SLUG Contributor Limelight
September 6, 2018
Contributor Limelight: Parker Scott Mortensen
Parker Scott Mortensen joined the SLUG copy editing team in 2016 and became a contributing writer in 2017. Of copy editing, they say, “I love getting to read copy while listening to music and weighing in on odd grammar questions.” In addition to meticulous copy editing talent, Mortensen radiates warm, friendly company among the team. They frequently scribe SLUG’s monthly art feature, leading readers into an experience that they sentimentally articulate with whimsy. Mortensen cites as a favorite their December 2017 art feature about installation piece Swen of the Wirble, an article that led to a sense of self-affirmation as a writer. This month, Mortensen’s skill is on display in the Andrew Rice art feature (pg. 14), where they weave us through Rice’s story in a way that is inspiring and relatable. Read on to see why we continually await the magic that Mortensen has in store for us next.
Articles by contributor
SLUG Style: Katie Child
Draped in leather jackets and heavy boots, Katie Child has the sense of style that blends Western and rock-n-roll. … read more
Eating and Sourcing Locally With Chef Bleu Adams
Chef Bleu Adams believes in the importance of supporting Utah agriculture by sourcing from neighborhood farms and markets. … read more
The 15th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by...
Looking back on all the photos we took of the 15th Annual DIY Fest, no matter where you looked, someone was having a great time in great company. … read more
SLUG Style: Abigail Peña
With fashion influences ranging from cartoons to Kahlo, Abigail Peña’s closet is colorful and never dull. … read more
Sego: DIY Festival Headliner
Though Sego is now a nationally renowned band living in sunny Los Angeles, their roots trace back to humble beginnings in Provo’s independent music community. … read more
Gable Price and Friends: DIY Festival Headliner
Born and raised in the midwest, Gable Price’s musical journey began young and, has revolved around his highly successful and critically acclaimed project. … read more
SLUG Style: Muriel Langdon
Muriel Langdon is a Salt Lake City-based designer creating bright, elegant swim and loungewear perfect for any pool party. … read more
Appreciating the Outdoors One Brew at a Time
These five local breweries emphasize Utah recreation culture by showing support for local, outdoor-centric organizations. … read more
Meet the SLUG Picnic Food Truck: Haute Burgers & Fries
Get to know our June SLUG Picnic food truck, Haute Burgers & Fries, through the interview with owner and manager Chef Tony. … read more
SLUG Style: Mao Barroteran
Mao Barroteran’s style feels ahead of its time. With a background in dancing and music, Barroteran treats every sidewalk as their runway. … read more
SLUG Mag’s Pride Guide to Drag Shows Outside of SLC
SLUG has put together a list of a few drag shows happening this summer outside of Salt Lake County to highlight how the art form is flourishing in other parts of the state. … read more
Localized: SLUG’s All-Ages LGBTQ+ Variety Show
This month’s Localized will feature a variety of performers, from drag queens to queer musicians. Here is a quick profile on each of the acts you can catch this June. … read more
Glitter and Hops: A Guide to Utah’s Pride-Themed Brews
SLUG is giving you all the hoppy details on a few of the hottest beers and ciders around SLC that are showing support for the LGBTQ+ community. … read more
SLUG Style: Elise Jones
Elise Jones is a yoga therapist and roller skater from Salt Lake City whose active lifestyles blend a colorful palette with fitness and vintage clothing. … read more
Jedari Makes Space for your Communities
Already hosting nearly 50 clients and more than 5,000 users, the Jedari model provides an avenue for independent community building. … read more
SLUG Style: Adrienne Wild
An entrepreneur at her core, Adrienne Wild creates interesting lines and silhouettes in her outfits, mixing professionalism with playful disruption. … read more
Brew News
SLUG has compiled a handful of new developments in our “Brew News” to help keep you up to date on all the latest from the world of Utah beer. … read more
SLUG Style: Jazmin Mendoza
Jazmin Mendoza is a photographer from Salt Lake City who errs toward candid photography and free movement, particularly at events within the SLC art scene. … read more
SLUG Style: Lukas Mann
Lukas Mann appears together with his sphinx cats, Laurel and Reid, in this Pets issue–themed SLUG Style photoshoot, and the results speak for themselves. … read more
SLUG Style: Mark Cook of Skiing Fucks
Mark Cook is the founder of Skiing Fucks, a clothing brand that embraces standing against elitism and gatekeeping within clothing, sporting and life itself. … read more
SLUG Style: Shantelle Pace
As with her approach to cocktail creation, Shantelle Pace’s fashion sense evinces a willingness to experiment and eschew convention. … read more
Crème De La Cocktail: Four SLC Bartenders Hit Us With...
