Gail O'Hara

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Gail O'Hara
BornWashington, D.C., United States[1]
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)photographer
writer/editor/publisher
label owner
filmmaker
Years active1980s–present
LabelsEnchanté
Websitehttp://chickfactor.com

Gail O'Hara is an American editor, writer, photographer,

recording label
owner and filmmaker. She has worked at the Washington City Paper, SPIN, Time Out New York, ELLEgirl, EW, Modern Painters, Kinfolk and other publications.

Career

chickfactor

O'Hara co-founded chickfactor

c-86 bands like The Wedding Present (whose frontman David Gedge inspired the first issue of chickfactor), Heavenly, Pooh Sticks, and Saint Etienne, as well as US indie bands like Unrest, Tiger Trap, Small Factory, Honey Bunch, Pavement, and the Slumberland scene. chickfactor featured the comic Pavement
Boy by Shawn Belschwender. chickfactor ran in print from 1992–2002 and also exists as a blog. A new paper issue, chickfactor 18, was published in 2018 and chickfactor continues to set up small festivals around the world.

Photography

O'Hara’s photos are on the cover/artwork of

69 Love Songs: A Field Guide
. She had her first photo exhibition at Ladyfest 2000 in Olympia, WA, and a solo show at Other Music the same year.

Strange Powers

O'Hara co-directed and co-produced

London Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival
. The DVD was released in May 2011.

Enchanté Records

O'Hara founded Enchanté Records in 1993 after

Verlaines
), The Cannanes with Astra, and many others.

Writing and editing

Along with editing chickfactor, O'Hara was the Music Editor of

Monocle, CNN Traveller, Happy, Modern Painters, Interview, CMJ, Salon [7] and had a regular pop music column in the Times of London. Additionally, O'Hara has written liner notes for several Saint Etienne
projects.

References

  1. ^ "44. Gail O'Hara". The Job PDX. July 18, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "For Ex-Zinesters Only: on chickfactor's Influence in the Digital Age".
  3. ^ Hale, Mike (October 26, 2010). "'Strange Powers,' a Documentary, Looks at Stephin Merritt" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Koehler, Robert (July 22, 2010). "Review: 'Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields'".
  5. ^ Carney, Marie. "Noise Pop Film Review: Strange Powers Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields at The Mezzanine, 2/28/10".
  6. ^ "Various: All's Fair in Love and Chickfactor".
  7. ^ "Stories written by Gail O'Hara".

External links

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