Guests: Christina and Courtney Long
Host: Christopher Kardambikis
Recorded on March 11, 2024 and May 8, 2026
This episodes contains two conversations 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 Contemporary Art in September of 2019.
The press accepts open submissions from anyone who supports womxn identifying fans & musicians in the heavy music scene. #heavygirlsloveheavymusic
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