You may have read over the weekend that L.A.’s Arthur magazine has announced that it will be closing its doors, effective immediately, after five prolific years of publication. Since the Drunkard’s inception […]
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Girl, I’m Just A Jeepster For Your Love…
Friday evening, while listening to T. Rex’s “Jeepster” on repeat with some friends, something came up about Blur’s thinly veiled nod to the tune on the track “I’m Just A Killer […]
Pink Nasty :: The Interview
A.D. — I first came to know your work through Will Oldham (the Summer In The Southeast tour). How did that come about, and how was the experience? Had you […]
Andrew Bird :: Armchair Apocrypha
I was by no means a follower Andrew Bird’s past work with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, therefore his 2005 breakthrough album, The Mysterious Production of Eggs , hit me from left field like a love punch. But […]
Neil Young Archives II :: Massey Hall 1971
You have no doubt seen this 1971 Neil Young live at Massey Hall show posted here before in bootleg form, but come March 12th it will be released (with an accompanying DVD) as the second live offering in […]
Kelly Hogan :: Papa Was A Rodeo (cover)
Watching the Neko Case: Austin City Limits DVD got me thinking about Kelly Hogan who accompanies Case on vocals throughout the performance. Hogan, like myself, is an Atlanta ex-pat who left the south in 1997 for Chicago […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 25
Welcome to Episode 25 of the podcast edition of The Aquarium Drunkard Show; airing live every Wednesday 2-4 p.m. PST at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A. As requested, below is […]
Lewis And Clarke :: Upcoming Album
We are getting closer to the release of Lewis And Clarke’s next album, Blasts of the Holy Birth, and according to the outfit’s website it is a “testament to process on many levels, and […]
Performance :: Memo From Turner
February 13th saw the release of the 1970 psychedelic/schizophrenic gangster-meets-pop star tale Performance . Famously known as Mick Jagger’s on screen debut, Performance expertly captures the late sixties decadence and decline into […]
Eccentric Soul :: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
Furthering it’s mission to make the kind of records you didn’t even know you wanted to own, Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul series continues to amaze with this latest collection entitled Twinight’s Lunar Rotation . Ignoring the […]
Neko Case :: Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan)
Who else out there has recently had their ass kicked by this super-cold going around? Besides just being generally miserable, it also cut into my checking out Neko Case’s gig this past […]
Benjy Ferree :: Leaving The Nest
Benjy Ferree’s 2006 LP Leaving The Nest is a fine album, if a bit schizophrenic at times. If you were to believe the online blog hype at the tail end of last year you most […]
Big Star :: O My Soul
I’ve noticed over the years that whenever Big Star creeps into my daily listening habits, I in turn find myself listening to a hell of a lot more power pop in general […]
The Haunting Poetic Songs of Porter Wagoner
Not unlike the John D. Loudermilk collection I mentioned earlier in the month , I have spent the past couple of weeks taking in the massive 29 track Porter Wagoner compilation
Willard Grant Conspiracy :: Let It Roll (US Release)
As Songs: Illinois mentioned the other day, the Robert Fischer helmed collective known as the Willard Grant Conspiracy are finally seeing a stateside release of their sixth album, Let It Roll, on February 27th. Long time coming, but well worth the wait. It’s […]