Trailer for the upcoming Big Star Documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story
Month: October 2011
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 214: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Dion :: Wonder Where I’m Bound
Dion DiMucci may not be a name often associated with underground rock and roll. As the New York teen behind such inner city oldies as “The Wanderer” and “Runaround Sue,” […]
Charles ‘Packy’ Axton :: Late Late Party 1965-67
“…That night I met someone who would be very important in my musical education. He was engineering in the studio and cooking burgers in the Dairy Queen. He had a […]
AD Presents :: Megafaun w/ Doug Paisley, Saturday @ Satellite
Saturday night Aquarium Drunkard welcomes Megafaun back to Los Angeles at the Satellite . In support is Doug Paisley , whose record Constant Companion was one of the finest singer-songwriter driven LPs of 2010. Megafaun are presently […]
We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980 : Not unlike Studio One Soul, the (excellent) compilation released by Soul Jazz Records, this 2001 Blood & Fire collection focuses on the American soul and R&B impact/influence on Jamaican music. While perhaps […]
Brother Jack McDuff :: Moon Rappin’
Thanks to an off the cuff mention by our amigo Jeff Weiss last night, I ended up spinning an old favorite, Brother Jack McDuff’s 1969 Blue Note album, Moon Rappin’ . A nocturnal soul jazz groover, I […]
Serge Gainsbourg :: Comic Strip
Wanted to share this video, but embedding has been disabled (visit YouTube to view ). A favorite — Bardot and Gainsbourg at their most whimsical. MP3: Serge Gainsbourg :: Comic Strip _____________________________________________________________________________________ . . . Only the good […]
Lori Burton :: Nightmare (Mono Single Version)
In terms of girl-group uber-camp, Lori Burton’s “Nightmare,” off the 1966 LP Breakout , should top most any list. As noted in the 2005 reissue, Burton and company (recording as […]
Megafaun :: Side One
As you may have noticed, there is a massive Pink Floyd campaign underway — deluxe reissues, box sets, etc. As such, appreciations, re-appreciations and other ancillary pieces are popping up […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Robert Ellis / Paul Simon
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 fourth installment of the […]