Poet, lover, troubadour, heartbreaker, songsmith…Memphian. Harlan T. Bobo’s third LP, Sucker , was released last week on Goner Records . We previewed the album’s final track, the Franco-phile”Mlle-Chatte,” in February . Courtesy […]
Month: April 2010
AD Presents :: Dr. Dog/Deer Tick @ The Henry Fonda April 27th
Next Tuesday night, April 27th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Dr. Dog at the Henry Fonda Theater with special guests Deer Tick . We’re giving away four pairs of tickets for the show. To enter for a pair: in […]
Radar Brothers :: Aquarium Drunkard Session
Radar Bros. or Radar Brothers , the group’s focal point has, and always will be, Jim Putnam. Just prior to SXSW we caught up with the re-tooled, and newly christened, “Brothers” for an Aquarium […]
Diversions :: Le Switch on Blue-Eyed Soul
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Since their inception Le Switch have been called […]
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings :: I Learned the Hard Way
It’s hard to know what will work and what won’t, commercially, when it comes to influences. Critics are quick to call out a band for too closely appropriating a certain […]
Beach House :: The AD Interview
After settling into the blissful haze that is Teen Dream , Aquarium Drunkard guest Raquel Nasser caught up with Victoria Legrand of Beach House in the few days between the band’s European and North American tours. […]
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 […]
Bonnie “Prince” Billy :: The Wonder Show of the World
Will Oldham’s career has more or less been a series of collaborations. His name is most often been attached to the work, and more times than not, he’s the primary artistic driver […]
Diversions :: The Deadly Syndrome/Tim & Eric’s Theater of Magic
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) This week we catch up with […]
The Idaho Falls :: Aquarium Drunkard Session (SIRIUS/XMU)
Earlier this year L.A.’s Idaho Falls quietly released The Spark . For those paying attention it marked one of the strongest entries in contemporary canyon rock since the Broken West’s 2007 debut. Languid and coastal, the […]
Gene & The Esquires :: Space Race
Speaking of rockabilly Sci-Fi freakouts and left-of-center surf rock jams , try Gene & The Esquires’ “Space Race” on for size. Set the controls and ease back for blastoff. MP3: Gene & The Esquires :: Space Race ——————— + Download […]
Pavement :: Copenhagen, Denmark – June 20, 1993, Loppen
I can count on one hand the number of contemporary ‘indie rock’ bands that 90 percent of my friends all agree upon. As Pavement most definitely fall in that circle, […]
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 […]
Malcolm McLaren :: January 22, 1946 – April 8, 2010
While teaching my students about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” an idea came to me. Emerson stated that society doesn’t care for “realities and creators” but prefers “names and customs.” “Whoso […]
Them :: Time Out! Time In For Them
After Van Morrison’s departure from the group in 1966, Them relocated to Los Angeles and released a string of worthwhile efforts. The group completely revamped their image and sound behind Jim […]