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Alan Light

Alan Light (born August 4, 1966) is an American journalist who has been a rock critic for Rolling Stone and the editor-in-chief for Vibe, Spin, and Tracks.

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Alma mater
Yale University
Born
(1966-08-04) August 4, 1966 (age 60)
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
Journalist, author, editor
Subject
Music
Years active
1990–present

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Alan Light

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples30
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Alan Light

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related to Selected bibliography · 21
Alan Light → Beastie Boys, Bills, Broken, Cross To Bear, Go Crazy, Gregg Allman, Hallelujah, Hip Hop, Holy, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Making, Pay, Prince, Purple Rain, Quincy Jones, Skills, The Story, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Unlikely Ascent
related to External links · 3
Alan Light → Official Publisher Page, Schuster, Simon
Alma mater · 1
Alan Light → Yale University
Born · 1
Alan Light → (1966-08-04) August 4, 1966 (age 60)
Citizenship · 1
Alan Light → United States
Occupations · 1
Alan Light → Journalist, author, editor
Subject · 1
Alan Light → Music
Years active · 1
Alan Light → 1990–present

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light music editor-in-chief vibe spin journalist born rock career magazine alan american rolling stone tracks yale university editor 1990 critic

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Alan LightAlma materYale University1.00infobox
Alan LightBorn(1966-08-04) August 4, 1966 (age 60)1.00infobox
Alan LightCitizenshipUnited States1.00infobox
Alan LightOccupationsJournalist, author, editor1.00infobox
Alan LightSubjectMusic1.00infobox
Alan LightYears active1990–present1.00infobox
Alan Lightrelated to External linksOfficial Publisher Page0.60section
Alan Lightrelated to External linksSimon0.60section
Alan Lightrelated to External linksSchuster0.60section
Alan Lightrelated to Selected bibliographyTupac Amaru Shakur0.60section
Alan Lightrelated to Selected bibliographyQuincy Jones0.60section
Alan Lightrelated to Selected bibliographyVibe History0.60section

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