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| '''Alan Light''' is an ] ] who has been a ] ] for '']'', an ] for '']'', and a co-founder of ''Spin’s'' sister publication '']''.<ref name="inoue">Inoue, Todd (April 18, 2002). ''Metroactive''</ref> | '''Alan Light''' is an ] ] who has been a ] ] for '']'', an ] for '']'', and a co-founder of ''Spin’s'' sister publication '']''.<ref name="inoue">Inoue, Todd (April 18, 2002). ''Metroactive''</ref> | ||
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Light grew up in ], where his mother was a dance reviewer for the local newspaper. He graduated from ] in 1988, majoring in ], and wrote his senior thesis on '']'' by the ].<ref name="Arzoian">Rebecca Arzoian (Friday, November 17, 2006). '']''</ref> | ||
| In 1993, he became the founding music editor of ''VIBE'' magazine, later becoming editor in chief. In 1999 he became editor in chief for '']''.<ref name="ward">Steven Ward and Scott Woods. rockcritics.com</ref> He |
In 1993, he became the founding music editor of ''VIBE'' magazine, later becoming editor in chief. In 1999 he became editor in chief for '']''.<ref name="ward">Steven Ward and Scott Woods. rockcritics.com</ref>. He was fired as editor on March 2002.<ref>http://www.cencom.org/bios.aspx?id=952</ref> after a controversial sexual assault case<ref>"Editor dismissed in Assault Case" Cedar Rapids Gazette, 2002-03-29 at 10.</ref> | ||
| Light then got a spot as music reviewer on radio station ], and serves as music correspondent on ] show ''Weekend America''. He has worked as consultant for the ].<ref name="cencom.org" /> He is also heavily involved in assisting homeless people with the ] AIDS charity.<ref name="cookbook" /><ref>http://www.housingworks.org/about/people/community-stories/detail/alan-light-board-cochair-housing-works-bookstore-cafe/</ref> |
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| *''"Vibe" History of Hip Hop'', 1999 | *''"Vibe" History of Hip Hop'', 1999 | ||
| *''The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys'', 2006 | *''The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys'', 2006 | ||
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| Education | Yale University in 1988 |
Alan Light is an American journalist who has been a rock critic for Rolling Stone, an editor for Spin, and a co-founder of Spin’s sister publication VIBE.
Light grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his mother was a dance reviewer for the local newspaper. He graduated from Yale University in 1988, majoring in American Studies, and wrote his senior thesis on Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys.
In 1993, he became the founding music editor of VIBE magazine, later becoming editor in chief. In 1999 he became editor in chief for Spin.. He was fired as editor on March 2002. after a controversial sexual assault case
Light then got a spot as music reviewer on radio station WFUV, and serves as music correspondent on NPR show Weekend America. He has worked as consultant for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He is also heavily involved in assisting homeless people with the Housing Works AIDS charity.
Selected bibliography
- Tupac Amaru Shakur: 1971-1996 (with Quincy Jones), 1998
- "Vibe" History of Hip Hop, 1999
- The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys, 2006
References
- Inoue, Todd (April 18, 2002). License to Edit. Metroactive
- Rebecca Arzoian (Friday, November 17, 2006). Alum Light tops music mag world. Yale Daily News
- Steven Ward and Scott Woods. Still Able to See the Light: Spin Editor Defines His Territory. rockcritics.com
- http://www.cencom.org/bios.aspx?id=952
- "Editor dismissed in Assault Case" Cedar Rapids Gazette, 2002-03-29 at 10.
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