Holiday esoterica from the far corners of vintage twang, fuzz, scuzz, r&b, blues, country, garage, lounge and beyond. After the jump, Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree II: The Eggnog […]
Month: December 2014
Bonnie Beecher :: Come Wander With Me (The Twilight Zone)
Despite being a lifelong fan of The Twilight Zone, I had somehow missed Come Wander With Me – the third to last episode of the show’s fifth and final season. Perhaps that’s because Come […]
Bill Fox :: Get Your Workingman’s Things
The Beatles :: Christmas Singles Club, 1963-1969
From 1963 to 1969 the Beatles issued limited edition Christmas fan-club singles on 7 inch flexi-discs. All very relaxed and off the cuff, it’s interesting to note how the cover […]
Lumerians :: Transmissions From Telos Vol. III
The new Lumerians is paced with the menace of a slow-motion fever dream. It smolders to the rhythms of experience; a tyger’s pulse biding in the nightscape. “Murder Dubbs,” the lead […]
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. Download Ultimate Painting’s lagniappe session, here …. SIRIUS 367: Jean Michel […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Jennifer Castle covers Bob Dylan / The Flatlanders
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. At once fragile, delicate and rugged, Jennifer […]
RIP :: Ian McLagan
It’s with a heavy heart that I write about the loss of a true legend; the great Ian McLagan . Born in 1945, Ian began playing in bands while still a teenager, […]
Yo La Tengo :: Nowhere Near (Black Sessions, 1993)
At this point, it’s hard to imagine a world without Yo La Tengo. The band celebrates their 30th anniversary this week with a series of east coast shows, and yesterday […]
Symarip :: These Boots Are Made For Stomping
Picture a dance club with sweaty, young adults losing their minds in New Orleans. The scene is the Saturn Bar. It’s freezing outside and everyone wants to be inside dancing, […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Ultimate Painting
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Ultimate Painting is the collaborative pairing of James Hoare […]
Nina Simone :: The Desperate Ones
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: December — A Medley
Traverse wet and snow-covered ground, escape the cold winds of December and dig in to this all vinyl mix of warm-blooded soul and wintry folk ballads. Aquarium Drunkard Presents: December — A Medley Only the good shit. […]
Blaze Foley :: Clay Pigeons
Blaze Foley did not have it easy. An Arkansas-born, Texas-raised country artist who was revered by the likes of Townes Van Zandt and Merle Haggard, Foley lived and died in […]
Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree: A Vintage Holiday Mixtape
Each December, Brian Reese at Big Rock Candy Mountain deals out a month’s worth of holiday esoterica from the far corners of vintage twang, fuzz, scuzz, r&b, blues, country, garage, lounge and beyond. Keeping […]