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Month: August 2011

Richard Swift :: Walt Wolfman

Posted on August 31, 2011November 5, 2024

It must be the season for new Richard Swift . Last month we shared the troubadour’s ode to a maimed hand, ” Broken Finger Blues ,” and today Swift offers up “Whitman,” the first taste […]

Elvis Presley :: Do The Clam

Posted on August 31, 2011August 31, 2011

Ah, yes. I’ve always had a perverse love for some of the King’s most trite work — case in point the beach-party-ready “ Do The Clam ,” a song that clearly belongs on […]

Happenings

Posted on August 31, 2011September 2, 2011

– Over the weekend I donned my correspondent cap for FOK and hit up the Arts & Leisure closing party event at Space 15 twenty in Hollywood. My findings are now online . – […]

Bomboclat! Island Soak 2 :: A Rocksteady Mixtape

Posted on August 30, 2011April 6, 2025

As promised, here is the follow-up to last year’s Bomboclat! Island Soak :: A Reggae/Dub Mixtape . Compiled, once again, by our old friend John, this companion set is comprised of 24 choice vintage Rocksteady jams from […]

JD & The Evil’s Dynamite :: Explodes Across The Nation

Posted on August 29, 2011August 29, 2011

Speaking of neo funk/soul classics , this subterranean monster was released on Philip Lehman’s short lived early ’00s imprint, Soul Fire Records, following the dissolution of his revival imprint, Desco Records , (his partner, […]

SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

Posted on August 26, 2011September 10, 2011

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. Download Desert Island our new MONDO […]

Clifton’s Corner :: Volume Two/ New Funk & Soul Favorites

Posted on August 25, 2011August 24, 2011

(Welcome to the second installment of Clifton’s Corner . Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch , will be sharing some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the […]

Atlas Sound :: Terra Incognita

Posted on August 24, 2011August 24, 2011

“Terra Incognita,” the first taste from the forthcoming Atlas Sound LP, Parallax , out November 8th on 4AD . In addition to the tune, I’m digging the LP cover art’s Bobby Darin […]

Sevens :: Bruce Springsteen — Dream Baby Dream (Suicide Cover)

Posted on August 24, 2011July 17, 2016

( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Though it’s no fault of his own, any time Bruce Springsteen sings a […]

Chaweewan Dumnern :: Sao Lam Plearn

Posted on August 23, 2011March 29, 2021

Nice mention from an unexpected source of last year’s excellent 60s/70s Thai compilation, The Sound of Siam , in yesterday’s LA Times. They ran a brief piece interviewing Mick Jagger discussing what he was presently listening to — this […]

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks :: Mirror Traffic

Posted on August 23, 2011May 23, 2022

  It’s interesting to see an artist well known for their role in a particular band reach the point in their solo career when they eventually release as many albums independently […]

AD Presents :: The Olivia Tremor Control, New Orleans

Posted on August 22, 2011May 15, 2022

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Mondo Boys :: Weird Summer 3, Desert Island (A Mixtape)

Posted on August 22, 2011September 9, 2022

Mondo Boys are back with Weird Summer 3, Desert Island, to help you sweat out these final days of Summer. Best served before 9.21.2011. Mucho take it easy — MB 01 TAKESHI […]

SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

Posted on August 19, 2011August 15, 2011

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 207: Jean […]

Tinariwen :: Tenere Taqqim Tossam

Posted on August 18, 2011June 18, 2022

For years, whenever friends would ask what they should grab with their remaining end-of-the-month eMusic credits, my go-to download recommendation was consistently “anything by Tinariwen”. I no longer use eMusic, […]

 
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