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Month: April 2011
Family Portrait :: Other Side
Led by Evan Brody, Ridgewood, NJ’s Family Portrait hooked me in 2009 with the hazey/fuzzy milieu of “Mega Secrets” prior to gigging at our inaugural Waved Out fest, last spring, here in LA. This week saw the release of […]
So Be It :: Revisiting Pump Up The Volume
(Welcome to latest edition of A Soundtrack Enthusiast . Our latest entry comes courtesy of our friend John Gleason, of Roadside Graves , as he reflects on the music that framed 1990’s Pump Up The Volume .) ____________________________________________________________________________________ The only tape my father ever […]
Bibio :: Mind Bokeh
After listening to Stephen Wilkinson’s album teaser a few months back—every track crammed and cut up into a two-minute psychedelic loop-a-thon—I anticipated a version of Ambivalence Avenue that was far more vivid, bouncy and song-oriented. It was an exciting […]
Som Imaginario :: (Self-Titled)
This was Som Imaginario’s (Imaginary Sound) debut album from 1970; a Brazilian band that often backed the great Milton Nascimento just as Os Mutantes had backed Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso on their early albums. In fact, […]
Ivory Coast Soul :: Afrofunk in Abidjan from 1972 to 1982
With little fanfare from the mainstream, African music of the 60s, 70s (and to a lesser extent, the 80s-present) has seen a massive resurgence of late. From its wide influence on contemporary artists (some of […]
West African Cosmos :: Afro Dige
Last week I caught a screening of The Upsetter, the new Lee “Scratch” Perry documentary, at the Downtown Independent theater. For Perry fans, hell, for anyone interested in the genesis of reggae and dub, the […]
Todd Rundgren :: Hello It’s Me (The Midnight Special, 1973)
Watching this 1973 performance of Todd Rundgren guesting on The Midnight Special I am immediately struck by two things: a) what a great fucking song this really is, and b) wondering what early ’70s middle America must have […]
AD Presents :: Smith Westerns, Thursday, New Orleans
Night two of Aquarium Drunkard’s New Orleans Jazz Fest shows continue Thursday with Smith Westerns at One Eyed Jacks . We have three pairs tickets for AD readers. If looking to go, leave a comment below with your name and […]
Jeremy Taylor :: A Reggae Interpretation Of Kind Of Blue
In 2009 Secret Stash Records dusted off this collection via a vinyl-only release. From the label: “In the spring of 1981 a group of reggae studio musicians from Jamaica gathered in New York City under the direction of […]
AD Presents :: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, New Orleans
I’m jumping on an airplane bright and early Wednesday morning to fly into New Orleans for the first of Aquarium Drunkard’s three Jazz Fest shows this week. We’re kicking off Wednesday night with the unfuckablewith […]
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 187: Jean Michel […]