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May 2015 DVD Reviews
DVD reviews for Class Of 1984, Ghost In The Shell: Arise, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Interstellar, Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar, Jonah From Tonga, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Retreat, Top Five and Veep: The Complete Third Season
The Wanderer’s Tradition: An Interview with Bombino
Omara Moctar, known internationally as the Nigerien psych-rock hero Bombino, is the local and living legend of a small tribe in the country of Niger. While on his international tour, Salt Lake will have the good fortune of seeing him at no charge at The Salt Lake County Building on May 15–17 for The 30th Annual Living Traditions Festival this summer. Recently, SLUG was able to interview Moctar about his music and his message.
May 2015 Book Reviews
Book reviews for Behemoth: Devil’s Conquistadors, Infographic Designers’ Sketchbook, Life on the Dingleball Fringe, Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture and Stolen Sharpie Revolution.
May 2015 Video Game Reviews
AG Drive, Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, The Awakened Fate: Ultimatum, Bladestorm: Nightmare, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition, Evil Within: The Assignment DLC, Homeworld Remastered Collection, htol#NiQ: The Firefly Diary, Lucius II, Mario Party 10, Mushroom Men: Truffle Trouble, Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas, Ori and the Blind Forest, Over 9,000 Zombies!, Republique Remastered, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, Super Galaxy Squadron, There Came an Echo, Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late
Ride Bikes, Damn It: Jake Matsukawa Skidding the Streets
Jake Matsukawa of 3Bs Krew has been thrashing around the city for seven years, and his reckless and punked-out style goes to show that the more times your crank makes a revolution and the more times your middle finger goes in the air, the better you know your city. I sat down with Matsukawa, track and fixie rogue and one of the original organizers of the 3Bs Krew, to see how the mastermind has launched their races and footage collection.
May 2015 Product Reviews
Product reviews for 180s, Dark Energy, Logitech, New Metro Design, thumbsUp! and Two Tumbleweeds.
Janet Mock: The Storyteller Who’s Writing History
Janet Mock’s 2014 memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, prompted a larger conversation about identity and how trans women can talk about their own experiences without fear. This June 4–7, Mock will be Grand Marshal at the Utah Pride Center’s 2015 Utah Pride Festival, where she will work with Utah’s LGBTQ community to further the conversation about inclusivity and authenticity.
Secondhand Soul: The Story of the Ogden Bicycle Collective
Nestled in an unassuming neighborhood of single-story bungalows on Ogden’s east side sits a low-level brick building with stunning views of Mt. Ogden and the Wasatch Front. This is the new home of The Ogden Bicycle Collective (OBC), located on the quiet corner of 936 E. and 28th Street.
To the Housewarming Party: East Liberty Tap House
East Liberty Tap House sits at the sunset end of 9th East and 9th South. It started as rumors—initially conceived as a neighborhood bar, a symbol of Salt Lake’s progress. Here it is, not a full bar, but a tavern tucked inside a bright, tightly furnished, little restaurant.
SLUG Skate Photo Feature: Eric Clark
Back in mid-March, two carloads of skaters from Arizona came to Utah to skate for a week. You may have seen them at Provo Park, or at the University of Utah, or jumping off your dumpster behind your BYU apartment complex.