Monday night begins Local Natives month-long weekly residency at Spaceland . It is free – AD presents along with Filter . The band is back in L.A. after near-constant touring post-SXSW; most recently supporting Of Montreal in the UK and taking […]
Month: July 2009
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 EST. Below is this week’s […]
Crime/Sonic Youth :: Hot Wire My Heart
Switching gears entirely, and in the words of John Cleese, “and now for something completely different.” With the release of Sonic Youth’s The Eterna l earlier this summer I’ve been working in tracks from Evol and Sister on ye […]
Sevens :: You Goin’ Miss Your Candyman
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) My friend Mike may have departed L.A. for Brooklyn at the beginning of ’09, but that is not […]
Merge XX :: An Anniversary Party
Ebaahi Soundz :: The Oshit’„‡ Cassette
Fans of highlife, afrobeats and African funk, among others, generally discover new music due to either insane passion or dumb luck (count me as the latter). Most music from the Dark Continent is short on […]
Roadside Graves :: U.S. Summer Tour Dates
If you somehow couldn’t tell , Roadside Graves new LP, My Son’s Home , is our favorite roots-based album of 2009. Period. Clocking in at an hour, in the span of 18 tracks, the record is a testament to the art of […]
Off The Record :: The Minus 5 (Portland, OR)
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 […]
Diana Ross & The Supremes :: Not Fade Away
Let The Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969 , part of Hip-O Select’s Lost & Found series, just continues to impress. I originally wrote about the set in March of 2008, upon its release, and have . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is […]
Javelin :: Tell Me, What Will It Be?
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 EST. Below is this week’s […]
LANDy :: AD SIRIUS/XMU Session
Today, during the second hour of our SIRIUS/XM show, we are airing the LANDy session recorded at The Ship Studio in Eagle Rock, CA. LANDy, who just released their debut album Eros And Omissions , began as the songwriting vehicle for actor/filmmaker . […]
Diversions :: Megafaun On The Los Angeles Lakers
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Megafaun released their sophomore LP, Gather, Form & Fly, this week on […]
The Seeds :: Can’t Seem To Make You Mine
Girls :: Album
True Panther Sounds , again in conjunction with Matador , is releasing the San Francisco based duo Girls debut album on September 22nd. In what could soon become a growing trend , the album is simply entitled album. Girls channel the vocals of an […]