9 Spine Stickleback

9 Spine Stickleback
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If you have been following SLUG for at least the last 16 months, you should know by now that 9 Spine Stickleback are my favorite local band. … read more

Serial Killer of the Month – Herbert Mullin 

Serial Killer of the Month – Herbert Mullin 
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Herbert Mullin was born on April 18, 1947 in Salinas, California – the forty-first anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake. … read more

Tool

Tool
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After their record Ænima was released, I spoke with Tool’s singer Maynard James Keenan. He’s one of my favorite vocalists. He’s NOT one of my favorite interviews. … read more

Stuck Mojo

Stuck Mojo
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A week after October’s issue of SLUG came out, I got a call from Struck Mojo’s guitarist, Rich Ward. Surprise, after I scolded the band in the last issue. … read more

Serial Killer of the Month – Richard Chase “The Sacramento Vampire”

Serial Killer of the Month – Richard Chase “The Sacramento...
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On a Monday in 1978, a pregnant 22-year-old newlywed Teresa Wallin was home, taking the day to catch up on chores. A tall man stepped into her front room. … read more

Chrome Cranks

Chrome Cranks
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The Chrome Cranks are a “garage-blues” band. I hesitate to use the term in SLUG, but that is what the Chrome Cranks are. … read more

Syd Straw

Syd Straw
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Syd Straw’s latest album, her second as a solo artist, was released several months ago. Syd Straw also loves the name SLUG for a paper. … read more

CD Reviews: October 1996

CD Reviews: October 1996
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Everyone left the show saying Nirvana was the best. I was silent, so as to avoid an argument because they sucked. Lo and behold the very show is on this record. … read more

Stiff Sheet: October 1996

Stiff Sheet: October 1996
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These guys are messed in the head like Giger dreams, like Tetsuo matter rot, and their poison’s another man’s sugar. Incredible album. Schizophrenic genius. … read more

Locals: Music Reviews, October 1996

Locals: Music Reviews, October 1996
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Finally, all locals can have their very own copy of the band David McClellan has been pumping for so long, created and recorded in a Salt Lake studio. … read more

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine
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No, I am not reviewing the show. I am writing a few words on the hysteria leading up to and surrounding the actual “concert.” … read more

Republica

Republica
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Just ask Saffron, the lead singer of the hot new techno-rock band Republica, how to have it all and still remain level-headed. … read more