A freelancer writer who specializes in writing about:
Music, Cinema, Visual Art, Architecture, Literature, Fortean Phenomena, World Religions, Occulture, Body Modifications.
A collection of highlights from Ashley’s online writing portfolio (more samples can be found at https://ashleynaftule.contently.com/).
Vice (art)
The Outline (science/tech cultural commentary)
- Lord Save Us From The Rational Men (March 2018)
Noisey (music)
- A Pregnant Light’s Damian Master Has No Time for False Modesty (February 2018)
Phoenix New Times (music/cultural commentary)
- An Introduction to Chrome and San Francisco’s 1970s Art Punk Scene (March 2018)
- A Beginner’s Guide To Can (February 2018)
- Lana Del Rey Made a Phoenix Arena Feel Like a Nightclub (February 2018)
- All 51 WWE Raw Theme Songs, Ranked (February 2018)
- Why Husker Du’s Grant Hart Was One Of The Greats (September 2017)
- Why Dave Chappelle and Tina Fey Shouldn’t Be Your Role Models (September 2017)
- Xasthur on Taking Back Their Name and Playing Acoustic Black Metal (May 2017)
- Why Scene Vets Leave Phoenix And What They Find When They Go (March 2017)
- What David Bowie’s Musical Failures Tell Us About His Spirit (January 2017)
- Donald Trump Won’t Make Punk Great Again (January 2017)
Aquarium Drunkard (music)
JAVA Magazine (Art/Architecture)
- Charles Schiffner: Architecture As Alchemy (February 2018)
- Rossitza Todorova: Time Turns Geometry Into Beauty (January 2018)
The Hard Times (comedy)
- Crust Punk House Evacuated After Bath Bomb Threat (February 2018)
- I’m a Sexy Pilgrim and I’m Tired of My Culture Being Appropriated for Halloween (October 2017)
- Animatonic Band Dropped from Chuck E. Cheese Residency After Retweeting Racist Memes (August 2017)
- Female Game Designer Surprised to Find Constructive Feedback in Middle of Death Threat Email (June 2017)
- Out of Control Gun Violence Making Chicago the Most Dangerous Band in America (June 2017)
- Somali Pirates Hijack Yacht Rock (April 2017)
- Gibson Flying V’s Migrate to Warmer, Harder-Rocking Climates for Winter (January 2017)
Under The Radar (film)
- The Color of Pomegranates (April 2018)
- The Rachel Divide (April 2018)
- The Marcel Perez Collection: Vol. 2 (April 2018)
- The Endless (April 2018)
- Mercury 13 (April 2018)
Tucson Weekly (music)
Spiral Nature (religion/occulture)
- The magick of flotation pods: Drowning your monkey mind (April 2017)
- Faith, fountains, and fortean phenomena at the 2017 International UFO Congress (March 2017)
- Anna Biller on the real witchcraft behind The Love Witch (February 2017)
Runt Of The Web (comedy)
- God Worried Capital’s Move To Jerusalem Pushes Armageddon Too Far Ahead Of Schedule (December 2017)
- Now That I’m A Father I’m Only Going To Sexually Harass Age-Appropriate Women (October 2017)
- Scientists Move Flavor Flav Doomsday Clock Closer To Midnight (October 2017)
- Map To Fabled Clitoris Discovered Inside Ancient Temple (June 2017)
- When I Said I Was Bi, I Meant Bipolar (April 2017)
PHX SUX (music/film/art)
- Sunn Trio’s New Album Is The Perfect Soundtrack For Chasing Mirages (July 2017)
- “My Baby’s Fun Had Gone”: How The Labyrinth Soundtrack Saved Bowie From A Decade Of Sucking (June 2017)
- “Empire” State of Mind: A Conversation With Exploded View’s David Sherman (April 2017)
- Words, Whales, and Wonder at Canal Convergence 2017 (February 2017)
- Everyone Is Royalty For 15 Minutes In Kehinde Wiley’s New Republic (January 2017)
- One Day Your Ears Will Ache Like Mine Ache: The Body & Full of Hell at 51 West (August 2016)
De’Lunula (film/music)
- Taking A Long Walk Down Standish Lawder’s “The Corridor” (June 2017)
- Fresh New Eyes & Last Goodbyes: On Brainiac’s “Electro-shock for President” (March 2017)
- “Belladonna of Sadness” Is A Film Worth Selling Your Soul For (March 2017)
The Occulum (poetry)
- Things You Can Buy For 30 Pieces Of Silver Outside Gethsemane (Occulum Issue #6, May 2018)
Masque & Spectacle (fiction)
- Satanic Grammar (November 2015)
50-Word Stories (fiction)
- The Finishing Touch (April 2015)
Ashley Naftule 