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Month: August 2010
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 […]
Susan Christie :: Paint A Lady
A psych-folk jam from 1970, the funk is so woozy on this track it’s liable to make you seasick just sitting still. Enter Susan Christie’s “Paint A Lady,” rescued from […]
Dion :: Daddy Rollin’ (In Your Arms)
Having kicked heroin after years of teen-idol stardom as the leader of the Belmonts, Dion released “Daddy Rollin’ (In Your Arms)” in 1968 as the b-side to “Abraham, Martin and John.” […]
California Funk: Rare 45’s From The Golden State
A slinky outlier in a collection of straight up funk bangers from the golden coast, The 4th Coming’s “Cruising Down The Street” is an aural ride through the region after […]
Top Drawer :: Song Of A Sinner
Aside from scouring various and sundry bins at used vinyl fairs (with a fat bankroll) Top Drawer’s “Song Of A Sinner” can most readily be found on a compilation Now-Again Records released […]
The Beach Boys :: Beach Bros (A Compilation)
Beach Boys fans: A year and half ago the Rising Storm’s Brendan McGrath put together a compilation of some of his favorite cuts from the latter day Beach Boys records. He called […]
No Jacket Required :: This Friday — The Warlocks, Summer Darling, New Mexico @ the Grandstar, August 20th: Chinatown
No Jacket Required returns this Friday at the Grandstar in Chinatown with a triple bill of The Warlocks , Summer Darling , and our friends New Mexico (formerly Apes of Wrath). Come hang. Bonus treats: there’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 […]
Admiral Radley :: Aquarium Drunkard (Ship Session)
Airing the Admiral Radley session today during the first hour of the show. For those of you sans satellite radio I’ve upped the tracks below. These were cut, live, in March in […]
AD Presents :: Soul Sides, A Gospel/Funk Mixtape
Welcome to the latest mixtape installment in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. Today we catch up with DJ O-Dub, aka Oliver Wang of Soul Sides . […]
Billy Nicholls :: Would You Believe
Several years ago our pal Duke, over at You Set The Scene , turned us on to the unearthed/reissued Billy Nicholls LP Would You Believe . With the caveat that, unlike so many other ‘lost masterpieces,’ this […]
Back Door :: Slivadiv
“Slivadiv” from Back Door’s eponymous, super funky, 1972 LP. Just try and not break into “Stand Together.” MP3: Back Door :: Slivadiv ——————— + Download Back Door free via eMusic’s 35 free MP3 no risk trial offer . […]
The Sea-Ders :: Thanks A Lot
As Record Collector magazine once noted, the Sea-Ders (who hailed from Beirut, Lebanon) took a decidedly different tack when approaching this thing that is rock & roll. Instead of spiraling into over […]
Gabor Szabo :: Jazz Raga
A friend passed the reissue of Gabor Szabo’s Jazz Raga off to me at a bar just as the summer began to kick in here in Los Angeles. Unlike much of the […]