023 : The minor genius Interview : Writer / Culture Dude Alex Pappademas

Our first minor genius interview subject dishes on self doubt, edgelords, the power of a great collaborator and the necessity of having mucho skin in the game.

Illustration from Quantum Criminals by Joan LeMay. For avoidance of doubt this is not an image of Alex.

Like a lot of young music nerds, I first encountered the work of writer/culture dude Alex Pappademas in the early ’00s when homeboy was writing COVER STORIES on the Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, and Green Day for Spin at the age of 25.

Following stints at …