panels, presentations, and other stuff

Podcasts, Radio, and Multimedia

The True Story of the Fake Zombies: ZZ Top Expert, “That Little Ol’ Band From…England?” (iHeartMedia, August 2024)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story: Development Researcher/Writer (Religion of Sports/Hulu, April 2024)
No Way Out: An Oral History of Sunburned Hand of the Man: Co-host (Talkhouse/Aquarium Drunkard, August 2023)
NPR’s Morning Edition: “DJ Casper, creator of the iconic and ubiquitous 'Cha Cha Slide,' dies at 58” (August 2023)
WNYC’s The Takeaway: “A Look at Coachella 2023: Weekend One” (April 2023)
Pitchfork x Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: In Conversation with Artists Writing Jazz's Next Chapter with Cécile McLorin Salvant, Samora Pinderhughes, and Jen Shyu (May 2022)
BBC World News: “Spotify Covid row: Joni Mitchell wants her music to be pulled from the platform” (BBC, January 2022)
Late Era: “Loretta Lynn’s Van Lear Rose” (Osiris Media, June 2021)
The Pitchfork Review: “When Music Becomes Political Protest” (Pitchfork, October 2020)
WUNC’s Songs We Love: Mandolin Orange’s “Fifty Miles of Elbow Room” (October 2019) and Megafaun’s “Carolina Days” (April 2019)
The Future of What: “Local Music” (Kill Rock Stars, June 2017)

Awards

Association of Alternative Newsmedia, July 2017: First Place, Music Writing (INDY Week)

Panels and Presentations

The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose Music Festival: Panel discussion about the legacy and influence of guitarist John Fahey. (April 2018)

Angles: A Music Business Panel Discussion Series: Discussed sexism in the music industry, focusing on intersectional issues, with a DJ, musician, and show promoter in Raleigh. (November 2017)

Women in Music & Media Panel: Discussed women's roles in media and music with radio DJs, festival organizers, and a musician, focusing on barriers to entry and "paths to empower." This panel was organized by the North Carolina Alumnae Collective of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and The Young Black Collective. (October 2017)

North Carolina: The New American Heartland: Moderated a panel of musicians and activists titled Resistance, Protest, and Activism in North Carolina Music. This panel was part of a three-day conference hosted at the National Humanities Center in the Research Triangle Park, and panelists included Mykki Blanco, Pierce Freelon, Shirlette Ammons, Grayson Haver Currin, Tina Haver Currin, and Will Boone. (September 2017)

Pop Conference: Delivered a presentation on artists' responses to North Carolina's controversial and discriminatory House Bill 2 (FU HB 2: Battles of Bands and Bathroom Bills) for the annual Pop Conference at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington. (April 2017)

Carolina Bluegrass Summit: Moderated a panel titled Bluegrass on Record, which explored the impact record labels have had on bluegrass artists' careers. The panel was part of a day-long conference held by UNC-Chapel Hill's Southern Folklife Collection, and featured Dave Freeman (County and Rebel Records), Marian Leighton Levy and Ken Irwin (Rounder Records), and Barry Poss (Sugar Hill Records). (November 2016)