( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song. From now through the election, Sevens will focus on political songs) November 2nd of this year will […]
Category: Sevens
Sevens :: John Loudermilk, Goin’ To Hell On A Sled
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Anyone else ready for this election to end? Me too. Wall Street has lost its temporary gains, we’re […]
Sevens (Politiko) :: Burn On and Cuyahoga
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song. From now through the election, Sevens will focus on political songs) While the environment shouldn’t seem like […]
Sevens (Politiko) :: Born In The U.S.A.
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song. From now through the election, Sevens will focus on political songs) Only twenty-four years ago, Ronald Reagan was […]
Sevens :: Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) This one is a favorite. It’s a time machine. Recorded as the title track for the 1967 James Bond film of […]
Sevens :: Oakley Hall: Confidence Man
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) I’ve enjoyed Oakley Hall’s work from day one, but for me, the moment that announced their arrival at something truly […]
The Velvet Underground :: The Gift (A Short Story)
The Velvet Underground with John Cale in the foreground – April 1, 1966 It’s not easy to pin down my favorite Velvet Underground album as it regularly changes over time, yet always rotates between three titles. And […]
Sevens :: Uncle Tupelo: Gun
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) “Gun,” the opening track off Uncle Tupelo’s sophomore LP Still Feel Gone , was the first of the band’s . . […]
Sevens :: The Band: Chest Fever
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) From Garth Hudson’s opening notes on the organ – on through to the songs climax – it’s immediately apparent The Band’s “Chest Fever” […]
Sevens :: Richard Hell: Blank Generation
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) My first exposure to a lot of things punk was the late music critic Robert Palmer’s Rock and Roll: An Unruly History , which was […]
Sevens :: Steely Dan: Reelin’ in the Years
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Let me begin by saying that when the genre of yacht rock is finally sunk forever by the churning […]
Sevens :: Califone: “The Orchids”
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) What starts in a daze often ends in clarity. That’s the way things seem to be and that’s […]