For reasons unexplained, officially-sanctioned outtakes from the Rolling Stones’ Decca Records (a.k.a. London) period remain as rare as rocking-horse manure. Although to date no fewer than 23 compilations of their ’63-’70 material […]
Month: August 2011
Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Obits @ The Satellite, 8.24
Next Wednesday, August 24th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Obits at the Satellite in Silver Lake with Disappears and Beaters . Obits are touring behind this years LP, Moody, Standard And Poor ; released last Spring. Disappears also . . . […]
The War On Drugs :: Slave Ambient
There’s a stage being set for an empty infield on the cover of Slave Ambient , the latest from phased-out Philly kit The War on Drugs . Behind the shifting marbles of red and blue and […]
The Parvarim :: Sing Simon & Garfunkel (In Hebrew) 1972
Bookmark this one for Autumn; Ghost Capital’s vinyl rip of The Parvarim’s 1972 album of Simon & Garfunkel covers sung entirely in Hebrew. Their take on “Scarborough Fair” somehow manages to inhabit […]
Yellow Ostrich :: Left Behind (Beat Happening)
Among other things, a great tribute often leads to a revisiting of the source material and in the case of Yellow Ostrich’s cover of Beat Happening’s “Left Behind,” that would be Dreamy , the 1991 […]
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 206: […]
Dirty Beaches :: Lone Runner
On Alex Zhang Hungtai’s stirring debut, Badlands , the artist embraced dark and forgotten roads through lo-fi drum loops and grainy guitars. “Lone Runner” guides us through the same deserted path. Beginning with […]
Henry Rollins :: The AD Interview
This October Henry Rollins adds yet another feather to an already impressive professional cap, that of photographer. The musician/writer/actor and DJ’s new photo-essay book, Occupants , spans eight years of the […]
Stephen Malkmus :: Black Book
August 23rd marks the release of Mirror Traffic , Stephen Malkmus’s fifth ‘solo’ album since the dissolution of Pavement in 1999. Produced by Beck, the LP is being described as his some […]
Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia :: Positively 4th Street (Bob Dylan)
I don’t know if it’s the weather, an act of habit or a touch of both but I often find myself returning to Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia’s Live At […]
Clifton’s Corner :: Volume One/Northern Soul & R&B
(Welcome to the first 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, […]
Sevens :: Bruce Springsteen: I’m On Fire
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Johnny Cash did it, and nearly turned it into a hymn. John Mayer […]
The Speakers :: En El Maravilloso Mundo De Ingeson
There is no doubt in my mind that the Speakers were one of the finest rock bands Colombia ever produced. Prior to Ingeson they had released 4 albums, the first 3 LPs mixed […]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra :: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
One of the first animated TV shows I can remember waking up to on a Saturday morning is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids . Aside from the humor and charm of a young Bill Cosby, […]
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)
Beginning today, and running for two weeks, you can stream the excellent Harry Nilsson documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?) in its entirety. Highly recommended. Also, be sure to read the interview we did with the filmmaker […]