Don’t give up the fight: Peter Knegt on Queer Rights

 

Interview with author Peter Knegt about his book Queer Rights.

Published in 2B Magazine, September 17, 2011.

Pump it Up: Montreal’s Rough Diamond Collective celebrates queer hip-hop

 

Interview with MTL's Rough Diamond Collective about their event QUEERS PUMP THIS!

Published in Nightlife, September 14, 2011.

Study dates and coffee cups: A mini guide to cafés for queer scholars

 

Article on queer/student friendly cafés in Montreal.

Published in Nightlife, September 7, 2011.

Books instead of booze: QPIRG McGill’s Rad Frosh hosts a back-to-school bash at Il Motore

 

Essay on QPIRG McGill's Rad Frosh.

Published in Nightlife, August 31, 2011.

Queer: A handbook for the bent Brat Pack

 

Book review of Kathy Belge & Marke Bieschke's book Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens.

Published in 2B Magazine, August 24, 2011.

Sweet tooth, chipped teeth: local songsters Tuffcookie pour some grit into the mix

 

Concert preview for Montreal band Tuffcookie.

Published in Nightlife, August 24, 2011.

Book review: With 'The Mere Future', dystopia never looked so good

 

Book review of Sarah Schulman's The Mere Future.

Published in Nightlife, August 17, 2011.

Orgasmic Tech Support: Venus Envy will boost your sexual IQ

 

Interview with Venus Envy's Shelley Taylor.

Published in 2B Magazine, August 11, 2011.

Jacob Tierney’s Good Neighbors

 

Review of Jacob Tierney's film Good Neighbors.

Published in 2B Magazine, July 14, 2011.

Pervers/Cité: bringing pride back to its origins of resistance

 

Overview of the Pervers/Cité festival + an interview with Jordan Arseneault.

Published in Nightlife, August 9, 2011.

Mind your manners: Steve Petrow has advice for every occasion

 

Book review of Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life.

Published in 2B Magazine, August 2, 2011.

The Savage Beauty of Alexander McQueen

 

Review of the Alexander McQueen retrospective at the MET.

Published in 2B Magazine, June 14, 2011.

FTA Musts: Still Standing You + The You Show

 

Preview of two shows at the Festival Transamériques.

Published in 2B Magazine, May 24, 2011.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings @ Metropolis – 05.10.11

 

Concert review of the Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings show in Montreal at the Metropolis.

Published in Cornershopstudios, May 12, 2011.

Book review: Flesh Wounds & Purple Flowers

Book review of Flesh Wounds & Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years.

Published in Broken Pencil Magazine, Winter 2011.

Desiring Arabs: Joseph Massad discusses what’s lost in translation

 

Review of Joseph Massad's lecture at Concordia University.

Published in 2B Magazine, March 12, 2011.

The Kills - Blood Pressures

Record review of The Kills' Blood Pressures.

Published in Cornershopstudios, April 9, 2011.

The Residents @ Club Soda – 03.29.11

 

Review of The Residents' gig in Montreal at the Metropolis.

Published in Cornershopstudios, March 31, 2011.

The Drean to Exist: Helem from Lebanon to Montreal

Interview with Sam Khoury, president of Helem Montreal.

Published in 2B Magazine, March 9, 2011.

An Orgasmic Truth: Annie Sprinkle at Edgy Women

Interview with artists Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle.

Published in 2B Magazine, March 14, 2011.

Lucinda Williams - Blessed

Record review of Lucinda Williams' Blessed.

Published in Cornershopstudios, March 6, 2011.

FIFA Preview

Short blurbs about a selection of films from the 2011 FIFA.

Published in Nightlife Magazine, March 1, 2011.

Nightlife Calendar

Three short previews of upcoming Montreal events: HOOP Flashmob, Whose Toes, and the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Published in Nightlife Magazine, March 1, 2011.

Adele - 21

Record review of Adele's 21.

Published in Cornershopstudios, February 26, 2011.

Late-night Eatery: The legendary Nouveau Palais experiences a savoury renewal

Restaurant review of Nouveau Palais.

Published in Nightlife, February 21, 2011.

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Record review of PJ Harvey's Let England Shake.

Published in Cornershopstudios, February 20, 2011.

Transmission on the Midnight Radio

Preview of the Breathe.Feel.Love.Art Initiative's production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Published in Nightlife, February 8, 2011.

Robyn @ Metropolis - 01.27.11

Review of Robyn's Montreal gig at Metropolis.

Published in Cornershopstudios, February 2, 2011.

Monkland Avenue: More than Meets the Eye

Profile of Montreal's Monkland Village.

Published in Nightlife, December 16, 2010.

Get That Freak: Homophobia and Transphobia in High School

Book review of Get That Freak: Homophobia and Transphobia in High School, by Rebecca Haskell and Brian Burtch. From Fernwood Publishing.

Published in Lambda Literary, November 22, 2010.

Crystal Pite: choreographer explores terra incognita in "Emergence"

Preview of Crystal Pite's dance piece Emergence.

