If it seems like this 1969 recording, Johnny Cashs second Live stint in a prison, was just reissued not too long ago it’s because, well, it was. In 2000 audiences were graced […]
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Joe Lally :: There To Here
The second Dischord related post in a week comes to us via Fugazi bassist Joe Lally’s solo full length debut, There To Here. With Ian MacKaye teamed up with partner Amy Farina on the […]
Catching Up (With Catbird Records)
A copy of Magnus Larsson’s (aka Pet Politics ) latest EP arrived in the mail the other day via Catbird Records , which reminded me I had yet to mention another of the labels releases I […]
Beach House :: Sunday Morning Sounds
Read music blogs? If so you have no doubt read (numerous) blurbs on the languid, yet exceptional, Beach House debut — and for good reason. Laid back in all the right places, […]
Loudquietloud :: A Film About the Pixies
In my mind The Pixies canon is hallowed ground, so much so that I opted out of seeing them live when they re-formed in 2004 for fear the experience might taint the […]
The Devil And Daniel Johnston :: DVD
A truly great documentary works for the audience regardless of it’s source material; one such recent example of this is The Devil And Daniel Johnston . Regarded by some as an incomparable artistic genius, and […]
The Evens :: Get Evens
While picking up the The Evens new release, Get Evens, Tuesday it dawned on me that the purchase was actually quite fitting with all the political hub-bub in the air (tv/conversation/computer/papers) of late. There […]
A.D. Exclusive :: Travel By Sea (In Studio)
We had a special guest visiting the loft studios at Little Radio yesterday. Kyle Kersten, one half of rising indie-folk duo Travel By Sea , stopped by The Aquarium Drunkard Show and spent a couple […]
Now Podcasting 18 :: The 1960s Podcast
Welcome to Episode 18 of the podcast edition of The Aquarium Drunkard Show; airing live every Wednesday 2-4 p.m. PST at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A. As requested, below is […]
Guitars…Cadillacs…Hillbilly Music
Most folks today are completely unaware of Dwight Yoakam’s original punk rock alliances at the beginning of his career. For when Yoakam started out his music was completely disregarded by the established […]
Spencer Davis Group/Traffic/Blind Faith
There was a time, and not so long ago, when any mention of the name “Steve Winwood” quickly conjured images of very bad MTV videos and cheesy ’80s pop pap. For me, […]
Wowee Zowee :: Sordid Sentinals Edition
“Oh, that I could bend my tongue outwards/Leave your lungs hurting/Tuckin’ my shirt in/Pants I wear so well/Cross your t’s shirt smells/Worse than your lyin’/Caught my dad cryin'” – “Rattled […]
Elephant Micah :: Embarrassment of Riches
I featured the formidable songwriting talents of Elephant Micah once before on the Drunkard at the tail end of 2005. Just recently I received in the mail the new Elephant Micah EP Embarrassment […]
Swan Lake :: Beast Moans
I can only imagine the anticipatory vibe surrounding the release of late ’60s supergroup Blind Faith’s sole release was something akin to that of what the indie community has been experiencing the […]
Frank Black :: Los Angeles Re-visited
I lost touch with Frank Black’s music years ago, but not before his 1993 debut/eponymous solo album . At the time, as a rabid and devout Pixies fan, this album was highly anticipated…and hey, […]
