Catfish Haven :: Devastator

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In 2006 , in reference to the bands debut, I wrote that "Catfish Haven take on the trials and tribulations of love and relationships strewn over blues-holler, hand claps, and Dixie rhythms." That statement rings as true today as it did then, but here, on the band's follow-up, Devastator, they've ramped it up to a whole 'nother level.

Devastator is nothing less than a soul revue sounding like an impromptu . . .

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A Soundtrack Enthusiast :: An American Werewolf In London

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"Stay on the road, stay away from the Moors and beware of the moon." Sage advice, indeed. Filmmaker John Landis's An American Werewolf In London (1981) is a lot of things; a maverick comedy, a gratuitous horror flick, an Oscar winner, and one of my favorite examples of the juxtaposition of music and it's use in film.

Here Landis, no stranger to irony, uses all manner of odes to the moon to accompany his film. They are all here; most notably: three versions . . .

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Paul Westerberg :: 5:05

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After barely being released, Paul Westerberg's excellent 49:00 was pulled from the digital market last week. The reasons are somewhat unclear, but the almost universal understanding seems to be that it has to do with copyright issues - namely the medley of famous songs that Westerberg runs through toward the end of the album. It does beg the question though - things like this usually only take artist notification and some sort of royalty payment . . .

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Sevens :: Uncle Tupelo: Gun

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(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.)

"Gun," the opening track off Uncle Tupelo's sophomore LP Still Feel Gone, was the first of the band's . . .

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Jeff Tweedy :: Living Room (Chicago, Jan 14, 2006)

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Letters To Santa Living Room Show, Chicago, Jan 14, 2006: One of three shows Tweedy played that year as part of the auction for the annual Letters to Santa Charity event. The second year the event had occurred, each show had only Tweedy and about 30 guests. The combined three shows brought in $36,000 for Letters to Santa. While the show clocks in at about 2 hours, the event last about 4, with Tweedy signing the each of the 60 (two different sets) posters made for guests. Note both the covers and the old Uncle Tupelo nuggets.

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Over The Rhine :: The AD Interview

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...and now, even more coverage from last week's Newport Folk Festival. Prior to their performance, AD sat down and caught up with Over The Rhine's Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Among other things, they give a shout out to, literally, my favorite burger in the U.S.

Aquarium Drunkard: You named the band after your neighborhood in Cincinnati, which is a pretty tough neighborhood.

Karin Bergquist: Yeah, it has quite a history and it’s experienced a bit of gentrification over the years, but twenty years ago it was a great, affordable place to live for artists who couldn’t afford anything else, and it’s a beautiful place. A hard place to live, a little dangerous, a little different for a couple of white kids from Ohio (laughs), but Linford had an apartment there and that’s where we started writing our songs. It was good. It got us out of our comfort zones.

AD: Do you think that being challenged in that way, in the sense of being pulled from your comfort zone, made you sit down and decide whether to actually go for it as musicians?

KB: We decided early on that we were gonna do this and do it to the point where we either made it and made a living at it, or we were gonna be penniless on the sidewalk. It was that kind of commitment.

Linford Detweiler: And here we are at the Newport Folk Festival! (laughs)

KB: (laughs) So, it’s just our dream, and wherever that takes us and whatever that looks like, we’ve stuck with it. Because we don’t know what else to do. We don’t know any better, you know? I think the payoff is getting to watch from the side of the stage as people like Levon Helm perform with joy. That was pretty cool.

AD: He looked so happy.

KB: We actually have a song on our Christmas record called “We’re Gonna Pull Through,” and I wrote a line that says “You hold me the way that Levon would play.” I love how warm and deep his grooves are, and I wrote this line in this love song and referenced Levon Helm, so it was cool to see him.

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Heron :: Upon Reflection: The Dawn Anthology

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It was last winter when I first heard Heron's 1970 self titled debut and the only thing I knew about the record was that it was recorded outside in England near the Thames river. After spending a few days with the album, I began to get the itch to figure out who the dudes were that were responsible for these perfect pastoral folk sing alongs. Who was this band that managed to record an album that sounded like an . . .

