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Art Sluts Radio Episode 23 Part 1 Vanessa Briscoe Hay

Listen in as Art Slut, Ann Wood interviews the one and only queen of post-punk, Vanessa Briscoe Hay, founding member of Pylon, the band that (along with the B-52's and REM) put Athens on the map as the epicenter of music in the 80's and 90's.
Vanessa currently writes, records and performs with Pylon Reenactment Society and Supercluster. Their most recent album Magnet Factory is available online through Strolling Bones Records or Bandcamp.  
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Art Sluts Radio Episode 22 Laurie G-Force

Laurie Garner, widely known as Laurie G-Force, is a powerhouse of the Atlanta creative scene whose influence spans over four decades of music and film. A true multi-hyphenate, Garner has maintained a career that is equally fertile in both music and film.
 
Film & Art Direction
Since entering the industry in the late 1980s, Laurie has become a respected fixture in major film and television. Her expertise in the art department is seen in global hits like The Hunger Games and The Vampire Diaries. Beyond art direction, she is a prolific director of independent films and music videos, frequently collaborating with her long-term partner Chris Mills and composer Mauricio Carey to bring her visual stories to life.
 
Musical Legacy
Laurie’s musical roots are deeply embedded in Atlanta’s history:
Punk Era: She performed and recorded with the reunited early 80s punk band Vietnam, playing alongside local legends like Stan Satin, Ken Schenck, David Watkins and David Dean.
Indie Rock: In the 90s, she was a part of the original line up of BabyFat (later Ultra BabyFat) with Shonali Bhowmik and Michelle DuBois, a group that remains a staple of the era's indie scene.  
G-Force: Today, she continues to release music and scores under the name Laurie G-Force, blending her gritty punk foundations with modern atmospheric sounds solo, with Tiger Saucer and Sweetheart.
To find out more go to LaurieGarner.com.
 
 

Art Sluts Radio E21 NEYSA

Art Sluts Radio has a mission to talk about taboo subjects and to shine a light on cutting edge artist, musicians and activists.  Listen in to Ann Wood's interview with Neysa Shaw (NEYSA) a top 10 Billboard singer/songwriter, dancer, musician entrepreneur and all-around amazing individual.  Hear about her journey to help Korean and Japanese artists with their English that led to a career producing and collaborating with Asian artists long before America heard about K-POP.  Find out more at NeysaShaw.com. 

Art Sluts Radio Episode 20 Al-Yasha Ilhaam Williams

Listen in while Art Slut, Ann Wood interviews Al-Yasha Ilhaam Williams, Atlanta musician, scene maker and professor at Spellman college.  She shares her journey in music from DC to San Fran to NYC to Atlanta. Listen to her early musical influences: Tina Bell and Bam Bam, Red Maiden and Rare Essence. Al-Yasha is founding member of Music in the Park, and Atlanta Improvisors Orchestra.  

Art Sluts Radio Episode 19 Ruth Leitman

Listen to Art Sluts Radio host Ann Wood interview acclaimed director Ruth Leitman.  Ruth has been on the front lines of social change as a photographer and documentary filmmaker for 35 years.  She has covered everything from income inequality, immigration, to women's health care.
Her most recent film No One Asked You shines a spotlight on the incomparable, Lizz Winstead as she travels through battleground states while Roe V. Wade is being dismantled and women's health care canceled. Lizz Winstead is the founder of Air America, Co-Creator of The Daily Show and Abortion Access Front.  Sound serious?  It's not -- Funny but True.
To volunteer go to Abortion Access Front started by Lizz Winstead to help women.  Find out more about Ruth Leitman at Ruthless Films dot com.

Art Sluts Radio Episode 18 Aileen Loy

In Episode 18 I interview Atlanta based Artist, Musician and Activist, Aileen Loy.  She creates artwork for television and theater as well as making unique instruments that she uses to perform in the legendary W8ING4UFOS.  Her unique singing style shatters the boundaries of tone - primal and beautiful.  Her social activism includes creating "Little Band Books Libraries" and working with Georgia Overdose Prevention. 

Art Sluts Radio Ann Magnuson Part 4 Episode 17

Here we are at Part 4 of the Ann Magnuson interview.  It has been a pleasure and an honor to get to know the GREAT Ann Magnuson! In this episode we discuss the wildly hilarious film Vandemonium, her first film and all the way to her latest release Ghost Cat.  
Plus songs from The Luv Show, Pretty Songs and Ugly Stories and Dream Girls. Listen, Share and Subscribe to Art Sluts Radio. 

Art Sluts Radio Episode 16 Ann Magnuson Part 3

Holy Cow!  Ann Magnuson is every bit as interesting as you think!
Listen to Part 3 of Ann Wood's interview with Ann Magnuson, the iconic 80's/90's Queen of theater, film, tv, music and art.  Ann and Ann discuss Bongwater, 70's gay icon Jobriath, Feminism, the boundaries of comedy, philosophy, politics and theater.  More songs from The Power of Pussy, The Luv Show, Pretty Songs and Ugly Stories and The Jobriath Medley.  Episode 17, Part 4 airs on August 30, 2025. Listen, Share and Subscribe to Art Sluts Radio. 

Art Sluts Radio Episode 15 Ann Magnuson Part 2

In Episode 15, Art Slut, Ann Wood continues her interview with Ann Magnuson, the Goddess of the 80's & 90's underground Art, Music and Theater scene, as well as an actor in countless films and television shows.  What has she NOT done?
In Part 2 Ann Magnuson shares her take on what's going on now, her experience following the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and sewing. She shares the experience of creating the groundbreaking "Folk Song" recorded on the Power of Pussy, yet born in avant garde theater.
Plus, hear more music: Folk Song, Psychedelic Sewing Room, Live You Vixen! and Open Letter to an Open Letter: Seriously WTF. 

Art Sluts Radio Episode 14 Ann Magnuson Part I

In Episode 14, Art Slut, Ann Wood interviews Ann Magnuson, the Goddess of the 80's & 90's underground Art, Music and Theater scene, as well as a appearing in countless films and television shows.  What has she NOT done?
Find out in Part 1. Ann Magnuson shares her early experience in the late 70's early 80's New York scene at Club 59 where she managed, performed and promoted artists like Keith Haring, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Klaus Nomi, B-52's and RuPaul. 
Hear cuts from Bongwater off of the seminal album, The Power of Pussy. As well as audio of "Live from TV," an original theater piece captured on the PBS Show "Alive from Off Center" in which Ann shifts between nearly 50 female characters, with each change of the channel.
Finally, hear a rare live performance with Bongwater of a Roky Erikson's song on the late night show "Night Music."