A sociology professor living in upstate New York, Leonard Nevarez is patiently waiting until his kids are old enough for a family roadtrip to Maryland Deathfest. He blogs at musicalurbanism.org and is writing a book about Martha & the Muffins and the late 70s/early 80s downtown Toronto music scene.
Lauren has enjoyed the music bizness from the inside out while writing and editing for Rolling Stone, Spin and other national magazines, and doing video promotion for Elektra records. Currently, while still working in the NYC publishing industry, she's most happy being on the outside looking in on all things musical.
Conrad thought he had stopped writing about music a long time ago, and knows some of the other contributors from the Before-Time. He has continued writing while working in nerd mines. He is a Village Explainer, which as Gertrude Stein said is fine if you're a village, otherwise not.
Julie misspent her youth buying used records and going to shows in L.A. until 1988 when she went on to do more of the same in Austin.
Blue Derkin is a California refugee currently based somewhere in the Midwest. When he's not writing about music, Blue does the digital and social media thing for a variety of clients and tries not to crash his new motorcycle.
Russell discovered indie rock and Amy Seidenwurm at UCLA in the 1980s and has been a big fan of both ever since. He’s a veteran director of commercials, music videos, television, and documentaries, and you can follow his work at russellbates.com.
Amy worked in the record business at Enigma, Elektra, Virgin and Sub Pop before she got sucked into the technology vortex. She runs digital marketing for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and The Hollywood Bowl and is not a tall person.
Truck is a Los Angeles-based designer and illustrator. He once ate at Subway with the Candyman.
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