Jukebox Jury: Big Boi
Inside his own Stankonia Studios on November 27, Big Boi sat on a stool onstage, nodding furiously to “Descending” – the ambient conclusion to second solo album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors....
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Remember the first time you got wasted at a house party as a teenager? Let me remind you: Someone puts on the Ramones, turns it up full blast and you pogo with all your crushes until you can’t stand...
View ArticleWho Is…Serafina Steer
File under: Psychedelic harp, bardic pop, cosmic folk For fans of: Cate Le Bon, Robert Wyatt, Young Marble Giants, The Incredible String Band From: Peckham, South London“Seeing the word ‘kooky’ in...
View ArticleInterview: Christopher Owens
Christopher Owens’s solo debut Lysandre is a concept album about his very first tour with Girls, the much-loved indie rock band he recently dissolved. In it, the 33-year-old San Francisco songwriter...
View ArticleInterview: A$AP Rocky
None of us knew it at the time, but when the Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky swung through the eMusic offices last spring, accompanied by a good portion of his entourage, his major-label debut Long.Live.A$AP...
View ArticleInterview: Alexandre Tharaud
Up until late last year, pianist Alexandre Tharaud’s biography was more or less similar to those of most contemporary classical music phenoms. Attendance at exclusive conservatories? Check. Strong...
View ArticleWho Are…Foxygen
File under: '60s psych-pop, minus the naiveté For fans of: Shuggie Otis, The Kinks, Silver Apples From: Los Angeles Personae: Sam France (vocals) and Jonathan Rado (guitars, keyboards)One minute their...
View ArticleWho Are…FIDLAR
File under: Loud, fast, dumb, proud party music For fans of: Circle Jerks, Dwarves, Andrew W.K., Agent Orange, Spinout From: Los Angeles Personae: Zac Carper (vocals and guitar), Elvis Kuehn (singing...
View ArticleWho Is…Carletta Sue Kay
File under: Buoyant Broadway-style tunes, sung by a guy in a wig and a dress For fans of: The Magnetic Fields, Jens Lekman, Burt Bacharach From: San Francisco Personae: Randy WalkerYou could write off...
View ArticleInterview: Kris Kristofferson
All country singers should have a chance to go out like Kris Kristofferson. Throughout his last few albums, he has explored what it means to come to the end of a long road, with a sober understanding...
View ArticleWho Are…The History of Apple Pie
File under: Noisy '90s daydreams For fans of: Lush, Dinosaur Jr., Yuck, Drop Nineteens From: London Personae: Stephanie Min (vocals and guitar), Jerome Watson (guitar), Aslam Ghauri (guitar), Kelly...
View ArticleInterview: Local Natives
L.A.’s Local Natives have had a turbulent few years. After the 2009 release of their debut, Gorilla Manor, they went out on tour again and again — both as headliners and as the opening act for Arcade...
View ArticleInterview: Eddie Huang
A Vice TV host with a law degree, a hip-hop obsession, and a NYC restaurant called Baohaus (serving Taiwanese buns, named for his favorite architects), Eddie Huang is a walking culture clash. In his...
View ArticleWho Is…Jacco Gardner
File under: Ornate, psychedelic baroque pop For fans of: Tame Impala, Foxygen, The Left Banke From: NetherlandsWhen asked about his hobbies outside of music, 24-year-old Jacco Gardner didn’t list a...
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Interview: Ed Kuepper
[To celebrate their 15th studio album Push The Sky Away, we invited Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds to take control of eMusic's editorial for a week. The band nominated Ed Kuepper for interview: Kuepper...
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Warren Ellis Picks His Favorite Albums
[To celebrate the release of their 15th studio album, Push The Sky Away, we invited Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to take control of eMusic's editorial for a week. You can read our exclusive interview...
View ArticleInterview: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
[To celebrate their 15th studio album Push The Sky Away, we invited Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to take control of eMusic's editorial for a week. This is our exclusive interview with Nick Cave and...
View ArticleInterview: The Relatives
The Relatives are a Dallas, Texas-based gospel funk act formed by brothers Gean and Tommie West in 1970, after Tommie had begun to write topical material in a gospel vein. Then in his mid 30s, Gean had...
View ArticleWho Is…Uncanny Valley
File under: No Rave. Ethereal chant-pop. Surreal dance music for lucid dreamers, industrial and pretty. From: Oakland, California Personae: Kelsey, Natalee and JoeyOakland’s Uncanny Valley occupy a...
View ArticleInterview: Frightened Rabbit
Scottish group Frightened Rabbit built a devoted fanbase by focusing on the personal — specifically, heartbreak and the aftermath that follows. But on their fourth record, Pedestrian Verse, they’ve...
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