Gillian G. Gaar has written for numerous publications, including Mojo, Rolling Stone, and Goldmine. Previous books include She’s a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll; Entertain Us: The Rise of Nirvana; Return of the King: Elvis Presley’s Great Comeback; Elton John at 75; and Bruce Springsteen at 75. She lives in Seattle. Working out of Toronto, Canada, Martin Popoff (martinpopoff.com) has penned more than 100 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including Rush: The Illustrated History, The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs, Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, and Kiss at 50. In addition, he has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, Record Collector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com. Martin also worked on the award-winning documentaries Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas for Banger Films. Richie Unterberger is the author of numerous rock history books, including The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film, which won a 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in the “Best Discography” division of the “Best Research in Recorded Rock Music” category. His other books include Fleetwood Mac: The Ultimate Illustrated History and Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History. He is a frequent contributor to MOJO and Record Collector, and he teaches courses on rock music history at the College of Marin, the University of San Francisco, and City College of San Francisco. Matt Anniss is an author, journalist, speaker, DJ, and content creator with over 20 years experience. Anniss rose to prominence following the publication of his critically acclaimed exploration of bleep techno and the foundations of the “UK bass” sound, Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music (2019). He is also the co-author of the best-selling The Vinyl Manual, and his work has appeared in International DJ Magazine (IDJ), DJ magazine, Mixmag, and elsewhere. Ken Micallef is a New York-based freelance journalist, contributing to Stereophile Magazine, AnalogPlanet.com, and Downbeat. Ken spends his spare time buying/selling vacuum tubes and growing his already-massive collection of jazz records, with a focus on the recordings of Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Trini Lopez. When in New York, Ken can be found most weekends at the Jazz Record Center.
