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 319: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Reigning […]
Month: November 2013
Ed Askew :: For The World
With a name like “Askew,” you can bet that you’ll be slotted you into an oddball/eccentric niche. And to be sure, Ed Askew has outsider cred to burn, having released his debut album on the […]
Jorma Kaukonen :: Genesis
I’ve been reimmersed in Jorma Kaukonen’s 1974 Quah lp the past couple of months, as “Genesis” was originally slated for inclusion on the Indian Summer mix I put together for Cold Splinters . And while the track ended up on […]
The Necks :: Open
With a sound that calls to mind the becalmed atmospheres of Miles Davis’ In A Silent Way and Eno’s Music For Airports, The Necks have been providing captivating listening experiences for more than two decades […]
Neil Young & The Ducks :: Little Wing (Santa Cruz, 1977)
In honor of the man’s 68th birthday today, let’s take a listen to a recently surfaced rarity from the summer of ’77. Neil spent much of that year out of the limelight, only to surface […]
Warren Zevon :: Join Me In L.A. (Demo & Take 2 Version)
This set has been getting a lot of play of late – New West Records’ 2007 Warren Zevon collection, Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings . Spanning 16 tracks, the collection is culled from pre-1976 material that Zevon’s son, Jordan, happened […]
Who Is William Onyeabor?
It’s the question asked by the fine folks at Luaka Bop with their new collection, Who is William Onyeabor? This, the first compilation of the Nigerian synthesizer-wielding bandleader’s work, reveals the musical answer to said question: He was a songwriter with […]
Cian Nugent & The Cosmos :: Born With The Caul
Just a few weeks after the release of Chris Forsyth’s mind splitting Solar Motel , the world is blessed with yet another long-form guitar masterpiece — Cian Nugent & The Cosmos’ Born With The Caul . Praise the Lord. Dublin-based […]
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 318: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Courtney […]
Vetiver / Kathy Heideman :: Sleep A Million Years / Reissue
In 2008 Vetiver released Thing of the Past , a collection of a dozen covers mining lost 60s and 70s folk treasures. Sourcing material from the likes of Bobby Charles, Townes Van Zandt, Michael Hurley, Elyse and beyond, in […]
The Last Days of NRBQ: Some Kind Of Blues
Any lingering delusions concerning the silly charade that is the “Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame” can be quickly dispelled by a single ludicrous oversight: NRBQ , short for the New Rhythm And Blues Quartet, has never […]
AD Presents :: Lee Fields @ One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans – 11/11
Monday night, November 11th, Aquarium Drunkard welcomes Lee Fields & The Expressions to New Orleans @ One Eyed Jacks . We’re giving away three pairs of tickets. To land a pair, leave your name and email address below with your favorite Fields record. […]
The Stranger Song: Leonard Cohen and McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Robert Altman’s 1971 film McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a western quite unlike any other. It has in fact been described as an anti-western. Gone are the heroic, alpha-male and defenseless female archetypes, the numerous and gratuitous gunfights and […]
Cate Le Bon :: I Can’t Help You (Via Mug Museum)
Dig this earworm. First track off Mug Museum, Cate Le Bon’s third LP, out next week – stateside – via Wichita Recordings. Let the angular Tom Verlaine/Television comparisons ring out. The record was cut earlier this year with […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Zachary Cale
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Released earlier this year, Zachary Cale’s Blue Rider marked the singer-songwriters fourth full-length release […]