eMusic Archives: May 2008
Santogold, Santogold
Santogold has a storied industry pedigree — she worked in A&R f… more »
I See Hawks In L.A., Hallowed …
On the first few songs their fourth album, this drowsily melodic Californ… more »
Duke Ellington and his Orchest…
A remarkable series of documents, Treasury Shows is a ten-volume, double-… more »
Seun Kuti & Fela’s …
A family legacy can be a real bitch. A lot of folks try to ignore or hide… more »
Port O’Brien, All We Cou…
Sure, All We Could Do Was Sing is a bit of an amalgam, its 11 songs effec… more »
TeenBeat Records
Singer/guitarist Mark Robinson started the TeenBeat label in 1985 while h… more »
P.M. Dawn, Of The Heart, Of Th…
As a rule, hip-hop is awfully hard on genuine romantics. Sure, some glib … more »
Indian Jewelry, Free Gold!…
The bulk of Free Gold!, the second record by Houston psych band Indian Je… more »
Mogwai, Young Team
Bass guitarist Dominic Aitchison is listed as "DEMONIC" in the liner note… more »
Nathan Salsburg, Blues For Eig…
Nathan Salsburg has a cred-stocked primitive folk/blues resume: he's … more »
The Black Angels, Directions T…
So you've gone and named your band after a Velvet Underground song so… more »
Avishai Cohen, Gently Disturbe…
Cohen's command of this trio from the bass chair is rigorously matter… more »
P.M. Dawn, The Best of P.M. Da…
Who can forget P.M. Dawn? In 1991, front man Prince Be and backup rapper/… more »
Steve Earle, Transcendental Bl…
The title alone indicates why Steve Earle is doomed to be an outsider. It… more »
Peter Morén, The Last T…
On the solo debut by Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John, the Swed… more »
Roberto Aussel, Yupanqui: La p…
Atahualpa Yupanqui was the stage name of the late Héctor Roberto C… more »
Baby Charles, Baby Charles…
There's been no shortage of head-turning, ass-moving live retro-funk … more »
Kevin Kirk & Onomatopoeia…
Light and freewheeling, Kevin Kirk & Onomatopoeia's Some Assembly… more »
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,…
Like her debut solo collection before it, Joan Jett's first album wit… more »
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,…
Recorded in the waning months of the '70s and the opening months of the '… more »
Rantings of Eva, Rantings of E…
Rantings of Eva traffic in the same kind of soaring, sparkling guitar pop… more »
April March & Steve Hanft…
April March is an indie pop stalwart whose 1999 album Chrominance Decoder… more »
Chuck Brown, Put Your Hands Up…
A loving tribute to the godfather of go-go On the heels of a local drive … more »
The New Age of Jazz
When looking at the various branches of music, there are two that stand o… more »