July 2005 : Aquarium Drunkard

Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Posted on July 31, 2005

Saw this documentary today in West Hollywood. Alt-country musician, champion of the redneck-underground, Jim White steers us through the deep South connecting the various threads that make this part of America such […]

Neil Young vs. Built To Spill

Posted on July 29, 2005

Neil Young is the man, but damn if Built To Spill don’t just kill it here . “Cortez The Killer” off Young’s 1975 album

New Order vs. Galaxie 500

Posted on July 28, 2005

Part III of the covers war. Ceremony was the last Joy Division song the band wrote before the death of frontman Ian Curtis. No “dancey” New Order vibes to this one. […]

JAMC vs. Pixies – Covers II

Posted on July 28, 2005

A truly inspired cover can sometimes trump an artist’s original vision for a song. In this ongoing series I’m interested in which version (or versions) you prefer. The song: The […]

The Jesus Lizard…be afraid

Posted on July 26, 2005

There are only two camps when it comes to the Jesus Lizard. Those who love them and those who really don’t like them. There is no middle ground. Perhaps that […]

Sugar Smacks Ain’t This Sweet

Posted on July 26, 2005

So I just bought this Brendan Benson album in May, but damn if it’s not going to make my top 10 of 2005 list come December. Actually, in truth I hadn’t heard of this […]

Stone Roses: B-Side – “Tell Me”

Posted on July 21, 2005

If you like The Stone Roses, you had best be downloading this song immediately, cuz. “Tell Me” was the b-side to the band’s single “So Young,” back before the band […]

The Killing Moon

Posted on July 21, 2005

In honor of tonight’s full moon, the drunkard is offering up two appropriately evil tunes for download. First up — the Echo & The Bunnymen classic “Killing Moon.” The second — Pavement’s worthy cover […]

On The Midnight Radio

Posted on July 20, 2005

The Aquarium Radio has been updated…all new playlist including: star room boys, gillian welch, son volt, magnolia electric company, michael stanley band, bloodkin, patterson hood, bob dylan, bonnie ‘prince’ billy, […]

CUTTERS

Posted on July 19, 2005

Inspired by an Impervious Surface posting, I am reminded of the classic ’70s cycling epic ” Breaking Away ,” or more famously known as “Cutters.” If you haven’t seen this, I implore you to […]

“NYC Cops Beat The Shit Out Of Me”

Posted on July 19, 2005

Broken Social Scene’s Dave Newfeld allegedly had the “shit beat of” him by New York’s finest this past weekend while buying grass in Washington Square. See Pitchfork for more. Will reportedly sue the NYPD […]

Neutral Milk Hotel: Live Videos

Posted on July 18, 2005

You Ain’t No Picasso is hosting live Neutral Milk Hotel videos on his site. Check it out . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming […]

FUGAZI – Archived Live Series

Posted on July 17, 2005

Listening to The Evens debut album recently re-sparked my interest in the Dischord label. One of the more interesting finds while browsing their site is the Fugazi Live Series . “This site is […]

Steve Albini: Post-Punk Foodie

Posted on July 15, 2005

Chicago Indie rock engineer (rock snob/icon) talks about food, music…and musicians who cook food with the Gourmandizer .“Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I’ve found, and those that are prefer to […]

Hey Rube – Remembering Raoul Duke

Posted on July 14, 2005

For the past 13 years I have steadily tread my way through a good portion of Hunter Thompson’s gonzo canon. Presently, I am reading the reissue of The Great Shark Hunt , a collection […]