I’ve been pulling heavily from several Now-Again Records releases from past year on the radio show. I mentioned Witch’s Introduction, here , but this related Zambian monster of an LP, Amanaz’s Africa , has been getting just as much play. […]
Month: February 2011
The Dirtbombs :: Livin’ For The City
The Dirtbombs new record, Party Store , is a collection of nine covers from the Detroit techno scene of the 1980s— all done up Dirtbombs style with fuzzed out guitars and attitude. Good stuff to be sure, but more […]
Ike Turner & The Family Vibes :: Garbage Man
Taken from Confined To Soul , Ike Turner’s 1973 record with the Family Vibes (alternately/previously known as the Kings of Rhythm), “Garbage Man” serves as both an example of Turner at his funkiest and, yes, funniest. It’s worth […]
Michael Chapman :: Fully Qualified Survivor/Trainsong
This month saw both the reissue of Michael Chapman’s cult favorite Fully Qualified Survivor (via Light In The Attic ) and Trainsong: Guitar Compostions 1967-2010 (via Tompkins Square ). We are giving away copies of both records (vinyl and CD) to […]
Old Calf :: Bonnie Cuckoo
First taste from the upcoming debut of Old Calf out on No Quarter Records April 12th. Old Calf is Ned Oldham (brother of Will) who we last featured in December of 2008 with the Anomoanon recording . MP3: Old Calf :: Bonnie Cuckoo ——————— […]
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 182: Jean Michel […]
The Human Beinz :: Evolutions
This Youngstown, Ohio band hit pay dirt in 1967 with their version of the Isley Brothers’ classic “Nobody But Me.” The group featured Mel Pachuta (bass guitar), Ting Markulin (rhythm guitar), Mike Tatman (drummer) and […]
Diane :: The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper
Two decades after its network demise, Twin Peaks fervor has once again gripped Los Angeles of late; most recently in the form of this month’s In the Trees: Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Art Exhibition at Clifton’s Cafeteria in downtown LA. All manner of the cult show’s […]
Spiritualized :: Lazer Guided Melodies / Revisited
Lazer Guided Melodies , the gorgeous debut album from space-rock pioneers Spiritualized , gets a well-deserved reissue. As unflashy and traditional as the packaging looks it still reminds me of the floating ghosts that inhabit each song, and […]
Sevens :: Alex Chilton – My Rival
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) There is an understood snarl to much of Alex Chilton’s latter work beginning with Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers . While […]
The Los Angeles Gospel Choir: The Gospel According To Dylan
Of the many, many tribute albums concerning the Dylan catalog, The Gospel According To Dylan stands as one of the most coherent. Produced and directed by Lou Adler at Sound Recorders in Hollywood, this 1969 set by The Los Angeles […]
Lucinda Williams :: The AD Interview
After more than three decades, there’s not a lot that hasn’t been said about Lucinda Williams’ music. A towering figure in the genre of alt-country and roots-rock, her albums, dating all the way back to 1979’s Ramblin’, […]
Drive-By Truckers :: Go-Go Boots
Nine studio albums and a decade and a half into their career, the Drive-By Truckers have created their own mythology; a mythology that is at once self-contained yet continually feeding off the external world. Some might call […]
The Band :: Genuine Bootleg Series 4: Crossing The Great Divide
The Band’s Genuine Bootleg Series 4: Crossing The Great Divide . “3 CD The Band bootleg released in 1997, not to be confused with the official Across the Great Divide box set. This is the third release in The Genuine Bootleg Series, for […]
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 181: Jean Michel […]