A few weeks ago, we asked you to submit questions for Thao & Mirah for an interview we’d be conducting with them via Twitter. Many of you used the opportunity to try to ask them out. Classy! How come you didn’t try that with My Morning Jacket? Most of you, though, responded with actual questions. [...]

Next weekend marks the 20th Anniversary of Lollapalooza, the festival that brought the likes of Sonic Youth, Pavement, Body Count and countless others to parts of America more comfortable with the likes of Loverboy and Firehouse. Even in retrospect, the festival seems crazy (Wikipedia the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow when you get a second). Lolla [...]

I have not been paying enough attention to this band. Alaskan band’s Atlantic Records debut after a formidable indie career finds them trying to imagine what it would be like if Butch Walker produced T. Rex. Or if every Spacehog song sounded like “In the Meantime.” For $6.99, if you have a soft spot for [...]

By Christopher R. Weingarten As the frontman of Hüsker Dü and alterna-heroes Sugar, Bob Mould often buried his plainspoken, emotionally rich lyrics behind a euphoric blur of distortion. His autobiography, See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody, peels away that layer of noise, exploring the psychic minutiae of a 30-year career via [...]

OK! Another Tuesday, another insane batch of records! Here we go!

This week in the UK: Little Dragon, Black Ghosts, new Fennesz, new Pains single, new Giant Sand reissue, Voluntary Butler Scheme, and more!

Ever had your mind blown by some thrilling, strange new sound and wondered, “Where on earth can I find more music like that!?” Look no further. The following Modern Classical Masters, all recorded for the flagship classical label Deutsche Grammophon, are some of the most influential musicians you may have never heard of; together, they [...]

It’s been three years since Shara Worden’s last release as My Brightest Diamond, but in the meantime she’s been a massive vocal presence on two great classical-leaning 2010 releases — Clogs’ The Creatures In The Garden of Lady Walton and Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope — and performed with both artists; she’s also been performing with [...]

Tyler, the Creator. Pusha T. And a trunk-throttling Neptunes beat. Do you need any other details? Grab “Trouble On My Mind” here.

Soft Metals, Soft Metals: PICK OF THE DAY! Retro-synth band on Captured Tracks brings the luxurious dance jams. I love it, and therefore it is RECOMMENDED. eMusic’s Kevin O’Donnell likes it, too — here’s what he has to say: Soft Metals’ full-length is a pretty seamless collection of icy synth-pop gems and Hicks manages to [...]

All photos courtesy of Marc Whitman I did it, and I did it for you. That’s right. I risked probable heatstroke, waded through a swarming sea of hand-crafted clever t-shirts, overheard innumerable face-palming conversations, breathed dust clouds, consumed incredible pulled-pork sandwiches and bratwurst, drank free beer, and listened to dozens and dozens of bands perform [...]

Words and Photos by Andrew Parks Summer festivals are always scatter-brained affairs, but I’m still not sure what to make of Pitchfork’s sixth annual soiree. In many ways, it felt like the first time I covered Coachella: 2005, the year Bright Eyes, a newly-reunited Black Star and a bunch of spandex-wearing grasshoppers (The Locust) brought [...]

Our new Twitter Interview series continued this week with a 140-character back-and-forth between eMusic Members and our latest eMusic Selects act (and permanent residents in our Top 10) Army Navy. After the jump, you ask them about cover songs, LA hangouts and the mysterious Janice Melt.

We’re calling this our Discover: Reggae (Beyond Bob Marley) sale. Why? Simple. Obviously, we love Bob Marley. The scope of his influence — not just on reggae, but on popular music as a whole — has been incalculable. But it’s precisely because his shadow looms so large that it’s easy to base your entire opinion [...]

I could not be more thrilled. Few labels have the sort of historical importance, essential back catalog and continued relevance as the Seattle-based Sub Pop. You saw some releases trickling into Freshly Ripped this week, but here is the motherlode — The Shins, Iron & Wine, No Age, Sebadoh, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Wolf Parade, Male Bonding [...]

We did this with My Morning Jacket last week, and it turned out great (if we do say so ourselves). And now we’re back! That’s right: It’s our Second Ever Twitter Q&A. This time, it’s our eMusic Selects buddies Army Navy, whose shimmering The Last Place is still the best and saddest power-pop album of [...]

Oh man! Chillwave, gettin’ dirty! Here we go! New Arrivals! Let’s do this! Don’t forget to tell us what we missed in the comments.

Grey Reverend, Radiohead’s King of Limbs, Basement Jaxx, and more, after the jump! Join me.

(it never stops watching you) A few days ago, we asked you to submit questions for My Morning Jacket to be asked in our first-ever eMusic Twitter Interview. And ask you did! And answer they did! And now the truth can be told! Below the jump: the transcript of the inaugural eMusic Twitter Q&A! Spoiler [...]

It’s telling that Soft Metals released a window-steaming Throbbing Gristle cover soon after their debut EP dropped. Like their fellow Portlandia compatriots Chromatics, Desire and Glass Candy, the synth-sculpting duo exists in the ether outside today’s dance-rock trends. So while other acts are still aiming for a middle ground between Justice, Daft Punk and pure [...]