The Verdict: It’s fantastic to listen to this Rhino reissue of The Pretenders debut in the here and now of late 2006. Let me gush for a moment; if this album dropped today it . . . Only […]
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The Rolling Stones :: Exile Outtakes
Upon the first ten to twenty listens, The Stones Exile On Main Street comes off as a real fucking mess, and doesn’t begin to reveal its true self and the charms within for even longer. But such is the […]
Hunky Dory :: Quicksand (demo)
1971’s Hunky Dory has long been, and remains, one of my very favorite Bowie albums. But after I heard the version with the bonus tracks, I found the original studio version to fall a little flat when […]
Pink Nasty :: Mold The Gold
My first exposure to both Pink Nasty (and her brother Black Nasty ) was through her website and myspace pages. I thought it was brilliant, smartass (see Black Nasty) parody. My second exposure was the release of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s […]
Johnny Cash :: The Man Comes Around
What better way to start the month of November than with a bit of Rick Rubin era Johnny Cash . This, the self-penned title track off Cash’s 2002 American IV album, is filled with dark & foreboding apocalyptic imagery […]
Lou Reed :: Dirty Blvd.
Photo: Lou Reed (seated) with fellow songwriter Paul Simon , circa 1982 Saturday night, while having a drink at the neighborhood bar, Lou Reed’s “Dirty Blvd.” came drifting out of the Jukebox, darting past the bad Halloween costumed drunkards and landed […]
Eric Bachman :: To The Races
photo credit: john vanderlslice While dropping Eric Bachman’s name in this earier post I later realized I had yet to feature anything concerning Bachman’s own 2006 . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 17
Welcome to Episode 17 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 the tracklisting order for this […]
Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit
Recorded in Micah’s hometown of Abilene, TX, it’s a small wonder we’re even getting to hear this album so soon after Hinson’s debilitating back surgery following his European tour earlier in the year. I suppose all […]
Ill Lit :: The Tom Cruise Album
Los Angeles based Ill Lit’s latest album entitled Tom Cruise is a 10 track trek through ’70s singer-songwriter country rock propped up by the economical use 21st century electronic synth flourishes. It pans out pretty well somewhere […]
Gob Iron :: Death Songs For The Living
Gob Iron’s Death Songs for the Living is the sort of wonder project that keeps the alt.country/alt.folk set frothing at the mouth in anticipation. And for good reason. Comprised Jay Farrar and Anders Parker, Gob Iron is almost entirely the […]
Damien Jurado :: That I’m In Your Shadow
October 10th saw Secretly Candians’s release of Damien Jurado’s latest LP And Now That I’m In Your Shadow — his seventh full length album. I *just* missed seeing Jurado with Rosie Thomas in Atlanta . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. […]
The Cassettes :: ‘Neath The Pale Moon
Brought to you by L.A.’s own Buddyhead Records is the latest LP from Washington D.C.’s The Cassettes . Self described as a “rock n’ roll vaudeville western band” The Cassettes play there own brand of indie rock referred to […]
SXSW 2006 :: Richard Hawley Interview
Live Daily has recently aired an interview I did for them with Richard Hawley at SXSW in Austin last March. A casual interview, Hawley and I discussed touring, music blogs, his influences, etc at a restaurant prior to his […]
