Jerry Williams Jr. didn’t adopt the handle “Swamp Dogg” in the early ‘70s in order to confuse, obfuscate, or mislead anyone. To hear the man tell it, he took on the name because […]
Category: The AD Interview
Chris Stamey :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
It’s hard to talk about North Carolina’s musical legacy – or even indie rock in general – without mentioning Chris Stamey. As a founding member of the dB’s , Stamey often played […]
Catching Up With Angel Olsen :: The AD Interview
Like the Biblical angel, the Siren of Greek Mythology is often portrayed as a winged human with an arresting voice. The former might use the gift of song to guide […]
Cody Chesnutt :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Cody Chesnutt indirectly made himself into a bit of enigma this past decade. After his band was dropped from a record deal right before the release of their finished debut, Chesnutt holed […]
Are Your Songs Rabbits? :: Wooden Wand Interviews Howe Gelb
Our Longshots series returns with two of the more prolific voices working in music today — Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth and Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb; both of whom just saw […]
Wooden Wand :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Wrapping one’s head around the music of Wooden Wand , the ongoing project of idiosyncratic singer/songwriter James Jackson Toth takes some effort. With over 100 releases to his name, from spiraling freak-out […]
Bill Fay :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Singer-songwriter Bill Fay has enjoyed a long and legendary career in obscurity. The British musician first raised eyebrows among listeners back in 1970 with his startlingly unique, baroque debut record […]
Chris Cohen :: The AD Interview
“Modern timelessness, without a speck of bullshit.” Those were the words employed by my good friend John describing Chris Cohen’s “Heartbeat”, a standout cut from the excellent Overgrown Path LP on Captured […]
Catching Up With The Growlers :: The AD Interview
The Growlers ’ music that has trickled out over the past few years is scrappy, sloppy, and immediate. They call it “beach goth” — lo-fi surf rock with a country backbeat. On tape […]
Margo Guryan :: The AD Interview
Inspired to pursue pop music after discovering the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, Margo Guryan , a schooled jazz pianist, crafted brilliant pop gems that were recorded by artists ranging from Mama Cass, […]
Patterson Hood / Will Johnson :: The AD Interview
It’s been a minute, but with both Patterson Hood and Will Johnson having solo records out this week ( Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance and Scorpion , respectively), it . . . Only the good […]
(Catching Up With ) Foxygen :: The AD Interview
When we first wrote about Foxygen, the band was on the verge of inking a label deal with Jagjaguwar (who recently re-released the Take The Kids Off Broadway EP). Now labeled up, the band is, for the […]
Kelly Hogan :: The AD Interview
People like to call Kelly Hogan a “ chanteuse ,” but isn’t that really just a fancy French word for “she can sing her ass off?” The Georgia native cut her […]
Alejandro Escovedo :: The AD Interview
Alejandro Escovedo . In addition to having a serious wealth of music knowledge and songwriting chops, the one-time No Depression Artist of the Decade is also one of the most approachable, friendly […]
Dean Wareham :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
It might have seemed just a bit too obvious to ask Dean Wareham to work on a project scoring screen test films done by Andy Warhol, but really it was […]