Below are the members of the External Advisory Board.
- Daphne Brooks (Yale University)
- Susan Fast (McMaster University)
- Charles Hiroshi Garrett (University of Michigan)
- Jason Hanley (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
- Greil Marcus (Independent Scholar)
- Judith Peraino (Cornell University)
- Barry Shank (Ohio State University)
- Oliver Wang (California State University, Long Beach)