User:Chrisrockson

Chris Rockson [ Born Lynch ]in Salford, United Kingdom in 1960. Guitarist with Punk Band The Stiffs during the period 1977 to 1981, switched to Bass Guitar and formed legendary rock n roll band, Viper. Spotted playing at a gig in London, by the manager of NYC Punk Legend, Jayne County, Chris was asked to join her new band, the JC5. Following a period of live shows and recordings with County, Chris decided to form his own band, based upon the NYC punk/Art bands that influenced his playing. The Pirates were formed and played for the remainder of the 1980's, when he decided to leave the music industry altogether. Chris went into music writing and reviewing for various magazine's and was recently the editor of San Fransisco's legendary 'Punk Globe' magazine, run by equally fabulous, Ginger Coyote. Poor health and a heavy schedule outside of this editorial work forced him to give up the role, but now he's back with the brand new, award-winning 'Soundcheck-magazine.net'. Rockson regularly features some of his old-time friends, such as Walter Lure from the Heartbreakers, Sirius Trixon, Bebe Buell and Pamela Des Barres have all featured in the magazine, which has established itself as a leader, with over 15,000 hits per day, and a growing celebrity audience. Chris has a celebrity staff writer in Simone Stenfors, and features the photography of Britain's brightest photographer, Trudi Knight!