The following began as a set I compiled on CD-R for personal listening on – as the title suggests – Sundays. Over time I shared it with a few friends who then shared it with […]
Month: September 2018
The Beths :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Just over a year ago, The Beths were a little-known pop-rock band with a promising EP to their name and a full-length album stuck in the sort of slo-mo creative process that often encumbers musicians with real […]
Transmissions Podcast :: Matt Sullivan of Light in the Attic/In Conversation: Howe Gelb, Steve Wynn, and Robyn Hitchcock
We’re back. The weather is beginning to turn. We’re almost there. Welcome to the September edition of the Transmissions podcast. On this episode, we sit down with three legends of independent music: psychedelic singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock , Giant […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Anna St. Louis
Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Next month sees the release of Anna St. Louis’s debut lp, If Only There Was A River . […]
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 encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. Mary Lattimore’s Aquarium Drunkard session airing during the second hour of tonight’s show can […]
Kikagaku Moyo / 幾何学模様 :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Japan has a long and fascinating history with psychedelic music, and its breadth of style is something increasingly reflected in the work of bands like Kikagaku Moyo, who are set to release their latest full length, the […]
Different Points of View: Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue”
More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 , the latest slab of previously unreleased Bob Dylan recordings, lands in early November. The six-disc collection features the complete New York City recording sessions for Blood On The Tracks, giving listeners a fly-on-the-wall […]
Ryley Walker :: Busted Stuff
Earlier this year, Chicago-based songwriter and bandleader Ryley Walker released his fourth full-length lp, the knotty and darkly funny Deafman Glance . But Walker’s on a tear. On November 16th, he releases his second record of […]
Richard Swift :: The Hex
Richard Swift was no stranger to singing about death. “Everyone knows when they’re gonna die,” he crooned, nearly a decade ago . Though absurdist comedy often obscured the fact, death loomed over many of Swift’s best songs. In them, tombs were […]
The Multiverse of Haruomi “Harry” Hosono
For the past fifty or so years, Haruomi “Harry” Hosono has let his mind wander. That wandering has led him to any number of strange places. He’s made records that sound like Shotgun Willie, and […]
One Eleven Heavy :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
On its debut album, Everything’s Better , rock & roll combo One Eleven Heavy weave together various threads of choogling psychedelia —some Dead here, some Neil Young there, more than a little NRBQ and Little Feat — into […]
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 encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 536: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ […]
Ryo Kawasaki :: Hawaiian Caravan
Prior to finally landing a physical copy last year, Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki’s 1982 cosmic funk lp, Ryo: Concierto De Aranjuez , lived solely in my car and on my headphones – effectively and perfectly soundtracking all manner of nocturnal […]
Bandcamping :: Fall 2018
Welcome to the third installment of our quarterly Bandcamping roundup. As a digital institution it’s hard to beat Bandcamp. It’s ridiculously easy to use, it puts money directly into artists’ (and labels’) pockets and there’s […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Mary Lattimore
Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. It’s been a busy year for harpist Mary Lattimore so far. She […]