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A Beginner’s Guide to D…
“I knew damn near everybody,” the late trumpeter and bandlead… more »
A 10-Point Plan For Getting I…
In 2012, the Zappa Family Trust reissued Frank Zappa’s original 58-… more »
eMusic’s Holiday Crowd-…
Looking for holiday music to appeal to everyone from grandma to your youn… more »
Norse to the Future: ECM…
Almost since its inception in 1969, Germany’s ECM Records has featu… more »
eMusic’s Guide to the D…
At a time when life feels increasingly unfair for ordinary working folks,… more »
Discover: Essential Best-Of A…
Where to start? That’s a question we field often, whether someone… more »
eMusic Essentials
From timeless classics to today’s leading trendsetters, eMusic is t… more »
2012 GRAMMY® Nomin…
The 2012 GRAMMY® nominations are in, and frankly, we’re … more »
Label Profile: Light in the A…
File under: Revitalized funk, folk and rock records from the States and a… more »
Mr. Mellifluous: A Listener…
Most jazz fans recognize Benny Golson’s tunes, even if they don… more »
Discover: Cool Jazz
In honor of our sweltering heat this summer, it’s time to offer up … more »
Blue Note’s Mid-’…
In the early 1960s, as the manic improvisations of bebop gave way to blue… more »
Icon: Ella Fitzgerald
“Man, woman, or child, Ella is the most!” Bing Crosby‘s… more »
Icon: John Coltrane
No jazz musician inspires flattering imitators and devoted listeners like… more »
Icon: Ornette Coleman
You can count the people who changed the language of jazz on one hand: Lo… more »
Icon: Charles Mingus
Few musicians brought as much passion to jazz as Charles Mingus (1922-197… more »
Icon: Nina Simone
To say Nina Simone was “one of a kind” is an understatement. … more »
Frank Sinatra
Young Frank. In the span of an artistic career that encompassed six decad… more »
Icon: Tony Bennett
More than any other cultural icon, living or otherwise, Tony Bennett is t… more »
Icon: Miles Davis
Before Bob Dylan or David Bowie or whoever else became famous for periodi… more »
A User's Guide to Paul Bl…
In a 2006 interview for the website All About Jazz, pianist Paul Bley sai… more »
A User's Guide to Abdulla…
More than most musicians, jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is a man of autob… more »
A User's Guide to David M…
When we last left tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist David Murray, after … more »
A User's Guide to Lee Kon…
Hard to believe alto saxophonist Lee Konitz will turn 80 in October, let … more »
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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »