Stephanie Phillips, Author at Audiofemme

About Stephanie Phillips

Stephanie Phillips is a London-based arts & culture journalist whose work has been featured in outlets such as Noisey, Bandcamp, and The Quietus. She is also the member of black feminist punk band Big Joanie. Her essays have appeared in non-fiction anthologies such as On Bodies, Women Who Rock, and Under My Thumb: Songs that Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them. She is currently working on a non-fiction book project focusing on the work of Solange Knowles for University of Texas Press. You can follow her on Twitter @stephanopolus or read more of her work at steph-phillips.com.

ONLY NOISE: On Loving the Beatles As a Black Woman
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ONLY NOISE: On Loving the Beatles As a Black Woman

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ONLY NOISE: On Loving the Beatles As a Black Woman

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Stephanie Phillips finds a way to relate to the Beatles - even though, as a black woman, their version of Britishness didn't reflect her own experience. Whether it was the power chord-driven emotional roar [...]