Waxed around the time he produced legendary recordings by the Modern Lovers, it’s no surprise International Heroes is one of the best albums from the ubiquitous Kim Fowley . Son of actor Douglas Fowley, Kim produced the […]
Month: July 2013
The Baptist Generals :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
The word “essential,” when tossed around by those who talk and write about music, usually means that someone thinks this record or that must be a part of your collection. When it comes to the Baptist Generals of […]
David Bowie :: The Story Of Ziggy Stardust (BBC4 Documentary)
Hour long BBC4 documentary tracking Bowie’s transformation from ” The Laughing Gnome ” to Ziggy . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing […]
Reigning Sound :: I Walk By Your House
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 301: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Elvis […]
Chance :: In Search Of (Reissue, 1980)
This exceedingly rare 1980 LP (now reissued by Paradise of Bachelors) kicks off with the sound of a plane lifting off into the skies above Nashville. An apropos start to what must be one of […]
James Booker :: Live – The BBC Sessions, 1978
Staying on this James Booker tip for a minute, this BBC session is very much worth digging into. Broken into two parts, the interview/performance was recorded in 1978 for the BBC while Booker was in the midst of a European […]
Digable Planets: Blowout Comb (The Blowout Breaks)
I owe a lot to this record. Released in the Fall of 1994, Blowout Comb effectively soundtracked the next six months of my life, turning me on to a whole new cast of heroes — namely Roy Ayers , […]
James Booker :: Montreux Jazz Festival, July 1978
Spiders on keys, indeed. This past March the long awaited James Booker documentary, Bayou Maharajah , premiered at SXSW in Austin. It was met with widespread critical acclaim. I was first hipped to this bonafide New Orleans piano legend thirteen […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Robert Walter’s 20th Congress
Last month saw the release of Get Thy Bearings, Robert Walter’s fourth record with the 20th Congress, and the groups first record together in a decade. A soul jazz vet, founding member of the Greyboy Allstars and Hammond B3 wunderkind, Walter has gigged with everyone from Gary Bartz, Fred Wesley and Andy Bey, to contemporaries Skerik, and Stanton Moore. I’ve personally seen Walter in action, in one form or another, twenty some odd times. His versatility never disappoints, as reflected in this week’s installment of The Lagniappe Sessions.
Bobby Whitlock :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
It’s tempting to cast Memphis-born guitarist Bobby Whitlock as some sort of Zelig like character hiding in the back of various studios in the early 1970s, while classic albums like George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Derek […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Don’t burn your fucking records, kids. 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. Download the Transmissions from […]
X :: 4th of July
“4th of July” is culled from X’s sixth album, See How We Are — an album that is often overlooked when discussing X’s best work, which is a shame considering how strong an album it actually is. It was, […]
Sevens :: 2 Live Crew – Banned In The USA
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the Bill of Rights’ most debated and […]
Independence Day :: Springsteen Style (10 Tracks)
It’s getting hot. The 4th of July is almost here, and while I’ll be taking in a White Sox game on the South Side with my dad, I figured it best to leave you all with a few […]