Desmond Dekker :: This Is Desmond Dekker (1969)

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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 :: The Glow, Pt. 2

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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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Quentin Tarantino :: A Soundtrack Enthusiast III

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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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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 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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AA Bondy :: American Hearts

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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 :: Josh Ritter (Moscow, ID)

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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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Bodies of Water :: Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink

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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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Rod Stewart :: Early Years (The First 4 Albums)

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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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David Dondero :: Simple Love (New Album)

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Wilmington, NCs David Dondero returns to the retail shelves this week with his second LP for the Team Love label entitled Simple Love. Also - Dondero will be touring later this year with Richard Buckner, which is just about a perfect . . .

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Foamfoot :: Live @ The Troubadour (1-8-94)

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If you consider yourself a serious Black Crowes fan you probably already own this. The first thing you should know about Foamfoot is that it is a cover band, a damn fine cover band at that, playing mostly Southern Rock and ’70s staples. Formed and fronted by Chris Robinson in Los Angeles in the mid-1990’s, Foamfoot did a one-off show at the Troubadour here in L.A . . .

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The Lightning Bug Situation :: A Leaf: A Stream

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The Lightning Bug Situation's new LP A Leaf: A Stream at times feels like a bedroom-indie, American interpretation of early '70s piano driven Pink Floyd, all gauzy and wrapped in some sort of cotton psychedelic headspace. Or, as one of their fans noted, in a parrelel universe it could have been the soundtrack to director Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film become a member or log in.

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Under The Covers :: I’d Rather Go Blind

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More often than not, whenever I spin Man Man's cover of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind," someone, whether in the studio, or a listener via email, invariably inquires one of two things: a) the source of the cover, or b) who the band is covering Etta James. I think this phenomenon, like all great covers, speaks to both the quality of the song itself, as well as Man Man's barroom interpretation.

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The National :: The Black Sessions (Paris, 2005)

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I originally found these tracks on Muzzle of Bees in 2005, listened to them incessantly, and then promptly misplaced them...until now. Consider the following required listening for National fans with material taken from the Cherry Tree . . .

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