writer person politicsdancingxyz.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mlu227t7hs2gHad a fascinating conversation with NYC-based multidisciplinary artist Khaled Jarrar, who also served with the Palestinian Authority for 25 years and was shot and detained during an Israeli siege while working as Yasser Arafat's personal bodyguard. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/i-feel-like-a-bird-with-broken-wings15 May 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu227t7hs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mlnvwtkrns2eHad a great chat with Jim & Toddy from Crazy P about hope, creativity, longevity, carrying on in the face of tragedy & the importance of music in dark times. It was an honour to speak with them, both lovely, generous people & two of my favourite producers https://substack.com/home/post/p-19684222812 May 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnvwtkrns2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mkqvampja22zUnlocking this one in the aftermath of Róisín's speech at the House of Lords this week. When free speech endangers the lives of many — far more than any perceived threat — perhaps it's better to STFU. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-roisins-legacy01 May 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqvampja22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mj4kbvxqik2uhttps://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/my-life-in-dance-music10 Apr 2026 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4kbvxqik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mhyxp3brt22hI reviewed the horny and fabulous new Robyn album https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/pop-s-most-influential-innovator-returns-hornier-than-ever-20260326-p5zivw.html27 Mar 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyxp3brt22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mh7rxfdw4c24Was delighted to speak with author/dance music historian Tim Lawrence about his journey from Zionism to anti-Zionism and solidarity from the street to social media to the dancefloor https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-zionist-movement-has-become-a17 Mar 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7rxfdw4c24https://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mfncywegb22xReactive cancellation is a bandaid. The most effective long-term intervention is structural reallocation. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/abuse-is-still-rife-in-dance-music24 Feb 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfncywegb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3me5tmtqbps2q If our politics can’t survive scrutiny when it comes to women, they were never as radical as we thought. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/when-radical-politics-leave-women06 Feb 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5tmtqbps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mdkzaoziqs2gI was lucky enough to spend several hours with François K in New York late last year, talking about what happens when success stops feeling meaningful, and why he prefers forming relationships with dancers over “one-night-stand” gigs. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/how-francois-k-got-his-groove-back29 Jan 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkzaoziqs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3md4rr2zvek24Wrote about why Keli Holiday’s Dancing2 has so many Hottest 100 voters in a flap for @sydmorningherald.bsky.social https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/why-this-favourite-to-win-the-hottest-100-has-sparked-hostility-online-20260122-p5nwc9.html23 Jan 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4rr2zvek24https://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mchinnzsek2oI want to see Trump go down as much as the next person but this Sascha Riley interview is not it, and it does a real disservice to Trump and Epstein's actual victims15 Jan 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchinnzsek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mcckrfbh5c2yIndustry s4 kicks off in 4th gear and with a bunch of new faces, with mixed results - Charlie Heaton's character picking up Kiernan Shipka looking very much like Natalia Dyer was on the nose13 Jan 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcckrfbh5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mc5gpt3vds23Proof is one thing. Truth is another. New piece on law, headlines, and what’s getting lost in between. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/mavi-de-mars-lost-the-defamation11 Jan 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5gpt3vds23https://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3mb5rpvqruc2y https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/this-is-not-another-end-of-year-list29 Dec 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5rpvqruc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m7q37i5los2qJust published a little update from Brazil — on burnout, clarity, Locomía, and the emotional weather of the past few weeks. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/a-break-from-the-noise11 Dec 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7q37i5los2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m52k6zxthk2gI’m pressed for time this week (heading to Australia via South America next week, may or may not be returning to New York in a few months) and need to focus on packing up my apartment and doing other work that might be more lucrative and help with my credit card bill. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/ruminating-ruminating07 Nov 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52k6zxthk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m4iwfe57pk2fHad one of my favourite-ever conversations for the newsletter with one of the nicest guys in music, The Juan MacLean https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-juan-maclean-on-money-medicine31 Oct 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iwfe57pk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m4bfovvvns2bMy main point in this Róisín Murphy piece, which many people (terfs) seem to have missed, is that whether or not you agree with them her comments are extremely hurtful to trans people, an already vulnerable community https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-roisins-legacy28 Oct 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bfovvvns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m47arigen22gTwo weeks ago I interviewed @pempem.bsky.social about their brilliant new book Breaking Awake, in which their nervous breakdown and attempt to recover with the help of prescribed and illicit drugs sparked much bigger questions about what is making us depressed and anxious https://shorturl.at/mh9VL27 Oct 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47arigen22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m3x4wlwdps2gThis week's newsletter is about the avant-pop icon who blocked me (and many others) this week. No one's out to get you, Róisín. We just want you to stop acting like a c*nt https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-roisins-legacy24 Oct 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x4wlwdps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m2trmgk67k2qA new chapter for the newsletter, plus a reader feedback survey. I’d be so grateful for your input ♥️ https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-politics-of-dancing-is-evolving10 Oct 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2trmgk67k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3m22m3hkj222kFeaturing Jimmy Kimmel, Karen Attiah, Ezra Klein, Netanyahu at the UN, the pathetic Australian Prime Minister, Kamala Harris’ new book, Resident Advisor and The Great Regression, Najla Said (daughter of Edward) and purity politics, Roi Perez, and the statement that “PLUR is inherently g3noc1d@l.” https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/monday-musings30 Sep 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22m3hkj222khttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3lyypqqpa722rChatted with brilliant Philly-based DJ/producer estoc abt the problem with political raves, trying to make a living while staying true to your values, why longform content is an essential tool in beating fascism and the importance of engaging with the past to better understand the present & future. https://shorturl.at/zjnns17 Sep 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyypqqpa722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3lxkcgb5x322tSince her breakthrough EP Evaluate Me was released in 2019, Gyrofield aka Kiana Li has made a name for herself as one of the most exciting new talents in drum & bass. Over the past few years, however, the 22-year-old has demonstrated that her sound is far too broad, inventive and confounding https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/the-idea-of-belonging-is-a-big-chip29 Aug 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkcgb5x322thttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3lw5i55ko4c22I’m not trying to encourage social media pile-ons, but in the face of a live-streamed ethnic cleansing, I think it’s reasonable to publicly challenge influential figures in dance music (and everywhere). https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-naming-names11 Aug 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5i55ko4c22https://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3lve4ysz6cc2wSpoke with the wonderful producer/live performer/DJ/writer Russell E.L. Butler on their uncompromising sound and values, how DJing too frequently dilutes what should be a sacred experience, why they don't fuck with Berghain, online cancelling, and how marginality can create its own kind of freedom. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/ive-come-to-accept-that-i-dont-need01 Aug 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lve4ysz6cc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3lusjupyfbc2w25 Jul 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusjupyfbc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/annabel-ross.bsky.social/post/3luq2o3gxu22sjust published: Amir Ashkar is a Palestinian winemaker and PhD student of philosophy who has written a yet to be published book called Fragments of a Man During Genocide. He is about to commence writing his dissertation on festivals as a counter movement to nihilism. https://politicsdancingxyz.substack.com/p/im-scared-to-speak-but-even-more24 Jul 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:lehjcdts7lt2x7vnutd5ac4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3luq2o3gxu22s