Photo: Lou Reed (seated) with fellow songwriter Paul Simon , circa 1982 Saturday night, while having a drink at the neighborhood bar, Lou Reed’s “Dirty Blvd.” came drifting out of the Jukebox, darting past the bad […]
Month: October 2006
Eric Bachman :: To The Races
photo credit: john vanderlslice While dropping Eric Bachman’s name in this earier post I later realized I had yet to feature anything concerning Bachman’s own 2006 . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is […]
Jeff Tweedy :: Sunken Treasure DVD
It’s been quite some time since An Aquarium Drunkard has had the opportunity to feature anything Wilco related, which in a way is a shame given the blog’s namesake.Directed by the […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 17
Welcome to Episode 17 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 […]
Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit
Recorded in Micah’s hometown of Abilene, TX, it’s a small wonder we’re even getting to hear this album so soon after Hinson’s debilitating back surgery following his European tour earlier in […]
Ill Lit :: The Tom Cruise Album
Los Angeles based Ill Lit’s latest album entitled Tom Cruise is a 10 track trek through ’70s singer-songwriter country rock propped up by the economical use 21st century electronic synth flourishes. It […]
Gob Iron :: Death Songs For The Living
Gob Iron’s Death Songs for the Living is the sort of wonder project that keeps the alt.country/alt.folk set frothing at the mouth in anticipation. And for good reason. Comprised Jay Farrar and Anders Parker, Gob […]
Damien Jurado :: That I’m In Your Shadow
October 10th saw Secretly Candians’s release of Damien Jurado’s latest LP And Now That I’m In Your Shadow — his seventh full length album. I *just* missed seeing Jurado with Rosie Thomas in Atlanta . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard […]
The Cassettes :: ‘Neath The Pale Moon
Brought to you by L.A.’s own Buddyhead Records is the latest LP from Washington D.C.’s The Cassettes . Self described as a “rock n’ roll vaudeville western band” The Cassettes play there own brand […]
SXSW 2006 :: Richard Hawley Interview
Live Daily has recently aired an interview I did for them with Richard Hawley at SXSW in Austin last March. A casual interview, Hawley and I discussed touring, music blogs, his influences, etc at […]
LUNA :: Tell Me Do You Miss Me
This 2006 documentary (surrounding the final year of LUNA’s career as a working band) has come up several times in conversation within the past week. I figure that alone merits yet […]
Rolling Stones :: Cocksucker Blues EP
Pussy Cats :: Revisited & Re-interpreted
Official Release :: Tall & The Band Sessions
Closing in now on twenty years, The Black Crowes have stood their ground as the American blues-based rock & roll outfit working today. They are a throwback in the best way to the […]
The Broken West
This is relatively old news in the uber-fast Internet era, but I did want to mention that due to legal issues L.A.’s The Brokedown have been forced to change their name. That’s […]
