Podcasts: SLUG Mag Soundwaves
Episode #179 – Mike Riedel & Ogden’s Own Distillery
We dabble in new brews with SLUG’s Beer Writer, Mike Riedel, as he runs down all the new beers and breweries, as well as chats with Ogden’s Own Distillery.
Episode #195 – VCR5
SLUG Senior Staff Writer, Justin Gallegos, goes over the finer points of 8-bit music with Joe Greathouse, the mind behind SLC cyberpunk project VCR5. Plus, we listen to two tracks from his brand new EP.
http://vcr5.bandcamp.com/
Episode #211 – Great Salt Lake Fringe, 6th Annual Beehive...
The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is a multi-day performing arts festival taking place in Sugar House. Over the course of four days, 50 different artists will take over eight venues throughout the area to perform a total of 250 shows. … read more
Episode #227 – Villain
Villain formed over the summer of 2015 and immediately jumped into the studio with SLC producer Dave Evanoff of Sound Designs to record their self-titled EP. … read more
Episode #243 – Jamesthemormon and Poet
Jamesthemormon and Poet are two of Salt Lake City’s best rap and hip-hop artists. Two very different sounds with different goals, Jamesthemormon and Poet come together to share their mutual hope to create change in the community. … read more
Episode #259 – Conquer Monster
Joshua Faulkner and Daniel Romero are the talents behind the geeky, electronic sci-fi duo, Conquer Monster. Created with modified computers, 8-bit synthesizers and 1950s radio samples, Conquer Monster truly are the music go-to for dystopian sci-fi vibes. “We actually met at a party and instantly started geeking out,” says Faulkner. “We’re just two nerds who like
Episode #275 – Debra Fotheringham
With her third studio album, The Darkness and the Sun, Debra Fotheringham discusses the things that inspire her interest in music, her writing hiatus and serendipitous surprises while recording the album. … read more
Episode #291 – Herban Empire
Herban Empire’s Andrew Cole discusses the band’s growth as artists as they prepare for their set at this year’s Reggae Rise Up Music Festival, which goes Aug. 24–26. … read more
Episode #307 – Picnics At Soap Rock
Picnics At Soap Rock is the brainchild of Chazz Pitts. In this episode, he discusses his organic aesthetic growth into Picnics At Soap Rock. … read more
Episode #323 – The Cold Year
The Cold Year’s newest album Prey for Me isn’t a critique of religion so much as it is a conversation about it, one that lyricist and guitarist Matthew Skaggs finds therapeutic. … read more
Episode #339 – Commander Salamander
On Commander Salamander’s debut album, Confidential Crocodile, the band spins an epic yarn about a brave Salamander who journeys ancient Egypt to restore balance to the world. … read more
Episode #355 – Spirit Machines
“We play classic rock brought into the modern age,” says Michael Collins, the drummer of the Salt Lake City–based Spirit Machines. … read more