Bold & Beautiful: Nancy Raygun

Posted on April 19, 2024 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Nancy Raygun twirls a pigtail while wearing a spiked black choker with a painted cityscape in the background.

Standing out in the scene can be tricky, yet Nancy Raygun has accomplished that in spades, not merely for their cheeky and rather topical moniker. … read more

Mike Brown: My First Legal Beer!

Posted on April 17, 2024 (April 28, 2025) by Asha Pruitt

An illustration of three teen boys sitting in a pine tree, they watch the a sunset.

I can’t remember what brand—surely something cheap. Then I went to some girl’s house and drank my first legal beer! The end. … read more

Film Review: Challengers

Posted on April 16, 2024 (April 16, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

A young blonde man sits across a table from a young girl with long dark hair. Over the table of hard boiled eggs and Gatorade, she points a fork while in conversation with the young man.

It scores enough points to be called a winner, and it’s got style to spare, but it lacks the heart of a true champion. … read more

Straight Freak Ticket Interview w/ Love Battery

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 19, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Love Battery has been one of my favorite bands for quite a while. They just barely released their new album, Straight Freak Ticket and they’re coming to SLC! … read more

Latimer: March 1995

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 15, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Latimer equals sound. Latimer is a big sound that is manipulated and layered. Four guys from Philadelphia that happen to be loud as hell. … read more

Concert Review: Bush and Simple Minds

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 15, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Anyone who has heard their CD Sixteen Stone has to admit that at first listen, these guys sound like another “Seattle Band” that we all know so well. … read more

Rape Recovery Center: Celebrating 50 Years of Healing and Community

Posted on April 15, 2024 (April 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Two people stand at a podium while one person presents an award to another.

In just the last year, the Rape Recovery Center has provided service to over 2,000 survivors and victims, 575 hotline callers and 1.6 million people via outreach. … read more

Concert Review: February 1995

Posted on February 1, 1995 (April 11, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

The never-ending series of Jon Shuman reunion gigs continued with an appearance of the Dollymops opening for Sinister Dane. At most, 100 people saw the show. … read more

American Hair Metal—Ain’t Nothin’ but a Good Time!

Posted on April 16, 2024 (April 11, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Steven Blush points at his book excitedly inside The Heavy Metal Shop.

You may remember the lace and leather, spandex pants, teased hair and showgirl makeup, as well as the gallons of booze, kilos of blow and all the debauchery that ensued, more than the music itself. It’s all captured in this professionally published scrapbook–American Hair Metal: Can’t Get Enough. … read more