Calexico (Joey Burns) :: The AD Interview

Now a decade into their career, Tucson's Calexico continue to cull their sound from the surrounding deserts. Just as their name implies, that sound is equally rooted in California and Mexico - border-hopping back and forth - absorbing whichever styles that happen to be pulled in by their ever-widening wake. 2006's Garden Ruin was greeted with equal parts exuberance and . . .

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The AD Interviews :: The Summer Recap 2008

It's Labor Day weekend; somehow the summer has already come and gone..damn that was fast. So, before we roll out the next set of AD Interviews, let's recap the ones we've posted over the past three months. Turn on, catch up, or re-read the highlights. Oh, and that photo above is of my man Gordon Lightfoot being interviewed back in the '70s. Dig the Jesus sandals.

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Bottle Rocket :: Criterion Collection (November 2008)

Earlier this month Goldenfiddle reminded us that the latest Wes Anderson addition to the Criterion Collection DVD series is due out November 25th. Anderson's first feature film, Bottle Rocket, is finally getting the all-star, deluxe, two-disc reissue treatment complete with: Eleven deleted scenes, commentary by Wes Anderson and co-writer/actor . . .

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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 61: The World Record - Serious ++ The Broken West - House of Lies ++ The Henry Clay People - Working Part Time ++ Catfish Haven - Set In . . .

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Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) :: The AD Interview

Fear not, Howe Gelb is back, and is once again picking up the reins of the Giant Sand moniker for his new LP proVISIONS. Gelb's last album, the gospel heavy 'Sno Angel Like You

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My Morning Jacket :: Rocket Man (Elton John)


"...And I'm gonna be high, as a kite, by then." - Elton John, 1972, Honkey Chateau

Jim James and Co. have long been about the choice cover song. A number of which can be found on the Darla Records issued Early Recordings Chapter 1 & 2. These two (separate) collections cull tracks recorded prior to the release of 2001's At Dawn including eclectic covers, demos, and b-sides.

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AD Presents :: Centro-matic/South San Gabriel

Tuesday, September 2nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Centro-matic, and South San Gabriel, live at Spaceland. The band will begin their set by performing "as" South San Gabriel - a hushed set - before returning to the stage for the full-on rock show donning their Centro-matic hats. The tour is in support of the band's, new, double album become a member or log in.

Swirlies :: Blonder Tongue Audio Baton

To hail from Boston in the late 80s/early 90s was a good omen and the city always seemed to foster bands that saw both the noise and the beauty of pop and rock. Some leaned more towards beauty (the Lemonheads) and some towards noise (Pixies) and some were just all over the place depending on when you caught them. Swirlies definitely knew how to play both . . .

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I Am Decided :: Guided By Voices/The Amps

Back in the early days of AD we would regularly run a feature called Under The Covers that would pit a really good cover against its original; in essence, the Cover Wars. Since features tend to ebb and flow around here, let's revisit this one. The track in question is Guided By Voices "I Am Decided," a track that Kim Deal (aka, Tammy Ampersand) covered in 1995 with her super lo-fi side-side project

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Sevens :: Oakley Hall: Confidence Man

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

I've enjoyed Oakley Hall's work from day one, but for me, the moment that announced their arrival at something truly unique was the opening track from their 2006 album Gypsum Strings

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Everything That Happens Happens Today

As I am sure many of you reading are aware, last week David Byrne and Brian Eno's first collaboration in nearly three decades hit the digital marketplace in the form of their new LP Everything That Happens Happens Today. Besides the obvious reunion of the two icons the release is also notable as it was released via

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