Slug magazine
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SLUG - an acronym for SaltLakeUnderGround, is a monthly magazine based out of Salt Lake City, Utah
. SLUG is one of the oldest independent magazines in the nation that continues to publish regularly. SLUG is a free publication that covers local and national music
as well as action sports.
Today SLUG distributes 30,000 issues monthly throughout Utah
and several surrounding states. SLUG is available on every college campus in Utah except BYU
. In May 2004 SLUG upgraded from regular black & white newsprint to four-color printing on every page. Most of SLUG's contributing writers are unpaid.
(which was then The Private Eye) with the help of John Saltas. The first issue was only four pages long, made on a photocopier and less than 100 issues were printed. The issue included a handful of show reviews and A Subjective History of Punk Rock In Utah by JD Slaughter.
Gianni Ellefsen took over SLUG in 1994 and ran it until 2000, until the current editor, Angela Brown, who’d been a staff member since 1997, took over the publication at age 24. The slogan of the magazine was "Neither Humorous Nor Appropriate"
. SLUG produces a local music compilation series, Death By Salt
. In December 2007, SLUG released Death By Salt III, the first local compilation of its kind to be released on vinyl
. In addition, SLUG hosts Localized, its own monthly showcase of local and upcoming artists. SLUG organizes two mainstay local music events each year: Sabbathon and its anniversary party. Sabbathon, a benefit concert featuring local bands, has been held annually since 1989.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. SLUG is one of the oldest independent magazines in the nation that continues to publish regularly. SLUG is a free publication that covers local and national music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
as well as action sports.
Today SLUG distributes 30,000 issues monthly throughout Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and several surrounding states. SLUG is available on every college campus in Utah except BYU
BYU
-Education:* Brigham Young University, a university located in Provo, Utah, USA administered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.**BYU Salt Lake Center, a satellite center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...
. In May 2004 SLUG upgraded from regular black & white newsprint to four-color printing on every page. Most of SLUG's contributing writers are unpaid.
History
SLUG Magazine was founded in 1989 by JR Ruppel, supposedly so that Ruppel could trade advertising with bars to pay off his tabs. SLUG was created in the back room of Salt Lake City WeeklySalt Lake City Weekly
Salt Lake City Weekly is a free alternative weekly tabloid-paged newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah. It began its life as the Private Eye. City Weekly is published and dated for every Thursday by Copperfield Publishing Inc...
(which was then The Private Eye) with the help of John Saltas. The first issue was only four pages long, made on a photocopier and less than 100 issues were printed. The issue included a handful of show reviews and A Subjective History of Punk Rock In Utah by JD Slaughter.
Gianni Ellefsen took over SLUG in 1994 and ran it until 2000, until the current editor, Angela Brown, who’d been a staff member since 1997, took over the publication at age 24. The slogan of the magazine was "Neither Humorous Nor Appropriate"
SLUG projects
The staff members of SLUG are avidly involved in the local underground scene of Salt Lake City. They can be found hosting local music showcases, producing skate and snowboard events and creating floats for the Gay Pride ParadeGay pride parade
Pride parades for the LGBT community are events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage...
. SLUG produces a local music compilation series, Death By Salt
Death By Salt
Death By Salt is SLUG Magazine's signature local music compilation series. Its name refers to the vulnerability of slugs to salt.Together, Volumes I & II feature exclusive tracks from over 100 Utah bands. Each box set comes with extensive printed extras such as a 64-page color booklet and band...
. In December 2007, SLUG released Death By Salt III, the first local compilation of its kind to be released on vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. In addition, SLUG hosts Localized, its own monthly showcase of local and upcoming artists. SLUG organizes two mainstay local music events each year: Sabbathon and its anniversary party. Sabbathon, a benefit concert featuring local bands, has been held annually since 1989.