Apifera :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Like most musicians that work in the nebulous worlds of jazz and beat music in Israel, the four members of Apifera have been crossing paths with one another for years. With Overstand, they tap into that deep sense of connection with a blend of spiritual jazz, psychedelic R&B, and J. Dilla-inspired beats . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)

Different doors to the same house. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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Pino Palladino & Blake Mills :: Transmissions

Pino Palladino and Blake Mills are two of the most dynamic studio wizards in music and they join us this week on Transmissions to discuss Notes With Attachments, their Impulse! Records-released collaborative long-player. Known for their individual collaborations with artists like Bob Dylan, D'Angelo, The Who, Fiona Apple, and Brittany Howard, these two go completely unexpected places as they unite for a set of jazzy instruments that blur the lines between J. Dilla flips, Cuban shuffles, and West African lock grooves . . .

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Female Species :: Till The Moon Don’t Shine

With the release of Tale of My Lost Love, the story of Female Species—sisters Vicki and Ronni Gossett—moves out of Numero Group’s cabinet of curios and into the full retrospective treatment, and, man, do the songs and story ever warrant it. The Gossetts sound shifted through the decades, first from girl group to garage rock, then to psychedelic pop and lounge, and finally to glossy Nashville pop sheen . . .

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Michael Hurley :: Blue Navigator

Recently reissued by Feeding Tube Records, Michael Hurley's 1984 Blue Navigator guides us to lonesome graveyards, runs with wolves, death, resurrection, and encounters with Martians. Classic Snock . . .

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Bandcamping :: Spring 2021

Just about a year ago, we were settling into a weird new normal of lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing. One bright spot amidst the gloom was the emergence of a new monthly holiday for music lovers — Bandcamp Friday, during which the outfit waived its usual fees and gave artists a much-needed financial boost. The tradition continues in 2021 — the next one hits on May 7 . . .

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Henri Salvador :: Homme Studio 1969-78

A late career re-birth at fifty, following his break from the showbiz world, Henri Salvador found himself in self-imposed exile with his wife, working from his living room, self producing. Marginalized but free, these homespun efforts have finally been comped on Homme Studio 1969-1978, via the Paris based Born Bad Records . . .

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Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs :: Mama (Live On GTK Australian Television, 1971)

Ripppper. Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs doing "Mama", live in the studio, 1971, via Australian television's now-defunct GTK program. Still too short at a chooglin' 9+ minutes, rumor has it Endless Boogie have been known to take it further than Kesey's bus . . .

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Waylon Jennings And Friends :: Tribute to Sue Brewer

A mighty guitar pull, hoss. Filmed in Nashville for television in 1984, we find Waylon Jennings playing host to bevy of living legends in celebration of the late Sue Brewer. Decades long de facto den mother, and champion of upcoming Music City singer-songwriters, Brewer's 18th Avenue apartment served as a makeshift clubhouse / after-hours performance space for the scene's burgeoning community including Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller, Harlan Howard, and Willie Nelson. To be the fly on those walls . . .

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Soft Machine :: French Televison 1967

Filmed in 1967. Broadcast via Ce Soir On Danse, TV France--August 25, 1968. Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers . . .

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Ola Magnell :: Ta Det Kallt, Det Är Allt

Is it rolling, Bob? Few were immune to the global fascination with Bob Dylan, both sonically and culturally. Swedish troubadour Ola Magnell was no exception, as evidenced on his 1981 lp, Europaväg 66. In barefaced homage to Highway 61 (the Europaväg is an 840 km road spanning Bressanone, Italy to Szolnok, Hungary), Magnell stood tall in his fandom riffing on "Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)

Time is elastic, let's stretch. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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Winds :: Look At The Sky

Look At The Sky -- a record perfectly suited for the break of spring. The debut album from the Los Angeles-based Winds is a collection of sun-soaked, baroque pop imbued with distinctive west coast magnetism. With tropicália-laced tints intertwined throughout, expect a swirling range of vocals, earworm melodies, and bouncing rhythmic patterns . . .

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Noah Lekas & Ethan Miller of Howlin’ Rain :: Transmissions

This week on the show, we're joined by poet and music journalist Noah C. Lekas and Ethan Miller of Howlin' Rain and Comets on Fire. They've got a new collaboration featured on Sounds From the Shadow Factory, a 10" record from Blind Owl: a rock & roll adaptation of "Saturday Night Sage," the poem from Lekas' recent book of the same name. The two joined us for a discussion about spoken word, their paths in psychedelia, blue collar mysticism, and the current state of the counter culture. Heading deep underground, this week on Transmissions . . .

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Prince Jammy ‎:: Computerized Dub

The duppy in the machine. Originally released in 1986 (and later coupled on compact disc with Wayne Smith's Sleng Teng in '92), Computerized Dub is truth in advertising. Seven years out from the dubscapes of "Slaughterhouse Five", our Prince caught the digital bug and swung headfirst into the zeitgeist, lacing his riddims appropriately . . .

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