Danielle Maggio, PhD

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Check out my partner @punkademic.bsky.social dragging Henry Ford to filth on @thisguysucked.com podcast!

Over 500+ arts organizations just abruptly lost their funding. According to the notices, grant priority will now focus on "projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President."

My publisher - Feminist Press - had their 35k NEA grant terminated. This is the highest level of government censorship attacking marginalized voices and stories. Please support FP by donoting, buying their books from your local bookstore, or from their website #NEA #neagrants www.feministpress.org

My book deal with @feministpress.bsky.social for Betty Davis bio was just announced on @publisherswkly.bsky.social #BettyDavis

My partner @saucequeen.bsky.social just finalized her contract for her book on Betty Davis!

Celebrate Women's History Month with, Sara Innamorato, Danielle Maggio & Century III’s Carrie Battle For Women's History Month, WYEP has asked some special guests to tell us which artists they're celebrating throughout March.

My boo @saucequeen.bsky.social has a really nice segment in this @wyep.bsky.social radio special, talking about the great Betty Davis & her music. Check it out!

Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #7 A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #7 of 7.

The 7th installment of my “Betty Davis in Japan” series is out. In it, I reflect on my trip where I retraced Betty’s final steps as a working musician & contextualize both the end of her career-before her reclusion-& her current legacy as a funk pioneer #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

Crashin' From Passion: The Swan Song of Betty Davis | Light in the Attic's Liner Notes There is one testimonial about Betty Davis that is universal: she was an artist ahead of her time. From her brief moment in the limelight to her decades of living as a recluse until her death in 2022,...

New episode from Light In The Attic’s Liner Notes podcast just dropped! In it, I read the notes that I wrote for Betty Davis’s final album, 1979’s Crashin’ From Passion. #BettyDavis litapodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bet...

Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #6 A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #6 of 7.

6th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover more record shopping (shocking, I know), visiting the Tokyo National museum, and meeting Betty’s family friend from their hometown, American expat Alex Easley #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Check out @saucequeen.bsky.social’s fabulous Christmas soul music playlist to get you through the holidays: open.spotify.com/playlist/0DT...

Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #5 A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #5 of 7.

5th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover our day at Tokyo’s only classical musical museum, The Lion Cafè, and seeing live erotic performance art #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #4 A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #4 of 7.

4th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover meeting film composer Shigeru Umebayashi who was collaborating on a new song with Betty during her last years, and visiting The Crocodile Club to see the last stage Betty ever performed on. #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

Okay, THIS is what the Internet is for.

I had the good fortune to interview Betty Davis for Esquire in ‘07.

Danielle, I can’t wait to dive in. Seriously 🎉🎉🎉

OMG YES! Come through positive joyous internet experience! Your 2007 interview with Betty was a big deal for me.

Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #3 A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #3 of 7.

3rd installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it I share my pilgrimage to Mt. Fuji to carry out Betty’s final resting wishes #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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2nd installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it I cover my day of record digging and meeting musicians Tatsuhiko Arakawa (leader of The Arakawa Band who backed Betty) and Itsuro Shimoda, one of Betty’s “great loves.” #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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My new essay series documents my trip to Japan where I retraced Betty Davis’s final steps as a musician in 1983 and interview her former band mates, friends & lovers. Most importantly, I saw through her final resting wishes at Mt. Fuji. open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
#BettyDavis #BettyDavisfunk