Dream letter: Greetings from L.A. Via satellite, the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays . . .
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And we're back. Welcome to another installment of Transmissions. For this episode, we're bringing you one from the Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard's archives: a live conversation with Ben Kramer and our founder Justin Gage, discussing 15 years of Aquarium Drunkard. Though RFAD is on pause, keep your eyes open for the eventual return of the Tonight Zone, Kramer's late night call-in show. For now, tune in and drift as Kramer and Gage discuss the evolution and vision behind Aquarium Drunkard . . .
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Four elder artists—Augie Meyers, Kath Bloom, Ed Askew, and Michael Hurley—speak with Jerry David DeCicca about living the art life in quarantine. No surprise, these conversations are filled with humanity, compassion, vulnerability, and humor . . .
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I can still see it now: a black and white profile photo of Michael Stipe on a stark white background, via R.E.M.’s Mumble LP - a bootleg comprised of material from multiple sources. I was in middle school and it was my first grey market release. I was obsessed with my favorite artists and always hungry for more material. That hunger eventually directed me over to live recordings which, for someone who had not yet attended a concert, offered a true treasure trove – the performative aspect rolled alongside variance in material was fascinating. Fast-forward . . .
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Silent Ways offers an immersive submersion into the depths of "In A Silent Way." Composed by Joe Zawinul and made famous as the title track of Miles Davis' first all-electric LP, it's a song that doesn't attempt to stop time as much as it attempts control time. Speed it up, slow it down, stretch it out, turn it upside down . . .
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Bob Dylan historian James Adams' Pretty Good Stuff. Hosted by Adams himself, the hour-long program dove deep into the depths of all things Dwarf Music.
Fear not, Bobcats: while the signal may be on pause, the revelry continues as we are continuing the show on a monthly basis in this new format . . .
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Antiquarian bookseller and author Paul Drummond's new book 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History gathers together a wealth of materials, including photos, clippings, show flyers, stills, and legal documents. Here, editor Mark Iosifescu discusses bringing the uncanny saga of the Elevators to life . . .
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This week's installment of the Lagniappe Sessions catches up with DTLA troubadour Sunny War (née Sydney Lyndella Ward). In contrast to her roots gigging in punk bands, War's approach as a solo artist (a clawhammer infused amalgamation of blues and folk) has more in common with Joan Armatrading, and Joni Mitchell than Joan Jett. Though influences do die hard (see: War's stripped down take of "Fragile", via Wire's perennial debut, Pink Flag . . .
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On their new album, Ohms, Trees Speak evoke the heavy weirdness of the deep desert but from a Krautrock connoisseur’s viewpoint, folding in elements of post-punk, noir soundtracks, analog synth-music and contemporary psychedelia . . .
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith wrote her new album The Mosaic of Transformation as a spiritual process, trying to understand the mental blocks that made music, life, and everything else feel impossible. “This album was a tool for me to heal this mental block by finding a way to embody the music,” she explains . . .
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Open rhythms. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays . . .
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There's a particular clarity made possible by the trio format, something guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade make clear on Angular Blues, Muthspiel's fourth album as bandleader for the storied ECM label. This spacious arrangement makes for magnificent listening . . .
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Our guest this week on Transmissions is pedal steel player Luke Schneider. Best known as a sideman for Margo Price, he's back with a New Age album, Altar of Harmony, released by the venerable Third Man Records. Schneider takes the pedal steel for a cosmic ride on his new album, conjuring up uncanny sounds that seem to bend the ear—and the heart . . .
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At 44 tracks, the digital relief album serves up a massive helping of AD compatriots including, but not limited to, Steve Gunn, Mary Lattimore, James Toth, Sarah Louise, Maston, Bill MacKay, MV & EE, Andrew Tuttle, and loads more . . .
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There’s something really comforting about a cover song...familiar while still feeling fresh, soothing and confounding at the same time . . .
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