As a young man in Baltimore, Mark Renner created music that coupled the energy of punk and new wave with a sense of romantic longing. Recently, Brooklyn-based label RVNG Intl […]
Month: March 2018
Holger Czukay :: Cinema (A Retrospective)
Holger Czukay was a genius of rhythm of the highest possible order, on par with Fela Kuti, James Brown, Steve Reich, and pretty much anyone else to ever braid together […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with an encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 516: Jean […]
Transmissions Podcast :: Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968/Abstract Truths/Environments
Welcome to the March installment of Aquarium Drunkard’s recurring Transmissions podcast, a series of interviews and audio esoterica. This month, we’re centering in on a sense of place. First, we sit […]
Bonny Doon :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Detroit’s Bonny Doon won’t kill you with kindness, nor will they burn much rubber on their musical journey. The foursome’s second full-length, Longwave , continues in the vein of forebears such as Berman/Malkmus […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with an encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 515: Jean […]
Sun Ra :: Springtime Again
The spring equinox is upon us – track one to the stratosphere in a silent way. Via Sleeping Beauty , 1979. Sun Ra :: Springtime Again Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons . Keep the servers humming […]
Thousand Incarnations of the Rose :: American Primitive Guitar
On April 13th, over twenty guitarists will descend upon John Fahey’s boyhood home of Takoma Park, Maryland, for an event called The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose — A Festival of American Primitive Guitar. The three-day festival–the first of its kind–is the brainchild […]
Amen Dunes :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Over and over again on Amen Dunes’ fifth album Freedom, songwriter Damon McMahon punctuates lyrics with the word “man.” “We play religious music/I don’t think you’d understand man.” “I really […]
Luiz Melodia :: Maravilhas Contemporî¢neas
“We weren’t people that simply obeyed. You could say that we sidestepped all the house rules, the recording studio; we simply broke away from situations that weren’t convenient. I have […]
Nap Eyes :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Over and over again on Nap Eyes’ third lp I’m Bad Now, songwriter Nigel Chapman owns himself. In album opener “Every Time the Feeling,” he’s a “space case,” a “loser […]
P.P. Arnold :: The Turning Tide
The story behind soul singer P.P. Arnold’s “lost” 1971 album The Turning Tide is, much like the tale of P.P Arnold herself, woven through with twists, turns, serendipity and historic music figures. Born […]
Hailu Mergia :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview (2018)
Hailu Mergia wants you to know: He was always ready to return the spotlight. He was just waiting for someone to ask. And now that they have — now that a series […]
Trevor Nikrant / The Medium
The trees are blooming in Nashville, TN, and the daylight is hanging around a bit longer. Meaning it’s the perfect time to poke around the Music City’s psychedelic underbelly. Start […]
Wet Tuna :: Livin’ The Die
Aside from a handful of digital-only releases , Livin’ The Die is Wet Tuna’s debut. But the band’s principals, Matt “MV” Valentine and  . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep […]