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AUGUST 30TH, 2013 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON ISSUE 18

Liz Pelly
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Liz was the former assistant music editor of the Boston Phoenix and current weekend editor for Stereogum. She has strong feelings about Polar seltzer water, the BPD crackdown on DIY shows, and keeping her wardrobe impressively monotone. E-mail Liz at lizpelly at gmail dot com

Faye Orlove
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Faye was a former production artist for the Boston Phoenix. Currently, she splits her time between working nights at the Middle East, pedi-cabbing Boston tourists to Fenway park, and calling her mom crying. She enjoys nachos, riding her bike, and pretending Hole songs were written just for her. E-mail Faye at fayeorlove at gmail dot com or visit her personal website at resilientbastard.com

Matt Orlove
WEB DEVELOPER
Matt used to work for NASA (which his sister thinks is the coolest thing ever). He is currently a software engineer for Captial One (which his sister thinks is less cool but she's still proud of him). His interests include video games, comic books, the J. Crew catalog, and Oreo milkshakes. E-mail Matt at mattheworlove at gmail dot com



CONTRIBUTORS


Jes Skolnik
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Born and raised in the DC area, Jes has lived in Chicago since 2005. They work for a labor union, play in the band Split Feet, build and repair amps and pedals, maintain a pretty active blog, write a column in Maximum Rocknroll, freelance elsewhere and have a pretty damn good queer punk life with their partner, two cats and many excellent friends. You can find them at themodernistwitch.tumblr.com and @modernistwitch on Twitter.

Kelsey Truman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Kelsey Truman is a small mammal working on degrees in Gender & Cultural Studies and Non-Profit Management at Simmons College. Girls rock camp is the only thing that matters to her.

Max Pearl
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Max Pearl is the founder and editor of Cluster Mag. He is also the managing editor of THUMP, VICE's electronic music channel. His work has been published in The Boston Globe, SALON, Self-Titled Mag, and others.

Sam Cook-Parrott
MIXTAPE CURATOR
Sam Cook-Parrott is just some dude who loves music. He make music of his own in a band called Radiator Hospital.

Ethan Long
VIDEOGRAPHER
Ethan Long was dumped on Boston's shores five years ago from New Haven, CT. He truly believes that JFK was killed in a government conspiracy and that the oil companies hold all the power. When not digging in archives he can be found at the Hess Station off North Harvard Street, where he serves as mayor.


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