Authors: Shawn Mayer
Breaking Down the Scene: Urban Media Show
If you live in Utah and don’t know about its underground, then you are missing an important part of the state’s culture that has become a lifeblood for those of us with a different perspective. For these scenes to sustain themselves, some exposure is required. One man helping to get the word out is Anthony Ambriz with his Urban Media Show, a web-based series of videos, which showcases local artists and musicians. … read more
Summer of Death: Part Deux
Summers in Utah are hot, and personally, I don’t like them very much. Finding the motivation to skate when it’s over 100 degrees outside is nearly impossible. You either have to wake up early, or sacrifice an evening of drinking in order to get some time on the old wood plank. Saturday, August 11th was
Summer of Death: Contest for Pussies!
SLUG Mag’s first contest in the Summer of Death series was held on Saturday, June 16, at the recently opened Union Board Shop in Sandy. The theme for this contest was a contest for pussies (the kitty kind, you pervert). And to make it even better it was free. … read more
Who’s That Dude?: An Interview with Andrew Wilson
I’ve been doing it for this long because I love it. Skating is so huge now that it seems like lots of kids get into it just for sponsors and the hope of turning pro when they should just enjoy it for what it is. Getting hooked up is cool, but it should never influence why you skate. … read more
The Future of Utah: Ogden’s Revitalization Project
My first trip to Ogden occurred last year; a group of friends and I ventured into the unknown city in search of some handrails to film. … read more
A Brief Conversation with X Dance’s Athlete of the Year,...
Tony Hawk has been a household name in the skateboarding game since I was a little tyke. Back then, he was just the tall, lanky guy with the surfer cut in Animal Chin, but now even my parents know the “birdman.” Over the years Hawk has done it all. He has invented over a dozen
Dew Tour: Andy Macdonald
The Dew Tour will be hitting Salt Lake City this weekend, and we caught up with vert legend Andy Macdonald to get his thoughts on the event. … read more
Dew Tour: Greg Lutzka
There are no if ands or buts about it: Greg Lutzka is one of skateboardings giants. He’s innovative and destructive on a skateboard. So, we hit him up with a few questions about the Dew tour and contest skating. … read more
Dew Tour: Pierre Luc Gagnon
Pierre Luc Gagnon is on top of his game when it comes to vert skating. SLUG was able to catch him inbetween double over head 720s to share some words with us about skating in the Dew Tour. Check it out here at this online exclusive. … read more
Dew Tour: Fabrizio Santos
This Brazilian behemoth of the skate world came to shred the Salt Lake stop of the Dew Tour this weekend, but before that we caught up with him and gathered his thoughts on the state of the skate world.
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