Off The Record :: Michael Zapruder (Oakland, CA)

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Off The Record is a recurring feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.

Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

Today’s installment of Off The Record finds us in . . .

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Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition

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Psychologists have it all wrong. Myers-Briggs? For chumps. Rorschach tests? Child's play. No, there really is one much simpler, more defining way to tell exactly what makes people tick. First, ask them if they are Pavement fans. If they say no, you can pretty much write them off immediately. I mean, for purposes of this study. I'm sure their life can still amount to something in general, but frankly, I'm not interested.

Next, ask them what is their favorite Pavement album. There are only five possible answers, so this gives us a good . . .

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Sufjan Stevens :: Songs For Christmas

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Oh yes, December is here and it is that time of year again. While Sufjan Stevens has been pretty quiet of late, it would not surprise me if he decided to come out of seclusion to drop a couple of new Christmas nuggets on us. Regardless, the artist released a four-disc holiday box set, Songs For Christmas, in 2006 that is made up . . .

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SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 73: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Pavement - Passat Dream ++ The Glands - Livin; Was Easy ++ AC Newman - Most Of Us Prizefighters ++ Spoon - The Fitted Shirt ++ Guided By Voices - Hot Freaks ++ Little Joy - No One's Better Sake ++ Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes ++ Beirut . . .

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Scratch The Surface :: Plants And Animals: Parc Avenue

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Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface is a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard that that takes a look at particularly interesting cover art choices.

In 1967, Bob Dylan got into a motorcycle crash, retreated into the bowels of Big Pink with the Band, and emerged months later with a slab of records that sounded something like every American song ever written. The cover of become a member or log in.

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Happy Thanksgiving :: Alice’s Restaurant

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I grew up in Atlanta, and every Thanksgiving as far back as I can remember, one of the local FM radio stations would play "Alice’s Restaurant" in its entirety - all 18+ minutes of it - several times throughout the day. As traditions go, it was a fine one, and now in our fourth year, the song has become an AD Thanksgiving tradition, and will remain so for as long as the Drunkard is online.

Oh, and since it is Thanksgiving, many thanks to all . . .

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Neil Young :: Chrome Dreams, Companion Tracks

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As promised, here are the re-posted Chrome Dreams companion tracks from 2007. The following live & unreleased studio MP3s are a companion piece, of sorts, to the unreleased Chrome Dreams acetate bootleg posted here last week. The below video is of Neil with Crazyhorse, live at the . . .

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AD Presents :: Blitzen Trapper, Two Dates

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Blitzen Trapper's Furr has turned out to be one of the year's strongest albums, and the band is presently on tour supporting it with the Parson Redheads. Aquarium Drunkard is presenting both the hometown date, here in Los Angeles at the Echo, and down south in San Diego at the

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Robyn Hitchcock :: Symphony Space, NYC 11/22

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It was a bit odd to walk into Symphony Space on Saturday night and see director Jonathan Demme trying to scalp his extra tickets to that evening’s performance of I Often Dream of Trains, the “psych-folk” masterpiece by British cult figure

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The White Album Turns 40

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This month marks the 40th anniversary of The Beatles White Album. Here's some Footage from the 1968 sessions at Abbey Road and Trident studios. Check out Paul's shoes.

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Off The Record :: Modern Skirts (Athens, GA)

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Off The Record is a recurring feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.

Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

Today's installment of Off The Record finds us in . . .

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Horse Feathers :: The AD Interview

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Horse Feathers, another in a collection of great bands filling up the scene in Portland, Oregon these days, is largely the creation of its founder, Justin Ringle, who along with Peter Broderick has created a warm, simmering sound of rustic Americana and folk traditions. Their newest album, House with No Home, is another fantastic collection of their music. AD sat down . . .

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Neil Young :: Archives Box Set, January 27th

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According to the new issue of Rolling Stone, at long last, the first volume from Neil Young's vast archives have a firm release date. Looks pretty outstanding, but I am curious if the format (DVD and Blu-Ray only), and the price point, will curb fans enthusiasm. Excerpt below.

After more than 20 years, the first volume of Young's career-spanning box set is finally coming out. The 10-disc set (available in . . .

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SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 72: Jean Michel Bernard ++ Deerhunter - Agorophobia ++ Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentleman We Are Floating In Space ++ No Age - Teen Creeps ++ My Bloody Valentine - Loomer ++ Sonic Youth . . .

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Earlimart :: Aquarium Drunkard SIRIUS Session

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Earlimart :: Aquarium Drunkard SIRIUS/XMU Session (October 2008)

Today, during the second hour of our SIRIUS/XM show, we aired the Aquarium Drunkard session we cut a few weeks ago with Earlimart at their studio, The Ship, here in L.A. in the Eagle Rock neighborhood. The group had just returned form touring behind their 2008 LP become a member or log in.

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