I've been writing about popular music since 1967. In 2000-01 I edited the award-winning website jazze.com for Knit Media. I've worked as an editor at Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Circus, Rock World, OffBeat magazine and been published in virtually every popular music magazine of note over that time. I was a syndicated music columnist for more than 20 years at United Press International and Reuters. I've written 15 published books including New Atlantis; biographies of Bill Haley, The Who, Stevie Wonder and The Eagles; and the original Rolling Stone Record Guide with Dave Marsh. I am also the editor of The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide. As a sports writer I covered the New York Rangers for 30 years, writing pieces for outlets from Rolling Stone to the Associated Press. I also worked as a horseracing columnist and handicapper covering the New York racing scene for the New York Post and the New Orleans Fair Grounds meet for The Daily Racing Form.