26 years ago, when the Replacements called it quits the first time, it was hard to know what to expect from any of the individual members. For a brief moment though, it […]
Month: January 2017
Catching Up With Foxygen: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
In a relatively short period of time, Foxygen has managed to please, vex and elude a lot of listeners. Needlessly so, it seems. Over the course of a afternoon in conversation […]
Banana :: LIVE
Composer Josiah Steinbrick suggests that LIVE, the new four-song EP (mini-LP, maybe?) by his Banana ensemble is “For those in search of a bath, a rinse, a departure, or an […]
Shirley Collins :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Including Shirley Collins’ album Lodestar in our 2016 Year in Review feature, we wrote: “Returning with her first recording in 38 years, song collector, treasurer, and interpreter Shirley Collins unites ancient English folk ballads […]
Broadcast :: Black Session (La Maison de la Radio: Paris, France)
If you never had the pleasure of seeing Broadcast on tour, particularly in their early years with keyboardist Roj Stevens and guitarist Tim Felton, then this is for you. Actually, this […]
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 465: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Gold Star :: Sonny’s Blues
Gold Star is Marlon Rabenreither. On his forthcoming lp, Big Blue — named after the ramshackle Hollywood home where he produced and recorded the album — Rabenreither shines and redefines the sound […]
Hart Valley Drifters :: Sitting On Top Of The World
“My name is Jerry Garcia. I play banjo on the old-timey songs and guitar on the bluegrass songs. And do a lot of lead singing too. Which I am not […]
The End Is At Hand: Volumes 1-3 / A Homemade Psych Compilation
Our collaboration with BlackForrestry continues. Witness – The End Is At Hand: Volume Three. Similar to volumes one and two, this homemade collection rounds up super-obscure, often private press, outsider […]
Neil Young: Don’t Be Denied (BBC Documentary)
2009 BBC documentary tracing Neil Young’s career, culled from three hours of interviews shot in New York and California. Featuring Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Nils Lofgren, etc, the doc unearths previously […]
Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge :: Bone Collector
Debussy famously stated “Music is the space between notes.” Pioneering sound poet Joanna Brouk suggested, “If you want to know where my music came from, it was silence .” Lisa Simpson, seated at the […]
The Proper Ornaments :: Cremated (Blown Away)
Via Slumberland (January 20, 2017), The Proper Ornaments’ Foxhole – the sophomore collaboration between James Hoare (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls) and Max Oscarnold (Toy, Pink Flames). Riding a wave similar to that of […]
Syrinx :: Tumblers From The Vault (1970 — 1972)
A closer look at one of our favorite releases from last year: Tumblers from the Vault (1970 — 1972) , the compiled recorded output (and beyond) of 70s Canadian trio Syrinx, whose boundary leaping music was lovingly […]
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 464: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (25th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue)
“Well, I’m gonna make myself a cup of Good Morning America, ya’ll want some?” While the news of last year’s reissue of the Twin Peaks OST was cool, this is personally what I’ve been waiting […]