Hook & Ladder Co.

(L–R) A fountain drink, a bacon and mushroom burger and English chips comprise Hook & Ladder’s famed Shaun Special.

When a young Van Turner opened his hamburger restaurant on Salt Lake’s West side, I doubt that he thought he’d still be at it 44 years later. Yet, there he remains—a mainstay of his Glendale neighborhood. And it really is his neighborhood. The former city councilman has spent most of his life running Hook & Ladder Co. and the adjacent Firehouse Floral and Gifts. … read more

Death Magic: HEALTH Finds The Perfect Prescription

HEALTH band members pose against red smoky background

Taking a page from some of music’s most self-effacing artists, such as Kevin Shields and Trent Reznor, HEALTH possess numberless albums that were scrapped due to their creative perfection complex. The Los Angeles noise-rock act HEALTH stood on the edge of oblivion and took six years to architect a near-perfect follow-up to 2009’s Get Color, Death Magic.
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Soho Food Park: Get the Truck Over Here

Part of a food truck’s appeal is hopping on Twitter to see where and when your favorite mobile food purveyors are going to be doing business, and then undergoing an epic pilgrimage to show your support. Now that Utah is entering a new level of food truck street cred, it’s time to start accommodating Utah’s wheeled meal-dealers. … read more

Surging Forth from the Underground: Truest Underground Metal Albums of 2015

Underground Metal Album Picks 2015

Strap on your bullet belt and get ready to slap a new back patch onto your kutte, because if you like your music loud and heavy, you’re going to love our top underground metal picks of 2015. … read more

Top 5 Ameripolitan Albums that Shitcan the Cowboy Hat and Throw on the Scally Cap

Top 5 Ameripolitan Albums

“There’s punk rock in my country, and badonkadonk in my honky tonk!” Don’t fret, fragile cowpoke. If you’re a tried and true country-fried cowpunk, it’s time to shitcan the cowboy hat for some good ’ol Ameripolitan albums. … read more