About this episode
This episode features conversations with Christina and Courtney Long about their indie publishing house #Blkgrlswurld ZINE and its impact on the heavy music scene.
Guests: Christina and Courtney Long Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on March 11, 2024 and May 8, 2026 This episodes contains two conversations recorded two years apart. #Blkgrlswurld ZINE is an award-winning indie publishing house based in New York City. Led by Christina Long, MFA (Global Creative Director) and her younger sister Courtney Long (Senior Editor), since 2014. The press celebrates and documents Black Womxn & Womxn of Color who participate in heavy music genres like Metalcore, Hardcore, Punk and Black Metal. Interviewing bands, reviewing music and vending at zine fairs allow #Blkgrlswurld ZINE to introduce readers to new music and the diversity within music scenes. Zines and artists’ books published by #Blkgrlswurld Press can be found in libraries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Schomburg Center for Research On Black Culture, The Barnard Zine Library, The NY Public Library and many more. In 2019 Christina Long was awarded a grant from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation for her work in indie publishing. The grant led to #Blkgrlswurld launching their very first Punk Music Fest and Zine Fair at Philadelphia’s Institute of…
People in this episode
Host: Christopher Kardambikis
Guests: Christina Long, Courtney Long
Topics covered
- indie publishing
- Black Womxn
- heavy music genres
- zines
- music diversity
Keywords
- Blkgrlswurld
- indie publishing
- heavy music
- zines
- Black Womxn
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: #Blkgrlswurld ZINE, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Schomburg Center for Research On Black Culture, The Barnard Zine Library, The NY Public Library
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