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National Music Reviews October 2015
Review: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
When I first played Metal Gear Solid, it changed my life as a gamer. It intertwined story and gameplay in a way I’d never seen before. … read more
Review: Galak-Z
Galak-Z is a perfect combination of the cultural weirdness that basically nurtured me and anyone else who grew up in the 1980’s. The beauty of this game is that it manages to capture all of that nostalgia without being derivative. … read more
Review: Endless Legend: Shadows
Integrating a new faction into a game as complex as Endless Legend could have been a tricky prospect, but the Forgotten’s play style works well with the existing factions. … read more
Local Reviews: ESX
“Had a thing for a girl named Annie … Found out she was a tranny…” begins the debut album of SLC locals, ESX. Crystal Pistol, sexy lead singer extraordinaire, coos, growls, chats and sings over the fast-paced beats, bouncy bass and catchy keys. … read more
Review: Butterfly – Hardcover Collection
Two different illustrators pen the pages in Butterfly with a surprising degree of continuity. Antonio Fuso’s illustrations in the first two chapters blend seamlessly with the latter half. … read more
Review: Destiny: The Taken King
The arrival of The Taken King is much more than an expansion to Destiny—it’s a reinvention. It’s the manifestation of player feedback, passionate development and community gaming that began with Destiny’s release a year ago. … read more
Festa Italiana: An Authentic Italian Street Festival in Salt Lake City
The two-day festival was an ideal sendoff to summer. I’m happy to say that the Italian Civic League organized a great party for Salt Lake City. … read more
Legendary Shack Shakers: Ugly And Desperate Isn’t Easy
The man that put the “legendary” in the Legendary Shack Shakers is renowned frontman JD Wilkes, who has been able to take his strange notions of music and parlay them into a 20 year career. … read more
Review: One Piece: Season Seven Voyage One
If you’ve been keeping up with the videos on the official One Piece website then this collection of episodes will also bring that full circle. I love/hate how the One Piece website teases their new episodes with the videos, but love that they bring it full circle once the episodes are released. … read more
Local Reviews: Jimmy Hack Up
100% Illegal is the new sound collage project by local art-faux leader, Xkot Toxsix, AKA Jimmy Hack Up. The most recognizable selections sampled: The Cure’s “10:15 Saturday Night,” Depeche Mode’s “Dreaming Of Me,” Angry Samoans’ “Lights Out” and Nitzer Ebb’s “Murderous.” The skill of layering these samples, and mixing and mashing them together is spot-on. … read more
Review: Cross Of The Dutchman
If there’s something to take away from Cross Of The Dutchman, it’s that sometimes projects need to be allowed to die. … read more
