eMusic Archives: June 2008
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 »
Who Is: Kira Lynn Cain
It's remarkable how often Cain's music gets compared to the films… more »
Ask the Artist: Liz Phair
When it was released 15 years ago, Exile in Guyville turned heads and dro… more »
Roswell Rudd, Keep Your Heart …
Trombonist-composer Roswell Rudd continues to surprise and sustain open-m… more »
Wolves In The Throne Room, Two…
Though they've often been categorized as "American black metal," the … more »
Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville…
In 1991 — at least five years before the first blog was identified … more »
Ryan Auffenberg, Marigolds…
Southern-born Ryan Aufferman has a honey-sweetness to his voice that make… more »
OM, Pilgrimage
After Sleep broke up in the late '90s, guitarist Matt Pike went off t… more »
Boris, Smile
Many longtime Boris aficionados have accused the Japanese noise merchants… more »
Eliza Carthy, Dreams Of Breath…
It's been eight years since this young British folk icon dipped her t… more »
Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak…
An eloquent, incisive meditation on an outcast teen. Anderson perfectly c… more »
Lair Of The Minotaur, Ultimate…
Let the black metal contingent worship their Norse gods; for my money, an… more »
Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl…
High school hell recast in a charming, affecting allegory. Rather than re… more »
Angela Johnson, The First Part…
A young teenage couple deals with unexpected pregnancy in this warm and l… more »
Twilight, Twilight
This American black metal supergroup/studio experiment features the talen… more »
Lurker Of Chalice, Lurker Of C…
A black metal project out of San Francisco and the brainchild of one Wres… more »
Asbestos Death, Dejection, Unc…
This four-song EP is a pretty tasty artifact of hard rock history, contai… more »
Sunn, White 2
You simply can't talk about Southern Lord without mentioning Sunn O))… more »
Mickey Baker, The Blues And Me…
"Guitar" is his middle nickname, and a guitarist's guitaris… more »
MORD, Christendom Perished…
On the 2006 debut by Norwegian black metal duo Mord, vocalist/guitarist N… more »
Earth, The Bees Made Honey In …
Yep, it's that Earth, the same Dylan Carlson-steered project that was… more »