GZA: The Extended Interview

Posted on January 7, 2010 (May 15, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Before you catch GZA at The Urban Lounge on January 23, read the full transcript of our interview with The Genius that ran in the January 2010 issue of SLUG. … read more

Local Reviews: Samuel Smith Band

Posted on April 1, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

You swore you would never listen to KBER. Samuel Smith Band, Salt Lake Soundcheck favorites, will make you repent your superiority. Recall, if you possibly can, some shit-forsaken rock quartet from the ’70s, with a white soul singer, bottle-neck guitars and Fender Champs cranked up to blues kazoo. Samuel Smith Band delivers these basic goods, combined with enough wit and funk to retain a sure sense of the here and now. … read more

Saturday, January 20th – Movie Schmovie

Posted on January 23, 2007 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Freedom Riders – Review

Posted on January 21, 2010 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

In 1961, a civil rights group known as CORE set out to unveil the inequalities that black individuals faced in the South despite the federal ban of racial discrimination and segregation in interstate travel. … read more

Sunday, January 21st – Solo Mission

Posted on January 23, 2007 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Restrepo – Review

Posted on January 22, 2010 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Junger and Hetherington have created a fine piece of embedded journalism with their documentary, Restrepo. Restrepo is war—war without the Hollywood lighting, the special effects or the cleverly crafted lines. … read more

Tuesday, January 23rd – Movie Makers

Posted on January 25, 2007 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Last Train Home – Review

Posted on January 23, 2010 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Every year in China over 130 million migrant workers leave their factory jobs in large cities to travel home and reunite with their families for Chinese New Year. For many, it is the only time they will see their family for the entire year. … read more