Aquarium Drunkard favorite Richard Buckner is one of America’s greatest living singer-songwriters, but he’s been awfully quiet for a while now. We recently caught up with Buckner, prior to his show, in […]
Category: The AD Interview
Norman Blake (Jonny) :: The AD Interview
Norman Blake is a well-known name to people who love their power pop. As a founding member of Teenage Fanclub , he’s spent more than the 20 years creating a body of […]
Five Eight :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
In their twenty-plus year career, Athens, GA’s Five Eight has amassed quite an impressive share of critical adoration and a loyal (and vocal) fan base. Despite a short stint opening for REM […]
Mercyland :: The AD Interview
Two decades after its original release Mercyland’s sole full-length album, No Feet On The Cowling, is finally seeing a proper reissue. Based in Athens, GA, comprised of David Barbe (vocals/bass), Andrew Donaldson (vocals/guitar) and Joel Suttles (drums), the seminal southern blast of post-punk that was Mercyland’s run lasted from 1985-1991. Below I catch up with founder, David Barbe, who has since gone on to produce a number of records likely found in your collection, act as 1/3 of Bob Mould’s Sugar and co-found Chase park Transduction studios. Barbe is now the director of the University of Georgia’s music business program. His thoughts on that, and much more, below.
Lucinda Williams :: The AD Interview
After more than three decades, there’s not a lot that hasn’t been said about Lucinda Williams’ music. A towering figure in the genre of alt-country and roots-rock, her albums, dating all the […]
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)?
In the summer of 2007 the documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?) saw a limited engagement (read: single viewing) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. I was fortunate to be in attendance, and for the […]
Destroyer :: The AD Interview
Dan Bejar is busy. Between four (differently named) projects releasing material in the past three years, it’s rare that time goes by without hearing from the prolific artist. Bejar’s main […]
Corin Tucker :: The AD Interview
When you walk away from a band that Griel Marcus once dubbed “the best rock and roll band in America,” people can get a bit antsy when you go almost […]
Menomena :: The AD Interview
Coming off the heels of the much delayed, but well-received, Mines , Meonema’s Danny Seim spoke with AD before their recent Los Angeles show. Touching on subjects from the band’s rumored […]
The Walkmen :: The AD Interview, 2010
The Walkmen’s latest record, Lisbon , is another set of glossy black-and-white drama from the New York quintet. Like You & Me before it, Lisbon paints its portraits of drawn-out relationships with wiry guitars and […]
Merle Haggard :: A Conversation
Now Merle Haggard is talking. He’s in his car, somewhere near his home in Bakersfield, CA, and he’s talking about the legendary Bob Wills. I’ve been on the phone with […]
The Love Language :: The AD Interview
The Love Language is, in a lot of ways, a band that seemed to emerge from nowhere. Having caught them opening for Megafaun and the Rosebuds in Chapel Hill in the spring of […]
Beach House :: The AD Interview
After settling into the blissful haze that is Teen Dream , Aquarium Drunkard guest Raquel Nasser caught up with Victoria Legrand of Beach House in the few days between the band’s European and North American tours. […]
Born Ruffians :: The AD Interview (SXSW 2010)
Master At Arms, B. Kramer , caught up with Toronto’s Born Ruffians’ just after their second performance at SXSW. Things soon turned meta. New album drops June 1st via Warp . Words after the jump…. […]