2016 was a good year for Damien Jurado fans. In addition to Sub Pop Records reissuing two of his sought after early albums, Rehearsals for Departure and Ghost of David , Jurado released the final album […]
Category: The AD Interview
Pere Ubu :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Over forty years in the game and Pere Ubu is still a work in progress. When Aquarium Drunkard spoke with founding member David Thomas this past week, that much was clear. “I […]
Chris Robinson Brotherhood :: Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel
A fitting title for the recently released long player from The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel features original members Chris Robinson, Neal Casal and Adam McDougall along with the recent addition of […]
An American Artist: Catching Up With David Phillips
David Phillips is an American artist whose work has shown at over 50 galleries throughout the United States. You may also know him as wino-strut . Bold, conceptual, avant garde, I’ve been following […]
Peter Buck :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck isn’t especially geared toward nostalgia. Since the pioneering alternative group disbanded in 2011, Buck has operated at a prolific clip. He’s released a string of vinyl-only solo […]
David Crosby :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
David Crosby punctuates many of his sentences with an incredulous chuckle. It’s a knowing sound, the kind someone makes when they can’t quite believe their luck. In Crosby’s case, it […]
Nathan Bowles :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
In his review of Nathan Bowles’ latest LP Whole and Cloven for Aquarium Drunkard, writer Tyler Wilcox asks: “Is banjo futurism a thing? Probably not, but if it was Nathan Bowles would be […]
Drive-By Truckers :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
This Friday, September 30th will see the release of the eleventh studio album by the Drive-by Truckers. American Band is a tight, dark album comprised of the type of songwriting that Patterson […]
Idris Ackamoor :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
In the early 1970s, bandleader Idris Ackamoor formed the Pyramids, blazing a trail that united psychedelia, soul, and jazz, and began to travel the world. The group started in Ohio, […]
Lou Barlow :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
If a band’s going to stage a “comeback,” there are few greater examples of doing it right than the one put down by Dinosaur Jr. Since reforming in 2005, the […]
Joanna Brouk :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Electronic composer Joanna Brouk takes very little credit for the trailblazing sound poetry she recorded in the 1970s and ’80s. It flowed through her, she says, unbothered by the metaphysical connotations such […]
Eric Bachmann :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
The name Eric Bachmann is well-known to indie-rock devotees, but not because it has graced the covers of records that often. Chiefly known as a member of Archers of Loaf and the […]
Eggs Over Easy :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Eggs Over Easy represent a distinctly American branch of the pub rock tree, a group of singer/songwriters who banded together to create a raw, punchy style of rock & roll […]
Adrian Sherwood :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
“I never tried to make a commercial record…I know that sounds like a bit of a weird thing to say, because you try to sell records, but I was always […]
Ali Beletic :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
As a conceptual artist, Ali Beletic seeks to make her art experiential, utilizing vast desert backdrops in the Mojave and Sonoran to continue the land art traditions of figures like Michael Heizer and Richard Long. Her installations exist as physical […]