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Film Review: Compartment No. 6

Posted on April 12, 2022 (September 16, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Still of Seidi Haarla in Compartment No. 6

I was not on board at the start of Compartment No. 6, but it’s a testament to the original text, adaptation and the performances that, by the end, I am endeared. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: compartment no. 6

Film Review: Shakespeare’s Sh*tstorm

Posted on April 7, 2022 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Still of cast from Shakespeare's Shitstorm

One of the major goals of the film seems to be a critique on criticism itself. As the preceding decades of his career demonstrate, Kaufman is entirely incorrigible. … read more

Posted in: Film Reviews, LGBTQ+Tagged: LGBTQ+, Lloyd kaufman, Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm

Localized: In Your Grave

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 14, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
(L–R) As In Your Grave, Jason Densmore, Collin Anderson, Jose Bardales and Mason Hollinger of In Your Grave

In Your Grave wear their early-aughts, nu-metal influences on their sleeve, pulling liberally from all corners of the metal/hardcore universe and beyond. … read more

Posted in: LocalizedTagged: Anonymous, In Your Grave, Rue the Day, Suffocater, Urban Lounge

Localized: Anonymous

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 14, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
(L–R) Ryssa Pellum, Tyler Landress, Eric Norris, Ethan Vehar and DK Halligan make up tenacious local hardcore outfit Anonymous.

Anonymous combines a variety of musical backgrounds and stylistic preferences to form a metal-tinged punk sound “[like] taking a chainsaw to another chainsaw.” … read more

Posted in: LocalizedTagged: Anonymous, DK Halligan, Eric Norris, Ethan Vehar, Ryssa Pellum, Tyler Landress

Review: Deadly Kung Fu Action by Warlock Pinchers

Posted on October 1, 1989 (August 9, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
"Their first album (self-produced on My Tongue records) was a very quick seller and is hard to get a hold of."

The Curious George saga continues, this time not with George Peppard but with the Ayatollah. … read more

Posted in: Reviews MusicTagged: Boner Records, Deadly Kung Fu Action, Warlock Pinchers

Figures On A Beach

Posted on October 1, 1989 (August 9, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
"Figures on a Beach’s self-titled second album for Sire Records certainly has a political bent."

Apparently, most of Utah’s unjaded and skate punks missed Figures on a Beach when the band signed albums at Imagine Music, 107 N. Main, Bountiful, on September 18, 1989. … read more

Posted in: MusicTagged: Anthony Kaczynski, Figures on a Beach, John Richard Rolski, Michael J.F. Smith, Perry Tell, Sire Records

Mike Brown: Beer is Here to Save the Day

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 16, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Beer is here to save the day cartoon

Beer turns the timid into the brave and turns bad ideas into great ideas—for this Beer Issue, I’d like to turn my attention to how beer can solve our problems. … read more

Posted in: Beer & SpiritsTagged: Beer, mike brown

Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 14, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Local Music Singles Roundup - April 2022

Our Beer Issue Local Music Singles Roundup offers six new lager-than-life singles to listen to—we’re sure at least one of them will make your heart malt. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Angie Petty, IMAGE/INTENT, Josaleigh Pollett, Kipper Snack, Local Music Singles Roundup, lostboii, Marqueza, Omega Horns

Snow Photo Feature: Nils Mindnich

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 16, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Nils Mindnich – stalefish - Brighton, UT

Nils Mindnich pulling out a stalefish on the Brighton pipe. … read more

Posted in: Ski / SnowboardTagged: Bob Plumb, Brighton Resort, Nils Mindnich

Skate Photo Feature: Kallie Lowery

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 16, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Kallie Lowery – frontside slash – Provo, UT

Kallie Lowery regularly skates bowls and ramps that are bigger than anything I ever even had the nerve to drop into, as at this abandoned pool. … read more

Posted in: SkateTagged: frontside slash, Kallie Lowery

Contributor Limelight: Natalie Corey

Posted on April 6, 2022 (September 15, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Natalie Corey joined our team in 2020 and says, “I have gotten so many chances to see and explore so many places that I would have never known existed before.”

Natalie Corey joined our team in 2020 and says, “I have gotten so many chances to see and explore so many places that I would have never known existed before.” … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: Contributor Limelight, Natalie Corey

Contributor Limelight: Katie Hatzfeld

Posted on April 6, 2022 (August 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Contributing to the magazine as Copy Editor and Contributing Writer, Katie Hatzfeld has been an integral part of our Editorial team since August 2021.

Contributing to the magazine as Copy Editor and Contributing Writer, Katie Hatzfeld has been an integral part of our Editorial team since August 2021. … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: Contributor Limelight, Katie Hatzfeld
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