Austin Scaggs is an American music critic and a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine.
[1] Jann Wenner (the eventual editor and publisher of Rolling Stone) served as their witness at their wedding.
[3] At 19, he moved from San Francisco to New York City to play guitar in a band, and began interning at Rolling Stone.
[5] In regard to his interviewing style, he has said that he does not "write to stir up controversy, make tabloid headlines, or get someone busted".
[3] Since 2001, Alex Levy and Austin Scaggs have planned annual tribute nights to various artists, along with their Cabin Down Below Band, in the East Village in New York City and Nashville.