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 213: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ […]
Month: September 2011
Maffitt/Davies :: The Rise And Fall of Honesty
Maffitt/Davies was a short lived duo who released one album via Capitol Records in 1968. Judging by the cover you’d expect psychedelic fireworks but The Rise and Fall of Honesty is really an Ameriana folk-rock […]
Warren Zevon :: First We Take Manhattan (Leonard Cohen)
Warren Zevon doing Leonard Cohen…the old masters at work. While the two auteurs approach to their craft is obviously different, Cohen and Zevon were far from diametric; working the same seam, exorcising tales of the […]
Peter Gabriel :: Discography Giveaway
In anticipation of the October 11th release of New Blood , we’re giving away the entire almost the entirety of Peter Gabriel’s discography to an Aquarium Drunkard reader. The package will be a mix of vinyl and CD. I […]
Clifton’s Corner :: Volume Four / From Soul Jazz to Jazz Funk pt.1
(Welcome to the fourth 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 worlds of soul, r&b, funk, […]
Wilco :: The Whole Love
It used to be possible to think about a new Wilco record simply by noting how much enjoyment it yielded. AM, Being There, Summerteeth–these are all interesting records that are technically challenging and ambitious in their […]
AD Presents :: AA Bondy at The Bootleg Theater / Thursday
Thursday night Aquarium Drunkard presents AA Bondy at The Bootleg Theater . Couldn’t be more excited for this gig. We’re giving away three pairs to AD readers. Hit up the comments below with your name, email address and […]
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band :: Stay Away
Yup, kids, that’s Charles Bradley covering Nirvana’s “ Stay Away .” To say I had reservations about this pairing would be an understatement, thankfully my friend Matt would have none of it and threw it on a couple of […]
Real Estate :: Green Aisles
New track unveiled today from Real Estate , a band whose music has only grown in my estimation over the past few years. “Green Aisles” is culled from the band’s forthcoming album, Days, out October 18th via […]
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. During the second of of today’s show, Megafaun will be […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Strand Of Oaks / Michael Hurley, Moby
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun \‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Welcome to the third installment of the Lagniappe Sessions in which we invite some […]
Ian Dury :: New Boots And Panties
In the wake of pop’s rediscovery of itself, prompted by the blitzkrieg success of punk, 1977 proved to be a banner year for debut albums. Most of the artists concerned were promising newcomers, but a […]
AA Bondy :: The AD Interview
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about talking to A.A. Bondy over the years, it’s that conversations can take unexpected turns – sometimes fruitful, sometimes dead ends – but you also never quite end up where you […]
The Walkmen :: Paper House
Last week at the Greek theater, just prior to the Walkmen taking the stage, I overheard a man trying to explain the band’s sound to his date. A number of adjectives and descriptors were tossed about — […]
My Bloody Valentine :: Isn’t Anything
On no other record before it’s time does anything sound so out of this world, odd and disorienting than My Bloody Valentine’s 1988 landmark album Isn’t Anything . It’s a raw, visceral, and surreal experience rooted in punk and layered […]