Louie And The Lovers

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A lost and found story. Louie and the Lovers from Salinas, California put out this one record, discovered and produced by the legendary Doug Sahm during his exile from Texas; it barely sold. But Rise was such a strong album, a startling blend of the San Francisco sound, Chicano music, and Tex-Mex country rock, it became an easy target for collectors. Rarer, however, was the fabled follow-up album, lost in a fire save for one cassette and unreleased until Bear Family's recent offering, Louie and the Lovers, The Complete Recordings.

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Decade :: Paul Westerberg, Stereo/Mono (2002)

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What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?

Here at AD, we started talking it through and decided we weren’t going to add to the cacophony of lists being put out by various music pubs. There are enough of those. Rather, we elected to let our four main writers have a chance to write . . .

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Decade :: The New Pornographers,Twin Cinema

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What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?

Here at AD, we started talking it through and decided we weren’t going to add to the cacophony of lists being put out by various music pubs. There are enough of those. Rather, we elected to let our four main writers have a chance to write . . .

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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. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 117: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ The Raincoats - No Side To Fall ++ The Vaselines - Dum-Dum ++ Yellow Fever - Katcatcher ++ The Breeders - Don't Call Home (Safari EP version) ++ Broadcast & The Focus Group - Royal Chant ++ Gorillaz - M1A1 ++ Grizzly Bear w . . .

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Decade :: Sun Kil Moon, Ghosts of the Great Highway

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What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?

Here at AD, we started talking it through and decided we weren’t going to add to the cacophony of lists being put out by various music pubs. There are enough of those. Rather, we elected to let our four main writers have a chance to write . . .

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Kris Kristofferson :: The AD Interview

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Last week Aquarium Drunkard cut a session with Kris Kristofferson at a studio in Los Angeles -- we also had the opportunity to interview the troubadour/actor/activist. Below, Kristofferson speaks to his new LP, Nicaragua, old friends, and what exactly did happen with that National Guard helicopter on Johnny Cash's lawn.

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Decade :: My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (2001)

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What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?

Here at AD, we started talking it through and decided we weren’t going to add to the cacophony of lists being put out by various music pubs. There are enough of those. Rather, we elected to let our four main writers have a chance to write . . .

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Hey Paula And Lynchian Innocence

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At their core, David Lynch films are the juxtaposition of the innocent and the obscene -- something the auteur has repeatedly explored in every filmic vehicle save for his adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel Dune.   This juxtaposition very much carries over to his film's soundtracks and scores -- the innocent and the obscene.

Over the past few months I've been increasingly preoccupied with the bubblegum pop that made up the 1950s and early . . .

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Diversions :: Cymbals Eat Guitars on Albums/Decade

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

Beginning last week with Port O'Brein's entry, a number of the Diversions features leading up to December 31st will focus on artists personal lists of favorite albums of the Decade. Today we catch up with become a member or log in.

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Mountain Man :: Animal Tracks

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Got back to L.A. last night.   The middle of my autumn traveling mix for the rental car was made up of Warpaint's "Billie Holiday," The Middle East's "The Darkest Side," John Martyn's "Over The Hill" and the following track by Bennington, VT's

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Decade :: Bruce Springsteen, Seeger Sessions (2006)

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What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?

Here at AD, we started talking it through and decided we weren’t going to add to the cacophony of lists being put out by various music pubs. There are enough of those. Rather, we elected to let our four main writers have a chance to write . . .

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Decade :: NoahJohn, Water Hymns (2002)

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What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?

Here at AD, we started talking it through and decided we weren’t going to add to the cacophony of lists being put out by various music pubs. There are enough of those. Rather, we elected to let our four main writers have a chance to write . . .

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Happy Halloween :: C.A. Quintet: Trip Thru Hell

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One of the most unique, unheralded albums of the 60s, the C.A. Quintet's Trip Thru Hell was a small indie pressing of under 500 from the Candy Floss label, making it a very rare 1968/1969 release. Originals will set you back a pretty penny, but for the die hard may be worth it considering the CD version does not faithfully recreate the back side of the LP.

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