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Month: February 2016
John Cale :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
When John Cale released Music for a New Society in 1982, he was coming off a decade-and-a-half hot streak. First as a member of the Velvet Underground , then as a solo […]
The Gospel Storytellers :: There Is A God Somewhere (1980)
It’s Sunday…somewhere – a state of mind, perhaps. Behold the funky gospel that is There Is A God Somewhere, released in 1980 via the small Nashville based imprint, Champ Records. […]
Searching For Jim Sullivan
Have you ever driven through the desert late at night with Coast to Coast on the radio? It’s a special kind of magic, this weird, dreamlike logic that overtakes your […]
Discovering Electronic Music :: A Documentary (1983)
“We live in an age of technology in which machines touch every part of our lives. It is not surprising that music has also been influenced by technology.” Bernard Wilets […]
The Lagniappe Sessions: The Sandwitches
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 The Sandwitches . Bay Area stalwarts […]
Herbie Hancock :: Man With A Suitcase (A Compilation)
Speaking of ’70s era Herbie Hancock, last December Never Enough Rhodes put together a fifteen track compilation of the man and his electric Rhodes guesting on other artist’s work. From the notes: “I was […]
Songs From The Water-Curtain Cave :: A Lunar New Year Chinese Pop Mixtape
From Mount Huaguo to your ears: a collection of Chinese-language pop pop songs from the 1960s and 1970s in celebration of the lunar new year. Earlier this week marked the […]
Hail, Hail: Belly and the making of King
Together for barely four years, Belly , the Rhode Island band made-up of Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood, and brothers Tom and Chris Gorman, managed an unexpected amount of success during a […]
Soul For Solé
Somewhere deep inside the following two-hour soul mix we drafted for our pals at Solé Bicycles , Chuck Carbo asks “Can I Be Your Squeeze?”. With Valentine’s day falling this weekend it’s […]
Catching Up With Kevin Morby :: The AD Interview
Kevin Morby sings like a man who’s seen things. His latest, Singing Saw, out April 15th via Dead Oceans, is his third solo album, and like its predecessors, it’s an excellent recording. […]
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 422: Jean Michel […]
Sun Seeker :: Georgia Dust
“Turn your back when light brings color/ Don’t see me how you see others…” So goes the chorus to “Georgia Dust,” the yearning and reflective debut single from Sun Seeker. […]
Lower Dens: The Aquarium Drunkard Session
Recorded live from the historic Capitol Studios on October 19th, 2015.
Lower Dens (with the help of engineer Richard Houghton) tracked, mixed and cut the live session straight to vinyl creating a singular one-of-a-kind LP and 7″. The LP and 7” consist of eight songs from which five are available to listen online, below.
Christopher King :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Why The Mountains Are Black collects “Primeval Greek Village Music” from 1907 — 1960 for Third Man Records. 28 tracks are culled from the 78 rpm collection of Christopher King, a life-long collector and […]