An unreleased demo, prior to the 1989 Dreams boxset, The 31st Of February’s “God Rest His Soul” features the nascent pairing of brothers Duane and Gregg Allman. Recorded at TK Studios […]
Month: November 2012
Rock And Roll Circus / A Quick One While He’s Away
In an effort to get away from the cycle of recording and touring, the Rolling Stones put together the Rock and Roll Circus in the winter of 1968, inviting along Taj Mahal, Jethro […]
Catching Up With The Growlers :: The AD Interview
The Growlers ’ music that has trickled out over the past few years is scrappy, sloppy, and immediate. They call it “beach goth” — lo-fi surf rock with a country backbeat. On tape […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: The Amazing (Tim Buckley / R.E.M.)
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. The Lagniappe Sessions return this week with The Amazing . Comprised […]
AD Presents :: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion @ The El Rey
Ladies and gentleman: this Friday night AD presents The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at The El Rey Theatre . For those of you in Los Angeles, we’re giving away five pairs of tickets. To land a pair, leave a […]
Aquarium Drunkard: Sidecar (Transmission 6) — Podcast / Mixtape
Calvin Love :: New Radar
Calvin Love’s music–the way it sounds–gives away the process responsible for its creation. Its sparse musical landscape is populated by thin guitars, electronic drums, and occasionally vintage synthesizers, which add a wooly, electronic warmth […]
Nina Simone :: Documentary (By Peter Rodis, 1969)
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Danny & The Memories :: Land of A 1000 Dances
In his recent memoir, Waging Heavy Peace , Neil Young comes across this ancient Scopitone on YouTube. “I looked at it maybe twenty times in a row,” he writes. Why such interest […]
Golden Void :: S/T
Maximum Heavy. That’s the phrase — borrowed from Joe Carducci’s Rock and the Pop Narcotic — that comes to mind when listening to Golden Void’s self-titled debut offering. “Heavy” in this respect isn’t necessarily about volume or […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. This week’s show can be […]
Parquet Courts :: Light Up Gold
Yep. Last I checked, we’re still post-punk. And that means that Light Up Gold , the first widely available release from Texas-born New Yorkers Parquet Courts , is still relevant. The group, who put out […]
Minutemen :: The Glory Of Man / Corona (Acoustic)
When I was a kid, this is what I assumed punk-rock shows looked like: dudes in leather jackets, tough-looking ladies with homemade haircuts. Check out the dude sitting up by […]