Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds was born in London in 1963. From 1986 to 1990, he worked as an editor for the British music magazine Melody Maker. His books include Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock, Generation Ecstasy: Into World of Techno and Rave Culture in America, Rip It Up and Start Again, and Retromania. He co-authored The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion & Rock’n’Roll with Joy Press. Reynolds has also written for publications including The Wire, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Rolling Stone. In 2002, he launched the music blog Blissblog.