Comprised mainly of garage, folk and psychedelia, Chairman of The Board is pure surf-kitsch from the days of long boards and longer beards. AD covered this upon it’s release, but here at the tail-end of […]
Year: 2009
Brendan Benson :: The AD Interview
Brendan Benson has had quite the time the last few years. After releasing three critically heralded solo records, he joined long time friends Jack White, of the White Stripes, and Patrick Keeler and Jack Lawrence of the Greenhornes , […]
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 […]
The Very Best :: Warm Heart of Africa
Roughly two years ago, M.I.A did well to introduce the globalization of music to the mainstream world. Her Clash/hip-hop/dance hybrid went far to broaden the tastes of the casual listening audience, and probably without them […]
2001 :: A Floyd Odyssey (Full Ending Scene)
I happened upon this the other day and bookmarked it. If you (like me) have a jones for the early Floyd , with a serious appreciation for Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey , then I just made your day and/or […]
Luke Top :: Friends
Luke Top likes to dabble — genre-wise that is. If you’re local, here in Los Angeles, you’ve most likely seen Top gigging around town with one of the various projects he’s loosely affiliated with — Cass McCombs , Foreign Born and […]
August Is Faded & Hazy
Keeping us up on all things Underwater Peoples related, GvsB posted a collaboration between Family Portait’s Evan Brody and Julian Lynch . The pair, dubbed Pillow Talk, get their rocksteady on covering Junior Walker’s “What Does It Take (To Win Your […]
Swinging Mademoiselle :: ’60s French Girl Groups
Do a quick retail scan and you’ll notice there are a number of compilations on the market claiming to round up forgotten French sixties pop nuggets (specifically girl groups). Some of these are fairly good, […]
Scott Walker :: La Chanson De Jacky (Jackie)
Pro-tip: If you’re unfamiliar, the Netflix on demand feature, with the Roku player, is pretty ace (not to mention economical). Through it, I finally got around to viewing the Scott Walker documentary 30 Century Man . As a fan, it […]
Girls :: Lust For Life (Video)
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Sevens :: (Ballad Of) The Hip Death Goddess
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) I want you to listen to this song, so I’ll ask that you trust me and not let […]
Frankel :: Know (Nick Drake cover)
If you’ve followed to the tale of Frankel over the past few years you may have noted that the reclusive bard rarely, if ever, performs live anymore. Frankel’s interpretation of Nick Drake’s “Know“, off the Pink Moon LP, […]
Jim Dickinson :: Nov. 15, 1941 – Aug. 15, 2009
“As a producer, it really is all about taste. I’m not the greatest piano player in the world, but I’ve got damn good taste. I’ll sit down and go taste with anybody.” — Jim Dickinson […]
AD Presents :: The Flaming Lips @ The Fox, 9.18
Flaming Lips fans, AD is presenting their Pomona gig on the 18th at the Fox Theater . We have pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers…and we also have tickets to give away for the L.A. […]
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 […]