Alan Dunham :: The AD Interview

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“Hello!” Alan Dunham sings exuberantly at the beginning of his 1980 LP Flying Alone. “It’s nice to meet you!” Not too many people got the chance to connect with the teenaged singer-songwriter back then, though. The homemade album was released in minuscule quantities — a very private press, indeed. But in 2021, the ever-reliable crate diggers at Numero Group are giving Dunham a proper introduction: Flying Alone hits various digital platforms this week . . .

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Brian Protheroe :: Pinball

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We may or may not have a playlist entitled Let's Have Sax -- one entirely comprised of vintage pop tunes with choice saxxy interludes. We're not saying we do... but if we did, the elegant one-hit wonder that is Brian Protheroe's "Pinball" would surely slide in midway through. Released in 1974, "Pinball" scratches that mid-decade McCartney itch, much in the same way as, say, Emitt Rhodes or a nice, sweet hit of Gerry Rafferty . . .

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Elis Regina :: Golden Slumbers (1971)

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Covering the Beatles is often met with mixed results, but Brazilian songstress Elis Regina pulled it off in 1971 via her rendering of "Golden Slumbers". Singing in English, released two years after Abbey Road, Regina works McCartney's nostalgic lament into a soulful, orchestrated, vamp . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: August 2021

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab returns Sunday, August 15 from 4—8 PM Pacific time, with special guests Chad DePasquale and MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger . . .

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Rachika Nayar: fragments

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Recorded by herself in her bedroom, Rachika Nayar’s short new collection of songs, fragments, allows the listener to discover new things with every listen . . .

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Lonnie Holley :: In the Gardens at Pulp

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Lonnie Holley is no stranger to collaboration. From Richard Swift to Matthew E. White and many more, his improvisatory spirit shines when working with simpatico artists. Here, he's presented with a small acoustic combo at Pulp Arts, a multidisciplinary arts and fabrication space in Gainesville, Florida . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Book Club :: Chapter Eight

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Welcome back to the stacks. It’s Aquarium Drunkard’s Book Club, our recurring column of recent (or not so recent) recommended reading. This month, the short fiction of Henry Dumas, Leonora Carrington's comedic novel, alchemical poetry from N.H. Pritchard, Stanley Crawford, and Scott McClanahan's Crapalachia . . .

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Damon & Naomi :: A Sky Record

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A Sky Record is one of Damon & Naomi with Michio Kurihara's most purely gorgeous sounding records, offering up 10 songs that find a perfect middle ground between overcast melancholy and cautious, hard-won optimism . . .

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Rickie Lee Jones :: Transmissions

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Ahead of hitting the road on tour, Rickie Lee Jones joins us to discuss her incredible memoir, Last Chance Texaco on Transmissions, documenting her rebellious youth in California and Arizona in the ‘70s, her rise to stardom, run-ins with other artists, and much more, with poetic and literary charm . . .

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Mitch Easter :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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In R.E.M.’s earliest days, it fell to Mitch Easter to harness the raw power and jangly energy of the Athens, Georgia quartet. He joins us today to discuss his history working with the band . . .

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Wednesday :: One More Last One

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Ahead of Twin Plagues, Wednesday bury southern country under distortion. ""One More Last One" adheres to classic dream pop trappings, but there's a Southern gothic bent to this cryptic tale of survival from behind a wall of fuzz . . .

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Videodrome :: Labyrinth – David Bowie & Jareth The Goblin King

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Like Jareth in the Labyrinth, Bowie was a fantasy figure in the maze of pop culture. Otherworldly sonically and aesthetically, he always seemed to be a few steps ahead of the cultural zeitgeist that he governed over . . .

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The Beaters :: Harari

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Not every record needs a reissue. This one did. Released earlier this year via the UK based Matsuli Music, Harari proves a cornerstone in the South African group's evolution from Soweto soul (as The Beaters) to the charged afro-rock and funk (as Harari) that would come to define their legacy . . .

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Liam Kazar :: Due North

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Liam Kazar’s introductory single arrived in Spring 2020 via the ear worm, “Shoes Too Tight." It's taken over a year, but Kazar finally has a proper lp, giving us the occasion to opine on this artist in full. A rollicking but smart affair, Due North creates its own cool, justifiably confident no matter the subject or style . . .

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Dyke and the Blazers :: Uhh

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Dyke and the Blazers defined "funk" in the desert, evidenced by two recent collections, Down on Funky Broadway: Phoenix 1966-1967 and I Got a Message: Hollywood (1968–1970). While "Funky Broadway," "We Got More Soul," and "Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man" are the best known cuts, of particular shambolic charm is "Uhh," a relentless grinder propelled by drummer Rodney Brown . . .

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