SLUG Contributor Limelight
December 31, 2025
Contributor Limelight: Cam Elliott
Cam Elliott is a brilliant and versatile journalist, both painting the pages of SLUG Mag and riding the airwaves at KSL NewsRadio. From jazz music and mens fashion to local politics, Cam covers it all with dogged ambition. Read his interviews with The Apathetics and Punks & Punchlines in the January 2026 issue!
Articles by contributor
Localized: The Apathetics
Kick off the night with Hangxiety, laugh your ass off with Punks & Punchlines and top it all off moshing to The Apathetics! Catch SLUG Localized at Kilby Court. … read more
Interviews | Localized | Music
Localized: Punks & Punchlines
When you think of punk rock, the first thing you think of probably isn’t stand-up comedy. Unless you’re Antonio Iacobellis, the founder of Punks & Punchlines. … read more
Interviews | Localized | Music
SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Days of Secondhand Givings
Gather around the radiant glow of the box set and don your gay apparel, you little freaks, for a festive installment of Secondhand Screenings! … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Cassilyn Anderson: From Fangirl to Concert Photographer
Cassilyn Anderson’s experience knowing the band as a fan before being a photographer helped her foster a passion for concert photography. … read more
Local Review: BATTERY — Dial Up
Dial Up is really something special. It taps into so many different parts of what drives music as a medium. It’s fast, it’s complex and it’s never been simpler. … read more
SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings
Your only salvation hums in the neon lights of the marquee. So lock the doors, check your candy and be very afraid… This is 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings! … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2025
The genres chosen are unknown, but the talent is unmatched. Venture forward as you’re about to enter… SLUG’s Local Music Singles Roundup! (Insert The Twilight Zone theme.) … read more
Curriculum Gives Lessons on Telling Stories with Clothes
As soon as you enter Curriculum, you are filled with the sense that absolutely everything you see has been pored over with an immense amount of care. … read more
Secondhand Screenings Gone Wild!!!
I took a “by all means necessary” approach to this batch of Secondhand Screenings, as I tasked six writers to venture out and bring me back some bizarre showings. … read more
Incan Arcade Studios: DIY Festival STEM Exhibitor
I’d recommend you play everything Incan Arcade Studios has ever made, but Ojeda says Dino Mayhem best exemplifies his skills. … read more
The Crystal Barista: DIY Festival STEM Exhibitor
McElwain’s love for minerals is rivaled only by her passion for ethically sourced, small-batch roasted coffee beans. … read more
The Tubi-lar Side of Secondhand Screenings
For this special edition of Secondhand Screenings, I gave our Editorial Interns three spins at the streaming roulette table as we took our chances in the Bermuda Triangle of on-demand movies, Tubi! … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
The Garage on Beck Shutters Its Doors After 17 Years...
The Garage on Beck, Stoneground Kitchen and Junior’s Tavern are all great examples of the authenticity that he brings to the Salt Lake bar and restaurant scene. … read more
A Community Fit For a Queen: The Royal Court of...
The passion they have for pageantry and pomp is passed doubly by their passion for providing resources to their communities. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2025
Check out both a combination of the bands that keep Salt Lake City cool and the writers that keep SLUG Magazine running. … read more
Local Review: Gracemaker — EP
It’s fast, it’s loud and it makes you mad that you’re subjected to live in a system not of your own design. … read more
Hungry Hearts: Utah Eateries that Feed the Soul
Whatever the plate might’ve been, there are certain foods that will always have a special space in our hearts. So, join us in a feast of core memories — it’s time to feed the soul! … read more