It’s been more than half a century since John Fahey made his first recordings, kicking off what he called the “American Primitive” or Takoma School of acoustic guitar playing — […]
Month: May 2013
Henry Flynt :: Graduation
Reading about Henry Flynt can be a little intimidating. The guy is described as an “avant garde minimalist” and “anti-art activist,” and is often mentioned in the same breath as […]
Hiss Golden Messenger :: Haw // Golden Gunn :: S/T
A clutch of North Carolina albums have been on my mind of late. Hiss Golden Messenger’s Haw is the third corner of a triangle that started with the solitary winter […]
Deerhunter :: Monomania
New York, New York: that’s one hell of a shadow you cast. The classic image of the city – that dark and terrifying Sodom where lawlessness and creativity join in a […]
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. SIRIUS 292: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Serge Gainsbourg / Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: French TV, 1983
weeeeiiiirrrrddd. Hawkins’ “Constipation Blues” with Serge Gainsbourg . Indeed, an inspired pairing . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Mikal Cronin
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 with Mikal Cronin, whose sophomore […]
Richard Hell :: I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp
Autobiographies, like most non-fiction, are tricky. Their subject matter require inherent interest — maybe even passion — marginalizing most audiences. The best autobiographies circumvent that demand by having a lot […]
Kendra Smith Presents The Guild of Temporal Adventurers
Kendra Smith wasn’t kidding around when she called her 1994 solo album Five Ways Of Disappearing. Aside from some very low key performances in the late 90s, she’s pretty much […]
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. SIRIUS 291: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Tom Waits :: Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour (Spoken Word)
For fellow Tom Waits freaks, the pairing of Waits guesting on Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour is something like manna. The following five tracks find Waits calling in to Dylan’s show, commenting on […]
Sevens :: Caitlin Rose – I Was Cruel
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) It’s a hard lesson to realize what terrible things you’re capable of doing. […]
Dead Notes #1 :: Good Lovin’ (4/17/71 Dillon Gym / Princeton)
Welcome to the first installment of Dead Notes. There is a raw stigma that runs parallel with the mention of the Grateful Dead. Far too often the circus surrounding the […]