Matthew Sweet is bringing his ‘dinosaur’ act back on august 26th with Sunshine Lies. You can click here and check out a streaming player with three songs off of the forthcoming […]
Month: August 2008
The Beatles :: After The Break Up – The Singles
While reading Cold Splinters , I came upon a link directing me to a post entitled And Then There Were Four . In a nutshell the post juxtaposes the Beatles solo work immediately after their break up […]
David Bowie :: Live: Santa Monica, CA – 1972
“It was like walking into the future. When that strobe light started going, it seemed like everything was black, white and silver – except for his red hair.” – […]
SIRIUS 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 […]
The Felice Brothers :: The AD Interview
New York’s Felice Brothers — whose excellent self-titled record was released this year by Conor Oberst’s Team Love label — were one of the highlights of this year’s Newport Folk Festival . The group, which consists of Ian, Simone, […]
AD Presents :: James Jackson Toth @ Echo 8.16
Straight out of Nashville, James Jackson Toth’s new LP has been on constant rotation the past two weeks. Literally. We are more than a little excited that to be presenting his show at […]
Johnny Cash :: The Man, His World, His Music
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” The other night PBS, as part of their P.O.V. Series, aired the 1969 Johnny Cash documentary Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music . Shot in 1968 and ’69, the film is an […]
Rodriguez :: Cold Fact (Revisited 2008)
His name is Rodriguez …Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, and, among other things, he sang about “jumpers, coke, sweet mary jane,” and would reportedly only gig at “hooker bars, inner city dives, and […]
Jim James :: Acoustic: Newport Folk Festival 8.2.08
Whereas parts of Jim James solo set at Newport gave way to Evil Urges — a quiet “Sec Walkin’,” and a peaceful “Look at You,” among others – it was
Vetiver :: Thing of The Past
One of my frequent go-to LPs of the summer, Vetiver’s Thing of The Past , is an album made up solely of obscure covers – consequently giving the collection the feel of an […]
Soul Sides :: Deep Covers 2: Mas Profundo
Soul Sides Oliver Wang continues to release eclectic compilations, both on his own and via his collaborative partnership with NYC based Zealous Records (who have released the two volume Soul Sides funk and soul collections). Wang’s latest mixtape, Deep Covers 2: […]
Bob Marley :: The Black Ark Demos (1978)
While combing through some reggae/dub for an upcoming dancehall/dub/reggae heavy AD radio show, I happened upon some demos recorded at Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Black Ark studio in 1978 – a few years prior […]
Newport Folk Festival :: Sunday Recap
With the sun taking its seat in the top of the sky alongside a few billowing clouds left over from yesterday’s rainstorms, Day Three of the 2008 Newport Folk Festival […]
Newport Folk Festival :: Saturday Recap
Ghosts run deep in Newport. The town’s cobbly streets call back to colonial times and the grounds of the Newport Folk Festival , AD’s reason for being here, are situated around historic Fort Adams , […]
Newport Folk Festival 2008 :: Brian Wilson
The 2008 Newport Folk Festival kicked off Friday night at the beautiful International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. The Hall, which is part of the Newport Casino, hosted the first-ever […]