5 Lbs. of ROCK Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson Nice & Rough: Black Women IN Rock is a global community. Our previous featured artist, May 10, 2012 rocks Japan. This week’s featured BWIR, Akayzia Parker, is from London. You know the deal: Five simple questions. Five interesting answers. Enjoy….. SHEILA: Are you a singer whoContinue reading “Akayzia”
5 Lbs. of ROCK Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson About one year ago I received an email from a black woman in rock from Osaka Japan! This was the first in what has unfolded into many emails I receive from women who defy geography to answer the call to perform rock. Read and be enlightened…Continue reading “Davina Robinson”
ROCK & RACE, Part II Laina Dawes Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson Canadian music journalist and author, LAINA DAWES‘ new book entitled, What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal, is slated to be released this summer. Laina shared a great deal with me about her upbringing and herContinue reading “Rock & Race, Part II”
ROCK & RACE Laina Dawes Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson More than 2 years ago, I received a call from Canadian music journalist, LAINA DAWES, who was working on a book about black women in metal. She was referred to me by my sister, metal artist Kudisan Kai, who told her about Nice &Continue reading “Rock & Race, Part I”
by Sheila Dianne Jackson I attended several of the nominating committee screenings for the NAACP Image Awards. And at each event, it would never fail that I would enter into conversation with someone who would ask what I do and about my current projects. Naturally, the first thing out of my mouth was “Nice & Rough.”Continue reading ““Pariah” & “I Will Follow” Feature Black Women In Rock”
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