Here are four highly skilled bartenders from the city’s hottest cocktail bars on their approach to the art of mixology, their favorite drinks to make and more. … read more
SLUG Style: Rebecca Springer
While Springer’s love for ’50s fashion certainly expresses itself through her designed dresses, her affection for the style manifests in nearly every detail. … read more
Showcasing the Brightest in Utah Furniture and Interior Design: The...
Utah’s design community rallies around Salt Lake Design Week, a collection of exhibitions centered around showcasing the talented artists in our state. … read more
SLUG Style: Victoria Minji Lee
This month’s SLUG Style features Victoria Minji Lee, a local artist and the current owner of tattoo shop Everybody Tattoo. … read more
Uplifting DIY Festival Participants with Craft Lake City’s Artisan Scholarship...
Craft Lake City’s Artisan Scholarship and Mentor Program pairs DIY Festival newcomers with veteran mentors, guiding the beginners through their exciting debut. … read more
Interview: Savatage
Savatage, one of the best heavy, almost speed-metal, bands, played at Rafters on Wednesday night. Before the show, I spoke with the lead singer, Jon Oliva. … read more
SLUG Style: Cintia Lastra
Cintia Lastra’s jewelry incorporates the new with the old, signifying her belief in healing and community that has grown alongside her love of roller skating. … read more
SLUG Style: Jazmin Comley
Jazmin Comley is the Director of Sales and Marketing at UTOG Brewing. A craft beer enthusiast who designs UTOG’s merch, Comley appreciates a unique fit. … read more
New Band Spotlight: Wonder Crash
Wonder Crash is a hot new band whose well-written songs have catchy riffs and dynamic chord progressions—you certainly ought to take a look at them! … read more
Brown Gradient Beer Wenches: Top Local Beer Picks
Brought together by their individual roles within local breweries, Brown Gradient Beer Wenches aspires to spread joy through their combined passion—craft beer. … read more
Review: Mudhoney
Last year I heard a tape of what is now Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney. All I had to say about that is that they suck. … read more
SLUG’s 33rd Anniversary and Death By Salt Release Party
Each set of SLUG’s 33rd Anniversary and Death By Salt VI Release Party exemplified its genre, and the crowd matched the shift in energy each time as they swooned over local talent. … read more
Work It: Craft Lake City’s DIY Fest Artisan Workshops
There’s a workshop for everyone at the 13th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival—yes, even if you don’t think you’re artsy! … read more
SLUG Mag’s 2021 Brewstillery Fun Guide
Mark the boxes as you make your way through the 2021 edition of SLUG Mag’s Brewstillery on Saturday, July 10, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. … read more
New Breweries on the Horizon: Prodigy Brewing and Flaming Gorge...
New breweries are on the horizon, and we’ve got the scoop on what’s to come with these additions to the Utah brewery community. … read more
Transgender Health Program at the University of Utah
The Transgender Health Program at the University of Utah provides a safe space for identity-affirming body transformations. … read more
Interview + Premiere: Don’t Do It Neil – I WANNA...
Don’t do it, Neil’s I WANNA SEE WHAT DEATH IS LIKE, presents Mabel Harper’s unique vision in its most thrilling and moving form to date. … read more
In the Spirit of Community: Utah Distilleries’ Hand Sanitizer Aid
SLUG staff interviews Alpine Distilling, Outlaw Distillery and Salt Flats Spirits about their production of hand sanitizer for the community. … read more
August SLUG Picnic Presented by Sparrow Electric 08.22 w/ Elowyn,...
The August SLUG Picnic featured Fur Foxen, Cherry Thomas and Elowyn, as well as a variety of craft vendors and food from Kafé Mamai. … read more
Craft Lake City’s Virtual DIY Festival: A How-to Q&A with...
Check out SLUG’s Q&A with the Craft Lake City Virtual DIY Festival developers, who details some of the functionalities of the new format. … read more
Black Lives Matter Utah: Q&A with Rae Duckworth
SLUG interviews Rae Duckworth, a volunteer of the Black Lives Matter Utah chapter, to discuss how community members can effect positive change and reform. … read more
Here are Three Ways to Get Your Jiggle On: Jell-O-Based...
