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Linda Simpson discusses her photo book The Drag Explosion with Jordan King of the multi-media arts magazine Never Apart (from Sept, 2021).

Linda Simpson talks about The Drag Explosion for the multi-media arts magazine Never Apart (from Nov, 2018).

Linda Simpson talks about The Drag Explosion for New York Magazine's entertainment and culture site Vulture.com (from June, 2018).

Linda Simpson chats with John Polly of The WOW Report about The Drag Explosion (from June, 2015).

Press Mentions

2/22/23	Gay City News	Linda Simpson’s “Drag Explosion” Recalls ’80s and ’90s Scene
2/21/23	Surface Magazine	The New York Waterfront’s Unsung Queer History
2/17/23	New York Daily News	NYC nightlife royalty Linda Simpson offers rare inside look at East Village drag culture in the ’80s and ’90s
1/20/22	POPMATTERS	Linda Simpson’s Photo History of NYC Beguiles
9/28/21	GAYLETTER	Linda Simpson
9/22/21	THE WOW REPORT	Linda Simpson’s Unseen Pics of RuPaul, Lady Bunny, Candis Cayne, James St. James (& Me!) + The Stories Behind Them
6/20/21	QUEERGURU.COM	Linda Simpson: The Drag Explosion… the Glittery Queer History Book We All Need
5/27/21	BAY AREA REPORTER	Linda Simpson’s Retro ‘Drag Explosion’ Recalls NYC’s Nightlife Yesteryears
4/22/21	PROVINCETOWN MAGAZINE	Review: The Drag Explosion
3/25/21	THE WOW REPORT	Linda Simpson’s Book ‘The Drag Explosion’ is OUT!
3/16/21	CREATIVE REVIEW	Documenting The Drag Explosion
3/14/21	F-STOP MAGAZINE	Book Review: Linda Simpson’s The Drag Explosion
3/5/21	DOCUMENT	Photographer Pacifico Silano and Linda Simpson discuss “honoring the legacy of their queer predecessors”
3/2/21	METAL MAGAZINE	Linda Simpson – Documenting Drag Culture
3/1/21	PONYBOY MAGAZINE	The Drag Explosion – Linda Simpson
2/16/21	HUCK MAGAZINE	Photos of New York’s Drag Explosion in the ’80s
2/5/21	BLIND MAGAZINE	Revisiting New York’s Legendary Drag Explosion of the 1990s
2/4/21	ANOTHER MAGAZINE	Eight Visually Arresting Photo Books To Buy This Month
2/2/21	INTERVIEW MAGAZINE	Lady Bunny and Linda Simpson Contemplate the Future of Drag
1/29/21	THE FACE MAGAZINE	The Agony, Ecstasy and Hedonism of NYC’s Early Drag Scene
12/28/20	NBC OUT	Drag Explosion: The ‘Fabulousness and Defiance’ of ’90s Drag
12/11/20	NEWNOWNEXT	RuPaul and Other Drag Pioneers Come to Life in Stunning New Photo Book
12/3/20	BOYCULTURE.COM	Drag Her! Linda Simpson’s New Book of Old Photographs Document THE DRAG EXPLOSION
11/14/20	ARTFORUM	Art Guide—Must See (Regarding exhibit at Tiger Strikes Asteroid gallery)
11/6/20	THEBODY.COM	Linda Simpson’s Book of NYC Drag and Club Photos from the 1980s and ’90s is Simply Irresistible
11/2/20	HYPERALLERGIC	Your Concise New York Art Guide for November 2020 (Regarding exhibit at Tiger Strikes Asteroid gallery)
11/20/19	ANOTHER MAN MAGAZINE	New York 1990s “Drag Explosion,” Captured by a Drag Queen (Includes slideshow)
11/15/19	THE WOW REPORT	Must See: Linda Simpson’s ‘Drag Explosion’ at the Wild Project, NYC
11/13/19	EVGRIEVE.COM	The Drag Explosion’ Brings the Golden Era of NYC Drag History to the Wild Project
4/1/19	HEARTS MAGAZINE	Linda Simpson 1983-1994 (Hearts Spring/Summer 2019 issue is print only.)
12/14/18	ELLE MAGAZINE	Everything We Know About Makeup We Learned from Drag Queens (Includes video with “Drag Explosion” photos)
9/8/18	FAR OUT MAGAZINE	Photos from the ’90s Reveal the Life Behind New York’s Drag Scene
6/25/18	MUSEE - VANGUARD OF PHOTOGRAPHY CULTURE	49 Years of Pride (and counting) Through Photographs
9/21/17	THE DAILY BEAST	Gorgeous LGBTQ Photography at the New York Art Book Fair
