Martin Scorcese has a hell of an ear for using music to color and help frame his films. A fantastic example of this is his use of Van Morrison’s early ’70s epic T.B. Sheets in 1999’s
Month: November 2005
This One Goes Out To The LG…
Wilco :: Kicking Televison (Live)
Release date: November 15, 2005DOWNLOAD:MP3: Wilco – Misunderstood MP3: Wilco – Via Chicago ———–www.wilcoworld.net
Songs: Ohia – Via Epitonic
Epitonic requires a one time submittal of an email address to obtain free MP3s. Here is a nice overview of Jason Molina’s pre-Magnolia Electric Company output.DOWNLOAD:MP3: Songs: Ohia – Steve Albini’s Blues MP3: Songs: Ohia – Two Blue Lights
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion :: Tracks
Some latter-era Blues Explosion tracks below. Do any of you have a copy of of the early ’90s album Mo’ Width? (Not to be confused with Extra Width ) I cannot find it in the stores or […]
Up & Coming (eyes peeled/ears open)
I get quite the mailbag here at the Aquarium Drunkard’s home office each week. Often it is MP3’s from various rising bands looking for a little exposure. Some good, some not-so-good, and some great. I have little interest on […]
Broken Social Scene :: KCRW 11.8.05
Muzzle Of Bees has a great post up right now featuring the KCRW Broken Social Scene tracks from Tuesday’s in-studio appearance. Check out the rest of his site while you’re there — it’s a consistently solid daily read.————–Broken Social Scene […]
The Mendoza Line :: An Overview, Pt. II
Part II of II. Click here for part one.DOWNLOAD:MP3: The Mendoza Line – The Way Of The Weak MP3: The Mendoza Line – A Damn Good Disguise MP3:
Preston School Of Industry :: Spiral Stairs
Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg’s continued post-Pavement explorations. DOWNLOAD:MP3: Preston School Of Industry – Caught in the Rain MP3: Preston School Of Industry – Get Your Crayons Out! MP3: Preston School Of Industry –
Cat Power :: The Greatest
This album has that old school blue-eyed soul Dusty In Memphis feel to it — which I couldn’t be more excited for. Side up to this with a plate of Rendezvous ribs , cornbread and a beer. Curious as to how this […]
LUNA :: Live/Rare
DOWNLOAD:MP3: LUNA – Here She Comes Now (VU cover) MP3: LUNA – 23 Minutes In Brussels (Live NYC 1994) MP3: LUNA –
F U G A Z I :: Seminal, The
Few bands/artists shaped the way I look at music more than Fugazi did at 16 in 1991 – continuing until today. Visceral, intense, unforgiving, original — all the while acting independent from the mainstream. While the […]
Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips :: They Score
I loved The Squid & The Whale’s soundtrack , but was even more taken with it when I saw the credits roll and learned it was scored by none other than Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips . Next to
The Mendoza Line :: The Overview Pt. I
The Mendoza Line have a new album out November 22nd entitled Full of Light and Full of Fire . The album is self-described as “a startling meditation on the abuse of power and those who are left in its wake: the spiritually and economically […]
Ester Drang :: Rocinate
I’ve now had two weeks to soak up the pre-release of Rocinate (1/06 release date). It’s electronica-tinged-Oklahoman-modern-folk jams should prove worth the wait. My knowledge of this group was cursory at best prior to this album, […]
