Pop Conference 2016

Maura Johnston is a writer and editor who teaches at Boston College and edits the culture periodical Maura Magazine. She has written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Time, Billboard, and Rolling Stone; her byline also appeared in a number of publications that have succumbed... Read More →

Brodie Lancaster is a critic and editor from Melbourne, Australia. She has contributed to publications including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Rookie, Vulture, Jezebel, and The Pitchfork Review. She edits Filmme Fatales, a zine that explores the intersection of cinema and feminism, and... Read More →

Maria Sherman is a music and culture writer living in New York City. She's a head writer at Fuse Television and contributes regularly to BuzzFeed, Billboard, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, MTV, Men's Journal, SPIN, Vulture, and more. After spending many years trying to convince... Read More →

Brittany Spanos is a staff writer at Rolling Stone who primarily writes about pop music and teen culture. Previously, she worked as The Village Voice's Club Editor, handling concert listings and writing weekly for the music blog. She’s written words for Vulture, Nylon, SPIN... Read More →