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 way back to 1979’s Ramblin’, […]
Category: The AD Interview
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 next three years kept an […]
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 project, Destroyer , is set to […]
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 completely off the radar for […]
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 and documented tribulations to the […]
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 off-center drums. Aquarium Drunkard caught […]
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 Haggard for fifteen minutes now, […]
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 2009, the next thing I […]
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. Those of you doing Coachella can […]
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…. Only the good shit. Aquarium […]
Suckers :: The AD Interview (SXSW 2010)
Our erratic SXSW coverage continues….below, a chat with Austin Fisher of the Brooklyn based Suckers . A relatively new outfit, whose debut LP, Wild Smile, is set to drop June 8th on French Kiss Records , Suckers are presently gearing […]
Lissie :: The AD Interview
Aquarium Drunkard caught up with Lissie , the best pipes at SXSW, before her set at Mess With Texas in the midst of her whirlwind week in Austin. The following discussion veers from Throat Coat tea to Hulu faves…with […]
The Antlers :: The AD Interview
A lot has changed for Brooklyn-born quintet The Antlers since last year’s breakout LP, Hospice . A concept album about the relationship between a hospice worker and a dying cancer patient, Hospice is an intense, atmospheric triumph of […]
Kris Kristofferson :: The AD Interview
Last week Aquarium Drunkard cut a session with Kris Kristofferson at a studio in Los Angeles — we also had the opportunity to interview the troubadour/actor/activist. Below, Kristofferson speaks to his new LP, Nicaragua, old friends, and […]
No Age :: The AD Interview
L.A. sons, No Age , return to their EP roots today with the release of the highly anticipated Losing Feeling EP. A week before the release, AD spoke via phone with Randy Randall, the duos co-founder and guitarist, […]