Laina Dawes

Cleveland

John P. Murphy Postdoctoral Fellow, Case Western Reserve Univ. Author, What Are You Doing Here? (Bazillion Points). Ethnomusicologist / Heavy Metal journalist

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Articles

How Sista Grrrl Riot Made Room for Black Queers in Punk

Oct 30, 2023 | interviewmagazine.com | Laina Dawes |Emma Schartz

“Black Punk Now,” edited by Chris L. Terry and James Spooner, takes a wide-ranging look at the underground history of Black punk music through interviews, fiction, illustrations, archival photos, and comic strips. The following excerpt tells the story of New York City’s Sista Grrrl Riot, an early, vital Afro-Punk movement. “Black Punk Now” will be published by Soft Skull Press on Oct. 31.
The Wire Issue 476

Sep 4, 2023 | thewire.co.uk | Laina Dawes |Emily Pothast |Richard Thomas |Esi Eshun

October 2023 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 476. Inside our brand new issue: L’Rain: Taja Cheek’s fluid songforms are a kaleidoscopic and personal response to the modern world. By Laina Dawes Blevin Blectum: Blectum From Blechdom’s Bevin Kelley builds brave new worlds from mind-melding sound. By Emily PothastTrevor Mathison: The Black Audio Film Collective’s sound man rewrites the story of industrial music.
Zulu's soul-sampling powerviolence shifts the pit toward love

Feb 27, 2023 | wpr.org | Laina Dawes

Listen Live "It's not all just about anger and aggression," Zulu's Anaiah Lei (far left) says, "I'm kind of tired of being expected to express that when I want to express love."Courtesy of the artist Who would have thought that Curtis Mayfield pairs nicely with powerviolence?