eMusic Archives: June 2008
A User's Guide to Lonnie B…
They called it, cleverly if perhaps a bit self-consciously, the "blue wav… more »
Love Is All, Wishing Well …
Here's what's great about Love Is All: when they cover Dire Strai… more »
Dallas Symphony Orchestra …
This oddly-constructed two-record set features some of the most ingratiat… more »
Stephen King, On Writing…
A hard-nosed and lively guide to writing, invaluable to the beginning wri… more »
Don DeLillo, Libra
Written 35 years after JFK died, Libra is Don DeLillo's imaginative rendi… more »
Paul Bailey Ensemble, Retrace …
Composer Paul Bailey winningly describes his ensemble as an "alt-classica… more »
Blue Orchids, The Greatest Hit…
Singer/guitarist Martin Bramah and organist Una Baines had both been in t… more »
Patrick Wolf, Wind In The Wire…
Intriguing, folk-influenced electronic pop For this, his second record, P… more »
Wake, Here Comes Everybody + S…
After debuting with the dour, Joy Division-aping Harmony, Glasgow's t… more »
Dalai Lama, The Art of Happine…
Everything zen? I don't think so. I know so. The Art of Happiness is … more »
Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs, …
The high priest of Gen-X navel gazing, Chuck Klosterman proudly elevates … more »
Sloan, Parallel Play
Named after a developmental psychology term for when preschoolers play si… more »
The AACM in Chicago Now: A Few…
In A Power Stronger Than Itself, George Lewis's book on the AACM we were … more »
Southern Lord
Southern Lord isn't your typical metal label. Started ten years ago b… more »
Woodhands, Heart Attack…
Montreal duo Woodhands like to bash it out. The ten songs on their debut … more »
Jimmy Rowles, Shade and Light …
I downloaded the late Jimmy Rowles's Shade and Light so that I could … more »
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of …
Lincoln's Dream Team Nowadays, few are aware that in the race for the 186… more »
Mugison, Mugiboogie
This Icelandic one-man-band somehow manages to channel various music trad… more »
Reckless Kelly, Bulletproof…
As Texas road-dawg renegades recording for a label known for its alt-root… more »
Mary Gaitskill, Veronica…
A masterful, meditative novel about beauty, youth and regret. In this mas… more »
The Watson Twins, Fire Songs…
With their latest album, the Watson Twins further carve out their own nic… more »
Camper Van Beethoven, Popular …
Part of a post-Jonathan Richman wave of "quirkiness," Camper Van Beethove… more »