Erik Hage

ERIK 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 the Blues (2003); The All-Music Guide to Country (2003); and 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.