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 431: Jean-Michel Bernard — Générique Stéphane ++ Billy Changer […]
Month: April 2016
Good ‘N’ Cheap :: The Eggs Over Easy Story
Drawing a line from the rootsy grooves of the Band to the scuzz of late ’70s punk rock isn’t the first move most musicologists would make, but a case could be made for exactly that via the […]
Transmissions Podcast / Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
It’s back. Welcome to the first installment of Aquarium Drunkard’s re-tooled podcast. Picking up where the Sidecar (Transmissions) left off, consider this new program a late night broadcast exploring pop culture through an esoteric lens, focusing on music, […]
AD Presents: Kamasi Washington / Friday Night – New Orleans
The Echocentrics :: Gettin’ Away With Your Gal (w/ Bill Callahan)
Everything is indeed bigger in Texas. Enter the Austin based project Echocentrics , multi-instrumentalist/producer Adrian Quesada’s ongoing collaborative project — this time featuring the likes of Bill Callahan, Alex Maas of the Black Angels and White […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Vetiver II — A Mixtape
Time. It flies. One year ago this week Andy Cabic (Vetiver) dropped this mixtape for us on the heels of his latest full-length…and today he returns with his trick bag in tow. Dig in. I’m DJing a CRB […]
Revisiting :: Prince, Sign ‘O’ the Times
There are few words to describe the transgressive beauty, power, and innovation of Prince. With the terrible news of his passing making the rounds, we’re resharing this 2009 reflection on his 1987 masterpiece, Sign ‘O’ […]
Trish Keenan’s Mind Bending Motorway Mix
Shortly before her tragic and untimely death in January 2011, Broadcast’s Trish Keenan compiled an exploratory mix CD for a friend, and it immediately became a de facto tribute after hitting the Internet in the wake of […]
Ambient Japan 1980s: Mariah / Yasuaki Shimizu / Midori Takada
Last year’s Palto Flats reissue of the 1983 lp Mariah — Utakata No Hibi (the final record under that moniker, originally released on the super-cool Better Days label), has spawned a renewed interest in the Japanese composer and bandleader Yasuaki Shimizu — […]
Wake Up You :: Aquarium Drunkard Interviews Uchenna Ikonne
Following the intense and bloody Nigerian Civil War, a vibrant musical revolution bloomed in the country, with emerging groups and performers creating a fusion which blended funk, R&B, and hard rock. The beginnings and end of […]
Videodrome :: In Appreciation of Quest for Fire
(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.) Every so often, I go back to Quest for Fire . […]
Plates of Cake :: Becoming Double
Since we’ve been on a bit of a Soft Boys kick lately , it’s become apparent that very few groups have managed to approximate that band’s sparkling guitar sound. Plates of Cake come close — and if you go back a bit, they […]
Chuck Johnson :: Velvet Arc
Bay Area guitarist extraordinaire Chuck Johnson’s recent (mostly) solo acoustic LPs have proven him to be one of the most reliable players on the new-Takoma School scene. His new album, the utterly fantastic Velvet Arc , shows that […]
Flamin’ Groovies :: Crazy Macy b/w Let Me Rock
Dig it. In celebration of their 50th(!) Anniversary, San Francisco’s legendary Flamin’ Groovies have released their first tracks since 1992’s Rock Juice. And in a move that rings full circle, from a band that inspired numerous nascent […]
Les Olivensteins :: Fier De Ne Rien Faire
Ah yes, to prefer the demo or the finished product. Where I typically have a firm opinion on such matters, the below, Les Olivensteins’ “Fier De Ne Rien Faire”, is an example of…not having one. […]