“On ‘Cowboy Carter,’ Beyoncé’s country is as broad as the public she serves”: On “Cowboy Carter” for NPR, 04/03/2024
“How Black artists helped make country music what it is today”: On the history and influence of Black country musicians for National Geographic, 03/06/2024
“Fear and Pogoing in Las Vegas”: On the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas for Alta, 01/11/2024
“Black Country Is Not a Fad. It’s a Legacy”: On contemporary Black country musicians for The Atlantic, 10/21/2022
“Tupac in the Afterlife”: On Tupac Shakur’s legacy in the 21st century for Alta, 04/05/2022
“A ‘party record’ steeped in blood: Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads”: On the Murder Ballads album and titular book for The Age, 11/13/2020
“He’s Black, Orthodox Jewish, and a Dope-Ass Rapper”: On the rapper Nissim Black for LEVEL, 03/10/2020
“Black Gospel Matters”: On the inherent Blackness of Black gospel music for LEVEL, 12/11/2019
“How a Newspaper Article Saved Thousands of Gospel Records from Obscurity”: On the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project for Atlas Obscura, 09/24/2019
“An Interview with Ken Burns About His Must-See Country Music”: Interview with the documentary filmmaker for The Portland Mercury, 09/12/2019
“We Still Need to be Seen: Behind the Rise of Black Punk Culture”: On Afropunk and grassroots Black and Brown punk festivals for The Guardian, 08/15/2019
“Music Millennium Celebrates 50th Anniversary”: On the popular record store’s history and resilience for The Portland Mercury, 03/14/2019
“Remembering Clarence Fountain, a Gospel Legend”: Interview with Blind Boys of Alabama for The Atlantic, 06/06/2018
“Valerie June Does the Damn Thing”: Interview with Valerie June for The Stranger, 12/06/2017
“Son Little Finds New Magic in a Loaned Guitar”: Interview with Son Little for The Stranger, 11/08/2017
“Steve Earle’s Got Some Stories”: Interview with Steve Earle for The Stranger, 08/09/2017
“Michael Kiwanuka Sings His Heart Out”: Interview with Michael Kiwanuka for The Portland Mercury, 05/17/2017
“Sinkane’s Global Dance Party”: Interview with Sinkane for The Portland Mercury, 03/01/2017
“The Southern Salvation of Adia Victoria”: Interview with Adia Victoria for The Stranger, 02/22/2017
“Kick Out the Jams”: Portland jukebox tour for The Portland Mercury, 09/21/2016
“The Odyssey of Benjamin Clementine”: Interview with Benjamin Clementine for The Portland Mercury, 06/22/2016
“Josh Ritter’s Messianic Oracular Honky-Tonk”: Interview with Josh Ritter for The Portland Mercury, 01/20/2016
“Oddisee Fights the Good Fight”: Interview with Oddisee for The Portland Mercury, 11/04/2015
“Blood in Vein”: Interview with Algiers for The Portland Mercury, 06/17/2015
“Mascara, Blood, Ash, and Come”: Interview with Father John Misty for The Portland Mercury, 05/20/2015
“A Musical Bridge”: Interview with Rhiannon Giddens for The Portland Mercury, 05/13/2015
“The Roots of King Kendrick”: Kendrick Lamar opinion for Tin House, 05/06/2015
“Bloody Valentine”: Interview with Scott H. Biram for The Portland Mercury, 02/11/2015
“Child is the Father of the Man”: Interview with Hiss Golden Messenger for The Portland Mercury, 11/05/2014