In Frank Zappa lore, 1972 is often shortchanged. The year before he toured with Flo and Eddie , witnessed a venue in Montreux burn to the ground during a gig, and closed out the year by being pushed off a London stage. In […]
Month: November 2016
Pere Ubu :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Over forty years in the game and Pere Ubu is still a work in progress. When Aquarium Drunkard spoke with founding member David Thomas this past week, that much was clear. “I […]
Rob Noyes :: The Feudal Spirit
We may be used to seeing Raymond Pettibon’s unmistakeable artwork on SST albums from the 1980s, but Rob Noyes’ debut — an absorbing guitar soli gem — is a world away from Black […]
Unknown Familiarity :: Composers Shawn Parke & Kim Henninger On Embers
Recently, Portland-based composers Shawn Parke and Kim Henninger released the original soundtrack for Embers , director Claire Carré’s science fiction film starring Jason Ritter, Iva Gocheva, and Greta Fernî¡ndez. Currently streaming on Netflix, the film makes masterful use of […]
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 458: The Rock*A*Teens – […]
A Woody Guthrie Companion
In addition to his website American Standard Time , Greg Vandy is the host of the long-running roots radio program The Roadhouse , on KEXP. Based in Seattle, Vandy spent the better part of […]
Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia: The Keystone Companions, 1973 – A Conversation With Bill Vitt
1973 was a transitional year for Jerry Garcia. Along with his duties in the Grateful Dead , who were begrudgingly careening into celebrity, he could also be found hanging out (and keeping […]
Weyes Blood :: Be Free
Less séance, more opening of the gates — those were our closing thoughts on Weyes Blood’s 2014 longplayer, The Innocents . And with that in mind Natalie Mering’s latest, Front Row Seat to Earth , ushers us […]
Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
“For me, it’s a bit like when they discover a frozen reptile or something and it starts running real quick once it’s reanimated,” says Mark Stewart , firebrand, techno-philosopher and alternative agitator, says […]
Address Los Angeles: 6311 Yucca / The Bush
Address Los Angeles , a new recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, explores the lesser-to-unknown corners of LA: be it an address, an artist, or a fleeting thought. The mailroom at 6311 Yucca […]
Happy Thanksgiving :: Doug Sahm And Friends — Austin, TX 1972
Tradition runs rampant around Thanksgiving: generations of old recipes, football, Alice’s Restaurant , The Last Waltz, and, of course, a parade of balloons shutting down NYC. What else do you need? If […]
The True Topography: The Paradise of Bachelors’ Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction
Since the early 2010s, we’ve been enamored with the output of Paradise of Bachelors. Founded by Brendan Greaves and Christopher Smith, the label’s aim of “documenting, curating, and releasing under-recognized musics of the […]
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 457: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: US Tour, November 1976
Neil Young took Crazy Horse out of the barn 40 years ago this month for a coast-to-coast US tour. Here’s the semi-official account, via Jimmy McDonough’s Shakey : Joel Bernstein […]
Daniel Bachman :: Watermelon Slices On A Blue Bordered Plate
While some of his neo-Takoma School peers have plugged in and/or headed in more straightforward singer-songwriter directions, Daniel Bachman’s focus remains firmly on the acoustic guitar. And that’s a very good thing. […]