Here Comes A Regular :: An Interview with Bill and Turner Ross about their new film, “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets”

Over the last decade, brothers Bill and Turner Ross have quietly built one of the most singular and idiosyncratic careers in contemporary, non-fiction cinema.

We recently connected with the Ross brothers to talk about their unconventional approach to crafting this film, their comfort navigating the thin, blurred line between documentary and the traditional feature and what they've got spinning on the stereo during lockdown.

"Our films follow a consistent ethos: Don’t talk about it, be about it . . .

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Frank “Poncho” Sampedro :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Crazy Horse's Frank "Poncho" Sampedro joined up with Neil Young in 1973 and remained firmly in place until 2014. He joins Aquarium Drunkard's Tyler Wilcox for a look back at his time in the Horse—at times dosed, at times dazed, but always tapped into the mythic rock and roll spirit that drove the band . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Orions Belte

From the lush, exciting outskirts of "left field" this series likes to summon, the band plucked for us Mac Miller's '2009' and Danzig's 'Am I Demon.'

...re-imagining ‘2009’s lovely strings and piano and ‘Demon’s classic riffage. Worthy and original results, to be sure . . .

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Diversions: Joseph Shabason

Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing . . .

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Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles: Keys / Black Twig Pickers: Friend’s Peace

As its title suggests, Keys unlocks all kinds of musical doors, welcoming the listener into spaces that are alternately joyous and mournful, weird and deep. Make yourself right at home . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: April 2021

Freeform transmissions from Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab. The April broadcast features new episodes of Range and Basin and Doom and Gloom from the Tomb plus Tyler Hale’s Tumbleweed and Uncle Tio’s Feathered Serpent. April 18, from 4—8 PM Pacific time . . .

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Nana Yamato :: Before Sunrise

Nana Yamato's daydream pop evokes the limitless possibilities of a new day. Released by Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts' Dull Tools label, it pairs MIDI blips, DIY beats, gleeful guitars and neon romance . . .

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Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble :: NOW

The previous Black Monument Ensemble long-player, Where Future Unfolds, was an absolute knockout. NOW might be even better. Led by the multi-talented Damon Locks, the Chicago collective includes such amazing players as Angel Bat Dawid, Ben LaMar Gay and Dana Hall, all coming together to create something totally unique — an uncanny blend of dreamy reveries and harsh realities . . .

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

Silk degrees. 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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Sun Ra :: Extensions Out, Plus: Four Poetry Books (1959/1972)

Sun Ra was almost as prolific a writer as he was a composer. A new set of books and pamplets out on the Corbett vs. Dempsey showcase his literary side with visionary poetry, esoteric essays, heady manifestos, and occult philosophy . . .

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Angel Bat Dawid :: Transmissions

This week on the show, Chicago’s Angel Bat Dawid. She joined us to discuss record collecting, the influence of Sun Ra, her history with music and religion, her creative practice, race, and much more . . .

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Ronald “RJ” Miller :: FREE SOUL

The third installment from Maine-based ambient jazz drummer Ronald "RJ" Miller is his most ambitious and rewarding to date. FREE SOUL is a new chapter—a collage-type work which feels glitchy and yet deeply alive . . .

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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra :: Promises

Teaming with British producer Floating Points, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders evokes spiritual lushness and revels in dynamic contrast on the new recording Promises, pairing his full-throated saxophone with synthesizers and strings from the London Symphony Orchestra . . .

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Latin Grippe (A Mixtape)

Because it's only getting hotter... our hermano in sound Mathieu Schreyer's all-vinyl set from last May. All fire, via the Radio Free archives, previously solely available via our Patreon. Only the good shit . . .

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Reigning Sound :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Greg Cartwright had pretty much invented a certain kind of rowdy, country-blues garage rock by the time he was a teenager playing with the Compulsive Gamblers and then the Oblivians. We caught up to discuss his latest album, A Little More Time With Reigning Sound, what it’s like to have the original band together again and the difficult, occasionally harrowing circumstances, that knocked these songs loose and into the world . . .

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