John M. Borack is a veteran music journalist who currently serves as a contributing editor at Goldmine Magazine, a monthly music collectors periodical. Borack is the author of three books: 2008s Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, 2010s John Lennon: Life Is What Happens, and 2018s Shake Some Action 2.0: A Guide to the 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums 1970-2017. He has also contributed The Trouser Press Guide to 90s Rock and Go All The Way: A Literary Appreciation of Power Pop, and has written liner notes for several to He lives in Orange County, California with his wife, two children, two dogs and a constantly growing LP and CD collection. n