This demo of “Casimir Pulaski” (the original found on 2005’s Illinoise’s ) hit the Internets a little over a month ago, but it wasn’t until last week that I finally […]
Month: March 2007
Sixties French Freakbeat :: Part II
Due to an overwhelming response, via email, to the bootleg sixties freakbeat compilation featured last week, here is part II. Stay tuned for the rest. Tracks up for a very limited time only. ————- […]
Frankel :: Lullaby For The Passerby
Spring has sprung, and all that jazz, so Frankel’s dreamy indie-pop charms are well suited for the weather. Other than the quality of the music itself, all you really need to […]
I’m Driving A Stolen Car On A Pitch Black Night
About four years ago I made a two disc alt.country-folk compilation, for friends, entitled “Downer Country.” If I ever find a copy of it I might post it on […]
Ghosts of the Great Highway :: 2007 Reissue
If you just read the above headline and asked yourself, “Wait, a reissue? Didn’t that album just come out a few years ago?” You would indeed be correct, as Sun Kil Moon’s […]
Aquarium Drunkard :: Sirius Radio Show
Now that the ink on the contract is dry, I want to announce the news that Aquarium Drunkard is teaming up with Sirius satellite radio . Beginning mid-April, Friday evenings, Sirius subscribers will […]
Folk Music for the End of the World…
As previously reported, Yer Bird Records just released their excellent, newly compiled folk comp entitled, wait for it, Folk Music for the End of the World ! How great — and fitting — is that title? Even better than the comp’s […]
Crosby, Stills & Nash :: Revisiting Guinnevere
It’s no secret I have an interest in the late sixties, early seventies Laurel Canyon/L.A. music scene; even today, living in Los Angeles, you occasionally catch a glimpse of its […]
The Besnard Lakes :: Are the Dark Horse
As you may have guessed from previous SXSW entries, as a whole, my favorite *night* of music, in retrospect, would have to have been the Secretly Canadian – Jagjaguwar showcase. No surprise there as […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 27
Welcome to Episode 27 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 […]
Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
This summer will mark the tenth anniversary of the release of the Spiritualized masterpiece Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space . Wow, that went fast. When I first heard this album it came off like a waking […]
Gram Parsons :: Fallen Angel (DVD)
I would love to one day see the documentary film equivalent of Ben Fong-Torres’ definitive Gram Parsons biography Hickory Wind ; unfortunately Fallen Angel isn’t it . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard […]
Dean And Britta :: Album Giveaway
Have a copy of Dean & Britta’s latest? If not, and you’re interested in a copy of Back Numbers , leave a comment below listing your email address, favorite Luna song, and why. Winners will […]
Sixties French Freakbeat :: Now Hear These
Last week in Austin I was often asked what I’ve been listening to lately. My reply was/is: this excellent, yet shitty sounding, bootleg compilation of vinyl rips of 1960s French […]
Bob Dylan :: Don’t Look Back (Deluxe DVD)
I spent last night taking the alternate cut of D.A. Pennebaker’s career defining Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back, which is included in the – just released – Don’t Look Back deluxe DVD package . Entitled ’65 Revisited , the film […]