Oh…I see. I’d never heard of eMusic before… :smack:
Well, I’ll be damned. I was going to look through to see what kind of music they had, but it wouldn’t let me do that without doing my own trial. Ignorance fought.
Easy workaround.
Just go down to the bottom of that front page, and you’ll see “About eMusic” as the first little text link. Then you get 1) a quick FAQ on the site, and 2) the search toolbar at the top of your screen.
Alternatively: http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html
Follow some of the links above. Once you’re in their music browser I think you can review their catalog without logging in.
Don’t forget to check out the free tracks, both daily and the long term stuff.
http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-eMusic-2007-Pitchfork-Music-Festival-Sampler-MP3-Download/11054191.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Curve-Music-Curve-Music-Sampler-MP3-Download/11046393.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Real-Music-Real-Music-Sampler-MP3-Download/11051331.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Frochot-Music-AFRICAN-SALSA-MP3-Download/11052752.html
Not all is great, or even good, but there are always some hidden gems in there and it 's a great way to find new artists.
For a genre suggestion:
A lot of really good Irish Rock/Punk is on indie labels:
Flogging Molly
Dead Kennedys
Dropkick Murphys
Anti-Flag
Black Flag
The Exploited
Kind of hurts when I discovered that just now. Had spent $10 each on physical copies of Molly’s Drunken Lullabies and Within a Mile of Home just last month. At the most expensive subscription rate ($0.33 per song), Home is only about $4.95, and Lullabies is about $3.96. I like a physical copy without burning from lower bitrate MP3, and I like liner notes, but maybe not $5-$6 worth.
My biggest problem with my subscription is that I usually end up in this position at the end of every month. I download an album or so, and get my money’s worth, but I still have the rest of the 40 to go.
Yup, the free music was my first stop. Haven’t had a chance to plow through it yet, but just the volume of it beats iTunes’ 2-3 free tracks a week all to hell.
theSTART - Shakedown!
eMusic is great. I’ve been a subscriber since last November, and it always seems like there’s something there I’m interested in. They have an absolutely massive library covering almost every conceivable genre. Granted, they don’t have any of the big label releases, but oftentimes you can find some major artists who have had releases on indie labels. It’s cheap, too, given the number of monthly downloads you get. I’ve still got 40 or so downloads I have to burn off before my monthly subscription renews though. (Sadly, your download allotment doesn’t roll over, so you use 'em or lose 'em)
Anyway, if you’re in the mood for some trance beats, then try Psycraft - Feel the Vibe, or for an interesting fusion of rock and downtempo trance, the first track off the same album, Dirtbag, is pretty awesome, too.
Oh, and check out eMusic’s free tracks section. They have about 4 pages of free full albums you can download.
That is an excellent idea. 
Joshua Radin: Winter
There’s some really good Warren Zevon tracks on there.
From “My Ride’s Here”:
Genius
You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared
From “Life’ll Kill Ya”:
Back in the High Life Again (great Steve Winwood Cover)
Ourselves to Know
Porcelain Monkey
For My Next Trick I’ll Need a Volunteer
Don’t Let Us Get Sick
My Sht’s Fcked Up (assuming you don’t mind the profanity - hilarious yet sad song)
From “The Wind” (Grammy Award Winning Album)
Disorder in the House (great raucus guitar work from Bruce Springsteen)
She’s too Good For Me
Prison Grove
Keep My In Your Heart (most poignant song ever - recorded from his bed as he was dying from cancer)
To give you an idea of how well he was regarded as a musician, these are the people who came from all over to play on his last album, probably for little or no money:
Emmylou Harris
Dwight Yoakam
Jackson Browne
Ry Cooder
Don Henley
David Lindley
Tom Petty
Bruce Springsteen
John Waite
Joe Walsh
Jorge Calderon
Tommy Shaw
Jim Keltner
T-Bone Burnett
Luis Conte
Timothy B. Schmit
Billy Bob Thornton
You just can’t go wrong with Zevon.
Apparently the Plain White T’s are on there, so you can get “Hey There, Delilah”. It’s a very simple but addictive tune.
ETA: I haven’t liked much of their other stuff, but YMMV. I’ve read reviews that say the same thing.
Curse you and that damnable earworm!
Snails - The Format
Who Taught You to Live Like That - Sloan
Sing Me Spanish Techno - New Pornographers
16 Military Wives - The Decemberists
Come Dancing - The Kinks
Mostly, though, just start downloading all the Neko Case you can. Even if you don’t care for it, you will.