Melissa Locker is an arts and culture journalist with years of experience in the rock-and-roll trenches, who also writes in the food/leisure/travel space. Former staff writer at Vanity Fair and TIME, Locker is also a contributor to The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Elle, The Believer, Marie Claire, Stereogum, Village Voice, Travel + Leisure, Food + Wine, Fast Company, Bon Appetit, Thrillist, and Time Out. She also runs a music podcast company, Nevermind Media, and works as a producer and on-air personality, including on NPR’s The Takeaway.