With these three vignettes, you can find out who’s carrying the torch of Jell-O traditions and who’s experimenting in the field. … read more
Jimmy Martin Memorial
A set of rememberance for Jimmy Martin, SLUG’s longtime film critic and film festival coverage specialist who passed away on June 18 of 2019. … read more
Four Courses of Dessert in SLC: City Cakes
“Cake-decorating is an art, and I love to be creative. City Cakes has very talented decorators that can create exactly what the customer is asking for out of buttercream.” … read more
Four Courses of Dessert in SLC: Normal Ice Cream
“Normal Ice Cream cares about every single step, how it tastes, what the textures are and how it looks because we live in a visual world, after all.” … read more
Four Courses of Dessert in SLC: Doki Doki
At Doki Doki, we commit ourselves to make teas without any powder or artificial flavorings. We only use real loose-leaf teas, either imported or sold by our suppliers in the States. We brew our teas fresh at the store and use all real cream if customers want to order milk teas. … read more
Four Courses of Dessert in SLC: Fillings and Emulsions
“Fillings and Emulsions is a destination patisserie—most people already have an idea when they come for the first time. Macarons for sure, the Cuban meat pies and our breakfast and savory pastries are actually some of the items that are taking over our sales.” … read more
Local Tattooers: Jake Miller
Jake Miller, a seasoned artist with 15 years of experienced, is currently working at the Mercy tattoo shop. located at 180 S 200 E. … read more
27 Club: SLUG Celebrates 27 Years With Six SLC Performers
For SLUG’s 27th birthday, we’ve enlisted six local performers to breathe new life into songs from members of the 27 Club, famous musicians who passed before their time at the age of 27. Be sure to catch SLUG’s 27 Club Anniversary Party at Metro Bar on March 11—doors at 9 p.m., show at 10:30 p.m., $5 at the door. … read more
27 Club Performer: Klaus
My best friend’s parents were a couple of hippies and were always playing music in their home. Janis was someone I frequently heard playing while I spent time there. The power and grief in her voice continues to be a source of inspiration. … read more
27 Club Performer: Luna Slipstream
Jim Morrison was a bad boy in tight leather pants. He WAS shock value. He set the bar higher for all rock stars. … read more
27 Club Performer: Aaron Ray aka Sissy Riot
The first time that Nirvana resonated with me would have been some time in middle school when I was reading a back issue of Guitar World magazine of my oldest brothers. The person interviewing Kurt Cobain was hassling him a little about the couple of times he had worn dresses on and off stage, Kurt was having none of that and simply said “I’m not gay, but I wish I were gay, so I could tell all the homophobes to go to hell.” … read more
27 Club Performer: Scotty Ray
Amy wasn’t a typical beauty … Messy beehive hair, smeary cat eye eyeliner, imperfect teeth and a sailor mouth accompany the voice you’d easily mistake for a Billie Holiday–era hit. Everything was such an enigma about her in the beginning and that honesty was incredibly charming. … read more
27 Club Performer: Loke
I find it interesting that so many iconic artists are so powerful onstage and then off stage, shy and semi insecure. I love that some people communicate better through an instrument or paint, or whatever medium. I think that in regards to Jimi, this aspect made him so humble. … read more
27 Club Performer: Lindsay Heath
It was 1991, and I was 10 years old. I so vividly recall one night head-banging while balancing on my skateboard, facing the television in the middle of my childhood living room as I pretended to be Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl simultaneously, singing and air-drumming along with “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” hoping to impress my babysitter. … read more
The No-Nation Orchestra: An Interview with Stephen Chai
A staple of the local music scene, Stephen Chai has been involved in a wide range of influential musical projects, from Laserfang to Mammoth and Night Sweats. His latest project brings together a slew of talented local musicians and a handful of upbeat genres to create The No-Nation Orchestra. … read more
The Best of 2004 and Some Dirty Little Secrets
Top Ten Albums of 2004 brought to you by the amazingly informed and taste-conscious SLUG staff. Angela Brown (is the biggest slacker at SLUG) 1. The Fall- The Real New Fall LP (Narnack) 2. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (Anti) 3. Blonde Redhead Misery Is a Butterfly (Beggar’s
No Booze, No Freaking and No Fun At All: Studio...
