eMusic Archives: December 2009
Derrick May, Innovator…
As a member of the Belleville Three, Derrick May is one of the few artist… more »
Ten Underrated Jimi Hendrix Ge…
Jimi Hendrix's Hall Of Fame status is sealed by a fistful of incendiary p… more »
Six Degrees of Axis: Bold As L…
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-… more »
Icon: Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix stands at the apex of 20th century guitarists, atop the pyra… more »
Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping …
The juggernaut that launched the Gladwell phenomenon The Gladwell juggern… more »
Black Moth Super Rainbow, The …
Black Moth Super Rainbow retreat back into the chrysalis? Their latest, A… more »
Holiday Blasphemy
As the days count down to Christmas and we're collectively whipped in… more »
Dar Williams, Mortal City…
Enter the Mortal City and meet the bemused, the broken-hearted and the ut… more »
Michael McDonald, This Christm…
Not being a Christmas music kind of guy but not one to scorn holiday chee… more »
Skeletonwitch, Breathing The F…
Make no mistake about it: Skeletonwitch are campy. Their name is campy: A… more »
Who Are… The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap have a thing about slogans, mottos, rules. The four-piece… more »
eMusic Selects on Amplified
For this month's eMusic Selects, we decided to try something a bit differ… more »
Sylvie Courvoisier + Mark Naus…
Made up mostly of small musical gestures, "Birds of a Feather" … more »
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Coton…
Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou were a largely local phenomenon during t… more »
The Fiery Furnaces, I’m …
Especially after Remember, the Fiery Furnaces' jarring "live… more »
The Fiery Furnaces, Take Me Ro…
The Friedbergers spend some time apart, but not really The nature of arti… more »
The Best Audiobooks of 2009
The best books of 2009 are inspiring, hilarious and unabashedly strange. … more »
Malcolm Gladwell, What the Dog…
A collection of some of Gladwell's most thought-provoking essays Too … more »
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Bra…
It's not premature to call this 2006 recording a classic — that… more »
Various Artists – Tompki…
You may well have never heard of E.C. Ball, and that's the first reas… more »
Jawbox, For Your Own Special S…
Jawbox's major label debut was a totally unnecessary yet counter-intu… more »
Modest Mouse, The Fruit That A…
Firmly entrenched as the new kings of indie rock by the time this EP came… more »
Miguel Zenon, Esta Plena…
Esta Plena is how alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon chose to utilize his Gugg… more »
Holler, Wild Rose!, Christmas …
New Jersey's Holler Wild Rose specialize in sweeping-yet-delicate indie r… more »