Barney Hoskyns

BARNEY HOSKYNS cofounded and editorially directs the online music-journalism resource Rock's Backpages (www.rocksbackpages.com). He is the author of several books, including "Hotel California," an acclaimed history of the Los Angeles music scene. A former U.S. correspondent for "MOJO" and a contributing editor at British "Vogue," he currently writes for "MOJO," "the Guardian," and other publications.