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), "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 in...