Steven Hyden
Steven Hyden | |
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| Born | September 7, 1977 Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| Occupation(s) | Music critic, podcast host |
| Employer | Uproxx |
| Notable work | Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me Twilight of the Gods Hard to Handle (with Steve Gorman) This Isn't Happening |
Steven Hyden (born September 7, 1977) is an American music critic, author, and podcast host. He is the author of the books Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me (2016, on rivalries in pop music history), Twilight of the Gods (2018, on the history of classic rock), Hard to Handle (2019, co-authored with Steve Gorman about The Black Crowes), This Isn't Happening (2020, about Radiohead's Kid A) and Long Road (2022, about Pearl Jam's influence on a generation).
He co-hosts the podcasts, Indiecast (with Ian Cohen) and Never Ending Stories (with Ian Grant and Evan Laffer), and previously hosted the podcasts, 36 From the Vault, Rivals, Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99, and Celebration Rock. He is a critic for Uproxx and previously served as staff writer at Grantland and an editor at The A.V. Club.