Scott Schinder


Scott Schinder was an American music critic and journalist from Long Island, New York.

Biography

Schinder, a native of Long Island, New York, was born on June 14, 1961. He attended Wantagh Senior High School in Wantagh, New York, graduating in 1979.
In the early 1980s, Schinder's love of music made him a frequent presence in New York City clubs such as CBGB and Maxwells. This led him to become a prolific writer and music historian. Schinder's work was published in nearly every major music publication of the era, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Time Out New York, The Austin Chronicle, Please Kill Me, Creem, Musician, Newsday, Stereophile, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, and many others. He also wrote liner notes for dozens of albums, all six editions of the Trouser Press Record Guide, and various Rolling Stone books, such as 1996's Rolling Stone's Alt-Rock-A-Rama.
Schinder moved to Austin, Texas, in 2011. Despite having spent a majority of his life in New York, Schinder had strong ties to Austin, having attended the inaugural South by Southwest in 1987 and visiting regularly before moving there.
Schinder died on June 5, 2023, after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, which he had kept private. He was 61.

Selected bibliography

Books