Two truths and a lie: Jon loves understanding how songs are made. Jon once attempted to swim across the Pacific Ocean, but only made it to Hawaii. Jon was the stunt double for Sandra Bullock in the films Gravity and The Blindside.
Rhiannon-Skye Boden
Rhiannon-Skye is a music writer, blogger and slam poet living and working in Leeds. She writes about music with guitars and the morose men in eyeliner who make it.
Tom Anderson
Tom has been banned from playing guitar on the boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, so don't ask him to. He loves indie music, songwriting, Pittsburgh sports, and Special K cereal, and hopes to combine the four someday.
Luci Turner
Born on the Okefenokee Swamp and raised on rock 'n roll, Luci Turner is a full-time musician and writer whose passion for music led her to Atlanta. She's most often found packing a suitcase, digging through a pile of records, or looking for a time machine to the 70s.
Arissa Cushnie
Born and raised in south Florida, Arissa worked as a piano teacher during high school. Now an English/Communications double major, you can often find her writing papers, watching bad movies, and drinking dangerous amounts of coffee.
Shawn Ambrose
Shawn is a lit major who is majorly lit. He spends most days hiding in bushes, waiting for crime to occur so he can save the day in a costume he may or may not have stitched himself. He is also a freelance writer based in Singapore.
Steve Savage
I am a writer and music enthusiast based out of the SF Bay Area, California. I’m always interested in discovering new and different music no matter what the genre so feel free to hit me up anytime if you know about something I should be listening to or if you just wanna talk music in general. Peace!
Alana Ballantyne
Alana Ballantyne is a freelance journalist and short story writer from Michigan. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications across the country. When she's not writing, she can be found hanging out with her dog, Kaise.
Sam Gaffigan
Sam's passions include marching band, competitive Quidditch, Magic: the Gathering, and League of Legends. Obviously, he was SUPER popular in high school.
Vivian O'Grady
Vivi enjoys playing too much Sims, eating salt and vinegar chips, and going to concerts. She has her Bachelor’s in anthropology and her Master’s in humanities but doesn’t use either in real life. Living in Florida, she occasionally kayaks, goes to the beach, and gazes at the sunset.
Jordan Hall
Jordan is a hip-hop producer/engineer from the MTSU Recording Industry Management program. He uses his knowledge to inform readers about multiple angles of the music industry. Aside from his sushi habit, Jordan loves building his record collection and making beats for fun.
Dan Kok
Dan Kok is a music writer based in upstate New York. He was raised on Steely Dan and The Grateful Dead, went through adolescence with Green Day and Jimmy Eat World, and finally became a decent adult who no longer claims to like "everything except rap and country." Dan just likes music, full-stop. He also enjoys board games, coffee, cooking, and low-stakes reality television.
Bailey Johnk
Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Bailey is a singer/songwriter/book lover armed with a Spotify account and a collection of old concert tickets. When she’s not behind her laptop tying furiously, you can find her digging through thrift store racks or petting random dogs on the street (with owner’s permission of course).
McKayla Grace
I'm a creative with a coffee addiction and a passion for words. Give me music, book, and movie suggestions and we'll be just fine. Big Oxford comma girl.
Beau Turner
Intergalactic explorer, musician, and writer, Beau Turner, claims Atlanta as the mothership on her incredible voyage that began deep in the swamplands of Georgia. If lost, she can easily be found perusing any shop or stand containing even the smallest hint of velvet or sparkles while bopping along to Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” on repeat.
Angel Lezark
Angel is a hairdresser, freelance music journalist, and lover of all things rock and roll. From the Pittsburgh, PA region where there is an incredible crop of local musicians on the rise, she aims to expose and promote them through her writing.
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