Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a music journalist and the Senior Editor for All Music Guide. He is the author of thousands of artist biographies and record reviews, as well as a freelance writer, and has written several liner notes. The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Liner notes are the booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or any sound recording container. ...

He studied at the University of Michigan, where he majored in English and was music editor (1993-94) and then arts editor (1994-95) of the school's newspaper, the Michigan Daily. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... The Michigan Daily is the daily student newspaper of the University of Michigan. ...

He is the nephew of musician and All Music Guide founder Michael Erlewine. Michael Erlewine (born July 18, 1941 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) founded the All Music Guide in 1991. ...

External link

• Stephen Thomas Erlewine - autobiography, lists of personal favorite music

Also capable of writing bad reviews. Example: "This doesn't make Jagged Little Pill great, but it does make it a fascinating record, a phenomenon that's intensely personal."

I own several thousand cd's and to say this album isn't great is very silly!