Erik HageErik Hage is a widely published music journalist and Assistant Professor of Journalism, Mass Media, and Cultural Criticism at SUNY Cobleskill. He is a contributing writer to The All-Music Guide to Rock (2002), The All-Music Guide to he Blues (2003), The All-Music Guide to Country (2003), The All-Music Guide to Hip-Hop (2003). He has also penned several hundred entries for Allmusic.com, and is a columnist and feature writer for Metroland, the alternative newsweekly of New York State's Capital Region. His column, The Major Lift, provides a monthly analysis of the mainstream music industry. Read More Read Less