eMusic Archives: October 2007
Underrated '80s Hip-Hop
If you lived in New York or LA in the '80s, or were paying just a bit… more »
Jason Seed Elixir Ensemble, Wh…
Joined together in holy matrimony, rock music and classical composition h… more »
James Patterson, Along Came a …
Widowed forensic psychologist and homicide detective Alex Cross is busy t… more »
The Joe Mooney Quartet, Do You…
Joe Mooney (1911 - 1975) is one of the major unsung heroes of jazz singin… more »
Shadowy Sounds
Halloween goes by many names -- All Hallow's Eve, Beltane, Dio De Los… more »
Ian Brown: Punk Prophet of the…
Ian Brown is a heretic. Some consider new age to be heresy. In which case… more »
Miles Davis 5tet: What a Diffe…
When trumpeter Miles Davis took his new quintet to the Monterey festival … more »
The World According to the Mig…
Mighty Sparrow is the magical materialist of Caribbean music. This signif… more »
Taster’s Choice: Gilles …
It is hard not to envy Gilles Peterson: he is paid to have taste. This is… more »
The Roky Road of the 13th Floo…
The primal screamings that open "You're Gonna Miss Me," the 13th Floor El… more »
Christopher Buckley, Boomsday…
Christopher Buckley examines the newest cross-generational conflict. In h… more »
Colm Toibin, The Master…
A brilliant paean to one of the greatest writers of the 19th century. Lis… more »
Johnny Blas, Indestructble Spi…
Indestructible Spirit is about establishing a groove and sticking with it… more »
The Joe Gibbs Family Of Artist…
With a shared color schema of red, gold and green, it seems fitting that … more »
Roots of John Fogerty
In a way, Creedence Clearwater Revival was lucky. Based in the terminally… more »
Bernard Malamud, The Natural…
This American classic is less about sports than the search for redemption… more »
Jean Edward Smith, FDR…
A thorough and intriguing account of a remarkable American leader. Frankl… more »
Dark and Stormy Nights
Edward Bulwer-Lytton had no idea that a simple opening sentence would bec… more »
String Quartets
The musical layout of melody, bass line and harmony parts is a standard t… more »
Rex Pickett, Sideways
You'll like it even better as an audiobook. Sideways is one of those … more »
Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead…
The objectivist masterpiece. One's sole purpose in life is the pursuit of… more »
About the Album(s): Black Snak…
Let's be honest: no one really wants the mysteries contained in Robyn… more »
Muriel Spark, The Finishing Sc…
A deceptively amusing take on the downfalls of creative envy. Ever since … more »
Various Artists, Left Coast Li…
Ernest Callenbach penned the 1975 cult classic novel Ecotopia, in which n… more »