Alan Light
Alan Light
Author and music journalist Alan Light is the former Editor-in-Chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, and hosts the daily music talk show "Debatable" on SiriusXM.
The Martin Scorsese–produced documentary reminds us that the frenzied response to the group’s arrival in America changed the course of the country, the culture, and the world.
If this is the end, you couldn't do it any better.
The stylish Italian rockers have stadium-sized hooks, a punk rock attitude, and dreams of global (super)stardom. It's a recipe the world just might be ready for, again.
The Philosophy of Modern Song is, as a title, almost entirely untrue. But the work is revealing nonetheless.
If you’re sick of the rapper, I can’t blame you. But skipping the new three-part film means losing out on an unprecedented portrait of a towering, infuriating musical icon as a young man.
The narrative construction is impressive enough; the fact that it’s matched by a similar musical progression is downright masterful.
From secret bands to mysterious recording sessions, the late legend’s closest collaborators reveal how the Purple One made a record that could thrive without him.
Ten years after the singer’s death, we’re still talking about the voice, the beehive, the tattoos, not to mention, the calamity. We should talk about our complicity, too.
While you haven't been paying attention, McCartney's 21st century albums have stacked up to become an impressively consistent, easily overlooked body of work.
On her second album in six months, the star reaches outside of her own experience with songwriting that has become more mature, even literary.
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