BORN: when Pete Best was still a Beatle

JOINED THE DV STAFF: October 1997 (Editor since January 2003)

HOMETOWN: Ross, CA

NOW LIVING IN: Seaside, CA

SPOUSE / KIDS?: Karen / Josh, Sarah & Eric

BLOG:   jasonwarburg.com

FAVORITE ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Montrose, Yes, the Beatles, Big Big Train, Switchfoot, Tom Petty, Fountains Of Wayne, Jason Isbell, Gin Blossoms, Al Green, Courtney Barnett, Ben Folds, Ian Hunter, Semisonic, Shawn Mullins, the Who, Marvin Gaye, Pretenders, James Taylor, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, John Hiatt, Jimi Hendrix, the Jayhawks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Counting Crows, U2, and and and and and...

BEER: Occasionally.

OTHER HOBBIES: Writing, reading and the San Francisco Giants.

PERSONAL MOTTO: "I don't know. I'm making this up as I go!" -- Indiana Jones

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...Rock'n'Roll Jeopardy said no.

BORN: 1970

JOINED THE DV STAFF: Joined?!? I founded the fargin' place!

HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL (go Cubs!)

NOW LIVING IN: Kenosha, IL

SPOUSE/KIDS: Dawn / three of my own, three stepchildren (none of whom are kids anymore)

FAVORITE ARTIST: AC/DC

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Geez, got a year? Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, Eddie Harris, Melissa Etheridge, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Phish, Led Zeppelin, Sur Sudha, Dave Uhrich, Rick Wakeman, Joe Satriani, Motorhead, Thelonious Monk, The Who, XTC... the list is endless, really.

BEER: Nope... sorry. The older I get, the less I discover I desire the old moonshine. Cherry Dr. Pepper Zero for me, thank you.

OTHER HOBBIES: Playing guitar and working on my music (and dreading the day someone from the site critiques it), reading, continuing to fall behind on my DVD collection.

PERSONAL MOTTO: "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That way, if he's an asshole, you've got his shoes and you're a mile away." - Rev. Billy C. Wirtz

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...I've got 25-plus years' experience in this field. Do I really need a reason?

BORN: December 1994 

JOINED THE DV STAFF: June 2026

HOMETOWN: Dublin, Ireland

NOW LIVING IN: Wicklow, Ireland

SPOUSE / KIDS?: Happily married

FAVORITE ARTIST: Foo Fighters

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: The Beatles, Ben Folds Five, Elbow, U2, Prince, Glen Hansard, Billie Eilish, Queens Of The Stone Age, Jellyfish, Kendrick Lamar, Led Zeppelin, and many many many more!

BEER: No thank you (a crisp Coca-Cola will do me!)

OTHER HOBBIES: Cinema, travelling.

PERSONAL MOTTO: Music is life!

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: I get so much joy out of music, and love to share that joy with others.

BORN: The Truman Administration

JOINED THE DV STAFF: May 2007

HOMETOWN: Woonsocket, R.I.

NOW LIVING IN: Whispering Pines, N.C.

SPOUSE / KIDS?: Daughters Amy and Stacey and two grandchildren

FAVORITE ARTIST: The Beach Boys

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Roy Orbison, Lou Reed, the Jefferson Airplane, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, Pat Benatar, Mary Chapin Carpenter, early Santana, Bob Dylan.

BEER: All

OTHER HOBBIES: Reading and traveling

PERSONAL MOTTO: Relationships are temporary. Vinyl is forever.

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...it is a way to express publicly the interaction between myself and the music.

BORN: One minute ‘til midnight on 1/18/73

JOINED THE DV STAFF: July 2022

HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN

NOW LIVING IN: Norman, Oklahoma

SPOUSE / KIDS?: Shacked up with cats

FAVORITE ARTIST: Mark Lanegan

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Gun Club, Emma Ruth Rundle, Samiam, Charlie Parr, Angel Olsen, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Big Thief, Neko Case, Tinariwen, The Who, Wovenhand, Fugazi, John Moreland, OM, Descendents, Black Flag, Kristin Hersh, High on Fire, Chelsea Wolfe, Hüsker Dü, Son House, Laughing Hyenas, Charlie Parker, Dave Alvin, Earth, Billie Holiday, Rowland S. Howard, Mike Watt, Bikini Kill, Vic Chesnutt, etc., etc.

BEER: Rarely. But a Guinness may sometimes sway me.

OTHER HOBBIES: Exploring and photographing ghost towns, western history, observing creatures, non-survivalist survival.

PERSONAL MOTTO: “It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.”

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...Reviews have steered me toward so many great records, books, and films that I figured it was time I returned the favor. Also, I have occasionally composed reviews in my head, which seems like a big waste of time if I’m the only one that could ever find them useful.

BORN: 1981

JOINED THE DV STAFF: December 2020

HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL

NOW LIVING IN: London, United Kingdom

SPOUSE / KIDS?: Partnered, no children

FAVORITE ARTIST: Dolly Parton

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Sylvester, Wynonna, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Barbra Streisand, Sheila E., Bette Midler, Wendy & Lisa, Madonna, Prince, Hole, Bikini Kill, Klaus Nomi, Rachael Portman, Linda Ronstadt, Yoko Ono, Marianne Faithfull, RuPaul (early stuff only), Sandra Bernhard, Deee-Lite, Donna Summer, Lil' Kim, Karen Carpenter, Crystal Waters, Lily Tomlin.

BEER: Teetotaler, so Pepsi

OTHER HOBBIES: Writing, reading, collecting music, collecting weird celebrity cookbooks

PERSONAL MOTTO: "Maybe we should stop trying to figure out the meaning of life and sit back and enjoy the mystery of life." - Jane Wagner

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: I love writing and I love music and I like having fellow music geeks read my musings.

BORN: June '76

JOINED THE DV STAFF: March 2012

HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN

NOW LIVING IN: Dallas, Texas

SPOUSE / KIDS?: Amanda / Moz - cat, Lucky - dog, Ringo - ferret

FAVORITE ARTIST: The Smiths

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Chuck Ragan, Unbroken, Banner Pilot, Rival Schools, Radiohead, Heroin, Maritime, Face To Face, Chain of Strength, Snapcase, Bad Religion, Fugazi, Seaweed, Superchunk, Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, The Cold Beat, Jawbox, Jets To Brazil...

BEER: that doesn't go too well with my straight edge tattoo...

OTHER HOBBIES: Bmx riding, fitness.

PERSONAL MOTTO: “Never Is All Ways Around" - The Hated

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...I feel it's necessary to let people know there is so much great music out there beyond the heaps of garbage littering the FM dial...

BORN:  The year of Three Imaginary Boys

JOINED THE DV STAFF: September 2003

HOMETOWN: Mumbai, India

NOW LIVING IN:  Ottawa, Canada

SPOUSE / KIDS: Happily married / one kid

FAVORITE ARTIST: Steven Wilson

OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE:  The Cure, Catherine Wheel, Cocteau Twins, Sneaker Pimps, Faith No More, Massive Attack, Electronic, New Order, Joni Mitchell, Talk Talk, Kraftwerk, Two Door Cinema Club, White Lies, Foals, Radiohead,  everything Jorge Elbrect, Porcupine Tree, Lo Moon, C Duncan, R.E.M., Dutch Uncles...

BEER: The hoppier the better!

OTHER HOBBIES:  Reading, writing, photography, documentaries

PERSONAL MOTTO: Don't worry too much about life. It will depress you anyway.

I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE:  I love it!