AD Presents :: Soul Sides, A Gospel/Funk Mixtape

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Welcome to the latest mixtape installment in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. Today we catch up with DJ O-Dub, aka Oliver Wang of Soul Sides. Since the series began in February Soul Sides has been at the top of my short list. Wang's taste and knowledge in soul, r&b, funk and hip hop is unrivaled. Below, O-Dub has cooked up an hour long medley of gospel/funk guaranteed to save your soul. In short, you need this tape . . .

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Billy Nicholls :: Would You Believe

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Several years ago our pal Duke, over at You Set The Scene, turned us on to the unearthed/reissued Billy Nicholls LP Would You Believe. With the caveat that, unlike so many other 'lost masterpieces,' this was an album that actually delivered on the promise of the hyperbole. I took note and he was right. Hailed as "the British . . .

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Back Door :: Slivadiv

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"Slivadiv" from Back Door's eponymous, super funky, 1972 LP. Just try and not break into "Stand Together."

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The Sea-Ders :: Thanks A Lot

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As Record Collector magazine once noted, the Sea-Ders (who hailed from Beirut, Lebanon) took a decidedly different tack when approaching this thing that is rock & roll. Instead of spiraling into over the top eastern-flavored otherness (like so many of their peers at the time) the Sea-Ders, having landed in London and signed to Decca in 1967, embraced a more primal, early Kinks-esque, approach to their songwriting. Coming from Beirut their take on the genre was already unique . . .

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Gabor Szabo :: Jazz Raga

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A friend passed the reissue of Gabor Szabo's Jazz Raga off to me at a bar just as the summer began to kick in here in Los Angeles. Unlike much of the country, the season here is a creeper---coming on slowly, all hazy, unpredictable and noir like something out of a Thomas Pynchon novel. As CDs often do, Raga ended up living in my car's deck for the next six weeks. Released in 1967 the collection is a weird stew of . . .

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John Grant :: Queen Of Denmark

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A sound that at once invokes the 70s art pop of Todd Rundgren, the pastoral folk of Heron and, at times, the vocal phrasings of Nina Simone, the twelve songs John Grant presents on Queen Of Denmark wholly create a world unto itself.

His first release since leaving the Czars, Queen of Denmark finds Grant's . . .

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Autolux :: Transit Transit

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We should respect any band’s willingness to record and properly market an album at its own pace, but with that schedule comes a much higher expectation, and nowadays, a completely different music environment altogether. So how does Autolux fit into all of this after six years without a release? I have no clue, but we're about to find out. It’s almost impossible to tell what fans in general truly desire anymore other than the infatuation of newness and nostalgia, or at least being vaguely associated with both while . . .

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Roadside Graves :: Cover Session: Holiday Road/Boy In The Yard

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Roadside Graves just set out on the road for a month-long tour of the US of A -- most likely coming to a town near you. The band went in the studio last month and cut an Aquarium Drunkard session consisting of two covers: Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" and Odawas "Boy In The Yard;" both of which they have has been working up in their live shows of late. The two . . .

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No Jacket Required :: This Friday — Superhumanoids, Polls, John Carpenter, Lord Huron @ the Grandstar, August 6th: Chinatown

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No Jacket Required returns this Friday at the Grandstar in Chinatown with a quadruple bill of Superhumanoids, Polls, John Carpenter and Lord Huron.   Come hang.   DJ Travis Keller (Buddyhead) will be spinning the rock & roll records. Bonus treats . . .

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AD Presents :: Cotton Jones, Parson Red Heads, Roadside Graves

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August 17th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Cotton Jones, Parson Red Heads and Roadside Graves at the Echo. We're giving away several pairs of tickets for the show. To enter: leave a comment below with you name and email address. Winners chosen at random and will be notified with tickets held at will-call.

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Billy Storm And The Valiants :: This Is The Night

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If you're solely interested in sonic fidelity you can find a much cleaner version of this track, but in terms of sheer atmosphere this old vinyl rip has it in spades. Cut in the late fifties "This Is The Night" finds Billy Storm fronting the Valiants---doo wop, slightly surreal and old L.A.

Elsewhere: Speaking of old doo wop, the following tale is required reading/listening for those with a sense of history . . .

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David Bowie :: Fashion (Video, 1980)

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"We are the goon squad and we're coming to town, beep beep." From 1980. "Fashion," one of my favorite Bowie bangers with Robert Fripp happens to be one of my favorite Bowie videos as well. Beep beep.

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Deerhunter :: Revival

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It wasn't so long ago Deerhunter was weighed down by inconsistent, nonsensical, live performances coupled with mountains of bad press that did nothing but urge critics to inspect and second guess their every move. Things have changed. Since the release of 2008’s Microcastle I have to search the farthest recesses of my brain, with the tiniest of instruments, to even locate those experiences or memories. The band is so strong on all fronts that I would be shocked if their . . .

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

SIRIUS 152: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Bob McFadden & Dor - The Mummy ++ Ty Segall - My Sunshine ++ The Fresh & Onlys - Grey-Eyed Girl ++ Jacques Dutronc - J'ai Mis Un Tigre Dans Ma Guitare ++ Carlos & The Bandidos - Mexicali Baby ++ The Yardbirds - Stroll On ++ The Rolling Stones . . .

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Kris Kristofferson :: The Publishing Demos 1968-72 (Vinyl)

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Kristofferson fans: I have a deluxe vinyl, first pressing of the double-LP release, Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-72, plus an autographed photo for an AD reader. Hand numbered and limited to only 2,000 copies. Double 180-gram vinyl, housed in an "old school" tip-on gatefold LP jacket. Enter below in the comments. Winner chosen at random this Friday.

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