Wire singer/guitarist Colin Newman and former guitarist Bruce Gilbert join us for a conversation about PF456 Deluxe, released June 12 for Record Store Day, which documents the band’s transitory turn at the start of a new century.
Category: The AD Interview
Steve Cropper :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Over the last 60 years, guitarist Steve Cropper has helped defined the sound of soul, rock, R&B, and pop. That’s his clipped rhythms in “Green Onions,” that’s him losing it onstage at Monterey Pop behind Otis Redding. He joins us for a discussion about his history and his new album, Fire It Up, and discusses the secret to fashioning a great R&B instro.
The Chills :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
New Zealand icons The Chills have a new LP, their seventh, out this month entitled Scatterbrain. We caught up with founding member Martin Phillips to discuss the history of the group, their sonic trajectory, being an “autarchic on the mend”, the new record, and more.
“There have been a lot of wasted years, being down and out, and, you know, drug addicted,” says Phillips. “This time for the first time, I feel that we’re back where we should be and we’re able to move forward. I’m excited about it.”
Rosali :: The AD Interview
“Doesn’t belong to me like it used to,” proclaims Rosali Middleman on “Mouth,” the opening track to her new album, No Medium. With members of the David Nance Group soaring behind her, Rosali sheds many a demon on this new work. Her arc on the record is a steep one, confronting addiction, heartbreak, and loss with raw intensity.
We caught up with Rosali at her sister’s place in Michigan to talk about the new record and more.
Iceage :: The AD Interview
After a decade of honing their sound, Iceage returns with their fifth LP, Seek Shelter — out May 7th on Mexican Summer.
Recorded in a dilapidated studio in Lisbon, Portugal, days of heavy rainstorms leaking through the roof informed the session’s mood, forging an album rife with themes of searching for shelter during treacherous times. We caught up with vocalist Elias Bender Rønnenfelt to discuss the album’s creative path, recording with Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom, and more.
Bad Brains :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Daryl Jenifer, the founding bassist and author of many of the band’s signature blistering riffs, spoke with Aquarium Drunkard about Bad Brains’ beginnings, their influences in punk, reggae and Rastafari culture and the fearless creativity that he hopes will be the band’s lasting legacy.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Matt Sweeney :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Will Oldham and Matt Sweeney join us for an exploration into Superwolves, their long-awaited follow up the 2005 classic lp Superwolf.
Teenage Fanclub :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Teenage Fanclub founders Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley on keeping magic alive in the recording studio, why their tour might require extra practice and playing with Alex Chilton, Edwyn Collins, Jad Fair, Frank Black, and De La Soul, and more.
Frank “Poncho” Sampedro :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Crazy Horse’s Frank “Poncho” Sampedro joined up with Neil Young in 1973 and remained firmly in place until 2014. He joins Aquarium Drunkard’s Tyler Wilcox for a look back at his time in the Horse—at times dosed, at times dazed, but always tapped into the mythic rock and roll spirit that drove the band.
Reigning Sound :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Greg Cartwright had pretty much invented a certain kind of rowdy, country-blues garage rock by the time he was a teenager playing with the Compulsive Gamblers and then the Oblivians. We caught up to discuss his latest album, A Little More Time With Reigning Sound, what it’s like to have the original band together again and the difficult, occasionally harrowing circumstances, that knocked these songs loose and into the world.
Apifera :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Like most musicians that work in the nebulous worlds of jazz and beat music in Israel, the four members of Apifera have been crossing paths with one another for years. With Overstand, they tap into that deep sense of connection with a blend of spiritual jazz, psychedelic R&B, and J. Dilla-inspired beats.
Archie Shepp :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Over the course of six decades, Archie Shepp has blazed new trails. To celebrate his latest, Let My People Go, a collaboration with Jason Moran, he explores personal standards. Shepp was interviewed by Sarah Louise for Aquarium Drunkard.
Jonathan Richman :: The AD Interview
Jonathan Richman on his latest LP, SA, the inner and outer conversation that is music, his ongoing, episodic project Just A Spark, On Journey From The Dark, the devotional music aspect to the new record, y mucho más.
Fruit Bats :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Eric D. Johnson reflects on 20 years of Fruit Bats, working with The Shins and Bonny Light Horseman, and his new album, The Pet Parade. Johnson joined us for a discussion about the new album, home recording, the pandemic, and how it feels to walk his musical path for two decades.
Sunburned Hand of the Man :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Sunburned’s latest record, the exhilarating Pick a Day to Die, comes out in early March on the Three Lobed Label. It’s the quintessential pandemic project, pieced together out of what’s at hand in a long, solitary lockdown. We talked to one of the founders, John Moloney, about his long-running band, their influences, their process, this current album and how and when music can get back to normal.