9/7/17	THE HUFFINGTON POST	Get Ready for DragCon With A Look At The History and Culture of New York City Drag
1/26/17	THE NEW YORK TIMES	Perpetual Revolution’ Shows Artists Changing Their Lives
8/12/16	OUT & ABOUT	Warm Up to the Pride with “Drag Explosion”
1/1/16	CANDY MAGAZINE	Candy is print only, see some of the 16-page article here.
8/6/15	THE NEW YORK TIMES	The Accidental Historian of Drag Queens
4/2/15	FRONTIERS MAGAZINE	Linda Simpson’s “Drag Explosion” Proves Some Pictures Are Worth 1,000 Wigs
3/24/15	THE WOW REPORT	First Time Outside of NYC! Linda Simpson’s “The Drag Explosion”
10/16/14	THE ADVOCATE	The Trans Artist Who Stars in a Time Capsule of NYC’s Underground Art World
9/19/14	THE WALL STREET JOURNAL	Insiders’ Picks for Arts & Entertainment Season (Photographer Ryan McGinley recommends “The Drag Explosion”)
8/24/14	KIENYKE.COM	Cuando los drag queen se tomaron Nueva York
8/22/14	HEAPS MAGAZINE	Article About Linda Simpson (Includes Slideshow of “The Drag Explosion”)
8/15/14	NEXT MAGAZINE	“The Drag Explosion, Part Two” at Dixon Place
8/15/14	THE HUFFINGTON POST	Linda Simpson Presents “The Drag Explosion, Part Two”
7/12/14	THE HUFFINGTON POST	After Dark: Linda Simpson, Drag Queen Celebrity and Nightlife Personality (Includes Photos from The Drag Explosion)
6/30/14	QUEER'LESQUE MAGAZINE	Die Drag Explosion von Linda Simpson
6/24/14	NEW YORK MAGAZINE	Rare Shots of New York’s 1990s Drag Scene
6/24/14	ART FAG CITY	A Memorial for Drag Icon Miss Demeanor Written by Linda Simpson
6/21/14	THE HUFFINGTON POST	Meet Page, One of New York’s Most Iconic ’90s Drag Icons
6/11/14	ZEITjUNG	Turning The Page
6/3/14	FEATURE SHOOT	Portraits of Page: A Look at ’80s and ’90s Drag Life in NYC
4/25/14	THE ARTISTS FORUM	Review of “Pages” Photo Exhibit
4/10/14	ART FAG CITY	One in a Million: Linda Simpson on PAGES
4/4/14	FREAK CHIC	PAGES by Linda Simpson at ClampArt
4/1/14	WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL	Linda Simpson. PAGES.
3/5/14	QUEERTY	Reminisce About The Startling Drag Scene From Late ’80s NYC
3/4/14	RED BULL ACADEMY	Nightclubbing: New York City’s Pyramid Club (Includes photos by Linda Simpson)
3/4/14	NERVE	A Look Back at the Awesome Drag Explosion of the ’90s New York Club Scene Written by Linda Simpson
1/17/14	BOY CULTURE	Review of PAGES
1/15/14	FILTHY DREAMS	Review of PAGES
1/9/14	EDGE NEW YORK	Review of PAGES
11/18/13	THE WOW REPORT	Pages of Page
11/14/13	NEXT MAGAZINE	Linda Simpson Hosts A Launch Party
11/12/13	GAY LETTER	Linda Simpson’s PAGES Book Launch
10/23/13	BEAUTYLISH	History Lesson: The Beauty of Early Drag Captured by Linda Simpson
10/13/13	RIOT OF PERFUME	Print Magazine Article
7/17/13	HUFFINGTON POST	Drag Explosion’ Revives 80s and 90s Drag Queen Culture With a Vengeance
7/13/13	DANGEROUS MINDS	The Drag Explosion
7/13/13	FILTHY DREAMS	Not Your Grandmother’s (But Maybe Your Drag Mother’s) Slide Show
7/12/13	PAPER MAGAZINE	Linda Simpson’s Drag Explosion
7/10/13	TIME OUT NEW YORK	Best By Day
7/10/13	GAY LETTER	Linda’s Drag is About to Explode (Interview) “The Drag Explosion” (Listing)
7/3/13	NEXT MAGAZINE	Linda Simpson Shares Highlights from “The Drag Explosion”
6/15/13	V MAGAZINE	NYC, c. 1985
6/14/13	SOCIÉTÉ PERRIER	Art Attack at “NYC, c. 1985”
6/10/13	GAY LETTER	Art: NYC, c. 1985
6/10/13	BOY CULTURE	Les is More: Check out “NYC, c. 1985”
6/7/13	BOY CULTURE	Night of 100 Stars: The Days When Downtown NYC Sparkled
6/5/13	THE WOW REPORT	Art & About: “New York City, 1985” at the ClampArt Gallery in Chelsea
6/4/13	JEREMIAH'S VANISHING NEW YORK	NYC, c. 1985
6/4/13	GAY LETTER	Event: Drag Tales by the Legendary Linda Simpson
6/4/13	WOW REPORT	Clubland Chronicle: Every Night in Drag