Weyes Blood is the project of Natalie Mering. On her latest lp, The Innocents , she has crafted a soundscape that is brighter, clearer, than the murkier, more lo-fi psychedelic outings […]
Month: October 2014
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Halloween Edition)
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 362: Count Chocula Intro […]
Videodrome :: Phantom Of The Paradise
(Welcome to Videodrome . A monthly column plumbing the depths of vintage underground cinema – from cult, exploitation, trash and grindhouse to sci-fi, horror, noir and beyond.) While Halloween goes hand […]
The Velvet Underground :: Candy Says – Boston, Dec 12, 1968
In a few weeks, a six-disc box set celebrating the Velvet Underground’s self-titled third LP will hit shelves. The main draw is the inclusion of The Matrix Tapes – long-awaited, […]
Radio Cramps :: The Purple Knif Show
Lux Interior : inter-dimensional, pan-sexual, time-traveling rock & roll alien. And radio host. As Halloween draws nigh we’re revving up for our annual airing of The Purple Knif Show, the one-off radio […]
Elisa Ambrogio :: The Immoralist
“You can’t be wise and in love at the same time.” Bob Dylan said that. It’s probably not true. Not forever, at least. But for the rational – let’s say […]
Thurston Moore :: The Best Day
Thurston Moore’s solo records have always been an interesting barometer to his state of mind outside of Sonic Youth. Psychic Hearts, his solo debut, was the most Sonic Youth of […]
Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band :: Intensity Ghost
After releasing the masterful Solar Motel last year, guitarist Chris Forsyth put together a group to take the LP to the stage. Pretty quickly, it became clear that the Solar Motel Band […]
Modern Vices :: S/T
Modern Vices describe their sound as “dirty doo-wop,” but don’t get too confused. These Chicago-based rockers — vocalist Alex Rebek, bassist Miles Kalchik, drummer Patrick Hennessey, and guitarists Peter Scoville […]
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 361: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Phosphorescent :: You Can Make Me Feel Bad (Arthur Russell)
The latest release from the Red Hot Organization is a tribute compilation to the late cellist and experimental composer Arthur Russell, whose work spanned the verse of classical music, disco, country, […]
Catching Up With Twin Peaks :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Twin Peaks’ 2013 debut Sunken , issued by Aquarium Drunkard’s sister label Autumn Tone , was a tight, fuzzy blast of garage rock. It was a brief, but powerful, statement from a couple […]
Graham Nash, Gone Girls and the Operatic Effect
Having last week seen Gone Girl back-to-back with another (far quieter, far more chilling, far superior) infidelity-noir, The Blue Room, I’ve been thinking a lot about contrasting points of view […]
Jungle Fire :: Tropicoso
Since 2011, Los Angeles based Jungle Fire have been cementing their reputation with incendiary Afro/Latin/funk performances via gigs at small local clubs to sharing festival stages with the likes of […]
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 360: Jean Michel Bernard […]