The Raincoats (1979) :: Revisiting

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Considering the amount of artists their brief career inspired, and influenced, The Raincoats (1979) debut is an album that criminally goes in and out of print far too often. Rough Trade's 2003 reissue, for example, quickly vanished from record stores years ago, and an Amazon seller presently lists a used copy being . . .

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Two Sevens Clash :: 30th Anniversary Edition

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"Joseph Hill had a vision of 1977 as a year of judgment -- when two sevens clash -- when past injustices would be avenged. " - Two Sevens Clash (liner notes)

Previously plagued with dubious sound quality, Culture's Two Sevens Clash LP, from 1978, saw its re-release last month via the Shanachie label. Besides . . .

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Spoon :: @ Henry Fonda, Los Angeles – Tickets

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Aquarium Drunkard is giving away three pairs of tickets to the SOLD OUT, September 11th, Spoon show at the Henry Fonda Theater here in Los Angeles. Heads up, superfans, tickets are (at present) still available for the show the night of the 12th.

To win a pair of tickets: Leave a comment below with a valid email address, and your favorite line from a Spoon song. Winners will be notified via email by . . .

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fIREHOSE :: Sometimes

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Songs: Illinois' recent fIREHOSE video collection post led me to dig up my favorite tune on the band's second album, if'n. It's hard to believe this song is now twenty years old.

Download:
MP3: fIREHOSE :: Sometimes

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Great World of Sound :: Outtake/Ola Podrida

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Heads up, filmmaker Craig Zobel's Great World of Sound will hit theaters mid September in select cities around the country. It's great -- go see it, and find out how music really gets made, a ha ha ha. We had the opportunity to catch a screening this summer at the Los Angeles Film Festival and were as pulled in by the film's humanity as we were the humor, which is no small feat.

As an added bonus . . .

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Off The Record ::: J. Tillman (Seattle, WA)

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Off The Record is a recurring, feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.

Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

Today . . .

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Off The Record :: Akron/Family (New York City)

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Off The Record is a recurring, feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.

Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

Today . . .

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Stephen Stills :: Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968

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As an absolute huge fan of Stephen Stills' late sixties and early seventies output (ever heard Mannasas!?) the news of a, recently unearthed, mass of previously unreleased demos from '68 immediately piqued my curiosity.

While his sometime bandmate/friend/arch-rival, Neil Young, gets most of the critical accolades these days . . .

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SIRIUS Satelite 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 013: Antony & The Johnsons — Fistful of Love ++ Devandra Banhart - Seahorse ++ T. Rex - Planet Queen ++ David Bowie - Queen Bitch ++ The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (alt version) ++ Ramones - I . . .

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Yellow Fever :: The Culver City EP

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One of our favorite EPs of 2006 was that of the Austin, TX based lo-fi pop outfit Yellow Fever. If you were a fan of the seminal Raincoats, it's highly recommended that you investigate this female driven group. They just released some new jams via a 7" entitled The Culver City EP, in a very limited pressing of 500 copies.

Related: If . . .

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Hot Freaks! :: ACL Fest – Austin, TX 2007

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If you plan on heading to the ACL Festival in Austin, TX this year, come by the blogger curated Hot Freaks afterparty that is going down both Friday and Saturday night. Don't cost nuthin'.

Details: All doors open at 8:30pm - both days- two venues (The Mohawk & Club de Ville) side by side. The show is free! Yes free

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Searching for Soul: Rare/Classic Soul, Funk & Jazz

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While its only been part of my collection the past six weeks, the Searching for Soul compilation, released a couple of years ago by the always on-point Luv 'N Haight imprint, has left its mark. And not just on my CD player, but influencing what I am grabbing off the shelf when looking for something to . . .

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John Vanderslice/Bodies of Water/Bowerbirds

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An Aquarium Drunkard presents John Vanderslice, live, at The Troubadour Thursday, September 6th with special guests Bowerbirds and L.A.'s own Bodies of Water. If you're in the Dallas area, Gorilla vs. Bear will be presenting Vanderslice and the Bowerbirds September 14th at . . .

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Mary Weiss :: Shangri-La Style 2007

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AD guest post on the return of Shangri-La, Mary Weiss, by fellow Los Angeles blogger, Be The Boy.

Recently the Onion AV Club featured a favorite record of mine, Reigning Sound's Time Bomb High School, as . . .

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