Authory
On online archive of my writing can be found at my new Authory page.
Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith for V Magazine
For the cover of the Fall 2018 issue of V Magazine, I profiled the wonderful Jorja Smith. You can read the full interview here.
HOW JOSEPH CASSARA’S NEW BOOK EXPANDS ON THE WORLD OF PARIS IS BURNING
There is a moment early in Joseph Cassara’s debut novel in which Angel, a 17-year-old trans girl from the Bronx, sneaks away to a boutique in Manhattan’s East Village and, for the first time, tries on a dress in public: “When she finally stared at herself in the mirror, she raised her arms to the side like she was about to launch into flight. Head back, mouth open, she closed her eyes and laughed. ‘Free,’ she thought, ‘totally free.’” It’s this kind of freedom—transformative, empowering, often dangerous—that informs much of The House of Impossible Beauties, and it’s a state of mind that flows directly from its source material.
PERFORMANCE ARTIST MOOR MOTHER ISN’T AFRAID OF CONFRONTATION
Surrounded by computers, effects pedals, and noise-amplifying gear, Camae Ayewa—the artist more commonly known as Moor Mother—cuts an imposing figure onstage. Gripping a microphone and obscured behind a tangle of black dreads, Ayewa toes the line in performances between spoken-word poetry, public exorcism, and jet-engine levels of manicured sound.
Carmen Villain for The Creative Independent
Carmen Villain is a half-Norwegian and half-Mexican musician, born in the USA who now lives in Oslo, Norway. Earlier this year she released her second full-length album, Infinite Avenue. Here she discusses the pros and cons of working totally on your own, the importance of connecting to the joy in your process, and how creative choices are sometimes just practical choices in disguise.