Not just another compilation. Tropicî¡lia, or Tropicalismo , was at once a response to military dictatorship and an attempt to expand Brazilian music by infusing ideas from all parts of the globe, even so far as […]
Year: 2009
Aquarium Drunkard @ CMJ :: Thursday, NYC 10.22
SIRIUS/XMU :: 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 […]
Decade :: The Microphones,The Glow, Pt. 2 (2001)
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in […]
The Walkmen :: Leonard Cohen, etc.
Our friends at Daytrotter are quite the prolific bunch — to the point I can’t possibly keep up with everything they are doing in real time. But I do make a point to go back and […]
Decade :: The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in […]
Sonic Youth :: KCRW 2002/Star Power (Acoustic)
Do you watch Gossip Girl ? Me neither, but apparently Sonic Youth do and made a guest appearance on the show last night (you can check out the cameo via Videogum, here ). In short, the band play a wedding reception – […]
Decade :: Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in […]
Ola Podrida :: Roomful of Sparrows
On November 10th David Wingo returns with Belly of The Lion — his second LP recording as Ola Podrida . I’ve been following Wingo’s work since his days scoring David Gordon Green films and Belly is by far his most acomplished work to date. […]
Diversions :: Foreign Born on Foreign Sounds
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Today’s Diversions catches up with Foreign Born’s Lewis Pesacov (also of Fool’s Gold ) as […]
Sonic Youth :: Boston, MA @ WERS ’02 (Acoustic)
Without giving too much away, let’s just say you will be reading a lot about Sonic Youth’s Murray Street on AD in the near future. On August 13, 2002, WERS Radio in Boston hosted Thurston, Lee, and […]
AD Presents :: BLK JKS @ Spaceland, Oct. 15th
Heads up, L.A.: Thursday night, October 15th, Aquarium Drunkard presents BLK JKS with The Growlers at Spaceland. We are giving away several pairs of tickets to AD readers. Hit us up in the comments with your name and an […]
Warpaint :: Billie Holiday
Self-released earlier this year, Warpaint’s Exquisite Corpse EP has been picked up and re-released by L.A.’s Manimal Vinyl . Say hello to your new favorite late night/early morning go-to album. At five tracks it’s a gauzy acoustic/electric affair […]
AD Presents :: Wavves/Ganglians, October 17th
Heads up, L.A.: Saturday night, October 17th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Wavves with Ganglians , Best Coast and The Soft Pack at the Echoplex here in Echo Park. We are giving away several pairs of tickets to AD readers. Hit us up in the […]
Revisiting :: Clouds Taste Metallic
(October 12th sees the release of the Flaming Lips double LP, Embryonic . Since August we’ve been looking back on some of the band’s pre-Soft Bulletin moments) The last significant, and best, album of the Flaming Lips’ guitar-heavy […]