As the cliche goes, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” But a lot of life and a lot of plans went into the making of C’es […]
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Yoko Ono :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Yoko Ono is the definition of an essential follow. Over on Twitter , she’s a fount of wisdom and humor. Take this recent missive: “Art does many things to society, most […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Richard Thompson :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Time has not dulled Richard Thompson. On his new record 13 Rivers , the 69-year-old’s guitar sounds as barbed as ever, ringing with the same rawness that defines past masterpieces like Shoot […]
Jim Gavin (Lodge 49) :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Magic lurks around the corners in AMC’s Lodge 49 , a late-summer blur of Pynchionian mystery, beach bum charm, and golden hour SoCal haze. Written and created by Jim Gavin, author of the […]
The Myrrors :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
If you’re listening for musical borders in Borderlands , the latest from Tucson, Arizona-based psychedelic unit the Myrrors, good luck. In the record’s collected extended jams and briefer numbers, whatever […]
Country Joe McDonald :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
49 years ago, on the second day of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Country Joe McDonald took to the stage to kill some time while Santana readied their set. […]
Michael Nau :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Michael Nau opens his new album, Michael Nau & the Mighty Thread, with a Wall of Sound ode to thinking you might know, but knowing you might not. “Now in […]
Will Sheff / The Rock*A*Teens :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
The Rock*A*Teens were my favorite rock and roll band of the 1990s, a group that disguised heroic artistic ambitions behind a murky, mysterious, reverb-laden take on early rock and roll. I’ve heard […]
Carl Stone :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Listening to Carl Stone’s second compilation for the excellent archival label Unseen Worlds, it’s not uncommon to find yourself completely lost in a web of sounds. It’s not necessarily a […]
Catching Up With :: Phil Cook
Wherever he ends up musically, from his work with Hiss Golden Messenger to sitting down with gospel legends the Blind Boys of Alabama , guitarist Phil Cook seems to be smiling. But it’s on his solo albums, […]
Gillian Welch :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Few songwriters cut to the core like Gillian Welch. Along with her musical partner David Rawlings, Welch pens songs that feel at once timeless and rooted in the deepest American […]
Liam Hayes (of Plush) :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Based on my limited interactions with the mysterious songwriter, Liam Hayes doesn’t do anything half-heartedly. That much is clear from his records, like 2002’s Fed and 2014’s Korp Sole Roller, […]