This is relatively old news in the uber-fast Internet era, but I did want to mention that due to legal issues L.A.'s The Brokedown have been forced to change their name. That's the bad news. But, the good news is that we like their new name even better: The Broken West. As reported earlier, the band signed to Merge at . . .

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And we're....back. I've been away from a computer for awhile, so while playing catch up earlier today I read the Pitchfork piece on news of The Evens upcoming album entitled The Evens Get Evens, out November 6th. Being that the outfit's debut was (and continues to be) one of my favorite jams of 2005, this is welcome news. In the meantime, check . . .

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Welcome to Episode 16 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.I am particularly fond of this show as it's based in acoustic/roots music, which my ears typically turn . . .

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Daniel Hutchens' Lovesongs For Losers drops today at Autumn Tone -- it's our first proper release. When Hutchens and I first began batting around the idea of working together on his next project, the initial idea was to knock out another acoustic-based "singer-songwriter" driven recording in the vein of his solo debut, 2003's LESSER. What came out of . . .

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October 1oth sees the release of my Autumn Tone label's first release -- Daniel Hutchens second solo album recorded at Dave Barbe's Athens, GA studio this past Spring. You'll here more about that next week though.

Right now I want to turn you on to a demoed outtake from the pre-sessions in Denver that did not make the final album. This . . .

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Note: My file host has cracked down on Zip files - therefore I am re-posting this essential MMJ KVRX show.----I would not have this recording if it wasn't for the kind folks at Audio For Drinking, so huge thanks to those guys. For those of you who (like me) prefer the days when MMJ still had more of that high lonesome, rural . . .

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Well shit, Bob Pollard's back...again?!!? Where does the lore of a band stop and the music begin? Or are they one and the same? After a period of time I would have to say that, yes, they are indeed one in the same. They become intertwined and inseparable from one another.The former elementary school teacher from Dayton, OH may have put an end to the Guided By Voices moniker . . .

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I'm heading to the southeast Thursday for a little over a week hitting back to back weddings. Unfortunately, I will be missing what should be one hell of a show here in L.A., October 13th, at The Troubadour: Lucero, Rocky Votolato, and William Elliott Whitmore. This stacked bill should pack quite a punch.Anyhow, for those of you who have not yet . . .

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Anders Parker first graced the virtual pages of An Aquarium Drunkard back in May while Kevin, from So Much Silence, was guest posting while I was on the road for a couple of months. And a mighty fine taste it was. Since then Anders has been busy, both recording a new self-titled solo record and a collaborative neo-traditional . . .

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Irish lilt mixed with the attitude of early UK punk rock was what initially powered the The Pogues. Fronted by the (in)famous Shane MacGowan, The Pogues lifted traditional Irish music out of the gutter of past injecting it with a strong dose of piss and lager.Originally released in 1987 If I Should Fall from Grace With . . .

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