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JUNE 28TH, 2013 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON ISSUE 09

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


Dan Goldin /
Exploding in Sound

MIXTAPE CURATOR
Exploding In Sound Records is a small label from Brooklyn, but everyone thinks we're based out of Boston (our old home). We're just getting started and rapidly over extending our reach. Ten releases in 2013? Sure, why not. I like cereal and bands who write those things... oh yeah, songs.

Tali Stern
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tali is controlled by the moon. She likes music, cats, and Fran Drescher. Follow her @heyheywellok

Mish Way
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mish Way is the front woman of the punk band White Lung. When not on tour with her band, she is a writer who contributes regularly to VICE, BUST, The Talkhouse and National Post, amongst others. She will probably never have children, but instead keep a slew of boyfriends who she will continue to write songs about. She will most likely die of a stress induced heart attack before age 30.

Liz Pavlovic
ILLUSTRATOR
Liz is a freelance graphic designer currently living in West Virginia with her husband and their two cats. They run a record/tape label as well as a music magazine, and when she's not busy with that, she enjoys drawing weird things, baking desserts, and watching movies. She also plays drums and sings in The Furr. Her favorite food is a salad topped with french fries.

Chris Lee
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Christopher J. Lee is a recent graduate of Harvard Divinity School and an instructor at a Boston freeskool, where he’s led classes on psychogeography, apathy, and queer theory. He is an infrequent author of semi-serious poems, some of which appear in local zines.


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