This is what we listened to a lot over the weekend. It’s a four song covers EP The Duke Spirit released digitally in Europa last November via Rough Trade . Travis at Medication turned me onto it (thanks). From Rough Trade: […]
Month: March 2007
I Might Be Wrong…
At the time of The Eraser’s release I was in the middle of two months of travel and could not be bothered, so i just ignored it. And truthfully, based on the description and the […]
Grizzly Bear :: Re-direction
As I mentioned last week, Gorilla vs, Bear posted some videos and MP3s from Grizzly Bear’s acoustic in-store appearance at Good Records in Dallas, TX. Listening to the pared down versions has, again, made me re-visit 2006’s Yellow House which, […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 26
Welcome to Episode 26 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 the tracklisting order for this […]
Low :: Drums And Guns
If you follow Low, you are well aware they turned a big corner, stylistically, on their last album, 2005’s The Great Destroyer . Again teamed up with producer Dave Fridman, Drums And Guns . . . Only […]
Dr. John :: Sun Moon & Herbs
[ I ran out of time last month to get through all the New Orleans posts I wanted to do prior to Fat Tuesday, so here is one that was all lined up in the […]
Wilco :: What Light
Download: MP3: Wilco :: What Light ——- www.wilcoworld.net ++ www.myspace.com/wilco ++ via chicago board
Dead Meadow :: Owning It
My weekly Wednesday route to the Little Radio warehouse studio takes about 15 minutes from Los Feliz Blvd. I jump on the 5 south to the 10 east and get off on Alameda taking the first right […]
Panda Bear :: Person Pitch
Panda Bear’s Person Pitch is one of the more interesting advance albums I have heard so far this year. Interesting and rewarding in the sense you can let it wash over your headphones time and […]
W.H. Auden Wrote All Your Favorite Stanzas
She’s your gray-haired granny from Gadsden, Alabama/You never see her cause she’s always in the slammer – She’s your hard-hearted mama from Apalachicola/Your daddy’s dead or at least that’s what she told ya’ – He’s […]
Desolation, Nebraska
There is a reason Nebraska is cited as the Springsteen record for non Bruce fans. Unlike the slick sheen that covers much of his other studio output, Nebraska is . . . Only the good shit. […]
Centro-matic :: Live From Austin City Limits
So, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Will Johnson and company will be making an appearance at SXSW this year; not under the guise of Centro-matic , or South San Gabriel , that is. If I am wrong about this, by […]
Son Volt :: Returns with The Search
Beginning his new album with a song that sounds like a coda, Jay Farrar’s re-tooled Son Volt returns to retail shelves today via The Search . Following up 2005’s Guthrie inspired
Site Updates :: News, etc, etc
Alright, as I am sure some of you have noticed, the past week was rife with instances of the site being down, dead links, etc. We just switched over to a new host and (with […]
Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller
Mixtapes and compilations, curated by artists I admire, have always appealed to me in a voyeuristic/curio type of way. For the music junkie, it’s a little bit akin to peering into a sliver of ones […]