By Michael Tedder, eMusic ContributorLater this month, the legendary underground rock icons/heart-rending poets/drunken screw-ups the Replacements will play their first shows since breaking up onstage in Chicago 22 years ago. (Well, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson and some other… more »
By Ashley Melzer, eMusic ContributorIn 2011, Wanda Jackson had a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 29 studio albums to her credit and undoubtedly very little to prove. Even so, the dazzling first lady of rockabilly… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic Contributor"It’s been so exciting the last several years," Wanda Jackson said in an eMusic interview soon after the release of her record with Jack White, The Party Ain't Over. "My life has just gotten better… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefMadonna decided to wreak a little havoc by releasing her 12th album, MDNA, yesterday instead of today, which caused a host of other acts to do the same thing. To which I say: NICE WORK, SHEEP. We'll forgive you this time. Here's what I found. Tell me what I missed in the comments. Madonna, MDNA: Madonna's 12th album finds her reuniting with producer William Orbit on several tracks, teaming with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj on another and, in general, being Madonna. eMusic's Barry Walters lets you know what that means: Like most chart-conscious discs, MDNA front-loads its singles: The substandard pop of “Girl Gone Wild” and the brutal but empty “Gang Bang” suggest that Madonna's heart is more invested in the more personal — and musically substantial — tracks that occupy the album's final third. All of them are co-produced, and mostly co-written, by William Orbit, the U.K. electronics whiz who helmed… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefMadonna decided to wreak a little havoc by releasing her 12th album, MDNA, yesterday instead of today, which caused a host of other acts to do the same thing. To which I say: NICE WORK,… more »
By Austin L. Ray, eMusic Contributor"I said some things that I shouldn't have said," Justin Townes Earle drastically understates on the title track of his fourth full-length album. That's especially true when viewed in the context of his rocky battles… more »
By Andrew Mueller, eMusic ContributorJustin Townes Earle clearly does not lack in confidence. Seeking recognition as a distinctive country talent was going to be difficult enough, toting the mixed blessing of his father's surname — that Earle the younger… more »
By Kevin O'Donnell, eMusic ContributorSince his debut EP in 2007, Justin Townes Earle has established himself as one of the best (and, sadly, underrated) new singer-songwriters, delivering three lovely sets of country- and folk-steeped tunes about Southern belles, road… more »
By Amanda Petrusich, eMusic ContributorMost country music that's not pop-polished or staunchly traditional gets slotted into the much-reviled "alt-" ghetto, but Justin Townes Earle (son of Steve Earle, and named after Townes Van Zandt) makes modern country music that… more »
By Amanda Petrusich, eMusic ContributorIt's tough for an emerging artist to be saddled with two imposing surnames, but Justin Townes Earle, the son of alt-country hero Steve Earle and the namesake of Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt, hasn't been… more »
By Andrew Mueller, eMusic ContributorJustin Townes Earle originally released Yuma, his 2007 debut, on his own label, principally to give himself something to sell to crowds after gigs. It's not difficult, however, to understand why Bloodshot thought it deserved… more »