Published in Nightlife, September 28, 2010.

Fashion POP: Fashion for passion

Preview of Pop Montreal's Fashion POP competition.

Published in Nightlife, September 1, 2010.

2fik: The camera loves this gender-bending artist

Interview with Montreal artist 2fik.

Published in Nightlife, August 31, 2010.

Kim Noble: walking a fine line between side-splitting art and psychological scarring

Interview with UK artist Kim Noble.

Published in Nightlife, July 14, 2010.

Lesbians on Ecstasy tour Canada with their new sound

Interview with Montreal band Lesbians on Ecstasy.

Published in Xtra.ca, June 16, 2010.

Marianne Larochelle: local photographer celebrates drag's explosive energy

Interview with Marianne Larochelle about her book Glam Gender.

Published in Nightlife, June 10, 2010.

Oceanic Fantastic / Immaculate Gelatine Vision

Two blurbs previewing upcoming plays at the 20th edition of the Montreal Fringe Festival.

Published in Nightlife, June 7, 2010.

How to Get Fabulous Muslces: The Bob Mizer Work-out Routine

Essay about Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild and beefcake culture.

Published in Lickety Split #8, June 4, 2010.

Retail is Desire

Short essay about my experience working in retail.

Essay published in Lickety Split #8, June 4, 2010.

Socalled: Putting the Pieces Together

Interview with Montreal musician Socalled.

Published in Nightlife, May 3, 2010.

Nadia G: All Up in your Grill

Short interview with Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G.

Published on Nightlife, April 21, 2010.

Love is a Ballad that Eviscerates

A narrative review of a selection of solo performances given by Diamanda Galás.

Published by Empty Mirror Books, March 20, 2010.

Swan Song of a Queer Decade

Ruminations on my favourite moments in queer sound from the past decade.

Published on Xtra.ca, January 21, 2010.

Haunted Hillbilly comes alive on stage

Theatre review of the Sidemart Theatrical Grocery production The Haunted Hillbilly.

Published on Xtra.ca, December 8, 2009.

Lickety Split readies its eight volume of pansexual smut

Interview with Sarah Beall, editor of Montreal pansexual smut zine Lickety Split.

Published on Xtra.ca, January 15, 2010.

Our dark materials: inside The Haunted Hillbilly

Book review of Derek McCormack's The Haunted Hillbilly.

Published on Xtra.ca, December 2, 2009.

Hauntingly Familiar: Stevie Nicks is following me

An essay about how Stevie Nicks, her classic Landslide, and thoughts on what makes a song attain perfection.

Published on Xtra.ca, November 27, 2009.

Sarah Schulman discusses homophobia, family, and her new book Ties that Bind

Interview with American author and playwright Sarah Schulman about her newest work of non-fiction Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and its Consequences.

Published on Xtra.ca, October 28, 2009.

My body is a Mix Tape

A eulogy for cassette tapes, mix makers, and a way of listening to music.

Published on Xtra.ca, October 28, 2009.

George Michael is an Aphrodisiac

A confession about the erotic potential of music, in this case, the music of George Michael.

Published on Xtra.ca, October 2, 2009.

Diamanda Galás brings her songs of exile to Montreal

An interview with the legendary musician Diamanda Galás, on the eve of her first show in Montreal over two decades.

Published in Xtra.ca, September 27, 2009.

Homo Sonic: Introduction to a Diva

The first column of Homo Sonic.

Published on Xtra.ca, September 7, 2009.

The Signal is Jammed: A Confession

An essay exploring the relationship between sound and desire.

Published in the Lambda Literary Award finalist I Like It Like That, Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver BC.
September 2009

Chick Lit is a Death Sentence

An editorial about why I find the term and genre "Chick Lit" to be so pernicious.

Published on Cliteraturejournal.com, Volume 12, June 2009.

The Queer Voice of Antony and the Johnsons

An essay about the voice of Antony Hegarty.

Essay published in Subversions: Journal of Gender and Sexuality, vol. 5/Spring 2009.

My Body is a Mix Tape: Music and Desire in the Sound Sex Project

This is the written component of my Master's Thesis Project in the Media Studies program at Concordia University in Montreal. It focuses on two distinct parts. The first is the Sound Sex Project (www.soundsexproject.blogspot.com), which was the germ of this thesis. The second half of the writing focuses on my practice of mix tape making, and the performative aspect of creating and giving away mix tapes as art objects.

Thesis completed August 2008.

An Ode to Sarah Connor: The Cyborg Has Failed

Thoughts on the feminist potential of the Sarah Connors character in the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

This essay was written for the "Beyond Human" theme of Lickety Split #7.

Published by Lickety Split, November 2008.

Electric Blue Aural Body

This essay was the inspiration behind the more fleshed-out version featured in the Arsenal Pulp Press anthology I Like It Like That.

Essay published in Lickety Split #7
2008
Winner of Montreal Expozine Best Zine 2009 Award