For a band just hitting the end of its first decade the Rosebuds’ catalogue has been a fascinating one. From the boisterous indie-pop of their debut to the dark and dancey […]
Month: June 2011
White Denim :: The Aquarium Drunkard Session
This Friday, during the first hour of the Aquarium Drunkard show , I’m airing the session White Denim laid down for us at Red Rockets Glare Studios prior to their show that night in Echo Park. For those of you […]
Michel Polnareff :: Polnareff’s (1971)
When you think about eccentric French singers, Serge Gainsbourg is probably the first guy who comes to mind for most of us. But another gent who equaled Serge in weirdness, […]
Centro-matic :: The AD Interview
In 2008 Centro-matic , along with their alter-ego South San Gabriel, released the sprawling double LP, Dual Hawks . In the Fall of last year the band released the Eyas EP along with a […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 197: Jean Michel […]
The Ify Jerry Krusade :: Nwantinti/Die Die
As summer tends to begin late and run long in Los Angeles, much of my August-October last year was soundtracked by the (then) new compilation The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria . The entirety of the […]
Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks :: Senator
With Pavement on the road most of last year I almost forgot Malkmus had been fronting his other band, the Jicks, for nearly a decade. With his old band is […]
Otis Wright :: It’s Soon Be Done
If you somehow missed our Ghost Capital mixtape last January, here’s a second shot at Otis Wright’s acoustic Jamaican gospel, “It’s Soon Be Done.” Otis Wright :: It’s Soon Be […]
Tony Joe White :: The Train I’m On
Tony Joe White’s The Train I’m On is one of those records that are just too damn good to be kept a secret. Keeping it oh so real and raw on what may be […]
Matt Sweeney :: The AD Interview
Their first collaboration on record since 2005’s Superwolf , Matt Sweeney and Will Oldham just released “I Must Be Blind” on 10″ vinyl with “Life In Muscle” on the flip. I ran into Sweeney last […]
Bon Iver :: Bon Iver
If there was a jumping off point in trying to predict the sound of Bon Iver’s self-titled sophomore album, it probably came with the numerous live recordings of the touring […]
Paul Westerberg :: 14 Songs (Revisited)
I’ve never been a huge fan of 14 Songs , which is probably an odd statement coming from a massive fan of both the Replacements and much of Paul Westerberg’s solo work. […]
Dennis Wilson :: Lady/Fallin’ In Love, 1970 (Video)
The guys in the Allah-Las (one of my favorite new bands from L.A., who I’ll be writing about at length shortly) just hipped me to this video for Dennis Wilson’s “Lady” (aka “Fallin’ […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 196: Jean Michel […]
The Radio Dept. :: The AD Interview
We caught up Martin Larsson of Swedish dream-pop band The Radio Dept. before their gig at The Troubadour last week. Along with the trio’s critically acclaimed third full-length, Clinging to a Scheme , this album cycle saw the […]