Ike Turner :: 1931-2007

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I’ve written a few obituaries and tribute pieces in my day. They’re tough to write. People — family, friends, admirers — have certain expectations. Their expectations are born of nostalgia, and nostalgia is a nasty little thing. In Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez said, “The heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good; and thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burdens of the past.” And that’s the problem when approaching these things; these homages to life, acknowledgments of death. In remembrance, obituaries exalt someone’s contributions . . .

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Travel by Sea, Le Switch :: @ The El Rey

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If you’re in town or have been dropping by the Drunkard over the last few weeks, then you know about LA Weekly’s Click Hear show Monday night at the El Rey. Clustered with the alt-pub’s Muzika ’07 feature (read LA Weekly’s AD profile here), the show promoted a slew of local bands across four hours. Most notably are two that happen to be regular features here and in the speakers of . . .

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Chris Mills Is Living The Dream…

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The other day, "Chris Mills Is Living The Dream" came on randomly and reminded me of what a good listen his 2005 LP The . . .

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Marvin Gaye :: Purple Snowflakes

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I really have to make a concerted effort not to listen to this track during the other eleven months of the year. Come December 1st I am on it, and by the time New Years finally rolls around I have usually played it ad nauseam for a month straight. It's just that good.

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SIRIUS Satellite 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 27: Loose Fur - Hey Chicken ++ Spoon - Don't You Evah ++ Pavement - We Are Underused ++ Band of Horses - Detlef Schrempf ++ Of Montreal - I Was Never Young ++ Of . . .

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Stephen Malkmus :: Real Emotional Trash

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There was news earlier today - via Billboard - per Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks upcoming album which is set to drop March 4th of next year. See tracklisting here.

Details: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have set a March 4 date for their next Matador album, titled "Real Emotional Trash." The 10 . . .

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Season’s Greetings From :: The Kinks

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Season’s Greetings From :: The dB’s

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Patterson Hood :: Darkness On The Edge Of Town

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Earlier this week, the always excellent Southern Shelter posted Patterson Hood's live tribute to Bruce Springsteen's classic 1978 LP Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Recorded December 1st at the 40 Watt club, in . . .

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Season’s Greetings :: Christmas Medley

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As far as we're concerned, blog-wise, Big Rock Candy Mountain is the place to be during the month of December. For four years now, every December, the site steadily offers up obscure quality Christmas nuggets you won't hear at the mall or Starbucks.

What's more impressive is the fact that none of the tunes have been repeated since they began their eclectic holiday tradition years ago. The following is a medley of tracks I gathered from the last two years of Big Rock . . .

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Kathleen Edwards :: Building 55

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It’s 1999. Kathleen Edwards records a seven-song EP entitled Building 55 and presses 500 copies. This EP, now long out of print, is the first recorded output of Edwards’ career prior to her signing with a label and releasing her full length debut, 2003’s Failer. Here are the seven tracks off Building 55 for posterity. Brittle, affecting, alt.country - a glimpse of the sound . . .

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Seasons Greeting’s From :: Joni Mitchell

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"Its coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer, and singing songs of joy and peace. Oh, I wish I had a river to skate away on..."

So sings Joni Mitchell on quite possibly one of the saddest holiday tunes ever recorded to tape. A cornerstone track off her 1971 LP, become a member or log in.

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Vote :: Plug Awards 2008

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Voting is now open for The Plug Independent Music Awards. We'll be posting details per the Plug LA event (2008) as we get them, but for now -- cast your votes. Winners will be announced at the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Award ceremony and concert scheduled for March 6th in New York City. Details on the artists performing at the event to follow.

Aquarium Drunkard is represented in three of the award categories - Music Blog of The . . .

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