Meet the kids

Melanie: Editor, Photographer, Fiendish thingy Melanie listens to everything. The daughter of a guitar player and a groupie, her discernment in both music and men were developed at an early age.  She spends her time pursuing the art of shameless geekery, is devoted to NPR and books by Nick Hornby, and enjoys Woody Allen movies far more than is probably wise. Melanie likes the color #87A31B, the Helvetica typeface, E4, the smell of pipe tobacco, and a filthy dirty Grey Goose martini. When she isn't busy rocking out, she works for Six Apart helping other people become better bloggers. Email melanie@whatstheruckus.com. [last.fm] [personal jam] [twitter] [flickr]	Tiffiny: Chief Good Music Correspondent Tiffiny is a mild mannered legal secretary by day. By night, when Tiffiny is not busy fighting crime, she finds the time to go to a lot, and she does mean a lot, of concerts. Other than that, she enjoys a quiet evening at home with her wonderful husband, James, and her dysfunctional cat, Luna. Tiffiny responds to the bat signal, or you can email her at tiffiny@whatstheruckus.com [last.fm] [facebook] [twitter] [flickr]
Sheena: Resident Brit Sheena spends her days saving the world (or to hear her tell it, "a small corner of London"). By night, she has her eyes, ears and Lomo LC-A+ trained on the London Indie scene. Known to wear a fake moustache in public, she may in fact be a double agent. Sheena admits to a fondness for Mike & Ike, knows an awful lot about whisky, and when the mood strikes, enjoys going for lunch in Primrose Hill dressed as a hipster. Love letters and sincere delusions received at sheena@whatstheruckus.com	Amy: Professional Dilettante / Amateur Obsessionist Amy is a Jill of all trades and a master of none. Her day job involves writing copy that makes software sound interesting and waging epic battles with web design applications she barely has any idea how to use (luckily, she usually emerges victorious). Amy is a fortune teller who, in her free time, enjoys private reading, public intoxication and the occasional round of amateur fire breathing. Solicitations for her services received at amy@whatstheruckus.com
Cheryl: Takes a lot of Pictures/Has a lot of Cats Cheryl is Tiffiny's BFF and sidekick, the Robin to Tiffiny's Batman if you will. She accompanies Tiffiny to all manner of concerts (and other misadventures) with her trusty camera. Also, she allows Tiffiny to use her camera equipment against all better judgment. In addition to her fantastic taste in music and friends, Cheryl also enjoys sports, bacon, any product Apple makes, and her cat herd, led by mutant kitten Sketcherton Tritter III. Send new Canon L Series lenses to cheryl@whatstheruckus.com	Zalary: Resident Evil Geek Zalary is a self-proclaimed nerd with a penchant for embarrassing herself. Favorite things include coffee, board games, tricky code, and minimalistic desktops. Her love affair with computers began in her parent’s dining room with a Vic 20, a 1200 baud modem, and a BBS called “The Bates Motel”. You still might catch her playing Little Computer People on Commodore emulator. Email her at zalary@whatstheruckus.com
Dave: Clicky Taker Dave's first claim to fame was the invention of the tree in 1942 as an aesthetic response to the empty meadows and undecorated side streets of the world. He has been unable to maintain this fact on his wikipedia page due to a rigorous smear campaign by William Randolph Hearst and now spends most of his time photographing concerts and deftly avoiding stern looks and odd smells. Although you are likely to run into him eventually at your local debaucherers', contact via email may prove more productive at dave@whatstheruckus.com.	Lizzie: Posh Alcoholic Sometimes known as the little girl lost, you can find Lizzie with a show tune blaring loudly from her iPod or indulging in a white Russian (as a cocktail and Lucky Charms enthusiast, she earns the reputation of sweet tooth). Lizzie likes to swig cider, ride the Night Bus and indulge in the London indie folk scene, then wake up with a stonking hangover the next morning. Lizzie is partial to: American Eagle clothing, Arsenal Football Club, musical theatre, tea with marmite on toast and Headphone Discos. Send vodka to lizzie@whatstheruckus.com