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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Prior to the March release of Emotionalism I counted myself a casual fan of the Avett Brothers -- this was the record that changed that.
Made up of two actual brothers (Seth Avett and Scott Avett) and a buddy (Bob Crawford), this North Carolina country/bluegrass/indie-folk outfit improve and become more versatile on every album. While I liked their last LP, Four Thieves Gone, Emotionalism is taking there sound to another level entirely.
Previously: The Avett Brothers :: Four Thieves Gone
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MP3: The Avett Brothers :: Pretty Girl From San Diego
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Avett Brothers :: Denouncing November Blue (Uneasy Writer) off the LP Four Thieves Gone
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"I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone... but they've always worked for me." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Listen, I'm not here to defend the original feature film based on the writings of Hunter S. Thompson entitled Where The Buffalo Roam (1980)...oh wait, yes I am, but I'll be brief.
The movie, typically, gets critically panned every time I hear it brought up in conversation; no matter . . .
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Any discussion regarding albums and artists who were ahead of the game in terms of influencing upcoming musical movements must include The Modern Lovers debut LP. This is the precursor to punk -- absolutely essential listening.
Recorded in 1972, and released in 1976, the album was wayyy ahead of it’s time, influencing punk, post-punk and new wave. Hell, it even sounds remarkably fresh today.
Without a doubt The Modern Lovers are the missing piece between the Lou Reed helmed Velvet Underground and The Ramones.
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The year: 1992 - your host was 16 years old. The album: The Breeders POD. I can draw a line between certain albums in my formative years that connect to many of my listening habits and audio fetishes of today. A major landmark on this aural roadmap is without a doubt The Breeders 1990 debut POD.
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As we mentioned last month, Aquarium Drunkard is excited to have teamed up with the classic reggae/dub label, Trojan Records, to help commemorate the their 40th anniversary. As any genre aficionado will tell you, when it comes to this shit, Trojan is where it's at.
What this means for A.D. readers - who are reggae/dub . . .
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Microphones was Phil Elvrum's longtime musical platform, and calling card, prior to changing the name to Mt. Eerie in late 2004. Experimental and lo-fi brilliance.
Microphones 2001 album The Glow, Pt. 2 has re-occupied my attention the past week, due in part to the time recently spent taking in
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"I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home." -- Quentin Tarantino
For this weeks Soundtrack Enthusiast we visit the world of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino who, in regard to his choice of music in his growing oeuvre, has been quoted as saying that the music in his films plays as big a role as the actors do in pushing the plot along. Being that Tarantino . . .
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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 012: Devandra Banheart - Seahorse ++ Pink Mountaintops - Cold Criminals ++ Microphones - I Want Wind To Blow ++ Lightening Bug Situation - Under Your Jacket ++ Andrew Bird - Imitosis ++ Frankel . . .
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Follow contemporary American roots music? If so you need t get to know AA Bondy, whose debut solo release American Hearts drops next month (Sept 18th) on the Superphonic label. The former frontman of the now defunct Birmingham, AL rock & roll outfit, Verbena, Bondy strikes a rural folk-laden chord on his . . .
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Off The Record is a recurring, feature here on the Drunkard that will marry 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 we . . .
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Back in the early '70s Frank Zappa entitled one of his Mothers of Invention albums: Just Another Band From L.A., as a wry and sarcastic wink to the staggering amount of artists coming out of L.A. at the time. The same could easily be said for L.A. in the here and now of 2007.
Having said that . . .
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Jack and Meg tackle one of our favorite, old school, Dolly Parton jams. Dig.
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MP3: White Stripes :: Jolene (cover)
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We just recently discussed Rod Stewart's work with the Faces, and his career trajectory, here on the Drunkard; you can read about that here (it is actually recommended before preceding to the rest of this post). If you are still reading, than you must be into the Faces . . .
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Per Monday's Foamfoot post, in case anyone was in need of some perspective in regard to the band's set list and its significance (read: greatness), the following are the original tracks that the band covered at the 1994 Troubadour show.
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