The mystery that surrounded Dum Dum Girls is no longer an issue as Dee Dee Penny, who the U.S. Census bureau know as Kristin Gundred, and her three black-clad beauties have recently made their way onto stages across […]
Month: March 2010
Diversions :: Roadside Graves: Far Out! Reconsider John Denver
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing. Today we catch up Roadside Graves’ John Gleason whose EP You Won’t Be Happy With Me came out last […]
Suckers :: The AD Interview (SXSW 2010)
Our erratic SXSW coverage continues….below, a chat with Austin Fisher of the Brooklyn based Suckers . A relatively new outfit, whose debut LP, Wild Smile, is set to drop June 8th on French Kiss Records , Suckers are presently gearing […]
Family Band :: Miller Path
Sometime last Fall, when the leaves were barely hanging on to the branches of the trees back East, my old friend Jeff Thrope (who now helms the excellent blog Cold Splinters out of Brooklyn) hipped me to […]
Lissie :: The AD Interview
Aquarium Drunkard caught up with Lissie , the best pipes at SXSW, before her set at Mess With Texas in the midst of her whirlwind week in Austin. The following discussion veers from Throat Coat tea to Hulu faves…with […]
Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers :: Lay Down (Candles…)
Barn-folk-revival. A ‘real’ genre? Well no, but that’s what comes to mind whenever Melanie’s “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” pops up on an old mixtape of the same name. Aided by The Edwin Hawkins Singers, […]
Turquoise Wisdom :: A Mixtape
Welcome to the third installment of an irregular series in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. Today we catch up with DJ Turquoise Wisdom . Wisdom (Zach Cowie) has worked in the […]
Futurebirds :: The AD Interview (SXSW 2010) 48 Hours/Five Shows
In the span of 48 hours I managed to catch five Futurebirds shows during SXSW: the band’s official showcase, several day parties and a crazed, impromptu, house party somewhere off South Congress. These guys are, in […]
Joanna Newsom :: Montréal, (QC) March 14th
To say that Have One On Me , Joanna Newsom’s new two-hour triple-disc, is a challenging listen is an understatement. It’s a well-wrought record to be sure, and Newsom’s songwriting–both lyrically and structurally–are more ambitious than ever, and she’s […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 134: Jean Michel […]
SXSW is Decadent and Depraved…
After speeding across the desert from L.A. we had crashed in El Paso, a wretched border hive evolved into faux-society after generations of midnight crossings, dusty trade post quarreling and unapologetic inbreeding. We drank piss-warm beer till 5 a.m., speculating on the days to come.
Silver Apples :: S/T 1968
Of all the records that are considered “ahead of their time,” this may be the most en vogue contender. There are thousands of albums from the sixties that didn’t jive with the times, and many […]
Robert Pollard :: We All Got Out of The Army
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Diversions :: Dean Wareham/10 Albums That Inspired Galaxie 500
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Being that Galaxie 500 were (for me) a key gateway band into a […]
The Radio Dept. :: Clinging To A Scheme
Swedes The Radio Dept. return after four long years with Clinging to a Scheme . Like their previous two albums and countless EPs of textural electronic-guitar pop, Scheme focuses on layers, atmosphere, minor chord moodiness and subtle rhythmic shifts. If you have […]