Slug Magazine

SLUG, short for SaltLakeUnderGround, is a complimentary monthly publication located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The magazine covers a range of topics including music, lifestyle, arts, and events, offering readers interviews, reviews, and engaging articles.

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Two Broke Boys, One Backroom: The bbno$ Interview

3 weeks ago | slugmag.com | Alton Barnhart

Expect the unexpected: something classically cliché, which still holds merit to those who’ve experienced it firsthand. It was unexpected for a white-out shitstorm to snake its way into some St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
Issue 434 - February 2025 - SLUG Magazine

2 months ago | slugmag.com | Alton Barnhart |Rio Connelly |Peter Eckhardt |Asha Pruitt

From the familiar to the more exotic, or simply for those special combinations you have to have, they have it all. Check out the full menu at freewheelerpizza.com and choose your fate! … read more
Mercury Rev: A Gasp of Air for the Faint Pulse of Today’s Alternative Music

Jan 13, 2025 | slugmag.com | Alton Barnhart

The debate has begun: who defines alternative music today in the most authentic sense? One answer to this question is Mercury Rev, tentatively a five piece all of which reside in New York (Buffalo, Poughkeepsie). The band has become an institution, members coming and going—one of the latest recruits being a young bassist, Jason Russo (picked up after the studio session for their latest LP See You On the other Side).
Megadeth: October 1995

Jan 13, 2025 | slugmag.com | Alton Barnhart

Megadeth is one of the survivors of the 1980’s heavy metal revolution. And, they’ve got a new CD, Hidden Treasures on Capitol Records and a tour to prove it. Megadeth has been around since the mid-80’s and proof of their popularity can be found in the sales of Youthanasia, their previous CD which went platinum plus. Megadeth member Marty Friedman spoke with us.
Local Reviews: October 1995

Jan 13, 2025 | slugmag.com | Alton Barnhart

My Friend Moses W.A.Y…R? Records I must first say that MFM kicked everyone’s ass in the bio department. If you want to get ANY attention from a record company, you should try and catch their eye first. Next, even though I know drummer David Liston, he is still the difference between My Friend Moses being a mediocre metal band and a listenable diverse hard rock band. Even though backed by solid playing from guitarist Phil Gallegos and bassist Josh Cushing, good drums make the songs happen.
Slurp Lake City: Ramen Ichizu Delivers Authentic Japanese Flavors

Dec 31, 2024 | slugmag.com | Emma Anderson

Ramen Ichizu915 S Washington St, Ste #1A, Salt Lake CityInstagram: @Ramen_IchizuMon: 5–8 P.M., Wed–Sun: 11 A.M.–2:30 P.M., 5–8 P.M.As someone who went to Japan (brag) for a little over two weeks this summer, spending time in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo, I have been… hesitant? Trepidatious? Somewhat scared to try new Japanese cuisine in the states? No, I’ve been LOYAL to my culinary experience in Japan.
Behind The Seams: The Weird and Wonderful World of McGrew Studios

Dec 31, 2024 | slugmag.com | Emma Anderson

Jennifer McGrew is no ordinary professional. On the day we meet for coffee to discuss her business, McGrew Studios, she also has plans to track down a specific piece of band equipment and talk fabric with a fellow artisan. When I ask about her job title, she slides me a glittery business card that reads “Director of Disguises.” It’s a fitting moniker — McGrew does it all, including costume fabrication, multimedia design and mascot creation.
Contributor Limelight: Bailee Elaine

Dec 31, 2024 | slugmag.com | Emma Anderson

Bailee Elaine has blessed SLUG with her poetic knack for telling essential community stories — from drag queens to local artisans — for the last two years. She even has her own poetry book out! Read her interview with Mental Healthy F.i.T’s Brian Higgins on page 18 of the print issue or right here.
Top Five Albums of 2024 for Ethereal Weird Girls Feeling Nostalgic

Dec 27, 2024 | slugmag.com | Emma Anderson

We’re entering a cultural renaissance where ethereal weird girls again hold increasingly valuable social capital, as the trend cycle brings us back to our favorite spooky and nerdy pop culture tropes. Whether you’re one of the ‘90s whimsigoth girls who still calls their squad “the coven,” or if you sat somewhere on the obsessed-with-East-Asian-culture end of the cafeteria in the ‘00s — these 2024 releases are for all the social outsiders feeling nostalgic for their girlhood. Stay weird.
Bold & Beautiful: Princess Deathwish

Dec 11, 2024 | slugmag.com | Emma Anderson

While professional wrestling might bring to mind images of hulking, oily masculinity like that of “Macho Man” Randy Savage or “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels, Adan Paredes (aka Princess Deathwish) is here to give a gender-bending suplex from the top rope. One that’ll challenge society’s ideas of, not only the sport itself, but that of gender as well.