Punk rock changed Mike Watt’s life, and then he kept changing. Along with guitarist D. Boon and drummer George Hurley, Watt was a member of the Minutemen, one of the earliest signees […]
Category: The AD Interview
The Rosebuds :: The AD Interview
The Rosebuds just released their fifth studio album, Loud Planes Fly Low ; their most inventive, inspired, and honest record to date. Following their fourth release, 2008’s Life Like, the relationship that inspired the group in […]
Centro-matic :: The AD Interview
In 2008 Centro-matic , along with their alter-ego South San Gabriel, released the sprawling double LP, Dual Hawks . In the Fall of last year the band released the Eyas EP along with a […]
Matt Sweeney :: The AD Interview
Their first collaboration on record since 2005’s Superwolf , Matt Sweeney and Will Oldham just released “I Must Be Blind” on 10″ vinyl with “Life In Muscle” on the flip. I ran into Sweeney last […]
The Radio Dept. :: The AD Interview
We caught up Martin Larsson of Swedish dream-pop band The Radio Dept. before their gig at The Troubadour last week. Along with the trio’s critically acclaimed third full-length, Clinging to a Scheme , this album cycle saw the […]
Cure For Pain: The Mark Sandman Story (The AD Interview)
Compared to his contemporaries, Morphine’s Mark Sandman came off like more of an out-of-place beat poet than the zeitgeist’s ‘slacker’ guitar sound of the day. With a presence tapped in to […]
Wheedle’s Groove :: The AD Interview
Filmmaker Jennifer Maas dedicated the last half of the decade chronicling the Seattle soul scene of the 1970s. Her efforts culminate in the new documentary Wheedle’s Groove . A project that began […]
Richard Buckner :: The AD Interview
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 […]
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 […]