After barely being released, Paul Westerberg’s excellent 49:00 was pulled from the digital market last week. The reasons are somewhat unclear, but the almost universal understanding seems to be that it has to do with copyright issues – […]
Year: 2008
Sevens :: Uncle Tupelo: Gun
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) “Gun,” the opening track off Uncle Tupelo’s sophomore LP Still Feel Gone , was the first of the band’s . . […]
Jeff Tweedy :: Living Room (Chicago, Jan 14, 2006)
Letters To Santa Living Room Show, Chicago, Jan 14, 2006: One of three shows Tweedy played that year as part of the auction for the annual Letters to Santa Charity event. The second year the event […]
Over The Rhine :: The AD Interview
…and now, even more coverage from last week’s Newport Folk Festival . Prior to their performance, AD sat down and caught up with Over The Rhine’s Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Among other things, they give a shout out to, literally, […]
Heron :: Upon Reflection: The Dawn Anthology
It was last winter when I first heard Heron’s 1970 self titled debut and the only thing I knew about the record was that it was recorded outside in England near the Thames river. After spending […]
Le Switch :: CD Release Show – Tonight @ The Echo
Matthew Sweet :: A Career: Thus Far…
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 album. But, right now let’s […]
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 in 1970 — i.e., the […]
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.” – L.A. DJ Rodney Bingenheimer This […]
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 this week’s playlist. SIRIUS 59: […]
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, and James Felice along with […]
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 the Echo Saturday night, and have five […]
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 absolute must for Cash fans, […]
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 biker bars.” Sounds like a […]
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