In this episode, we’re celebrating Hollow Moon’s one-year anniversary🎉!!! Let’s give it a birthday shout-out. We’ll also get to hear from Avery Bacchues on his experience as an African American/Black drummer in a band called The X-Hunters. The band was formed in 2010, mainly just so the band members could have fun. They play instrumental covers of video game songs, predominantly in the metal genre with bits of progressive rock sprinkled in. Their music can be found on Bandcamp (https://xhunters.bandcamp.com/). They also have a Facebook page too (https://www.facebook.com/TheXHunters). I really enjoyed the songs below: Mankind’s arrogance, Kremlin Kong Quest To learn more about all things video game related, including video game music, look into MAGFEST. Band/artist and recommended reads from Avery are: Bad Brains, American Rock Band ("Rasta Punk") Sammus, Blk American underground rapper. Rap on Trial Book by Andrea L. Dennis and Erik Nielson It's Bigger than Hip-Hop by MK Asante If you're interested in my transition from literary fellow to a literary agent, you can visit the BookEnds Literary YouTube Channel.

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In this episode, I pre-recorded an interview with Rorie Still. She is a screenwriter, and author of “Flashbang” - a collection of SciFi stories, researcher, marketing liaison, as well as an Executive producer of The Flashbang Ep 1 on YouTube. She also runs “Artist Live” interviews on her IG page, so be sure to check those out. She joins the Hollow Moon podcast to discuss her work and brainstorm ideas on how BIPOC creatives can contribute to Afrofuturistic work and speculative literature with Afro-descendant characters. You can follow Rorie on Instagram at @rorstll. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow on: Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Breaker, & more! You can also follow the Hollow Moon Podcast on social media. Twitter: @PodcastHollow, or leave a comment on the blog!

Our guest today is Damon Glatz. He is an author of 2 books in a fantasy trilogy called End of Legends & runs a YouTube channel called Pen & Sword with a passion for fantasy, writing, and gaming. He is going to brainstorm with us ...ideas on how non-BIPOC creatives can contribute to Afrofuturistic work or spec lit with Afro-descended characters. You can follow Damon on Twitter: @DamonGlatz If you enjoyed this episode, please follow on: Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Breaker, & more! You can also follow Hollow Moon Podcast on Twitter: @PodcastHollow

After successful stints with NBC in Research and ABC in Broadcast Operations and Engineering, Mike Costa was accepted into the Guy Alexander Hanks/Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program sponsored by the USC School of Cinema-Television. He was then hired as a staff writer and story editor for the hit television show “Roseanne.” Mike later went on to write for Warner Brothers television on several projects, a pilot show for Sony Television, and for NBC. He stays busy developing and writing projects for various producers, and freelances as a writer/producer for Isis Films; a production team in Marina Del Rey that produces music videos and commercials for some of the industry’s biggest names: Time-Warner Corporation, Miller Brewing Company, Motown, and General Motors. Inspired by his drive to preserve his culture, he wrote, produced, and directed a documentary film – “Proud to be Cape Verdean – A Look at Cape Verdeans in the Golden State,” through his production company Side Door Entertainment which has been seen around the globe. You can learn more here: Www.Proudtobecapeverdean.com  Www.sidedoorentertainment.com  His signature says it all! "If we don't tell our story, who will?" This episode is us continuing to do that work. Stay tuned.

What happens when the literal past helps you discover what you want in the future? Let’s travel into the Marvel universe and meet Lunella Lafayette, a 9-year-old black (female) genius. We’re going to see how she fares in NYC when prehistoric tourists and a fire dinosaur terrorize the city. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow on: Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Breaker, & more! You can also follow Hollow Moon Podcast on Twitter: @PodcastHollow

In honor of pride month & Juneteenth, our guest today is Kareem McJagger. Over the last decade, Kareem has entertained audiences as a drag performer, songwriter, producer, host, and blogger. Apart from the pandemic’s effect on Drag Night Life, we also discuss the importance of race & gender representation in the future, and how it also plays an important role in representing Afro-descended people. Follow them at any of these platforms: Instagram Twitter Drag for fans YouTube Reddit If you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe. You can also follow Hollow Moon the Podcast on Twitter: @PodcastHollow Check out the blog at hollowmoonpodcast.wordpress.com