Looking back to look ahead. It’s our Year In Review 2022. As always, our list is unranked and unruly. Let it blurb.
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Transmissions :: Bedhead
Today on the show, we are joined by the Kadane Brothers, who founded the pioneering slowcore band Bedhead in 1991 in Dallas, Texas. On this episode of Transmissions, we dig into Bedhead’s history and idiosyncratic approach, exploring how they worked “remotely” and by telephone long before remote work was standard, the space carved out by Bedhead’s unique sound, their cover of Cher’s “Believe,” and much more.
Mess Esque :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
On their self-titled album as Mess Esque, Helen Franzmann and Mick Turner generate poignant and skeletal melodies that float in a self-contained dream pop universe. They joined us to discuss tuning their approach to each other and more.
Tim Kinsella :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
In a longform, career-spanning conversation, Tim Kinsella of Cap’n Jazz, discusses the Gimme Altamont project with Jenny Pulse, writing “systems” instead of songs, acting, and more.
The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)
Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.
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Liz Lamere and Jared Artaud on Alan Vega :: Transmissions
Liz Lamere and Jared Artuad join us this week on Aquarium Drunkard’s weekly talk show podcast Transmissions to discuss the life, work, and creative philosophies of the late Alan Vega.
Tim Heidecker :: Buddy
With the buoyant folk pop of “Buddy” Tim Heidecker recounts an achingly familiar tale of a burnout friend whose whole life story seems predestined: “Everybody could see that you were gone, gone, gone/Gone before you’re gone.” It’s from his forthcoming long player, High School.
The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)
Cowboys in the void. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.
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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: June 20th on dublab
Never-ending summer Sunday on Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab. June 20th from 4—8 PM Pacific. Hour one belongs to D. Norsen, bringing us an all-new episode of RFAD favorite Cadence. In hour two, Range and Basin with Jason P. Woodbury, with hard rock and out-there pop. In hour three, Tyler Wilcox’s Doom and Gloom from the Tomb, with an hour of summer solstice jazz. And to close things out, Aquarium Drunkard brings an hour of dub reggae.
Jim Jarmusch :: Transmissions
Director, musician, and artist Jim Jarmusch joins Transmissions for a wide-ranging talk about his movies, collaborators, and life in upstate New York, where he’s at work on art and music nearly all the time. “I have a kind of slow rhythm to the way I talk, to the music I make, to the films I make.”
J Mascis :: Transmissions
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. joins us to discuss Sweep It Into Space, along with his solo albums, early SST days, playing with heroes like Ron Asheton of the Stooges, and more.
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.
Aquarium Drunkard :: 2020 Year In Review
Here it is, our Year in Review. As always, unranked and sprawling.
Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard August 2020 Broadcast
The second episode of Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard, our monthly four-hour broadcast every third Sunday of the month, is now archived for on-demand listening at Dublab. Originally aired August 16th, this edition features an episode of William Tyler’s Sea of Glass in the first hour, followed by Range and Basin, Doom and Gloom From the Tomb, Personal Sky and then a bonus episode of The Tonight Zone closing out the session. Individual shows are archived for our Patreon supporters.
The Aquarium Drunkard Guide To Three Lobed Recordings
Founded 20 years ago, North Carolina’s Three Lobed Records documents the psych-rock underground. There’s no signature Three Lobed sound or vibe — and that’s a very good thing. To celebrate 20 years of Three Lobed Recordings, we’ve pulled together a selection of noteworthy LPs from the label’s ever-expanding galaxy, with recommendations both from the Aquarium Drunkard crew and Three Lobed-related artists.