▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ] ▁met am orph osed ▁into ▁a ▁four - col our , ▁gl oss y ▁magazine ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁its ▁ 4 3 rd ▁year ▁of ▁publishing . ▁ ▁Edit ors ▁ ▁Peter ▁Har vey ▁[ 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 8 ] ▁ ▁Chris ▁Gill ▁[ 1 9 7 8 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 3 ] ▁ ▁Deb bie ▁Kir by ▁[ 1 9 8 3 ▁– 1 9 9 4 ] ▁ ▁Chris ▁Well s   ▁[ 1 9 9 4 - present ] ▁ ▁Cont rib utors ▁ ▁Cont rib utors ▁– ▁past ▁and ▁present ▁include ▁ ▁Chris ▁Well s ▁– ▁current ▁Editor . ▁Jo ined ▁as ▁staff ▁soul ▁writer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ; ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Editor ▁the ▁same ▁year ; ▁became ▁Editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Cont in ues ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁soul , ▁both ▁new ▁and ▁old . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Le ▁G endre ▁– ▁current ▁Deput y ▁Editor ; ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁writer ▁on ▁jazz . ▁ ▁John ▁Mas ouri ▁- ▁writes ▁about ▁reg ga e , ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁books ▁and ▁speaker . ▁ ▁Mike ▁A ther ton ▁- ▁writer ▁on ▁‘ 6 0 s / ’ 7 0 s ▁soul , ▁reg ga e ▁and ▁bl ues , ▁and ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Blues ▁Un limited ▁and ▁Record ▁Collect or . ▁▁ ▁Sun il ▁Ch au han