POSTED // Feb 21,2013 - You have to be a very peculiar kind of creature to participate in a rap battle. You should be dedicated and fiercely loyal; most of the time, there’s no money involved.

POSTED // Feb 20,2013 - February is littered with the tombstones of failed resolutions: Here lie abandoned gym memberships and nicotine patches. Empty bottles mark attempts to cut back; self-help books make their way to the bottom of the stack. But the year is young and there is still hope for a better 2013!

POSTED // Jan 31,2013 - Sometimes, a band will learn to run before it learns to walk. This is the story the members of Polytype found themselves living.

POSTED // Jun 2,2011 - Their newest release, 2010’s LP4, features sounds little heard on other Ratatat records: strings, Middle Eastern and African beats and lyric-less vocals.

POSTED // May 31,2011 - Residents of west Salt Lake City have been known to fume as they see new shopping centers, national chains, fine dining and other city improvements materialize in other parts of town.

POSTED // May 25,2011 - Beyond Green River, there’s the promise of plentiful, carbon-emissions-free power ...

POSTED // May 19,2011 - Traditions might be cultural, springing from the heart of a community. They might be familial, tied to parents and grandparents. They might be artistic, carrying the torch of inspiration from generation to generation ...

POSTED // Apr 26,2011 - Utah may have a reputation among some for being a musical backwater, but our small fish have been making big splashes nationally of late ...

POSTED // Mar 10,2011 - A movie and its soundtrack can be a beautiful pair, but rarely are they organically grown twins, informing and nourishing each other throughout the creative process.