Diane Hatz worked at major indie record companies in the 1990s. She is co-founder of The Relay, a fanzine on The Who, which is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has a masters in creative writing and recently published Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, a satirical look at the 1990s music industry and a search for self. She also has a substack called Next Draft with Diane Hatz.