Omar Abou-Ismail is thrilled to examine people’s expressions as they taste raw vegan food for the first time. As a skeptic by nature (and junk food vegan!), I was surprised at the palatable flavors and textures—I’ve never had anything like the food from Rawtopia. I’m sure Omar could detect the suspicion fade and turn to bliss as I stuffed my face. … read more
Video game reviews for 80 Days, Blackwell Episode 1, Blood Bowl, Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition, Halfway, iOOTP Baseball, Madden 15, Minecraft for Xbox One, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, The Red Solstice, Shovel Knight, Sword Art Online, Tales Of Xillia 2 and The Walking Dead: Season 2. … read more
“Opening for the Wu is for real,” Killer Mike (Michael Render) tells SLUG in his boisterous Southern drawl. El-P recreates the experience, saying, “We walked into it assuming the crowd was there for Wu-Tang and we were just the opener. So the fact that we had 10,000 kids screaming our lyrics back to us was legitimately a surprise.” … read more
I think I just had déjà vu … … read more
Product reviews for Chrome Industries, Enjoi Skateboards, Huf, Sol Republic and Underwater Audio. … read more
Movie review for Camp X-Ray, Dead Snow 2, Dolphin Tale 2, The Drop and The Equalizer. … read more
Before dawn on the morning of Feb. 12, 2012, security guard Corey Serawop was halfway through a graveyard shift at a Fort Duchesne alcohol abuse treatment center when the power went out. Serawop saw red-and-blue flashing lights outside the building. Assuming the police had arrived in relation to the power outage, he went outside to meet them. Instead of a police cruiser, Serawop saw something unimaginable—something he had only seen in movies. … read more
Though Utah got its cinematic start with the westerns of John Ford, it’s no stranger to the horror genre. Our state has been the backdrop to several celluloid slashers—peruse the list … if you dare. … read more
Product reviews for Bern, Chrome Industries, PasteUp, Syck Trix and Copper Urban. … read more
Video game reviews for Abyss Odyssey, Another World 20th Anniversary Edition, Armillo, Crypt of the NecroDancer, Godfire: Rise Of Prometheus, Magic 2015, Murdered: Soul Suspect, One Piece: Unlimited World Red, Outlast, Squids Odyssey, Transistor, Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Wayward Manor and The Wolf Among Us. … read more
A World Lit Only By Fire is fueled by Broadrick and Green’s desire to return to what Godflesh was when the band began in the late ’80s. “Having Godflesh not existing for such a long period of time afforded me the luxury of being able to examine what I loved the most about Godflesh. And what I loved the most was the intent of the first few records,” says Broadrick. … read more
SLUG’s Summer of Death skate contests have been a skateway drug for countless Utah skaters for 15 years. This summer’s second and final installment of Summer of Death, Roughside of the TRAX, took place on Sept. 13, and made use of some sweet spots along Salt Lake’s TRAX lines. … read more
