J D Considine

J. D. Considine (born 1957) is an music critic who has been writing about music professionally since 1977. His work has been published in numerous newspapers and music magazines, and he has contributed to several books. From 1979 to 1996, he wrote for Rolling Stone.

He appeared regularly on the VH1 show Four on the Floor which aired from 1994 to 1996, and earned a Cable Ace nomination. He was on the staff of the Baltimore Sun from 1986 to the end of 2000, leaving to become managing editor and a writer for Revolver magazine. He later became jazz critic at The Globe and Mail.