Beck :: The Mutations Conversations

Jim WhitePosted on

The following interview should be required listening for Beck fans, and those with even a passing interest in the production of making rekkids. A candid late-'90s interview, journalist Neil Strauss and Beck discuss the motivations behind Mutations, the recording process, as well as interesting predictions for Beck's . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Jim White

Retro TV Themes Revisited :: The Rockford Files

Retro TV Themes RevisitedPosted on

Lots of new features on ye olde Drunkard to keep an eye out for in 2008 - the first of which, Retro TV Themes Revisited, aims to mine our long-running collection of past television (aural) glories. Have at it in the comments.

What happened to actors like James Garner? The man epitomizes the no-frills badass archetype. His private dick role as Jim Rockford, on the become a member or log in.

Posted on Retro TV Themes Revisited

Jim White :: Transnormal Skiperoo (March 2008)

Jim WhitePosted on

"'Transnormal Skiperoo' is a name I invented to describe a strange new feeling I've been experiencing after years of feeling lost and alone and cursed," - Jim White

One of our very favorite troubadours of the new, weird, south, Jim White is back with Transnormal Skiperoo which has already been released abroad, and is due for a stateside . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Jim White

…She Left His Amplifier

The dB'sPosted on

Last week I suggested to a friend that his band cover The dB's classic "Amplifier." For those unfamiliar, The dB's were a quintessential, if largely ignored, '80s power pop band from North Carolina who hung their hats in New York City. This is on one of their finest moments. Highly recommended if you're a fan of: Big Star, early R.E.M., '80s indie jangle rock.

Download:
MP3:

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on The dB's

Jason Isbell :: Sirens of The Ditch

Jason IsbellPosted on

Later this month Aquarium Drunkard presents Jason Isbell, live at Spaceland, on January 25th -- details to be announced + ticket giveaway. In preparation, AD contributor J. Neas reflects, and weighs in, on Isbell's debut solo LP, 2007's Sirens of The Ditch; an album that . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Jason Isbell

Bobby Charles :: 1972 Self-Titled Long Player

Bobby CharlesPosted on

Mr. Bobby Charles' 1972 self-titled release may be, at times, a chore to track down (import), [note: this is in reference to cd/vinyl) but such efforts are more than rewarded from the moment you press play. Like Link Wray's early seventies albums, Louisiana native Bobby Charles was making and recording music akin to the sounds The Band were exploring, up north, at the . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Bobby Charles

The Whigs :: Right Hand On My Heart

The WhigsPosted on



From the forthcoming LP Mission Control. Drops January 22nd - ATO Records.

Download:
MP3: The Whigs :: Right Hand On My Heart
--------
Pre-order: The Whigs - Mission Control

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on The Whigs

SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

SIRIUSPosted on

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 30: The Whigs - Violet Furs ++ Le Switch - Living In Another World ++ Band of Bees - End of The Street ++ Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa ++ Robert Pollard . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on SIRIUS

Bobby “Blue” Bland :: Dreamer

Bobby "Blue" BlandPosted on

Yeah, look at him. He bigger than you. When he lets it loose (See: "Yolanda" and "Cold Day In Hell" below), Bobby "Blue" Bland's nicotine-phlegm coated, mid-song, trademark honking is as immediately recognizable, and identifiable, as a Keith Richards Stones riff. To the Blues faithful, that is.

While I have long been familiar with Bland's earlier work, it wasn't until a couple of months ago, through a friend's recommendation (thanks Thom), that I discovered the . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Bobby "Blue" Bland

Dinosaur Jr. :: Where You Been

Dinosaur Jr.Posted on

The past few years have found me slowly re-building my Dinosaur Jr. collection -- piecemeal. Sometime in the mid-late '90s, while living in Athens, GA as a student, I sold the majority of it off to various downtown record stores. Now, a decade later I'm re-purchasing it. Actually, I find myself doing this a lot; most likely a by-product combination of being a) a collector, and b) slightly neurotic. Whatever.

I (thankfully) do not have that seemingly unyielding preference for pre or post . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Dinosaur Jr.

Amazing Journey :: The Story of the Who (DVD)

The WhoPosted on


“The Who is a bloody wild animal and it has to be fed chunks of raw meat and Southern Comfort. It can’t feed on anything less.” — Pete Townshend, New York Times, June 13th, 1974.

The Who: bombastic, excessive, crude, vulgar, drunk, and unfashionably fucking awesome. That is what I penned in 2005 immediately following a viewing of The Who's 1979 doc become a member or log in.

Posted on The Who

A Soundtrack Enthusiast :: Mean Streets (1973)

Soundtrack EnthusiastPosted on

Originally titled Season of The Witch, Mean Streets is both an accomplishment in film in its own right, as well as a blueprint for the themes and motifs Martin Scorsese would later expand on and finesse for the next three decades. It's all here: Cosa Nostra, religious devotion an doubt, moral contradiction, loyalty, family, and of course, violence. What also began with Mean Streets was the filmmakers relationship with, and use . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Soundtrack Enthusiast

Retro TV Themes Revisited :: Sanford and Son

Quincy Jones Retro TV Themes RevisitedPosted on

Happy New Year's eve. Lots of new features on ye olde Drunkard to keep an eye out for in 2008 - the first of which, Retro TV Themes Revisited, you got a sneak peak of earlier in the month via the Diff'rent Strokes theme. The feature aims to mine our long-running collection of past television (aural) glories. Have at it in the comments.

Sanford . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Quincy Jones Retro TV Themes Revisited

The Reverend Al Green :: Full Gospel Tabernacle

Al GreenPosted on

December 16th, while in Memphis, TN, ranks up as one of the finest Sundays I have yet to experience. And I ain't talking about no ice cream treat neither. Yeah, that's right, I'm talking about day seven of the week. A brief recap: Woke up - the temperature a crisp 36 degrees - got in the car with my lady-friend and headed out to the Reverend Al Green's Full Gospel Tabernacle. Yup, that Al Green

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Al Green