Writing Clips — Chris Payne

My lastest stories:

I covered When We Were Young fest for Vulture & interviewed artists like Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eat World, and My Chemical Romance booking agent Matt Galle for this reported feature:

I wrote an essay on the 20th anniversary of My Chemical Romance’s debut album for Stereogum:

I interviewed the Beths for an Alternative Press profile:

Literature/advice:

How to Interview Musicians, in 9 Steps (Lit Hub)

Reported Features:

How the Plight of Beleaguered Label Tiny Engines Could Bring New Solutions to Indie Rock (Billboard)

Fetch Is Actually Happening: How We Traded the ‘90s For 2000s Nostalgia (Billboard)

Women Are Dominating Alternative Rock, So Why Aren’t They Dominating Alternative Radio? (Billboard)

Alternative’s Relationship With Guitar Is on the Rocks (But the Music World Feels It Still) (Billboard)

Oral Histories:

The Summer Punk Went Pop: Oral History of the 2005 Warped Tour, for *Billboard*

Braid *Frame & Canvas* oral history for *Alternative Press*

Billboard’s 100 Songs That Defined the Decade

Billie Eilish, "Bad Guy"

I interviewed Billie and Finneas for Billboard’s 2019 feature package, “100 Songs That Defined the Decade”
Paramore, "Hard Times"

I interviewed Hayley Williams for Billboard’s 2019 feature package, “100 Songs That Defined the Decade”