“Ex Africa Semper Nova Aliquid” / Out of Africa, Always Something New Picked this up on the cheap at a shop in LA a few weeks back, Malombo’s 1976 Pele Pele LP via Atlantic. Comprised of guitarist […]
Month: July 2016
Herbie Hancock :: The Twilight Clone
I caught Herbie Hancock in Montreux, Switzerland last week at the Stravinski Auditorium. Presently in the studio laying down tracks for his next LP, Hancock was briefly in town supporting the festival’s 50th anniversary . Assisted by the trio currently […]
Funk Factory :: Funk Factory (1975) / Vinyl Reissue
The UK based reissue label Be With Records has been on a kick of late with with a stable of vinyl reissues including a trio of Ned Doheny gems, Eddie Hazel’s 1977 masterwork, Game, Dames And Guitar Thangs and the incomparable voice that belongs […]
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight :: Casino Drone
Bloomington’s Mike Adams has been percolating just under the radar for a few years now, honing a blend of shoegaze, dream pop, and ‘70s singer/songwriter charms. His latest, Casino Drone, out now on Joyful Noise Recordings , is his best and […]
Ultimate Painting :: Dusk
Ultimate Painting , the collaborative pairing of James Hoare (of Veronica Falls) and Jack Cooper (of Mazes), return September 30th with the release of their third lp, Dusk, via label home Trouble In Mind Records . First taste off the new […]
Exactly What I Need: A Mixtape – Songs That Are Sacred, And Songs That Might As Well Be
In times like these, music is exactly what we need. The songs collected here span the divides that separate country from folk and rock; organized religions from new-age cults; and sacred songs of devotion from […]
Skid Row / Phil Lynott :: New Faces, Old Places
Pastoral acoustic guitar, sylvan flute: both ornament a gentle song lamenting the government’s displacement of the singer and his “old dad” in order to erect a new highway through their homestead. Before Phil Lynott was […]
Eggs Over Easy :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Eggs Over Easy represent a distinctly American branch of the pub rock tree, a group of singer/songwriters who banded together to create a raw, punchy style of rock & roll and ended up playing a […]
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 439: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Quincy Jones […]
James Booker :: Montreux Jazz Festival, July 1978
Spiders on keys, indeed. I’m heading to Zurich in the morning to catch a train to the jazz festival in Montreux, Switzerland — something akin to a pilgrimage to mecca. I was first hipped to James Booker sixteen years ago […]
The Lagniappe Sessions: Adan & Xavi
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. From recording in the living room of John and Yoko’s Manhattan apartment, […]
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 438: Jean-Michel Bernard — Générique Stéphane ++ Sun Ra […]