By the time of Attempted Mustache’s 1973 release Loudon Wainwright III had been kicking around for some time, releasing several critically acclaimed folk albums throughout the early 70s. One of Loudon’s finest […]
Month: July 2010
The Rolling Stones :: Main Street Revisited, Mickboy Remasters
Any silence on my part per the recent reissue of the Stones Exile On Main Street has more to do with the fact that I’ve written about the album and its contents so much in […]
Conspiracy of Owls :: Ancient Robots
This is pre-destined to be your summer jam if you let it. Soaked in lethargic ennui, Conspiracy of Owls “Ancient Robots” milks 90s indie throwback in the very best way. Bobby from The […]
The Beatle-ettes :: Only Seventeen (Where The Boys Aren’t)
A highlight from the seminal Girls In The Garage compilation, the Beatle-ettes “Only Seventeen” kicks off a twenty track, all girl-group, mixtape I crafted out of sand, spirit gum and […]
Mountain Man :: Made the Harbor
There’s a rolling highland, green as it is unceasing, billowing like yeast in and out of a stand of sugar maple and yellow birch. The dense wood tapers to a […]
No Jacket Required :: This Friday – Wounded Lion, So Many Wizards, Woah Hunx @ the Grandstar, July 16th: Chinatown
No Jacket Required returns this Friday at the Grandstar in Chinatown with a triple bill of Wounded Lion , So many Wizards and Woah Hunx . Come hang. I’m the DJ that night with a stack ‘o new rekkids […]
AD Presents :: Roadside Graves/Futurebirds, New Orleans LA
New Orleans, this Friday night Aquarium Drunakrd presents a double bill of labelmates Roadside Graves and Futurebirds at One Eyed Jacks on Toulouse St. in the quarter. If you read the blog of the regular then […]
John Carpenter :: Fairy Tales Forgotten
The thing that makes John Carpenter ’s music so easy to absorb is its ability to tap into more genres than you could ever imagine while still sounding like he’s a complete […]
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 […]
Oscar Grant And A History of Violence In Song
(As subject material goes, violence, in songwriting, is about as seminal as they come. In light of the recent outcome of the Oscar Grant case J. Neas reflects on […]
The Deadly Syndrome :: Aquarium Drunkard Session
Tomorrow, during the first hour of the AD show, we are airing the Deadly Syndrome’s Aquarium Drunkard session. Highlighting yet another side of the Los Angeles based group, the three tracks are available […]
Grizzly Bear :: Graceland (Paul Simon)
I nicked this Grizzly Bear cover of Paul Simon’s “Graceland” several weeks ago from the gents over at IGIF . Here, in place of Simon’s mid-80s Soweto fetish, we have Daniel Rossen’s multi-tracked […]
Futurebirds :: Johnny Utah/Hampton’s Lullaby/Tour
Inhabiting a zone somewhere between the Band, Bill Murray, Crazyhorse and early Jacket, “Johnny Utah,” the first track off Futurebirds’ Hampton’s Lullaby (out July 27th), finds the band continuing down the […]
Ron Davies :: Silent Song Through The Land (1970)
Ron Davies “It Ain’t Easy” — accept no substitutes. Often covered, but never topped. Kicking off Davies 1970 LP Silent Song Through The Land, the track, aided and abetted by […]
The Difference of 20 Years in Writing About Asses In Country Music: A Study. Or: From Blue Jeans to Badonkadonk
“If you like Andy Warhol and say that you don’t like pop country, you’re kidding yourself.” An odd statement, I realize, but a touch of context: my friend Jonathan was […]