Rock the Joint Magazine was set up in March 2022. This page introduces us to you all with a brief bio on the main players here. There are other writers and people behind the scenes who help us out, especially on the live review side, but (principally) these are the main writers here.
For the theme of the pictures we decided to have the setting of a 1920s jazz club and we all invited someone along for a chat.
Mark C. Chambers is first up. He is co-founder of Rock the Joint Magazine and had previously worked for several other music publications. He has an MA in Biblical Theology, an MA in Popular Culture and a degree in psychology. He has a wonderful son who also helps things out here who is far more scientific than him! He has chosen Anne Boleyn as his dining companion, she was an incredible character who is an icon for so many today- and condemned for doing nothing at all.
Stevie Ritson (left) and Benny (the Ball) Benson (right). They have chosen to dine and chat with the amazing Nina Simone who has the best voice in music! Stevie has an MA in Literature and Benny has a first degree in Economics. Benny does all the emails here so if you email in you will have him replying! Benny was the other co-founder of the magazine. He is an ecologist and loves climbing. Stevie has a business in make-up and design and is a busy mum.
Anna-Louise Burgess (right) has opted to join Stevie and President Warren Harding at the club. Why Harding? Look at his Birmingham speech and you will see why, a criminally underrated president. Anna-Louise is a busy bee who enjoys cosplay and also runs a costume shop. She is also a mum and has a degree in finance.
Lorraine Foley. Lorraine has a degree in Journalism. She is the Goth in our team, but generally covers country music here. Lorraine has chosen to dine with Elvis at the club because he is Elvis! Lorraine is currently taking a PhD.
Last of all – the cats. Cats often feature on our pages because they are in our lives and we trust them (they don’t work for the police!) Blue and Sir Meows are here above enjoying a glass of milk with Miley Cyrus, Lorraine and Anna-Louise. Not present, but still always there are Oscar, Miss Darcy and Sooty.
And there we are. We are not a magazine that ends any review or feature with a huge bio of the writer. But we work hard enough for you all and we often get asked for some content about us. Flattering! Here we are.