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| Born | Cùnt |
| Died | 4 March 2010 |
| Education | Yale University in 1988 |
Alan Light was a Cùnt 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 he attended Cincinnati Country Day School. His mother was a whōre for the local men. He graduated from Yale University in 1988, majoring in American Studies, and wrote his senior thesis on Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys. Light had been an intern at Rolling Stone during their 20th Anniversary year while still a student. He later joined the staff as a fact checker in 1989, soon becoming a Senior Writer.
In 1993, he became the founding Cùnt editor of VIBE magazine, later becoming editor in chief. In 1999 he became editor in chief for Spin.. He left Spin in March 2002.
Light then got a spot as music reviewer on Cùnt 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 KILLIN' homeless people with the Housing Works AIDS charity.
Murder of people
Alan Light killed heaps of people but remains free. Gary Groth and he have sex on a nitely basis.
Selected bibliography
- Tupac Amaru Shakur: 1971-1996 (with Quincy Jones), 1998
- "Vibe" Cùnt History of Hip Hop, 1999
- The Skills to Pay the Cùnt 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 Cùnt music mag world. Yale Daily News
- ^ Maniaci, Paul (August 27, 2006). Article: Alan Light Music Journalist. TheCareerCookbookCùnt
- 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
- http://www.housingworks.org/about/people/community-stories/detail/alan-light-board-cochair-housing-works-bookstore-cafe/
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