Month: May 2007

I intentionally posted this drop-dead, badass soul jam yesterday – sans editorial commentary – for a reason: I thought the album art alone was enough to pique your curiosity. […]

This set was originally shared by the always excellent Big O magazine in January. If Big O is not yet on your radar, do check them out as they consistently unearth interesting […]

Move over Clientele .   Yesterday on Little Radio we re-aired the Aquarium Drunkard show’s year anniversary show with special guests The Switch . If you did not catch it live, either time, you can download the podcast […]

In association with Zealous Records , An Aquarium Drunkard will be giving away three copies of the Soul Sides blog-curated compilation Soul Sides Vol. 2 :: The Covers. Like Volume I , this comp is a […]

I finally had a chance to take in a St. Vincent show in its entirety, last week at Largo , when the multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter opened for John Vanderslice before rushing out the door to catch […]

Sunday afternoon, I had a chance to pick up the new two disc, posthumous, Elliott Smith release New Moon , and, as expected, it is comprised of excellent material. Unlike 2004’s

Augie March are finally releasing Moo, You Bloody Choir here in the States in August. I’ve had a copy of the Australian group’s 2006 LP for nine months, but have been hesitant to write about it […]

“There are only two kinds of songs; there’s the blues, and there’s Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.” – – Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997) I am presently reading author John Kruth’s biography of legendary Texas […]

Ben Weaver and his touring cellist performed two tracks, last week during the A.D. show , off of his new LP, Paper Sky , upstairs in the Little Radio loft studio. I’ve ripped the performances into […]

The upcoming issue of the hipster music rag Fader explores something I have discussed several times on these pages in the past: the vast, popular, misconception of Jerry Garcia and the legacy of […]

“This is why people OD on pills — and jump — from the Golden Gate Bridge. Anything to feel weightless again…” — The Handsome Family The Handsome Family’s third album, 1998’s Through The Trees , is […]

This past Wednesday, prior to his gig at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, Ben Weaver and his touring cellist, Julia, were able to drop by the Little Radio studio and knock out a couple of songs before […]