Tune in to Little Radio , Wednesday 2-4 pst, for the Aquariun Drunkard Show . Drunkard pal, and Broken West -er, Ross Flournoy will be guest DJ’ing with me while his band is in LA for three […]
Month: April 2007
The Veils :: Nux Vomica
With Nick Cave busy with his brash, almost Birthday Party like, side group, Grinderman, The Veils album
The Replacements :: Pleased To Meet Me
There is really not much one can say about The Replacements Pleased To Meet Me that hasn’t already been said a thousand times in a thousand different contexts. There are two different camps of […]
Richmond Fontaine :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Portland’s resident americana outfit, Richmond Fontaine , will see the stateside release of their eighth album, Thirteen Cities , May 22nd. Having already received near unanimous praise upon its European release, the group’s […]
Paul McCartney :: Monkberry Moon Delight
In the past ten days I’ve had almost identical conversations with two different people, in two different circumstances, about Paul’s vocal delivery on “Monkberry Moon Delight,” off his second solo […]
Ola Podrida :: (Self Titled) Album Out Now
The music of Ola Podrida (David Wingo) has been featured on these pages a number of times in the past, but I wanted to remind everyone that his wonderful, (self titled) album was released this […]
The Equals :: Viva Equals
The Equals: It’s the late sixties in the UK — how do you describe these guys? Garage, r&b, freakbeat, rock & roll? All encompassing hybrid? Sure. Note: If you’re looking […]
Bongos Ikwue :: Woman Made The Devil
I’ve been a total freak the past twelve months for foreign artists, often from the “third world” — during the sixties and seventies — playing original music as processed through […]
Bill Callahan :: Woke on a Whaleheart
Bill Callahan’s new LP Woke on a Whaleheart has been heavily anticipated around these parts since we first heard the “Diamond Dancer” single back in February . Because of this I was fairly bummed to […]
Blair :: Wolfboy
I received an unsolicited EP in the mail last week by a New Orleans based singer-songwriter named Blair . From here bio: “I was raised on Neil Young, raised in New […]
Dylan :: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (1966)
If you consider yourself more than a casual fan of Bob Dylan , chances are you remember the song, album and/or concert event that turned you into a true believer. Yes, there […]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
Somewhere, there must be an unwritten rule that as the weather gets warmer the strange sounds Sergio Mendes get sweeter. As far as best-of, and greatest hits compilations go, this is a prime example of […]
Meg Baird :: Dear Companion
Upon hearing Meg Baird’s Drag City solo debut, Dear Companion , I was immediately reminded of the first time I listened to the Numero Group’s January release of Catherine Howe’s
Funkadelic :: Can You Get to That?
My face is sunburned from drinking tequila in Mexico this past weekend during the wife’s b-day. Thankfully we had this album with us. I recently replaced my old copy of […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 29
This podcast is culled from my meeting with Internet phenomenon Clutchy Hopkins representatives this past Wednesday on my Little Radio show. The reps, who went by the names “Dino” and “Seth” came into the […]