First taste of the Henry Clay People’s upcoming a five track EP, This Is A Desert, out in May via TBD Records. MP3: The Henry Clay People :: California Wildfire —————— ____________________________________________________________________________________ . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium […]
Month: March 2011
Les Blank :: Always For Pleasure (A Film/1978)
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras. I’m not touching down in NOLA until jazzfest in May, so a slice of king cake and an annual viewing of filmmaker Les Blank’s’ 1978 documentary, […]
Widowspeak :: Harsh Realm
“Harsh Realm” — like manna for starved Hope Sandoval devotees. Atmospherically, Widowspeak have lifted a page or three from the first two Mazzy Star LP’s (this is a good thing) […]
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 […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Diddywah, A Mixtape
Welcome to the latest installment of an ongoing mixtape series in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. This week we catch up with Adam Weatherhead; London DJ, […]
Vernon Wray :: Wasted
Born at Fort Bragg, NC in ‘24, Vernon “Lucky” Wray is the much lesser known but no less talented older brother of the original Shawnee rocker Link Wray of “Rumble” fame. Having learned to play […]
Baby Huey & the Babysitters :: The Baby Huey Story
There’s nearly a full minute of rally calls, shrill screams, throaty howls and blasting horns before Baby Huey insists, “Listen to me / Hear what I say.” When a possessed yawp escalates […]
Chris Stamey & Yo La Tengo :: Shapes Of Things
The Yo La Tengo gang hit Los Angeles last week at the El Rey with their Wheel-O-Songs—which fortuitously included a set comprised of tunes via their garage rock alter-egos, Condo Fucks . […]
Greater Pacific
Greater Pacific is a new project featuring Kyle Kersten and John Phinney from Travel by Sea and their debut EP, Rainfall, is about the most aptly named record to come out in […]
Dum Dum Girls :: He Gets Me High
Teaming up again with I Will Be producer Richard Gottehrer, plus additional influence from Raveonettes guitar wiz Sune Rose Wagner, He Gets Me High finds Dum Dum Girls blossoming with seismic guitars, chiming harmonies and front woman Dee Dee finding […]
The Chocolate Watchband :: It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
13th Floor Elevators , Van Morrison’s Them and San Jose, California’s The Chocolate Watch Band . All three came up the other night while discussing favorite renditions of Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue.” Me, I’m tied […]