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
Review: Blackhole
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
Review: Men Explain Things To Me
Men Explain Things to Me is a tribute to the women who came before; the women still going; and the women who will come after, for whom we struggle, and who will continue the struggle. … read more
J.K. Broadrick and Jesu exercising the Ghost of Godflesh
Chances are that if you listen to heavy or experimental music you know about Jesu and its creator Justin K. Broadrick, someone that bleeds talent from every orifice. … read more
Review: Proportion and Ornament
One suspects from the onset that Proportion and Ornament is to be understood in terms of its aesthetic value and experience. … read more
The Future of Utah: Ogden’s Revitalization Project
My first trip to Ogden occurred last year; a group of friends and I ventured into the unknown city in search of some handrails to film. … read more
Review: Chariot Wars
At first glance, Chariot Wars seems to be a unique racing game—nestled in the small niche along with N64’s Star Wars Episode I: Racer. … read more
Review: Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
I’d never played a single game in the Devil May Cry series. I just thought it is something worth noting going in. … read more
Review: The Staked Plains
The Staked Plains is functioning (successfully) as a modern apocalyptic text, filling in the gaps of Revelations and beyond. A glad addition to my library. … read more
This ain’t no Chinese Jazz, it’s the Stooges!: An Interview with Stooges Guitarist, Ron Asheton
Not only has Asheton continued to play music (and is influenced by such diverse sounds as The Who to Sun Ra) but he has a great memory and gift for storytelling. … read more
