Alan Light

Alan Light appears in the following:

Beastie Boy's 'Hello Nasty' (Silver Liner Notes)

Friday, September 08, 2023

Silver Liner Notes: Hello Nasty

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Silver Liner Notes: Hello Nasty

Monday, June 26, 2023

Silver Liner Notes: Hello Nasty

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Prince's 'Purple Rain' Is A Timeless, Triple-Threat Triumph... Mostly

Friday, December 19, 2014

Alan Light discusses 30 years of Prince's master stroke in the new book, 'Let’s Go Crazy: Prince & The Making of Purple Rain.'

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'Hallelujah': The Story Of One Song's Ascent

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Whether you know the original, or covers by Jeff Buckley, Imogen Heap or Rufus Wainwright, Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah" has, against all odds, become one of the most widely recorde...

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Shoutout To Their Roots

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

From Ernie Anastos to Murray's Cheese, the Beastie Boys have often paid lyrical tribute to their New York stomping grounds throughout their 25 year career. Their newest release, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, pays homage in a more retrospective way. Rolling Stone contributor Alan Light and The A.V. Club’s Steve Hyden join us to decipher New York references on the rap trio’s latest release, as well as on earlier albums.

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The "Rock Concert" Comes to TV

Friday, January 21, 2011

The music publisher and producer Don Kirshner died this week at age 76. We’ll look back at one of the best-known chapters in his career: the syndicated TV show he hosted in the 1970s and early 80s called “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert.” We'll talk with Robert Thompson, director of Syracuse University's Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, and Rolling Stone contributing editor Alan Light. And: we get a call from Sylvain Sylvain of The New York Dolls.

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The Original Guitar Hero

Monday, August 17, 2009

Les Paul was a hit maker, a guitar innovator, a recording wizard and the only person to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine contributor Alan Light joins us with an appreciation.

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