Kristen Sinclair

Zines by Shannon O'Neill from Sister Ghost  The first opportunity I ever had to have my writing   published was in a zine. Imagine Tumblr circa   2013, submissions curated from likeminded blogs   on feminism and stan culture, bound together in a   PDF and fired out to a list of email subscribers to   be printed off and cherished. These free, self-   published mini magazines, with little regard for     editorial standards, censorship or house style,   allowed teenage girls to talk about whatever they   wanted to, how they wanted to. A haphazard   mixture of sketches, newspaper cuttings, defaced   images, fan art and handwritten messages were   splashed across A4 pages to express anger, love,   political views, share experiences and give advice.  Often synonymous with the 90s Riot grrrl   movement and punk scenes, zines (short for   magazines) are homemade, anti-establishment   and  anti-professional booklets and pamphlets   used by marginalised communities as a fast and   inexpensiv

Gemma Bradley does a little bit of everything. The Across the Line alumnus now spends her Sunday nights on the Radio 1 airwaves showcasing the freshest new sounds on BBC Music Introducing. Also a musician and singer-songwriter in her own right, her blend of poppy melodies, R&B grooves and signature soulful drawl have helped her carve out a unique position in the Irish music scene. Upcoming single ‘Better’ is a departure from the sugary ‘Obsessed’, leaning into her love of R&B and featuring collaborations with local jazz drummer David Lyttle and Dublin rapper Jamel Franklin. Gemma tells Dig With It about her creative process, straddling two sides of the music industry and why vanilla is a misunderstood ice-cream flavour… Gemma Bradley gets vocal What are your earliest memories of music? Being in the car with my mum listening to different kinds of records – Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Bob Marley too, Macy Gray. That shaped a lot of the stuff that I began to write later on.