slugmag.com 1 2 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 3 SaltLakeUnderGround • Vol. 24 • Issue #291 • March 2013 • slugmag.com Publisher: Eighteen Percent Gray Marketing Manager: Editor: Angela H. Brown Karamea Puriri Managing Editor: Esther Meroño Marketing Team: Ischa B., Stephanie Contributing Editor: Ricky Vigil Buschardt, Emily Burkhart, Sabrina Costello, Junior Editor: Alexander Ortega Taylor Hunsaker, Kristina Sandi, Brooklyn Office Coordinator:Gavin Sheehan Ottens, Angella Lucisano, Nicole Roccanova, Copy Editing Team: Rebecca Vernon, Briana Buendia, Raffi Shahinian, Victoria Love- Ricky Vigil, Esther Meroño, Liz Phillips, Alex- less, Zac Freeman, Cassie Anderson ander Ortega, Mary Enge, Cody Kirkland, Social Media Coordinator: Catie Weimer Johnathan Ford, Eleanor Scholz, Alex Cragun, Rachel Miller, Katie Bald, Hannah Christian, Distribution Manager: Eric Granato Katie Panzer Distro: Eric Granato, Tommy Dolph, Tony Bassett, Joe Jewkes, Nancy Burkhart, Joyce Cover Design: Joshua Joye Bennett, Adam Okeefe, Ryan Worwood, Lead Designer: Joshua Joye John Ford, Cody Kirkland, Nate Brooks, Matt Design Team: Eric Sapp, Eleanor Scholz Pothier, Phil Cannon Design Intern: Jeremy Riley Ad Designers: Kent Farrington, Sumerset Senior Staff Writers: Mike Brown, Mariah Bivens, Christian Broadbent, Kelli Tompkins, Mann-Mellus, James Orme, Lance Saunders, Maggie Call, Eric Sapp, Brad Barker, Lindsey Bryer Wharton, Peter Fryer, James Bennett, Morris, Paden Bischoff, Maggie Zukowski, Ricky Vigil, Gavin Hoffman, Jon Robertson, Thy Doan Esther Meroño, Rebecca Vernon, Jimmy Website Design: Kate Colgan Martin, Ben Trentelman, Princess Kennedy, Office Intern: Carl Acheson Sean Zimmerman-Wall, Cody Hudson, Shawn Illustrators: Ryan Perkins, Phil Cannon, Mayer, Rio Connelly, Courtney Blair, Dean Benji Pierson, Maggie Zukowski, Sean O. 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Brown John Ford: Associate Producers: Ricky Vigil, Esther [email protected] Meroño, Alexander Ortega, Dan Nailen About the Cover: SLUG Lead Designer Joshua Joye looked to the root of punk band White Lung’s name and arranged flour on top of iridescent skateboard grip tape. With a bit of his design prowess, Joye has captured the gritty, moody brooding of White Lung. Read more about White Lung on pages 36-37. DISCLAIMER: SLUG Magazine does not necessarily maintain the same opinions as those found in our articles, interviews or advertisements. If you are easily offended, please do not blame us. We are a carrier for the voice of the people and it is not our fault if you don’t like people. Content is property of SLUG Magazine. Please do not use without permission, or we will hunt you down and make you pay for your sins. Now that’s a promise. Contributor Limelight: Catie Weimer – Social Media Coordinator Meeting Catie was what we imagine a blind date to be like. Our palms were sweaty and we weren’t quite sure what to say. Luckily, we didn’t fuck it up too much, and she ended up liking us enough to stick around and become our Social Media Coordinator. We like Catie because she loves pizza and blasting anything metal and loud, but we like her for a lot of other reasons, too. Catie is full of crass wit for days. Little does she know how happy she keeps us with her snarky social- media comments about things such as the weather, not wearing pants, refusing to be an adult and more. Without Catie, our social sites wouldn’t be nearly as charming. During the day, you can find Catie working at Graywhale, giving dirty looks to little tweens or ranting and raving about something worth ranting and raving about on the Internet. She’s our dream girl, really. She’s also from Montana. Not sure what that has to do with anything, but we like the way it sounds. 