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Catherine Howe :: What a Beautiful Place
Are you down with the Numero Group ? If not, get hip, as they are just one of the many, many great labels that have sprung up the past few years specializing […]
Sloan :: Never Hear the End of It
My exposure to Nova Scotia’s power-pop outfit Sloan was a reverse and catch-up affair as they have steadily flown below the radar in the U.S. — even in “indie” terms. Perhaps […]
The Shins :: Wincing the Night Away
Without a doubt The Shins Wincing the Night Away was the leak of 2006 — and for good reason. Mercer and company have done it again, and I must agree with the early reviewers who noted that […]
Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer
This is not your older brother’s Of Montreal . After one listen to the group’s latest, Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer , fans of Of Montreal prior to 2004’s Satanic Panic In The Attic
The Mooney Suzuki :: Maximum Black EP
Here is a blast from the recent past. This past fall V2 re-released The Mooney Suzuki’s 1999 tour-only Black EP with five extra tracks pulled from the original recording sessions. This is fine, fine neo-garage. […]
Elvis Perkins :: Ash Wednesday
Kevin from So Much Silence turned me on to Elvis Perkins during his last trip to L.A. Thank you, sir. After reading a brief bio of Perkins, it’s easy to see where he is coming from in […]
Lee Hazlewood :: Saccharine Underground
Yesterday Stereogum posted a track off the upcoming Lee Hazelwood album Cake or Death . More importantly, for me, they shed the sad news of Lee Hazelwood . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 22
First off: The A.D. podcast has been up since last spring and has grown to attract about 1,800 listeners each week. BUT, I do have a problem. I am hoping one of you may have […]
Meters :: Live @ The Showboat Lounge 1977
In contiuuing with the string of New Orleans related posts until Mardi Gras, here is a Meters show from 1977 I posted on last January as part of the original Live Upload Series. […]
Captain Beefheart :: Safe as Milk
Captain Beefheart’s 1967 debut, Safe as Milk , has had a firm hold on my ears the past couple of weeks — namely because I just recently replaced my old copy with the remastered […]
The Autumn Defense :: New Album
I heaped praise on The Autumn Defense 2003 album Circles back in March of last year and have since wondered if/when they would record a proper follow-up. Well
Gilles Peterson :: Digs America
For those of you who were curious as to what compilation I was referencing in the Darondo post , the following should clarify a bit. Gilles Peterson is the envy of dj’s, collectors and crate […]
David Vandervelde :: Moonstation House Band
Upon listening to David Vandervelde’s late 2006 Daytrotter session (dude covered the Stones “cocksucker blues“..i mean, c’mon) I immediately shot an email to his label Secretly Canadian to get the scoop on who this guy was […]
Darondo :: Let My People Go
In 2006 the Luv N’ Haight folks released this nine track career spanning co llection of Darondo’s . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue […]
