Greta Morgan is Springtime Carnivore . A continuation of the strain of melodic psychedelic pop found on her s/t debut, her new album Midnight Room is out October 7th via Autumn Tone . Catch […]
Month: September 2016
Cass McCombs :: Mangy Love
“Oh, please tell me you academics, how do you wake up from a non-dream?” That impossible question is one of many loosed by Cass McCombs on his latest album, Mangy Love […]
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 448: Jean Michel Bernard […]
The Tyde :: It’s Not Gossip If It’s True
LA’s perennial coast and canyon outfit rinse the salt off with Darren 4 , their first LP in 10 years. Two decades in, led by the Zelig-like Darren Rademaker, the Tyde remain […]
Imaginational Anthem Vol. 8 :: The Private Press
Over the past 10 years or so, Tompkins Square’s indispensable Imaginational Anthem series has introduced listeners to the cream of the crop when it comes to the 21st century’s neo-Takoma […]
Daniel Lanois :: Satie
Long one of our favorite producers, it’s always extra special when Daniel Lanois steps from behind the board with his own music. His new lp, Goodbye To Language , is no exception. Of […]
Suzanne Ciani & Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
There aren’t a lot of restaurants in Bolinas, a secluded costal community in Marin County, California. Actually, explains electronic composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, “There’s only one restaurant…so there’s a lot […]
Transmissions Podcast :: What’s Left in the Velvet Underground Archives?
With the release of the Complete Matrix Tapes last year, you might be wondering: What exactly is left in the Velvet Underground archives? On this, the seventh episode of AD’s Transmissions podcast , we invite […]
Spirit In The House :: Jack Rose’s Enduring Legacy
“Everyone felt a big gap all of a sudden,” Keith Jarrett said after John Coltrane died in 1967. “But he didn’t intend to leave a gap. He intended that there […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Tristes Tropiques – A Mixtape
One last languid cruise before the summer fades into fall. A varied collection of teardrops from the Congo to Brazil, Tristes Tropiques presents the hauntingly beautiful sound of sadness from the […]
Dorothy Ashby :: The Moving Finger
1971. This one’s cooler than the other side of my pillow. Dorothy Ashby on the Koto . Original compositions inspired by the words of Omar Khayyam, arranged and conducted by Richard […]
Link Wray :: Girl From The North Country
This fall, my first feature film, Shangri-La Suite , will be released in theaters. It tells the story of two lovers-on-the-run during the summer of 1974. Their names: Jack Blueblood and Karen […]
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 447: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Sounds of Spock :: Gerald Fried & Barney Kessel
On September 8, 1966—50 years ago today—Star Trek premiered on NBC. Pitched as “Wagon Train to the stars,” the show would go on to reflect the humanist ideals of creator […]
Kikagaku Moyo / 幾何å¦æ¨¡æ§˜ :: House In The Tall Grass
One of our favorite sleepers of 2016 — House in the Tall Grass , the latest long-player from Japanese quintet Kikagaku Moyo. Hailing from Tokyo, the group (whose name fittingly translates to “Geometric Patterns”) transmits […]