Off The Record is a recurring, feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing […]
Month: August 2007
Stephen Stills :: Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968
As an absolute huge fan of Stephen Stills ‘ late sixties and early seventies output (ever heard Mannasas !?) the news of a, recently unearthed, mass of previously unreleased demos from ’68 immediately piqued my curiosity. While his […]
SIRIUS Satelite Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS , channel 26 Left Of Center , can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist. SIRIUS 013: […]
Yellow Fever :: The Culver City EP
One of our favorite EPs of 2006 was that of the Austin, TX based lo-fi pop outfit Yellow Fever . If you were a fan of the seminal Raincoats , it’s highly recommended that you investigate this female […]
Hot Freaks! :: ACL Fest – Austin, TX 2007
If you plan on heading to the ACL Festival in Austin, TX this year, come by the blogger curated Hot Freaks afterparty that is going down both Friday and Saturday night. Don’t cost nuthin’. Details: All doors open at […]
Searching for Soul: Rare/Classic Soul, Funk & Jazz
While its only been part of my collection the past six weeks, the Searching for Soul compilation, released a couple of years ago by the always on-point Luv ‘N Haight imprint, has left its mark. And not just on […]
John Vanderslice/Bodies of Water/Bowerbirds
An Aquarium Drunkard presents John Vanderslice , live, at The Troubadour Thursday, September 6th with special guests Bowerbirds and L.A.’s own Bodies of Water . If you’re in the Dallas area, Gorilla vs. Bear will be presenting Vanderslice and the Bowerbirds September 14th at . . […]
Mary Weiss :: Shangri-La Style 2007
AD guest post on the return of Shangri-La, Mary Weiss, by fellow Los Angeles blogger, Be The Boy . Recently the Onion AV Club featured a favorite record of mine, Reigning Sound’s Time Bomb High School , as . . . Only the good shit. […]
The Avett Brothers :: Emotionalism
Prior to the March release of Emotionalism I counted myself a casual fan of the Avett Brothers — this was the record that changed that. Made up of two actual brothers (Seth Avett and Scott Avett) […]
Neil Young :: Where The Buffalo Roam
“I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone… but they’ve always worked for me.” – Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Listen, I’m not here to defend the original feature film based on […]
The Modern Lovers :: Reissued (U.S.)
Any discussion regarding albums and artists who were ahead of the game in terms of influencing upcoming musical movements must include The Modern Lovers debut LP. This is the precursor to punk — absolutely essential listening. Recorded in […]
Cool As Kim Deal :: Title To Come (Revisited)
The year: 1992 – your host was 16 years old. The album: The Breeders POD . I can draw a line between certain albums in my formative years that connect to many of my listening […]
Desmond Dekker :: This Is Desmond Dekker (1969)
As we mentioned last month , Aquarium Drunkard is excited to have teamed up with the classic reggae/dub label, Trojan Records , to help commemorate the their 40th anniversary. As any genre aficionado will tell you, when it comes to […]
Microphones :: The Glow, Pt. 2
Microphones was Phil Elvrum’s longtime musical platform, and calling card, prior to changing the name to Mt. Eerie in late 2004. Experimental and lo-fi brilliance. Microphones 2001 album The Glow, Pt. 2 has re-occupied my attention the past week, due […]
Quentin Tarantino :: A Soundtrack Enthusiast III
“I’ve always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they’re basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I’d make for you at home.” — Quentin Tarantino For this weeks Soundtrack Enthusiast we visit the world […]