eMusic Archives: September 2008
Cold War Kids, Loyalty to Loya…
Cold War Kid Nathan Willett has strong opinions. He thinks it's crapp… more »
The Tough Alliance, A New Chan…
As its name might suggest, The Tough Alliance specializes in confrontatio… more »
Dexter Filkins, The Forever Wa…
An astonishingly human-level account of the War on Terror that makes you … more »
Polk Miller, Polk Miller …
Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette were one of the first groups in A… more »
All Girl Summer Fun Band, Look…
A classic case of truth in advertising, All Girl Summer Fun Band turn in … more »
Michna, Magic Monday
A former Diplo collaborator and one-time Jandek remixer — about as … more »
Elvin Bishop, The Blues Rolls …
An eminently likable but nonessential veteran of the '60s blues reviv… more »
Thievery Corporation, Radio Re…
The beautiful people are restless. Radio Retaliation retains the glazed-v… more »
Lee “Scratch” Perr…
Just one of three releases this year from Lee "Scratch" Perry, … more »
Nagisa Ni Te, Yosuga
When they first appeared in the late '90s, Nagisa Ni Te represented t… more »
Barney Wilen, Movie Themes Fro…
The French-born Barney Wilen, whose reputation was largely codified durin… more »
Osmo Vanska, BEETHOVEN, van L.…
The Minnesota Orchestra indisputably struck gold when they stumbled onto … more »
Karl Blau, Nature’s Got …
After more than dozen releases, Karl Blau still isn't as well known a… more »
Dr. Dooom, Dr. Dooom 2…
Hip-hop's champion eccentric, Kool Keith's influence on the lands… more »
Tracy Shedd, Cigarettes &…
Arizona singer/songwriter Tracy Shedd prefers things sparse and spindly. … more »
J. Boogie, Soul Vibrations…
J-Boogie is a stylistic omnivore, the kind of producer who's not afra… more »
Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem's obsession with music is no secret. References to bands,… more »
A User's Guide to John Lee…
For the first couple decades of his career, John Lee Hooker was perhaps t… more »
Paul Flaherty, Aria Nativa…
I've been trying to figure out what it is about Paul Flaherty's s… more »
Jonathan Lethem, pt. 3
I'm curious about "Walks Into," which is sort of a mash-up of every "guy … more »
New World Records, Downtown
When New World Records began documenting American music, around the time … more »
Kathleen Norris, Acedia &…
A lifelong procrastinator finds the roots to her disposition in ancient G… more »
Jack Kerouac, On the Road…
The book that launched a thousand road trips The book that launched a tho… more »
Erik Friedlander, Broken Arm…
Cellist Erik Friedlander's most jazz-oriented disc to date is named a… more »