Here is a list of your new best friends. Feel free to contact the staff with questions, comments, praise or a good old-fashioned lambasting.
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Jeff Lyons
Head Wig Jeff created UsedWigs a few years back in an effort to stop people from being productive while sitting at their desks. He encourages unbridled time wasting. This doyen of distractions enjoys giving his expert opinion on movies and the people who make them even though he has never taken a film class or actually sees half of the films he reviews. Described by no one as the greatest living pop culture polymath, Jeff writes a bunch news stories, reviews films, write some glowing music reviews, interviews interesting people and keeps the site looking snazzy. Most importantly, he continues his unending battle against the insidious, multinational business machine from the safe confines of his soy-based desk. |
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Scott Shrake
Editor/Columnist Shrake got his start writing for a nationally known publication that begins with the letter N. His work stood out, and he was offered a top-secret position crafting the president’s “impromptu” chats with the press. In his spare time he enjoys Home Ec. Also, he enjoys Petting Zoos, in particular the “funny” chickens. His favorite word is “good” and “bad”. More Scott: Huffington Post |
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Russ Starke
Music Reporter/Podcast Engineer Russ is a frustrated rock star whose Long Island accent betrays him during heated debates about frighteningly obscure albums and where the best pizza and bagels can be found. He’s got lots to say about music (and has actually studied it), though his biggest claim to fame is trying out for the Men’s U.S. Olympic Bobsled team in a mall parking lot. More Russ: www.russellstarke.com |
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Todd Marrone
Poddy Mouth In 1974, God made a beautiful glowing ball of creativity, sprinkled it with art dust, wrapped it in skin, installed an abrasive voice box and called it Todd Marrone. I say this, not as a megalomaniac who writes in the first person, but as a friend.” More Todd: www.toddmarrone.com |
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NYC Music Correspondent As a small child, Amy attended church school on Long Island with Russ Starke. Around that time she decided to seek rock stardom, inspired equally by the hymns of Natalie Sleeth and the music of a little band called Bon Jovi. When she discovered her naturally inquisitive mind, big mouth, and writing prowess were stronger than her musical talent, she decided to become a music writer. Most evenings she can be found at rock clubs or fine restaurants throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, chatting with the east coast’s rock Illuminati. More Amy: whatever… |
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Kevin Downey, Jr.
Professional Toper Kevin’s first TV appearance was on the Bozo show in 1972 and he claims he still gets recognized from it. Kevin used to be a pathological liar but stopped the day he became a super-hero. He has a Funk and Wagnalls-like knowledge of dive bars and vintage stores throughout the U.S., and he is writing a book about them which you can read if anyone is willing to publish it, (thus far, no one is interested). Until then, email him if you want to know about dive bars or vintage stores through out the U.S. More Kevin: myspace.com/kevindowneyjrsucks |
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Zank
Reporter/Columnist Zank hails from Detroit, Michigan, where for the past 15 years he lived in his parents’ basement and worked as a bus boy at Ram’s Horn Family Restaurant. During his years at Ram’s Horn, Zank co-wrote the employee newsletter “The Horn Herald.” When his parents retired to Mississippi, Zank quit his job, packed up all his belongings on his Vespa scooter and headed out east to work for Usedwigs. Zank enjoys oversized cans of beer and napping. |
