WE’RE DIZZY FROM VERTTIGO: Dum Dum Zine Interview
There’s few things like hearing a band for the first time and their sound stops you in your tracks.
That was our experience listening to VERTTIGO. We first heard a live version of their Mazzy Star cover of “Fade Into You.” So we hopped on a call with Ryan Rathjen and Karimah from the band...
Text Message Interview with Beth Pickens, by Taleen Kali
Welcome back to DUM DUM Zine’s Text Message Interviews! This month we interview Beth Pickens, L.A.-based consultant dedicated to supporting and empowering artists, most recently through her self-help book, Your Art Will Save Your Life, out now by Feminist Press.
Text Message Interview with WASI by Taleen Kali
In our latest installment of Text Message Interviews, DUM founder Taleen Kali chats with Jessie Meehan and Merilou Salazar of WASI about the more personal turn of their 2nd album...
1-Question Interviews: #DuM Archives
In this #DuM compilation, we present to you a selection of responses to this single, compelling question...our hope is to turn this page into a living, breathing archive including interviews to come, and, the hopes that you'll join in, too! #GetDuM
Text Message Interview with Witchsy, by Megan Ranger
If Etsy and Pornhub had a baby, we’d get Witchsy. Witchsy is an alternative e-commerce site for artists who are oftentimes considered too abrasive or bold for more watered-down marketplaces. Created by Kate Dwyer and Penelope Gazin, Witchsy has been the unrivaled hub for titty pool toys, fingernails in jars, and a plethora of pleasantly...
Text Message Interview with Marisa Crawford, by Julia Gibson
Welcome back to Text Message Interviews! This month we text with Marisa Crawford, girl culture writer and poet extraordinaire, and the founder of the feminist literary webzine Weird Sister.
Text Message Interview with Laser Kitten, by Megan Ranger
In our latest installment of Text Message Interviews, DUM DUM Zine contributor Megan Ranger gets down to the nitty glittery with Laser Kitten creator Marisa Ravel!
Text Message Interview with Alice Bag, by Julia Gibson
To call Alice Bag a powerhouse is an understatement. In our latest installment of Text Message Interviews, DUM Music Staffer Julia Gibson chats with Alice all about punk songwriting, the importance of DIY spaces and harnessing your own personal power. Read on t0 #GetDuM in advance of a slew of shows she's playing this...
Text Message Interview with Shana Falana by Taleen Kali
Welcome back to Text Message Interviews! This month we feature the lush dreamscapes of Shana Falana, on tour from New York in support of her 2nd full-length, Here Comes the Wave in advance of their L.A. show tonight! RSVP and #getDUM!
Text Message Interview with The Regrettes by Julia Gibson
Welcome back to Text Message Interviews! This month we interviewed local LA band The Regrettes as they get ready to bring their sweet, smart, and spunky #DUMjams to venues all along the West Coast during the month of November.
Text Message Interview with Michelle Tea by Rosa Quezada
Welcome back to DUM DUM Zine’s Text Message Interviews! This month we interview Michelle Tea, founder of Sister Spit, one of our DUM role models and author of so many novels we stopped counting and decided to ask her if we could text!
Text Message Interview with J Ryan Stradal by Ian Dick Jones
Welcome back to DUM DUM Zine’s Text Message Interviews! This month we interview J Ryan Stradal, one of our favorites here in the L.A. lit scene and DUM veteran, who who debuted his first novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, last summer.