A New Hope: The Experience Of Being Out And Trans* Ellen Harry Talks About Her Experience Being Out And Trans* Seventeen million television viewers were agog this April when former Olympian and current reality TV star Bruce Jenner sat down with Diane Sawyer [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Jun 11, 2015 Read More Ellen Harry (left) and the author. (Eric Williams)
Arts Feature: The Emerging Voice Of The Verging Cities An Interview With Poet Natalie Scenters-Zapico Acclaimed poet Natalie Scenters-Zapico was my Intro to Creative Writing teacher when I returned to UNM in 2012 to earn my English degree. [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Jun 11, 2015 Read More
Sex And Suds: Beer And Bands For Better Sex Ed Beer & Bands For Better Sex Ed Shrink and sexpert Dr. David Reuben wrote bestseller Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) in 1969. [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ May 14, 2015 Read More (Robert Maestas)
Three Cheers For Consent! Rape Crisis Center Hosts Educational Events In April Rape Crisis Center Hosts Educational Events In April April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico is commemorating it with a series of educational [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Apr 23, 2015 Read More
(Re)Start Together: An Interview With Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein An Interview With Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein The first CD I bought after moving to Albuquerque in 1997 was Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out . From the title song’s opening riff [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Apr 16, 2015 Read More Sleater-Kinney: (From left) Janet Weiss, Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein (Brigitte Sire)
Evian, Cowboy Hats And (Aging) Young Gods: An Interview With Swans’ Michael Gira An Interview With Swans’ Michael Gira Phil Spector gave the world a majestic Wall of Sound as his inner demons encroached. Musician/producer/author/ Young Gods Records founder Michael Gira gives [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Apr 09, 2015 Read More Swans (Samantha Marble)
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of War On Women, Sleeping Tapes And Rose Mountain We’re told that “there’s always room for Jello.” For me, there’s always room for unapologetic, righteous indignation screamed over loud, fast and out-of-control [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Mar 05, 2015 Read More
Restaurant Review: Zendo Artespresso Coffee At Zendo Artespresso An astute observer of Burque will recognize the many socioeconomic waves of this city. In Downtown the crests of gentrification and the troughs [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More The Heisenberg (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
How To Survive Abq Ride Your New Year’s resolution was to cut down on your carbon footprint. The holidaze broke your bank or earned you a DWI, and [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Jan 15, 2015 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of With A Little Help From My Fwends, Phantom Radio And Rose Ave. My Beatles fandom runs so deep that in eighth grade, I wrote a 20-page paper chronicling the band’s epic cultural impact. I recognize [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Oct 30, 2014 Read More