drawn OK: An Interview with Badly Drawn Boy
When Damon Gough and his alter ego Badly Drawn Boy rolled into Salt Lake City’s Zephyr Club in support of his debut album The Hour of the Bewilderbeast he had already taken the Mercury Music Prize (the UK’s Album of the Year) beating out Coldplay’s Parachutes and The Doves’ Lost Souls. When he left he had set up residency as one of the top ten bands I’d ever seen live. … read more
Chasing Cuban Ballerinas with Chicken from Dead to Me
You might get the idea that Dead To Me is some kind of sappy inspirational band more apt to play self-help seminars than sweaty punk clubs, but their music makes it clear that punk rock can be about more than hating everything and everyone around you. … read more
