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Classical Music For A Modern World

Seth Colter Walls — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:58:23 +0000

Sure, we play Bach, Beethoven and Mozart — though we also dig the early music of Tallis, chance works by Cage, arias from Verdi and John Adams, as well as the composers on New Amsterdam records. Everything here was released after 2008, too, which is another way of declaring that notes written down on paper are still some of the most exciting ones to hear in all of contemporary music.

Bop ’til you stop: Bebop, Hard Bop and Post Bop

Britt Robson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:59:04 +0000

Bebop is the fundamental vehicle by which the carbohydrates of modern jazz—harmony, melody and rhythm (starch, sugar and fiber) — are churned and burned into the fuel of life. Since it first emerged nearly 70 years ago, bop has become pervasive, spouting various hybrids that include West Coast jazz, hard bop, and soul jazz. All of this is wrapped up in Bop ’til you stop, our celebration of bebop in all its permutations and splendor. We’ll keep the motor running — backdating toward the roots and updating the latest bop-centric releases that come to site — so punch up and enjoy.

Gimme Indie Rock!

Marc Hogan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:34:33 +0000

Calling all poseurs, dilettantes and part-time punks: Check your head and check your cred at the door. From Buzzcocks to Iceage, from dream-pop to chillwave, Gimme Indie Rock gives you the sickest vibes out of the scene that can’t stand to be pigeonholed. Whether Dum Dum Girls or the Strange Boys, the Field Mice or Killer Mike, James Blake or PJ Harvey, you’ll hear them all here — where it’s totally OK to hang the DJ.

Bass, Beats & Bars

Nate Patrin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:57:38 +0000

Hip-hop’s spectrum is broader than ever, with a scene in every city and a thousand ways to control a mic. Bass, Beats & Bars ties it all together — the hustler opulence of Rick Ross, the street-level grind of Freddie Gibbs and G-Side, underground scholars like Shabazz Palaces, and iconic veterans from DJ Quik to Pharoahe Monch.

Rock: Today and Yesterday

Wayne Robins — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:47:00 +0000

When radio was rock’s gatekeeper, before everything got hyphenated, sliced and diced by genre and sub-genre,
there was always one mainstream station you could rely on to play the music you liked — most of the time. Behind the scenes, program directors tried to find the right balance between new music, recent favorites and classic oldies. That’s what we’re aiming for here: a balance between fresh and familiar, sometimes a little mainstream, sometimes pushing the envelope.

And if you don’t like a particular song, chances are good, really good, that you’ll like the next one.

Fresh Jazz: Beneath the Underdog and Across the Spectrum

Dave Sumner — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:51:11 +0000

A selection of the standout tracks from the best new releases in jazz on eMusic. From the oldest school to the newest thing, torch songs to Cubop, this first edition takes an open-minded but semi-purist (no “smooth jazz” thank you) approach to the most notable jazz releases from the first half of 2011. Yes, stylistically it is all over the map: That’s why jazz is known as “the sound of surprise.”

The Mixtape

eMusic Editorial Staff — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:24:24 +0000

This Month: Satanic Folk Songs

The dark (but not explicitly Satanic) songs of Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits inspired a wave of British ’80s martial folk bands, which incorporated elements of early industrial music with acoustic folk strumming, militant beats and lyrics about death, the apocalypse and the devil.

With black candles positioned in a pentagram around our speakers, eMusic delved into the history of evil, politically incorrect and murderous music to assemble the 13 best Satanic folk songs.

Freshly Ripped Radio

J. Edward Keyes — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:00:27 +0000

Looking for the newest and best on eMusic? Look no further than Freshly Ripped Radio. Every week, our editorial team combs through the crates and pulls out the best of the best, all the better to help you spend your money wisely.

All Things Electronic

Andy Battaglia — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:08:18 +0000

Whether you prefer to wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care on the super-club dance floor or to drift into reverie while listening to headphones, electronic dance music’s infinite variety is on full display here. Beat Connection emphasizes house, techno, and bass music in the here-and-now while also bowing to its deep history and limitless future.

Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

Jon Wiederhorn — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:47:05 +0000

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 vision is at least partially consumed by their new sounds, and their albums feature as many or more elements of post-rock, prog, hardcore, alternative, industrial or jazz as they do metal. Regardless of the genres in which they dabble, acts that create the right synergy between experimentation and extremism can be breathtaking to listen to. Whether they strive to create nightmarish soundscapes, construction site cacophony, or mind-bending puzzles of sound, the bands on “Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal” are about as interested in making conventional music as they are in being categorized in any specific genres. They may never be rock stars, but many have already ascended to a level of artistry that transcends mere celebrity.