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 205: Jean-Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane […]
Month: August 2011
Jerry Williams :: If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)
I couldn’t tell you exactly what it is that makes this song what it is, but I’d wager to say it’s a combination of the slight quiver in Williams’ voice, those perfectly arranged ‘doo doo […]
Agile, Mobile, Hostile: A Year With Andre Williams (Documentary)
For better of worse, there is only one Andre Williams . Truly. If you’ve never caught his live show, this 2008 doc should give you and idea of what’s going down with the man both onstage and […]
Archers of Loaf :: Icky Mettle (Reissue)
My biggest regret of 2011 (so far) is deciding I could skip the Love Language’s show at the Cat’s Cradle in Carborro, NC back in February. They had announced a special guest, but being that […]
The Allah-Las :: Long Journey/Catamaran
If you’re a regular listener to my radio show, then you’re likely familiar with The Allah-Las . San Francisco’s Nick Waterhouse , who produced their 7″and released it via his own Pres Records , turned me on to the band earlier […]
R.E.M. :: Lifes Rich Pageant (25th Anniversary Edition)
To the faithful—to the true believers—R.E.M.’s fabled five-album run on IRS Records was one of the strongest in contemporary rock/pop history. And in that run, 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant in many ways marked the end of an era as the […]
The Moondoggies :: You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan)
Great Dylan cover released last week by a band I’ve had an eye on since first catching their show in New York several years back; The Moondoggies . Below is their inspired take on Dylan’s ” You Ain’t Goin’ Nowehere .” […]
Diversions :: Robert Ellis on George Jones
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Considering what passes for “country music” in Nashville these days (not […]