In their three years of existence, Cleveland proto-punks The Electric Eels played all of six shows. According to the All Music Guide , each of those six shows ended in either arrest or violence, often between […]
Month: April 2009
AD Presents Avett Brothers @ Music Box, May 9th
Saturday, May 9th, Aquarium Drunkard presents an evening with The Avett Brothers and Magnolia Electric Co. at The Music Box in Hollywood. Tickets will be going fast for this one. We have three pairs of tickets to giveaway for […]
Johnny Jenkins :: Walk On Gilded Splinters
While he may be a footnote in history (compared to some of the artists he surrounded himself with) Johnny Jenkins laid down one heavy hitter of an album in late 1969 — […]
Sevens :: House We Used to Live In
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” Abraham Lincoln famously said, and a […]
Parson Redheads :: Diversions/80s Indie Albums
( Diversions , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Steeped heavily in the sounds of […]
SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight […]
Shuggie Otis :: Inspiration Information (Re-revisited)
Shuggie Otis’ afro is reason enough to give his music a spin. A weave like that has potential, after all. And as it turns out, Otis’ music is a lot like his […]
Felice Brothers :: Division St./T For Texas (Video)
An impromptu gig by The Felice Brothers recorded on July 7, 2007 at The Cornbury Festival . + Download Felice Brothers via eMusic’s no risk 25 Free MP3 trial offer.
Hermas Zopoula :: Espoir
The youngest of thirty-six children of a West African family, Hermas Zopoula’s label bio describes the artist as “a moped enthusiast, orphanage volunteer, and Internet café proprietor. He’s also a psalmist, and […]
Jason Lytle :: The AD Interview
Jason Lytle is a name whose return will most definitely excite a number of you reading. As the former center of the band Grandaddy , Lytle’s songwriting carved a unique and cultishly adored […]
He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot
Tomorrow we’re running the AD Interview with Jason Lytle . With the exception of his performance at our SXSW party last month, there have been scarce newsworthy opportunities to write about the former […]
Black Monk Time/The Early Years 1964-1965
“This is a damned enjoyable slightly kinky 60’s garage record”- Iggy Pop Relatively unknown outside sixties garage enthusiast circles, The Monks were fantastic. If you’re not familiar, the story – in a […]
Sonic Youth :: Sacred Trickster (Via The Eternal)
I’ve spent roughly a week and a half with Sonic Youth’s upcoming LP The Eternal (SY’s Matador Records debut). Remember in February when we we discussed event albums ? Well, this is most definitely one of […]
Enter The Vaselines :: The Definitive Package
If you were to compile a short list of seminal albums that became the building blocks of your current musical tastes, you would most likely find that within the span […]
Diversions :: The Antlers/Concept Albums
(Diversions, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) This, the third installment of Diversions, finds […]