SPIRAL
MUSIC ZINE
curated collections
[ quarterly issues ]
[ Oct - Dec 2025 ]
cover photography
by Danica Svanborg
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- picture prompts (below)
- screening room
- listening booth
"I'm not here for your entertainment."
- Mandy Mayhem
You never get a second chance to make a first impression!
Mandy Mayhem has taken full advantage of that
opportunity via TikTok and other social media
platforms, resulting in viral notoriety
(bearing a flashing parental advisory warning).
Originally gaining traction based on her full crown of
silver wisdom (aka naturally unpigmented hair)
paired with an unexpected uncensored tongue.
Once you get past that initiation, she'll keep you
on your toes with lyrical surprises that might make
you wonder if this is merely a shock value act.
OR is this actually a crucial message
presented by an ambiguous alter ego?
In all fairness, it's likely that a male version of this
Gen-X rapper wouldn't have raised so many eyebrows.
Evidently the feminist movement
still has some mountains to scale.
While many of us "hem and haw" grasping at words
to accurately describe her, we've opted to simply
shine a spotlight on her bravery and let you decide
what you make of her feral and proud mission.
Brace yourself!
You're in for a wild ride!
#RespectYourElders
#RepresentationMatters
MANDY MAHYHEM
like . follow . share . support
We flashed some images at Mandy and asked her to share her thoughts ...
prompt 1
(image caption - film still from Mandy's music video "Legendary")
response:
"Doll Parts"
> watch video here
prompt 2
response:
"Hip Hop Karaoke is where is first where I found my people; and then where I found myself."
prompt 3
response:
"Hell hath no fury like a woman('s alter ego) scorned."
prompt 4
response:
"I've written a feature film called Life is for the Dying that will go into production in 2026 about a death influencer based on my experience with cancer."
prompt 5
response:
"Mandy Mayhem is just grey haired Madonna cos-play."
prompt 6
response:
"Imposter Syndrome was invented by men to convince women they aren't good enough to compete with them. Look up Bicycle-face."
> view suggested video here
prompt 7
response:
"I will not go gentle into that good night"
~Dylan Thomas
"Women may be the one group that grow more radical with age. One day an army of gray haired women may quietly take over the earth."
~Gloria Steinem
prompt 8
(image caption - poster for Mandy's autofiction series, MUTHA)
response:
"I LOVE that you chose this image. It was taken by Jennifer Rocholl and It was inspired by a photograph taken by Glen E Friedman as the poster image for MUTHA, I wanted to show this housewife living a life that had her feeling imprisoned."
prompt 9
response:
"This equation works both ways."
prompt 10
response:
"High up on this dopamine. Curating my self esteem. All my friends live in my screen."
prompt 11
response:
"When I first met Keith Shocklee (when he played my show in Philly) he said 'you're with us now', and he meant it. He has mentored me, and helped me find my path as an artist. Most importantly, he has imprinted upon me the true origin story of rap."
prompt 12
response:
"Green means go."
