Jukin' howl from the land of Japan. If that piques your interest you need Okamatos' "Boogie Chudoku" in your life. Shit really gets kickin' halfway through the track. Catch the band this month on tour in the states with select dates in Austin (SXSW), NYC, L.A., Seattle, Chicago, etc. High five to Rollo Grady for the tip.
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We lost another great talent this weekend. Yet another tragic loss. That is what immediately came to mind when I read of Mark Linkous's suicide last night; that and the recent passing of Vic Chesnutt in December. This morning I pulled out a number of Linkous' albums and and re-discovered my favorite track off That Horse Yonder, the 2007 Sparklehorse tribute---Travel by Sea's
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Jody at When You Awake asked me to contribute to her ongoing, themed, mixtape series. I came up 'midnight radio' and put together a 34 minute medley of old, scratchy, vinyl rip weirdness inspired by a surreal, late-night, drive through the New Mexico desert. This could also very well be the soundtrack to an, as of yet, unfilmed David Lynch project. Go ahead and grab the mixtape over here...
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Last month Roadside Graves debuted "Liv Tyler," the first single off their forthcoming EP, You Won't Be Happy With Me (out March 23rd). The band now has a video for the track, shot by Travis Huggett, in and around their hometown of Metuchen, NJ . . .
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Like last year, Aquarium Drunkard is kicking off our SXSW early and doing a night-party during Interactive at Red Eyed Fly with Scion, Saturday night, March 13th. This year we have local champs, and AD favorites, The Strange Boys and become a member or log in.
It's that time of year again. The time when team AD leaves L.A. and decamps for Austin, TX for a week of non-stop tex-mex, Lone Star, non-existent cabs, salty margaritas...and, of course, music. Come hang out w/ Aquarium Drunkard all day Thursday, March 18th, at Lamberts noon-6pm. Free day-party = no badges/wristbands needed. Also, no RSVP bullshit....first come/first served. No Jacket Required. DJ sets DJ Jody O (When . . .
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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 131: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Cat - Do The Watusi ++ So Many Wizards - Nico ++ Washed Out - Feel It All Around ++ Art Museums - Sculpture Gardens ++ Harlem - Goodbye Horses ++ Local Natives - Warning Sign ++ Yawn - Toys ++ The Olivia Tremor Control - Memories of Jacqueline 1906 ++ Caribou - Sandy ++ Abe Vigoda - Dead . . .
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God bless reissue labels. Case in point, the Dragons' BFI---a West coast surf/psych romp resurrected in 2007 via London's Ninja Tune Records. It's one of those quintessential crate-digger finds, seemingly forgotten, only to gain a new audience 30+ years after it original release. The story goes (and there is always a story) that several years ago . . .
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A one of a kind record from a talent so deep it kills you to learn... this is all there is. Straight out of Austin, TX this may be the best of the whole Armadillo/outlaw scene, though Willis never wanted a part of it in the first place. Country fans and foes alike should grab this record and hold on tight.
Willis Alan Ramsey's record merges country and soul as much as it combines chicken shack production with a touch of studio . . .
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Heads up, Los Angeles. On March 27th Aquarium Drunkard, in conjunction with the Echo, is holding its first ever all ages festival here in L.A. in Echo Park. Dubbed WAVED OUT, after my favorite Robert Pollard . . .
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Will Oldham's next long player (with the Cairo Gang) is out March 23rd on Drag City. He and Emmett Kelly have dubbed this one The Wonder Show of the World. I have yet to hear a note of it, but the pair did issue this non-album teaser---a stark, bare bones, reworking of Conway Twitty's "Play, Guitar, Play."
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Latest offering from Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent). Look for the new LP, Here's To Taking It Easy, out May 11th via Dead Oceans.
MP3: Phosphorescent :: It's Hard to Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)
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In 2005 I dubbed White Foliage's six song EP, Zurich, "ethereal dream pop." Five years later, revisiting the EP's high point, "Drug Song," the description still hold true. Since the release of Zurich, White Foliage have regrouped, dubbing themselves Secret Cities, emerging "with a cocktail of Spector-esque doe-eyed romanticism." Austin based label Western Vinyl will be releasing Zurich's follow-up, Pink Graffiti . . .
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Truly great soundtracks don't come easy. This is what makes the companion to Trainspotting so unusual. Not only does it manage to nail the cultural moment the film portrays (and aurally recreate the film's story in its running order), but it also escapes the film entirely becoming its own album. It plays out like a . . .
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When I wasn't busy blasting my eardrums out with the Creation and 4AD catalogs Slumberland Records was the essential go-to label for all things noise-pop. Almost every artist paid tribute to My Bloody Valentine, Ride and Pale Saints in some form, but
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