Randy Aguilar is building a future out of No Future.
From a Park City library studio to Thank You, Father., the Utah artist’s story runs through grief, friendship and a growing R&B lane.
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The Utah Kid Who Rivaled Michael Jackson
Shared family coincidences, a real friendship, and the record industry’s deliberate comparison: how Ogden’s Donny Osmond became a defining teen idol.
Mac Miller’s “Stay” Made a Utah Shoreline Part of His Story
The Great Salt Lake setting of “Stay,” his Salt Lake tour stops, and a remembered Saltair performance connect Mac Miller’s music to Utah.
Ed Catmull’s Road to Pixar Began in a Utah Computer Lab
From a computer-animated hand at the University of Utah to Toy Story and Pixar: how Ed Catmull helped change the way movies are made.
How Utah’s John Warnock Helped Build Adobe’s Billion-Dollar Empire
From Holladay and the University of Utah to PostScript, Photoshop and PDF: the inventions, partnerships and patient bets behind Adobe’s rise.
The Secret History of Utah Deathcore
Chelsea Grin, Gaza, Cult Leader and Visigoth reveal Utah’s heavy underground—from deathcore’s roots to the very different sounds that traveled worldwide.
Ritt Momney Kept Going. Salt Lake Is Glad He Did.
Jack Rutter’s bandmates left on missions. He kept making music—and a viral cover changed everything. Inside a Salt Lake story we love rooting for.
From Provo to Geneva, Colby Sanford Makes the Everyday Matter
The Provo painter’s path from a backyard yurt to Park City galleries and an overseas exhibition—and where to find his Center Street mural.
How Provo’s Small Stages Sent Utah Music Around the World
Neon Trees, Imagine Dragons, The Aces and more: how Provo’s venues, audiences and shared ambition helped Utah bands reach the world.
How an Orem Band Helped Define the Sound of Emo
Before The Used reached a generation, four musicians found each other in Utah County. Inside their Orem beginnings—and the sound that carried them out.
Mr. Brainwash’s Park City Story Didn’t End at Sundance.
Thierry Guetta went from filming street artists to becoming one of the art world’s most recognizable personalities. Park City helped introduce the story—and still sells the art.
Banksy Came for Sundance. Utah Became Part of the Show.
Three surviving Park City works, one vanished barn signature, and the film premiere that brought Banksy to Utah. A photo guide to the story—and the streets.
Provo’s Tiny Gallery Has a Simple Request: Look Closer.
A miniature storefront just off Center Street turns a downtown walk into an invitation to slow down. Here’s where to find it and when to visit.
James Seo’s Biggest Collab Yet Is on Target’s Shelves
The Sandy-raised creator spent years chasing an audience. Now Korean Bros is bringing his humor, heritage and Korean street food to a reported 300 Target stores.
From Viral Videos to Final Boss Sour: London Lazerson’s Next Level
From an Instagram summer that barely moved the needle to Final Boss Sour’s retail push, the Utah creator is building a business beyond his own face.
Mike Richy and Kensington Rhodes are getting Utah’s creators out of the studio.
The cousins behind Connecting Creators are turning cameras, conversations and shared ambition into a place for Utah artists to grow.
Mayci Neeley has a story the group chat can’t contain.
A memoir and a Utah-based business give the Mormon Wives star a platform beyond the ensemble.
Jen Affleck’s next chapter has a California address.
Hulu’s Orange County spinoff takes a Utah-born reality-TV phenomenon to a new setting.
Whitney Leavitt took the MomTok pivot all the way to Broadway.
Her 2026 turn as Roxie Hart is a concrete career milestone beyond Mormon Wives.
Salt Lake’s heavy underground is hiding in plain sight.
Wicked Temple, Vicious Souls and Warm Veins share an October 22 Kilby Court listing.
Meet Warm Veins, a Salt Lake band operating between hardcore and shoegaze.
An eight-track self-titled release is an entry point into the local heavy-music circuit.
Your next Salt Lake rabbit hole: Strog’s softer side of the underground.
The local project describes itself through slowcore, soft-punk and soft-math. Here’s where to start.
Laura Sharp Wilson is making money. The kind you paint.
The Salt Lake artist’s Creative Currency turns an everyday transaction into a hands-on art question.
A beat-up Subaru becomes a Utah artist’s memory machine.
Madeline Rupard’s UMOCA exhibition finds a whole life inside one last road trip.
Same state.
Different perspective.
Culture, people, and places beyond the expected.
Independent stories for a Utah that never stands still.