Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

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Released in October, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 100 Days, 100 Nights is an incredibly soulful album that in a perfect world would be topping the charts. Whether flying solo or backing Ms. Jones, Brooklyn's The Dap-Kings, the house band for Daptone Records, never fail to deliver the impeccable soul and funk chops that seemed to . . .

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Moonage Daydream: Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust

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Last week I missed Of Montreal's return trip to Los Angeles, as I had to unexpectedly leave town. I was especially looking forward to Kevin Barnes vamping on ziggy-era Bowie. It goes a little something like this...

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Bobby Bare Jr. :: Sister Golden Hair (Cover)

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In response to our last two SIRIUS shows, the AD home office has received many a request for this unreleased Bobby Bare Jr. cover of America's "Sister Golden Hair." In Bare Jr.'s able hands, this (mildly cheesy) classic, soft-rock, radio staple is quietly transformed into an affecting, folk laden, classic.

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The Whigs :: 11/13 @ Spaceland, Los Angeles

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I have mixed feelings about the term garage rock. While, at times, it’s certainly the best way to describe a sound, it’s nebulous and somewhat recklessly tossed around to define the indefinable. I also feel that it can create an implied ceiling for a band or artist’s potential. Because how far can a ragtag group of garage dwellers go? It often hints of unpolished, messy riffs bouncing off trash cans, house paints and your little brother’s bicycle. That can seem more like a summer chore than music.

That said, there are plenty of great . . .

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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 24: Kelley Stoltz - Words ++ The Kingsbury Manx - The Fast Rise And Fall of The South ++ Jim Noir - My Patch ++ Gruff Rhys - Candylion ++ David Bowie - Moonage Daydream . . .

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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade…

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...and some folks, when called upon, cannot name you the titles of their favorite films. I am not one of those people; as for me, when it comes to the last ten years, or so, the answer is unequivocally Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade, followed closely by David Gordon Green's All The Real Girls; both southern Gothic tales set in the new south. But . . .

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True Blue :: Cat Power’s Jukebox

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More details concerning the January release of Cat Power's Jukebox LP were released last week including an updated tracklisting (here) and the sample MP3 "Song To Bobby," Chan Marshall's paean to her longtime hero, Bob Dylan. We feel ya , Chan.

In addition to the album's updated running order, Matador dropped word that along with the release, they . . .

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Luther Russell :: Repair

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If you’re not familiar with L.A.-native Luther Russell’s music, then you probably haven’t been paying close enough attention. I know I wasn’t. Not only has he been making his own music–in the early '90s with the Freewheelers and on his own since '97–but his producer credits include a couple of records by Portland-based outfit Richmond Fontaine, among others (read AD’s April interview with RF’s Willy Vlautin here

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Rademacher :: Stunts

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In preparation for the December release of their new album, Stunts, Fresno's Rademacher are in the middle of an L.A. blog residency, during which four local blogs preview the new album's tracks, two at a time. Today marks the third leg of the trip' -- hit up You Set The Scene and Radio Free Silver Lake for . . .

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Van Morrison :: T.B. Sheets

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Clocking in at a healthy nine minutes and thirty five seconds, Van Morrison's "T.B. Sheets," culled from his first album Blowin' Your Mind!, remains one of his most spirited exercises in blue-eyed soul. Fevered, you can almost feel the man's cold sweat just prior to his transformation into a household name.

"The cool room Lord, is a fool's . . .

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Flying Burrito Brothers :: Do Right Woman (Aretha)

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When it came to varied tastes, Gram Parsons had a mandate on cool. A large part of what has contributed to the artists enduring legacy was his preternatural sense of style, which, in terms of music, transcended the confines of genre boundaries. A sponge, Parsons soaked up everything around him and recast it in his own light. This is no more evident than on the Burrito Brothers' cover of Aretha Franklin's soul drenched "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man," which under Parsons care, transforms into a slow burning country gem.

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Kermit Ruffins :: How He Do

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If you've never caught a Kermit Ruffins show, pack a bag, and head to New Orleans. Preferably on a Thursday night when the man temporarily lays down his trumpet and wields his barbeque tongs outside of his weekly show at Vaughan's bar in the Bywater neighborhood. Team Drunkard makes a point of it whenever we are in NOLA.

Ice Cream Man photographer "Crash" Hattori managed to snap pics of both the jazzman's talents, featured above . . .

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Meat Puppets :: II

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November 20th will see the enhanced DVD release of Nirvana's famed MTV Unplugged performance, unedited and in its entirety, complete with previously un-aired footage ("Something In The Way" and "Oh, Me"). While Nirvana's cover of the Meat Puppets "Oh, Me"

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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 23: Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks ++ New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss ++ Johnny Rotten - Interview Snippet ++ The Ramones - I Don't Wanna Go Down . . .

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The Rolling Stones :: Slave (1981)

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It's no secret I like the Stones. A lot. Like any band or artist one follows relentlessly, there comes a time when we begin listening to the albums in a different light than we did in years past. This runs from searching out and appreciating everything from lyrical quirks, oddball nuggets, interesting time signatures, stylistic oddities, to just plain old tunes we missed the first go 'round.

For me, the latest case of this phenomenon has manifested itself in relishing the most interesting moments of the . . .

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