Ear Ye, Ear Ye!

EMF’s “Unbelievable” probably won’t outsell “From a Distance” or “Rush Rush,” but it has done far more to clarify the future. As musical distinctions blur further and once-rigid genres liquefy at the speed of sound, as rap swallows jazz instrumentals and gospel vocals sneak into speed-metal, EMF’s heady fusion of…

Here Goes Tomorrow

The future of rock and roll – in stereo, double vision, twice over. They aren’t coming to town, they aren’t media darlings, they aren’t being hyped as anything more than a couple of maidens looking for their first win. But they should be all of those things. Not since the…

Melanie/Woodstock, Too Feature

Chances are, it’ll rain on the Fourth of July this year. That would be just perfect. In August of 1969 a young woman with long hair, a pug nose, beaming grin, and acoustic guitar stood in the stormy weather at Yasgur’s Farm in upstate New York, alone with a half-million…