Excellent. Thank you so much for doing this interview series.  Happy 5th Anniversary!

In this double-length episode, OFTV speaks to trans historian Abram J. Lewis about TAO (Transsexual Action Organization), about oral history work, and about how magic, witchcraft, and "unreason" intersect with the emergence of Gay Liberation and early trans organizations.

AJ Lewis is a post doctoral fellow at Grinnell College in Iowa, and the co-founder of the NYC Trans Oral History Project, a partnership with the New York Public Library system.

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OFTV Presents - Interview with Abram J Lewis

Australia’s Gallery of Modern Art commissioned Xiu Xiu to reinterpret the music from Twin Peaks for their David Lynch: Between Two Worlds exhibition. Since then, the band has performed select concerts all over the globe culminating in a proper studio album of the compositions - "Plays The Music of Twin Peaks." The album features Xiu Xiu's reinterpretation of David Lynch's iconic theme, "Falling." 

-Available Record Store Day 2016 on 180-gram 2xLP red/blue vinyl (limited to 2,000). 
-Mixed by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier.
-Produced by Jherek Bischoff (Amanda Palmer, Ariel Pink).



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One From the Vaults, a trans history podcast by Morgan M Page. We bring you all the dirt, gossip, and glamour from trans history!

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