ALIYA CHAUDHRY
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Aliya Chaudhry

Writer/Journalist

About Me

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I'm a journalist focusing on covering music and internet culture. I was previously a staff writer for The Verge​ and I've written for NME, Alternative Press, Billboard, VICE, Stereogum, Slate, and Kerrang!, along with other publications. I cover rock, pop, pop-punk, metalcore and TikTok, among other things.

I also write fiction. My debut novel, Every Version Ends in Death, will be out on October 19. You can find out more about the book and preorder it here.

My Work

Cover Stories:
Bellah is bringing British R&B to the global stage: “There’s going to be an invasion!” (NME)

Features:
How the Parallax Orchestra became rock’s go-to musicians (Kerrang!)
Nu Metal is Back, and It’s Being Driven by Female Rage (VICE)
Meet the musicians working behind the scenes for the NHS during the pandemic (The Forty-Five)

Interviews:
“This can’t be that serious”: PVRIS’ Lynn Gunn embraces playfulness on Evergreen (Guitar)
Meet Me @ The Altar: “We’ve always wanted to be the biggest band in the world” (NME)
Crawlers' pursuit of community and empowerment led to TikTok virality (Alternative Press)
Pinkshift Are Changing The Face Of Pop-Punk In More Ways Than One (Stereogum)
Måneskin won Eurovision, then they took over the world (Dazed)

Video Interviews:
Caleb Shomo: “Beartooth is the most intimate experience that I have with music” (NME)
Spiritbox: “Our fans are accepting of change – we’re still figuring ourselves out” (NME)
Bad Omens: “The goal with this band is to expand people’s musical horizons” (NME)

Internet Culture:
Watching Feature-Length TV Recaps on YouTube Is Better Than Watching TV (The Daily Beast)
How BookTok Is Changing Publishing With New Voices and Influence (Observer)
Charli D’Amelio Has Girlbossed Her Way Too Close to the Sun (Slate)

Essays:
All Your Favorite 2022 Songs Were About Not Going Out (MTV)
The Complicated History of Paramore’s “Misery Business” (Paste)
I Will Not Rest Until I’ve Uncovered the Meaning Behind My Favorite Band’s Outfits (The Daily Beast)
A Brief History Of 21st Century Pop-Punk, From MySpace To Tumblr To TikTok (Stereogum)

Reviews:
Hozier – ‘Unreal Unearth’ review: epic, expansive and ethereal (NME)
Album review: PVRIS – EVERGREEN (Kerrang!)
Review: Fall Out Boy's So Much (For) Stardust isn’t a comeback—it’s an expansion (Alternative Press)


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