The poopship has been destroyed. Ween are dead: long live Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo. Though they collaborated frequently, employing the brilliant drummer Claude Coleman and, more famously, a crackerjack […]
Month: May 2012
Diversions :: King Tuff – Five Albums
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Fans of King Tuff’s 2008 debut, […]
The Blue Things :: La-Do-Dada (Dale Hawkins)
1965 cover of Dale Hawkins ‘ “La-Do-Dada” via the Hays, Kansas garage outfit The Blue Things . Sped up, the band plays it relatively straight (tempo aside) sounding more British invasion than middle America. MP3: […]
Turquoise Wisdom :: Springtime Promises / A Mixtape
Hi. Turquoise Wisdom (aka Zach Cowie) here with another installment of the SAD SEASONS series for Aquarium Drunkard. Here are some moody jams for a late evening in the springtime. Please also […]
AD Presents :: Flying by Chances With Wolves / A Mixtape
Based in New York City, the DJ collective Chances With Wolves is Kenan Juska, Kray, and Mikey Palms. They broadcast a weekly show on East Village Radio , an internet radio station wedged into a nook […]
Paul McCartney :: RAM – 2012 ‘Special Edition’
Song for song the strongest set in McCartney’s solo career, 1971’s RAM receives the grand reissue treatment this month as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. Essentially this means […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
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 246: Jean […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Ghost Capital III (A Mixtape)
Our mixtape series returns with our third collaboration with Nick Barbery of the Portland, OR based Ghost Capital . With an ear bent toward the obscure and out-of-print, digging globally, Ghost Capital […]
Lee Fields & The Expressions :: Still Hanging On
In the past two months I’ve caught Lee and his band three times in three different states. Each gig was exceptional. Yours Truly just sent over this clip from their recent session […]
Nick Waterhouse :: Time’s All Gone
Nick Waterhouse is a man working a sound rooted in the early Soul and R&B that once piped out of the cathouses, clubs and dancehalls from coast to coast in […]
F.J. McMahon :: Spirit Of The Golden Juice
Santa Barbara, CA folker F.J. McMahon cut his sole release, Spirit Of The Golden Juice , in 1969 following a stint in southeast Asia while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Reflective and contemplative, the […]
Jess Sah Bi & Peter One :: Our Garden Needs Its Flowers
This guitar-slinging duo from the Cî´te d’Ivoire sought to combine West African folk styles with American country music. Pulling harmonicas, twangy guitar riffs, and gentle, plunking bass-lines bring a flavor […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: White Fence (First Session)
Welcome to the tenth installment of the Lagniappe Sessions. This month we catch up with L.A.’s White Fence, aka Tim Presley. In addition to his new psych-collaboration with Ty Segall, Hair, White Fence just released Family Perfume Vol. I & II via the Woodsist label. The depth and breadth of Presley’s interests/influences are on hand below, ranging from his re-imagination of 90s radio-rock, The Gin Blossoms, to Nina Simone and contemporaries The Strange Boys.
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: I See A Darkness (New Video)
A dapper Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s black and white redux of 1999’s “I See A Darkness” whilst dancing through the streets of Glasgow. To be released via his upcoming ep, Now […]
Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family Band :: My Ancestors
Now-Again Records ongoing African reissue series continues this month with the release of We Intend To Cause Havoc , a four disc box set dedicated to ’70s Zamrockers, Witch . More on that monster in a minute – […]