Editorial writing
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Editorial writing *
I write extensively about music and culture, profiling everyone from Soccer Mommy to Courtney Barnett and covering punk parties, underground raves, the crossover between UK rap and football, and more.
Some favorites include my piece on Indonesian ghost culture after my aunt’s death, my profile on Pauline Anna Strom, the blind recluse who became a synth pioneer, a report on DIY mud wrestling shows, an essay on the silly phenomenon of celebrity lookalike competitions, and my “touch grass” moment raving to FKA twigs.
See my selected work below.
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The FADER
Momma and the summer that changed them: Chaos, turmoil, and infidelity inspired the Brooklyn rock band’s new album Welcome To My Blue Sky. They’re better off for it.
Soccer Mommy is touching grass: Ahead of her latest album, evergreen, Sophie Allison talks going back to her roots as she navigates loss, grief, and getting older.
Lutalo’s story-truth fuzz rock: On The Academy, the Vermont singer-songwriter plays with auto-fiction and folky post-punk to blend elements from their childhood with their imagination.
Hinds came back from the brink: The Madrid garage-rockers thought they had to say goodbye to being a band. Their new album, VIVA HINDS!, finds them closer than ever.
Wishy find their happy ending with dreamy power-pop: The Indianapolis band’s debut record, Triple Seven, is a years-in-the-making exploration of the different shades of yearning, dreaming, and desiring.
Slow Pulp channel vulnerability through dreamy indie rock hits: On Yard, the Chicago-based band take a conceptual approach to their reflective and love-lorn jams.
Huck Magazine
The blind recluse who became a secret synth pioneer
The all-women zine fusing fashion and football
The all-women collectives revolutionising the music industry
DIY Mag
Sports Team: Let Them Entertain You (Cover Story)
Interview: Kurt Vile ‘n’ Courtney Barnett
Theresa Wayman: “I used the pain as an art form instead of letting it distract me from my music”
The Line of Best Fit
Body Type are reclaiming their place in a male-dominated industry
Bully’s Alicia Bognanno is allowing herself to fully enjoy the creative process
On the Rise: Meet Me @ the Altar
Diet Cig are finding ways to adapt to life in lockdown whilst thriving amidst the chaos
Between punk rock and a hard place with Tacocat
Julia Shapiro in her most natural state
At The Party with Black Belt Eagle Scout
Drowned In Sound
Dilly Dally: “None of this should be at the expense of your mental health”
Hinds: “I feel like an awesome guitar hero”
Superorganism: “We started this project for our own amusement”
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The FADER
How BIAS became New York City’s premier K-pop nightlife destination
Do you look like ZAYN? Inside the rise of the silly and frivolous celebrity look-alike competition.
I experienced “eusexua” for myself at FKA twigs’ exclusive Brooklyn rave: How a nude dress code and getting my camera confiscated reminded me why we go out in the first place.
The Great American Mud Wrestling Show is the sexy, trashy punk party of your dreams: The second annual event brought a combination of riot grrrl punk chaos and retro, Lana Del Rey-style July 4 Americana to Ridgewood.
VICE
How a junior girls’ football team went unbeaten in a boys’ league: Plymouth is the home of SB Frankfort’s Under-12 girls’ team. They made history last season when they were crowned the undefeated champions of the boys’ Devon Junior & Minor league with two games to spare, scoring 75 goals in 18 games. Easy.
How UK rap fell in love with football: The intersection of football and UK rap is a storied, shared love affair in which British musicians have referenced everything from the Tory party being as right-wing as Portuguese winger Nani.
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The FADER
Charli XCX and Lorde don’t have to be besties:Their candid remix of brat’s “girl, so confusing” proves they don’t have to choose between being friends or rivals.
The Quietus
Consequence
On SOS, SZA Once Again Blows Expectations Out of the Water
The Anxiety and Ambition of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Cool It Down
Christine and the Queens Presents Redcar Contains a Fantastical, Mythical, and Ever-Evolving World
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VICE
Learning about Indonesian ghost culture after my aunt’s death: When my aunt Gita died unexpectedly a year ago in Jakarta, Maroon 5—her favorite band—suddenly started playing everywhere. In the weeks following her death, the Californian pop-rock five-piece was ubiquitous.
GOAL
The power of refusing to play: Landon Donovan’s ‘people first, players second’ solution to racism and abuse
Kneeling is a gimmick, slogans do nothing: Football cares more about anti-racism PR than progress
How FIFA soundtracks became cultural tastemakers: ‘The music you listen to defines your life’
Can Marcus Rashford change the world? The power & poison of social media
How watching Salah taught me I was allowed to be a Liverpool fan