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 his work for the better […]
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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 albums on the venerable Mississippi Records label, […]
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 carries a recognition of how […]
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 leading the charge.” Wilcox makes […]
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 Hood and Mike Cooley have […]
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, at Antioch College, where Ackamoor […]
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 original lineup of J Mascis, […]
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 a statement implies. She didn’t write […]
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 main force behind Crooked Fingers, […]
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 and ended up playing a […]
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 trying to find a path […]
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 spaces, often massive and cinematic […]
Trî¤d, Grî¤s & Stenar :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
In the early ’70s, progressive rock band Trî¤d, Grî¤s & Stenar emerged from the Swedish “New Left,” part of the counter cultural “music movement,” bearing a unique sound with elements of Swedish folk, Bay Area psychedelia, the minimalism of Terry Riley, gutsy American […]
Catching Up With Steve Gunn :: Eyes on the Lines
The songs on Steve Gunn’s seventh album and Matador Records debut Eyes on the Lines don’t move straight ahead. Instead, they loop, swirl, and curl. But they do have a sense of purpose, and the driving language […]
Beth Orton :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Beth Orton has spent 20-some years walking the margins between folk rock and electronic music. Before her 1996 classic Trailer Park, she recorded an entirely electronic debut, SuperpinkyMandy, but even then, she covered cosmic balladeer […]