Stephen Thomas Erlewine Explained

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Birth Date:	18 June 1973
Birth Place:	Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Other Names:	Tom Erlewine
Alma Mater:	University of Michigan
Occupation:	Music critic
Years Active:	1991−present
Relations:	Michael Erlewine (uncle)

Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of multiple artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes.^[1]

Erlewine was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a nephew of the former musician and AllMusic founder Michael Erlewine.^[2] He studied at the University of Michigan, where he majored in English, and was a music editor (1993–94) and then arts editor (1994–1995) of the school's paper The Michigan Daily, and DJ'd at the campus radio station, WCBN.^[3] He has contributed to All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues^[4] and All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-Hop.^[5]

External links

• Erlewine's page at Pitchfork.com
• Contributions to Rolling Stone
• Articles for Spin
• So It Goes, Erlewine's newsletter on Substack

Notes and References

1. News: Walters . John . All About the Music: Web Site a Treasure Trove of Reviews, Bios . Redeye . The Chicago Tribune . June 17, 2003 . 28.
2. Web site: The Story of AllMusic, the Internet's Largest, Most Influential Music Database . Smith . Ernie . September 24, 2016 . Vice . Vice Media Group . June 6, 2021 . By the way, Stephen is related to Michael Erlewine—his nephew, to be exact..
3. News: Walters . John . Guide Editor: All Music, All the Time . The Hartford Courant. July 7, 2003 . D4.
4. Book: Bogdanov. Vladimir. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. Woodstra. Chris. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. 2003. Backbeat Books ; Distributed to the Book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard. 978-0-87930-736-3. San Francisco, CA; Berkeley, CA; Milwaukee, WI. English. 51389035.
5. Web site: All Music Guide to Hip-Hop. Hal Leonard Books. Backbeat Books. April 24, 2011.