Results for: meet up
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Queer Indigenous Musician Black Belt Eagle Scout Talks “The Land, The Water, The Sky”
If you’ve never listened to Black Belt Eagle Scout before, then 1. you should, and 2. you should be prepared for the sort of rapturous experience of listening to each song.
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You Can’t Fuck the Internet but You Can Try: An Interview With Queer Folk Singer-Songwriter Amelia Jackie
As I listen through Amelia Jackie’s queer folk album, again and again, I feel a fullness that is not unlike eating your favorite comfort food.
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A COVID Cancelled Tour Became Potty Mouth’s “Sunday Someday,” a Collaboration Album of Pop Punk Dreams
One year ago, Potty Mouth’s tour with No Teeth and Koji was cancelled due to COVID. The bands — who had never met before — starting making music together every Sunday on zoom. That small pandemic ritual has turned into a new album, “Sunday Someday.”
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Mal Blum on Their New EP “Ain’t It Nice,” Queer Americana, and Finding Humor in Sorrow
“Who cares that I don’t usually release country, or that it’s not on brand? None of this stuff matters. It’s like, if you want to share your art, then do it, because you don’t know how long you have.”
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With Chart-Topping Christian Album “Preacher’s Kid,” Semler Offers Companionship to Lonely Queers
‘”I thought if we could maybe get it into the top 40 on some Christian charts, then people who need it might find it and find comfort in it,” they said. “For anyone who has felt ostracized in the name of God, I was hopeful that I could share my story so they know they’re not alone. I felt so alone for a long time. I hope other people might find a bit of companionship.”
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Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop
Jayli Wolf talks about the video for her new single “Child of the Government” drawing from her family’s experiences of the Sixties Scoop, as well as how her bisexual identity impacts her relationships and career.
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Creative Interviewing Creatives: “Asymmetrical Artist” Victoria Canal’s New EP Will Make You Feel Something
You may have heard Victoria’s recent single in a Nike campaign to promote their Jordan Flyease, a shoe designed for athletes with disabilities. Victoria just dropped her new project “Victoria”. She talks with me about what it means to be an “Asymmetrical Artist,” her shoe deal with Nike, an Academy Awards red carpet rendezvous, and her newest music release!
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Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mila Jam Is the Artivist the World Needs Right Now
“Most production companies and organizations feel like they check off their list of requirements by having one of us in the room. We need more inclusivity in lead roles, as well as behind the scenes. There is a lack of positive representations of black trans women. Why are we not celebrating the accomplishments of a demographic of women that overcome extreme adversity? We are beyond prostitution. We are more than secrets.”
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Mal Blum on Writing Music for “Trinkets,” Queer Representation, and the Trans Narratives of Bruce Springsteen
“Whether it’s the gay internet or a show like ‘Trinkets’ it makes it easier to be like maybe I’m not the one that’s wrong. Maybe everyone around me is wrong.”
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Julia Weldon’s “Comatose Hope” Captures the Anger and Catharsis of Being a Non-Binary Artist
We chatted with Weldon about their new music video for “When You Die,” their upcoming NYC show, and the revival of their childhood acting career.
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Ani DiFranco Has a Song From 20 Years Ago That Works For This Moment
With her 20th studio album out and a tour with Andrea Gibson on the horizon, the li’l folksinger talks politics, activism, and why she’s still getting happier as she gets older. She also called me babe.
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Michelle Chamuel Is More Than That Queer Girl With Glasses From “The Voice”: The Autostraddle Interview
How is it possible that a queer woman who came in second place on NBC’s mega-smash-hit The Voice could, three years later, still be unknown? The short answer is that before Michelle Chamuel could fully tell the world who she is, she had to figure it out herself.
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Mary Lambert Is Your Patronus: The Autostraddle Interview
“My hunger for success is a hunger to connect with as many people as possible, and for us all to help each other along this journey. That’s what I thrive on.”
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Allison Weiss and Mal Blum’s New Albums Help Us Look At Our Guts: The Autostraddle Interview
Two of our favorite queer rock stars chat with each other about their new albums, their mental health, and Mariah Carey.
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We All Have Feelings For Julia Nunes: The Autostraddle Interview
Musician Julia Nunes on her kickstarter, her new album, her relationship with Dannielle Owens-Reid and that time she almost fell into the toilet before opening for Ben Folds.
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Krissy Krissy Builds It Up Brick by Brick: The Autostraddle Interview
Were you actually discovered in a karaoke bar? “Yes, I was.” What were you singing? “Like the Way I Do’ by Melissa Etheridge.”
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Almost Famous: Lila Rose
Our new music segment! Meet up-and-coming queer musician Lila Rose and feast your eyes on the best cat photo you’ll see this week.
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Catching Up With Allison Weiss: The Sideways Sessions
Allison Weiss is at it again with a brand new album, a new city, and a new Autostraddle Interview. We talked about Say What You Mean (Sideways Sessions), her dad and her cat, and how she can still write breakup songs even though she’s not sad anymore.
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Prairie Homo Tegan Quin: The Autostraddle Interview
In which Tegan lets me know that her songs are like her babies, she has a tea-drinking schedule, and she doesn’t want you to build a shrine to her in your home.
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Hunter Valentine’s Vero Sanchez: The Autostraddle Interview
You’ll learn more about Coolest Cucumber Vero Sanchez in this 1,900-word interview than you did in two months’ worth of The Real L Word, and to be honest, we’re ok with that.