Byron Coley
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Byron Coley is an American music critic who started Forced Exposure magazine in the 1980s. He is one of the first writers to have extensively documented indie rock from its inception to the present day.
He was a contributing writer to SPIN magazine in the 1990's.
He currently runs Father Yod, a record label out of western Massachusetts.
He has contributed liner notes to albums by Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Big Boys, Yo La Tengo, John Fahey, Flaherty/Corsano duo, and numerous others.
Coley has also appeared in documentaries about musical artists Half Japanese and Jandek, in each extolling the genius of the subject matter.
He is also a published poet and occasionally gives public readings of his (and others') works.
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