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Le Switch :: CD Release Show – Tonight @ The Echo

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One of our very favorite bands, our L.A. brethren, Le Switch, will be at The Echo next tonight. It's going to be a festivus; a CD release party for their upcoming debut LP entitled And Now...Le Switch. Our Autumn Tone label is releasing the album September 30th, but we're giving the locals a sneak peak with copies available for sale at . . .

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Matthew Sweet :: A Career: Thus Far…

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Matthew Sweet is bringing his 'dinosaur' act back on august 26th with Sunshine Lies. You can click here and check out a streaming player with three songs off of the forthcoming album. But, right now let's talk about the past.

There's a lot to be said about scenes that develop in cities, but one of the things not always discussed is that they can pull people in from elsewhere. Thus, the oft lauded Athens, Georgia managed to pull a kid from all the . . .

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The Beatles :: After The Break Up – The Singles

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While reading Cold Splinters, I came upon a link directing me to a post entitled And Then There Were Four. In a nutshell the post juxtaposes the Beatles solo work immediately after their break up in 1970 -- i.e., the first singles each member released - and each of the singles individual cover art. Visually, the post notes "how (the Beatles) saw themselves (or wanted to be seen): John the one-man revolutionary army; George contemplating holier . . .

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David Bowie :: Live: Santa Monica, CA – 1972

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"It was like walking into the future. When that strobe light started going, it seemed like everything was black, white and silver - except for his red hair." - L.A. DJ Rodney Bingenheimer

This one, in the world of Bowie fans, is a long time coming. Culled from a local radio (KMET-FM) broadcast, October 20, 1972 in Santa Monica, CA, Bowie's appearance that night has long been one of the most sought after, and heavily traded, of Bowie bootlegs. I've been listening to my old . . .

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, 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 59: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Erma Franklin/Jackie Wilson - Light My Fire ++ Fatback Band - Goin' To See My Baby ++ Rahmelzee Vs. K.Rob - Beat Bop . . .

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The Felice Brothers :: The AD Interview

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New York’s Felice Brothers — whose excellent self-titled record was released this year by Conor Oberst’s Team Love label — were one of the highlights of this year’s Newport Folk Festival. The group, which consists of Ian, Simone, and James Felice along with their friends Farley and Christmas (seriously), played foot-stompin’ country music, knee-deep in the mud and up to their eyes in adoration.

Aquarium Drunkard sat down with James Felice at Newport to ask a bit about the group’s history and to see how they’re handling the transition to the big time.

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Aquarium Drunkard: You guys grew up playing country, folk, and bluegrass, right?

James Felice: Playing and listening to it, yeah.

AD: Is that mostly your father’s influence?

JF: Our father and friends and, for me, my older brothers Simone and Ian. They listened to it all the time. Every opportunity.

AD: And that’s how you got started, just playing at your house, right?

JF: Yeah, playing at my dad’s house at barbecues and stuff. Then we took it to the street and started playing a lot of gospel music and stuff like that; all the old stuff.

AD: And you played in the subways, too?

JF: Yeah, the subways in New York, a lot of farmer’s markets in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and in a lot of the towns near where we grew up. Touristy towns and all of that. Now we’re here.

AD: You guys have played Bonnaroo —

JF: Yep.

AD: And a few other festivals. It’s a pretty rapid rise from the subways and farmer’s markets to the big stages.

JF: It’s crazy, you know? I can’t even explain it; I’m just excited to be here.

AD: How’s the crowd reception been?

JF: The crowd’s been amazing. We’ve had a lot of fun. There are some mishaps: we were playing in Athens, opening for the Drive-By Truckers, and after the show some old lady came up to us while we were packing our shit up and said, “You are the worst band I’ve ever heard.” Like, straight up. (laughs) But usually people enjoy the music.

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AD Presents :: James Jackson Toth @ Echo 8.16

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Straight out of Nashville, James Jackson Toth's new LP has been on constant rotation the past two weeks. Literally. We are more than a little excited that to be presenting his show at the Echo Saturday night, and have five pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers.

Hit up the comments if you want a pair with your name and email address.

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Johnny Cash :: The Man, His World, His Music

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"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." The other night PBS, as part of their P.O.V. Series, aired the 1969 Johnny Cash documentary Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music. Shot in 1968 and '69, the film is an absolute must for Cash fans, featuring the artist on the never-ending road shortly after his stint at Folsom Prison - one of the many peaks in his long career that began . . .

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