Dance clubs and bars are all the same, no matter what town you’re in. The same characters reside there; the loud drunk girl that just broke up with her boyfriend and is aching for a rebound; the regular patrons that sit at the bar for hours after they got off work and the just 21+
National CD Reviews – July 2008
Abiku Left & Right Automation Records Street Date: 05.27& 06.24, respectively Abiku = Genghis Tron + Get Hustle + X + Berserk + Coughs Having enjoyed Abiku’s previous release, Location, I was a bit intimidated by the 96 track Left & Right collection of songs. However, this release shows an artistic advancement that places Abiku
National CD Reviews – March 2009
Review of national music albums including Animal Collective, Broken Spindles, Cattle Decapitation, POS, Roxy Epoxy, Thursday and Wino. … read more
National Music Reviews – July 2009
Reviews of national albums, including Abstract Rude, Bob Mould, Gallows, Mad Sin, Spindrift, Tortoise and many more! … read more
Book Reviews
Reviews of The Beatles by Hunter Davies, Meat is For Pussies by John Joseph, and White Planet: A Mad Dash Through Modern Global Ski Culture by Leslie Anthony. … read more
Utah Record Store Day Event Listing
April 16 marks the fourth annual Record Store Day—a day when independent record stores come together to celebrate good music with exclusive releases from artists and live performances. To help you plan your record store day festivities, SLUG Magazine has organized an itinerary for every independent store in our area. To see a full list of exclusive releases visit recordstoreday.com. … read more
CD Reviews
New and recent releases from Akron/Family, Buck 65, Burzum, Defeater, Dropkick Murphys, Grails, Obscura, O’Death, Ringo Deathstarr, The Sounds, Thursday and many more are reviewed. … read more
Cult Leader – Nothing For Us Here
Salt Lake City’s own Cult Leader have been signed to Deathwish Inc. Nothing For Us Here is their debut EP, and it’s streaming from SLUGMag.com exclusively, until Friday, April 4! Tell all your friends that if they want Cult Leader, SLUG Mag is the place to look, and check out our April cover story on Cult Leader. Physical copies of the magazine can by found anyplace cool in Utah on Friday, April 4, and be sure to catch Cult Leader’s EP-release show at The Shred Shed on the same day. … read more
National Music Reviews – March 2012
This month we have reviews of new and recent releases from A Place to Bury Strangers, Andre Williams, Anti-Flag, Cate le Bon, Classics of Love, Every Time I Die, Hunx, Lindstrom, Meshuggah, Nada Surf, Pontiak, Spielgusher and many, many more. … read more
Top 5 Movies of 2012
Another year down and another Top 5 List for the film aficionados! Since we only have a small amount of time left before the volcanoes start erupting across the planet, here’s the list of 2012’s best and worst movie offerings … thus far! … read more
National Music Reviews – October 2012
New and recent releases from Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Between The Buried & Me, Cat Power, Deerhoof, Dinosaur Jr., Enslaved, Lavatory, NOFX, Sea Wolf, Slug Guts and many more are reviewed. … read more
Movie Reviews – November 2012
Argo, Bring on The Mountain, Frankenweenie, Looper and The Raconteurs Live At Montreux 2008 are reviewed. … read more
5 Exciting Movie Reviews
Reviews for the films Black Rock, Dirty Wars, Last Shop Standing, Star Trek: Into Darkness and Stories We Tell. … read more
A Damn Movie Podcast Faceoff: Adam vs. Adam
For the past five years, Adam Palcher and Adam Sherlock have been transmitting reviews and Top 5 lists on movies that range from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis to Forgetting Sarah Marshall—with more film industry gossip than you can find in a WalMart check-out line (Tom Cruise is gay?!). … read more
February 2015 Television Reviews
Television reviews for Banshee: The Complete Second Season, Broad City, Girls: Season 3, Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special, Kroll Show: Seasons One & Two, and Santa’s Magic Toy Bag.
Burt’s Tiki Lounge – In Memoriam
Burt’s Tiki Lounge was a place where one checked their “scene cred” at the door and let the bar’s flier-ridden walls tell the venue’s story—and a damn-good chunk of Utah’s underground music tale at that. … read more
21 Video Game Reviews
Video game reviews for Anomaly Defenders, Battle Princess of Arcadias, Blue Estate, Drakengard 3, Mario Kart 8, Monochroma, Nutjitsu,, Secret Ponchos, Space Run, War Face, Watch Dogs, The Wolf Among Us, Wolfenstein: New Order and Zombie Driver Ultimate Edition and more. … read more
DVD Reviews
Reviews for This American Journey, Austenland, Dallas: The Complete Second Season, DEVO: The Complete Truth About De-Evolution, Fratello, Regular Show: Mordecai and Margaret Pack, Sherlock: Season Three and Treme: The Complete Series. … read more