I did not have the pleasure of catching Tony Dekker's Great Lake Swimmers live this past year, but a friend was kind enough to send me a copy of their tour-only Hands In Dirty Ground EP.I have posted on Great Lake Swimmers many times, but for those unfamiliar, imagine a hybrid of an early, pensive Neil Young crossed with My Morning Jacket at their most subdued. Also like My Morning Jacket, become a member or log in.
You could hardly fault the casual Elephant Six fan for being under the impression The Apples In Stereo had long ago disbanded; after all, five years is a long time for an artist or group to go without a record. But here we are in 2007 and Robert Schneider and company have returned with New Magnetic Wonder, and it . . .
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I would like nothing more than to share with you the new Bill Callahan track "Diamond Dancer" off the single I received in the mail from Drag City a couple of weeks ago; but being a single release that would entirely defeat the purpose. So, if you're a
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Rickie Lee Jones has just released a new album, The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard, which also marks her first for her new home on New West Records. From the onset of her long career, Jones has been both a musical chameleon and rogue champion of genre exploration.
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Who's pouring, because this collection deserves a drink. Nashville's own original psyche-pop weirdo John D. Loudermilk gets the treatment here on this 2006 twenty seven track anthology. Regarded as an accomplished sixties Nashville songwriting fixture, it turns out Loudermilk was as at home with a sitar as a banjo, and left to his own . . .
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One of the more jaw-dropping DJ sets I have laid eyes and ears on was J Rocc's Stones Throw tribute to J Dilla this past January here in L.A. at the PLUG L.A. event. Skills. If this is your bag, head over to Gorilla vs. Bear as he has posted the Stones Throw 'Thank You J Dilla' Podcast mixed . . .
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Although I have owned, and enjoyed, this album for years now, there is something refreshingly new to it that is just now beginning to reveal itself to me. It's as if another layer has been peeled back that I had never taken notice of before. Yes, it's true that all great albums do this; but thankfully it still a surprise when it happens.
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Other than Democrazy I have actively sought out anything and everything Damon Albarn has laid his name to, and chances are I will eventually get around to that collection as well. This being so, like many, I was transfixed by the news in 2006 that Albarn was working on a new collaborative . . .
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I acquired this 1977 Meters show in 2000 along with the Showboat Lounge show that I posted in January. At the time -- and this still may be the case -- locating quality live documents from the band’s heyday was no small feat.Actually, until a few years ago, even locating copies of their studio albums was an Indiana Jones like undertaking, be it CD or vinyl. Now most decent record stores have the catalog on compact disc, and . . .
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Welcome to Episode 23 of the podcast edition of The Aquarium Drunkard Show; airing live every Wednesday 2-4 p.m. PST at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A. As requested, below is the tracklisting order for this week’s podcast.
The Broken West were the guests this week, so check out their DJ picks, acoustic set, and spirited Guided By Voices cover.
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Yellow Fever - Katcatcher ++ Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers
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The only bad thing about Scotland's Arab Strap's new release, Ten Years Of Tears, is that it is also the duo's last release. Brutal realists to a fault, Arab Strap never pulled any punches documenting the often depressingly humorous affair that is life, pints, love...and more pints.
A retrospective of sorts following Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton's . . .
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In continuuing with the sporadic New Orleans posts until Fat Tuesday here is the fourth installment in the series; the music of one Mr. Allen Toussaint. Like many fans I originally became acquainted with Toussaint's music in the late '90s through his production work with The Meters, Dr. John and the Nevilles. Upon further investigation it was no surprise Toussaint is super fly funky in his own right. Just listen.
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The Broken West stopped by the Little Radio loft studios yesterday for good conversation and an acoustic set on the Aquarium Drunkard Show. Ross, Dan, and Brian guest DJ'd, talked up their new album out now on Merge records, the upcoming national tour beginning Monday, Big Star and the super-cool Dwight Twilley.Below are the three tunes the guys worked up on their acoustics that can be found on . . .
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Last Friday night -- to and from the Of Montreal show -- Zapp Brannigan's automobile was filled with the acoustic sounds of Gruff Rhys latest, and second solo album, Candylion
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This track is brought to us courtesy of So Much Silence for taking the time to rip the audio from vinyl to mp3 format. Thank you, sir. The vinyl I received is a limited edition 7’€³ via Fader so unless your one of the lucky 500 who received a copy of the limited pressing I wanted to make sure you got a hold of this track digitally. For those interested, the b-side is the Ladyhawk . . .
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