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Alt-Punk Essentials
by Ann Powers
review eMusic Alt/Punk Dozens
eMusic boasts well over two million tracks. That's a lot to sift through. So to help you discover great new music, we offer the eMusic Dozen. Here, some of the foremost experts in their respective fields weigh in and pick out the 12 best albums eMusic has to offer under a given theme, whether it's essential jazz records, cool music for grown-ups, extreme metal, or the perfect classical music for your next make-out session. And you're in good hands with outstanding critics like Lenny Kaye, Dave Marsh, Harvey Pekar, Ann Powers, Simon Reynolds and Ira Robbins. There are also fascinating Dozens by noted musicians like Isaac Hayes, Britt Daniel of Spoon, rock & roll legend Dion and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan. eMusic holds a big, wide, wonderful world of music, and you're about to discover the best of the best. Happy listening!"
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eMusic Alt/Punk Dozens
Modern Psych
by Tim Chester
TeenBeat Records
by Mike McGonigal
Prog (Not Prog?)
by Mark Paytress
Damaged Goods
by Michaelangelo Matos
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by Douglas Wolk
Crescendo-core
by Tim Chester
Modern Shoegazers and Pedal Pushers
by Jon Wiederhorn
Rough Trade Records: Then
by Mark Paytress
ZE Records
by Barry Walters
Women Of Punk
by Lucy O'Brien
UK Post-Punk
by Mark Paytress
The Fall
by Andrew Perry
Dark Shadows
by Peter Parrish
Neo-Balkan
by Todd Burns
Afro Punk
by James Spooner
Guided by Voices
by Greg Milner
4AD Records
by Simon Reynolds
ReR Records
by David Stubbs
Post-Punk Through the Ages
by David Stubbs
Dischord Proto-Emo
by Joe Gross
Peel Sessions
by Michaelangelo Matos
John Peel Favorites
by Michaelangelo Matos
Factory Records, 1980 - 1984
by J. Edward Keyes
My Dozen
by Ira Kaplan
Amphetamine Reptile
by Joe Gross
The Mountain Goats Dozen
by John Darnielle
My Dozen
by Britt Daniel
Matador Records
by Jon Dolan
K Records
by Peter S. Scholtes
My Dozen
by Richard Jones of Stereophonics
Daniel Johnston
by Jeff Feuerzeig
The Music of Portland, Oregon
by Douglas Wolk
My Dozen
by Jon Langford
My Dozen
by Nyles Lannon of Film School
Stiff Records
by Ira Robbins
Dischord Records
by Mark Jenkins
Cherry Red Records
by Jack Rabid
Touch & Go: 1995 - 2005
by Yancey Strickler
Goth
by Jon Wiederhorn
Post-Punk
by Simon Reynolds
Alt-Punk Essentials
by Ann Powers
Nu-York City Rock
by Yancey Strickler
The Dance-Punk Boomerang
by Jason Pettigrew
Pop-Punk
by Trevor Kelley
Cool Music for Aging Hipsters
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
Noise
by Christopher R. Weingarten
Down Underground
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
Avant-Rock
by Christopher R. Weingarten
The Roots of Nirvana
by Douglas Wolk
Emo
Emo
by Jon Wiederhorn
Indie Pop
by Barry Walters
Old-School Punk
by Jack Rabid
Post-Rock
by Andy Battaglia
Post-Hardcore
by Yancey Strickler
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Beards
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Paul McCartney: Roots & Branches
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Experimental Electronic
by Rod Smith
Lost Generation
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Essential Alt-Country
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The Roots of Jeff Buckley
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