Began his career in print, helping to launch the music magazine Revolver and working as an editor and writer at Guitar World and Guitar World Acoustic magazines, as well as a contributor to Future Music, NY Press, and other publications. He was a senior editor for Guitar World Magazine and the managing editor of Revolver Magazine. While at Revolver, he interviewed Trent Reznor, Glenn Danzig, Robert Smith, Rammstein, Dethklok and many metal bands.