4 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 5 Dear Dickheads, Oh yeah, and stop killing trees, SLUG. I’d like to comment on your column for -A hiker against haterade last month’s Beautiful Godzilla. I find it kind of sad and pathetic that you’re Dear Walt Whitman, so judgmental of cyclists whom you consider “granola.” I mean, you may We get it. You asked Beautiful not have had to duck and binge so Godzilla out on a date, saw hard if you just open up to different her glorified set of calves, and types of people and enjoy yourself in thought she’d make a great the company of somebody showing hiking partner. Now you’re you something that might be new. writing in ‘cause she had a And really, I’m sure that you would horrible time listening to you appreciate the air in the mountains as go on and on about how the opposed to inhaling smog when you “divine soil” is the only truth on get on your bike. Even though SLUG this earth, won’t call you back stands for “Salt Lake” Underground, and made fun of you in her Salt Lake is still a part of Utah, and column. Walt, there’s absolutely Utah has a lot to offer when it comes nothing wrong with enjoying to experiencing the outdoors. Also, the outdoors. Even B.G. likes SLUG is supposed to be local-centric the way the mountains look as and anti-corporate. There’s nothing a background in all her selfies. more local than our wild surroundings There’s just a fine line between and disengaging from the constructs Nature appreciation and … that society subjects us to. People who well, what you’re all about. like to be outside and experience the All this talk about “communing beauties that our fair state has to offer with the earth” … It’s a little shouldn’t necessarily be labeled as creepy. So is your beard. You “granola,” either—there are plenty of may want to consider getting people who commune with the earth a trim and toning down the whom I’m sure you’d call “granola,” erotica a bit so your next OKCu- like burners, who don’t even partake pid date doesn’t think you’re a in activities that people do outside. homeless serial killer. As for the And what’s so self-righteous about hik- killing trees jab, all we have ing or climbing a rock? Like … It’s just to say is LEAVES OF FUCKING walking, but away from civilization. I GRASS. will agree that you’re probably not an Take a hike, Walt. athlete, though—most urban cyclists are just a glorified set of calves. xoxo, SLUG Mag FAX, SNAIL MAIL OR EMAIL US YOUR LETTERS! Fax: 801.487.1359 • Mailing Address: Dear Dickheads c/o SLUG Mag 351 Pierpont Ave. Ste. 4B SLC, UT 84101 or [email protected] 6 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 7 8 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 9 ecret Abilities attributes a few things to their Behling’s response was simple: “I’ll try.” Behling start out [sounding like] an old, classic country song,” longevity as a band: having fun and being had only played guitar before playing bass says Abegg. Todd says of Abegg, “He was on a big S unpredictable. Their music can be described for Secret Abilities. “Justin is probably the most Hank Williams kick in the beginning, and said he as both playful and spooky—it’s up to you. “All our talented person in the band,” says Abegg. “The wouldn’t mind if we were a Western rockabilly band.” songs are about monsters or death, but they’re not bass parts of the songs are my favorite parts of gothic. Our goal is to have people enjoy themselves,” almost all our songs,” says Tink Safeer. Most recently, the band released an EP titled Rise From says vocalist Davin Abegg. Their main motivation Your Grave last September. Each member of the band is to get a crowd on their feet, which is clear in Safeer is the newest addition to the band. She is more experienced on this album. “I incorporated their rambunctious style of rock n’ roll. “If we play a plays keyboard, percussion and lead vocals along a lot more riffs on this one. I’ve written a few parts show where everyone’s just sitting there, we feel like with Abegg—her howling vocals can stick to you that are beyond my ability, so that I’m challenging we didn’t do what we were supposed to do,” says for days. She found her way into the band by myself,” says Behling. The EP was also an opportunity drummer Dave Todd. answering a KSL ad.