In Conversation
Mandy Lee on Reclamation, Resistance, and the Unapologetic Defiance of Cherry Bomb
With Cherry Bomb, Mandy Lee isn’t starting over — she’s doubling down.
Tish and Snooky Bellomo on Punk, Manic Panic, and the Beauty of Aging Disgracefully
Long before brightly colored hair became a mainstream form of self-expression, Tish and Snooky Bellomo were already living in vivid color.
Jennifer Morrison on Power, Empathy, and <em>The Night Agent</em>
Jennifer Morrison has long built a career on inhabiting characters who live in the gray — women defined not by perfection, but by contradiction, conviction, and quiet resilience.
Fefe Dobson on Rock and Roll, Authenticity, and the Power of Perseverance
Long before conversations around genre fluidity, representation, and authenticity became industry buzzwords, Fefe Dobson was already living them — whether the industry was ready or not.
Peaches on Politics, Power, and <em>No Lube So Rude</em>
Since emerging in the early 2000s with her breakthrough album The Teaches of Peaches, Peaches has consistently defied genre expectations by blending performance art, electro-punk, and the most radical politics of desire.
Dottie Cockram on Songwriting, Honesty, and deary
As the voice and lyrical center of deary, Dottie Cockram’s approach to music is grounded in observation: of people, of place, of society, of the quiet emotional shifts that often go unnoticed until they demand to be written about.
Jennifer Finch on Feminism, Punk, and the Enduring Power of L7
Jennifer Finch is punk rock incarnate — a bassist, vocalist, photographer, and fearless provocateur whose raw energy and uncompromising attitude helped define the sound and spirit of 1990s alternative music.
Solene on Rebellion, Reinvention, and the Future of Jazz
Solene exists just outside of time, drawing equally from the velvet haze of mid-century jazz and the cold glow of a digitized future, her sound suspended between memory and machine, intimacy and innovation.
Sam Quealy on Identity, Intuition, and the Power of the Night
There is something inherently nocturnal about Sam Quealy — not only in the gloss of Parisian cabaret and disco shimmer, but in the charged spirit of her work, which most vividly comes alive after dark.
Paz de la Huerta on Her Art, Rebirth, and Survival
Paz de la Huerta’s distinct ability to persist against all odds — to persevere, to evolve, to grow — have catapulted her from a provocative, untamed sex icon to an endearing, powerful survivor.
Katie Tupper on <em>Greyhound</em>, Self-Discovery, and Letting Go of the Chase
Emerging from the Canadian prairies with a voice that sits low, warm, and unbothered by expectation, Katie Tupper has built a career defined by confidence, emotional precision, and an instinctive fluency in soul.
Janice Dickinson on Honesty, Bravery, and Redemption
Dynamic, commanding, and searingly unapologetic, Janice Dickinson stands as an enduring, empowering figure of reinvention in an industry often resistant to change.
Melissa Scaduto on Sextile, Self-Confidence, and Sobriety
As the co-founder and tour de force of Los Angeles-based electronic-punk outfit Sextile, Melissa Scaduto has built a career out of daringly blurring the lines between punk grit and club-floor euphoria, vulnerability and defiance, chaos and clarity.
Sylvia Black on Storytelling, <em>Shadowtime</em>, and the Spaces Between
Sylvia Black’s music exists in the shadows — where jazz meets post-punk, storytelling meets seduction, and identity remains deliberately unresolved.
Deb Googe on Punk, My Bloody Valentine, and Courageously Walking Away from Success
From her blistering anarcho-punk beginnings to crafting some of shoegaze’s most iconic basslines, Deb Googe has carved a fiercely original path through four uncompromising decades of alternative music.
Narcissister on Autonomy, Eroticism, and the Politics of Presence
Few artists in contemporary performance have so singularly fused spectacle, activism, and radical self-expression as Narcissister.
LEW on Vulnerability, Self-Belief, and the Power of Reinvention
LEW’s story is, at its core, a study in fearless self-redefinition.
Issey Cartlidge on Rebellion, Revival, and the Future of Rock
Issey Cartlidge stands at the vanguard of a new generation of rock musicians determined to resurrect the raw, communal electricity of live music.
Queen Quail on Memory, Music, and the Spaces Between
Drawing from the calm familiarity of her Midwestern roots and the restless, boundary-pushing energy of Berlin, Queen Quail crafts songs that feel both personal and universal, tender yet unflinching.
Ming Lee Simmons on Beauty, Boundaries, and Becoming Herself
Ming Lee Simmons has never been content to exist as a reflection of anyone else’s legacy.