You get them first -- airs Friday on the Aquarium Drunkard show on SIRIUS XMU. Recorded June 2012 at Sunset Sound during the Orwells L.A. stint. Get this: The Orwells Remember When.
MP3: The Orwells :: Southern Comfort (Aquarium Drunkard Session) **
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The Dead Sea Scrolls of jazz. Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser: Produced by Clint Eastwood, the documentary is a medley/marriage between West German television documentarians Michael and Christian Blackwood's archival 1968 footage "of the groundbreaking modern jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, including the only footage of the very private Monk off stage", and filmmaker Bruce Ricker's (then) contemporary behind the scenes look into Monk's . . .
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MP3: Jacques Dutronc :: L’Espace D’Une Fille
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(Volume 16 of Clifton’s Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, shares some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b . . .
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Here’s a favorite piece of choice vintage footage: legendary Ethiopian singer Alemayehu Eshete decked out in his trademark butterfly collars, sporting a sly grin and sultry shoulder shimmy, gesticulating along with the lyrics. Ticking octaves are picked out on blippy guitars, and the majestic melody comes via a pair of saxophones—a classic Ethiopian arrangement. The tight song structure doesn’t slow down in meditative repetition, so the tune is especially catchy and immediate. Eshete plays the cool showman without being flamboyant, engaging in a . . .
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Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus.
A veritable bouillabaisse of sound, Matthew E. White’s debut LP, Big Inner, is set for joint release August 21st via Hometapes and Spacebomb. Here, on the twelfth installment of the become a member or log in.
You almost don’t want to believe it, it seems so perfect. Five kids from suburban Chicago, wrapped in scuffed-up jeans, writing punk songs about going to the mall, dedicating their work to the girls who work at the go-kart stand, right-out rejecting the Winnie Coopers and the soccer practice and the daytime trips to Steak and Shake. You have to tell yourself: we’ve heard this before. It’s a story as old as rock ‘n’ roll, or as old as the suburbs themselves, which is the same thing. Give your gym coach the middle finger . . .
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You’ve heard mention of the “Heart of the South” aplenty. It’s something of a regional reference point, the geographic central organ of whatever context in which it’s breathed. It can simultaneously be the Georgia Piedmont and the Mississippi Delta. Maybe it’s where those hillbillies dwell up near the Great Smokies in the Appalachian Plateau. Just depends. On what you’re reading. Or seeing. Or listening to. On where that story happens to live. The Heart of the South can be anyplace, which basically means it’s every place. And if it’s every place, then maybe . . .
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Sunday, September 9th, AD and LA Record present Thee Oh Sees with Sic Alps, The Mallard and our L.A. hombres, Zig Zags. We're giving away a few pairs of tickets -- to enter for a pair, leave a comment with your name, email and favorite John Dwyer related project/album/song/whatever. Winners notified via . . .
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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.
SIRIUS 256: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Elmer & Brenda Parker And The Nite Lighters - Got To Get Back To Louisiana Pt.2 ++ Gene Boyd - Thought of You Today (edit) ++ Santa Nguessan - Manny Nia ++ Madvillain - Papermill ++ Mor Thiam - Ayo Ayo Nene ++ Black Rock - Yeah Yeah ++ The Mighty Hannibal - I'm Coming Home . . .
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From their forthcoming Nick Waterhouse produced LP (out September 18th), the Allah-Las "Don't You Forget It". (via)
MP3: Allah-Las :: Tell Me What's On Your Mind
MP3: Allah-Las :: Don't You Forget It
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Title track from Zamrock shaman Paul Ngozi 's 1976 joint, In The Ghetto. Reissued by Shadoks Music in 2011, "Ghetto" was also featured in the latest Ghost Capital mix for AD, recently re-upped, here.
MP3: Paul Ngozi :: In The Ghetto
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Saturday night at One Eyed Jacks, Aquarium Drunkard presents an evening with Lindsey Buckingham. We're giving away a few pairs of tickets to AD readers. To enter, leave you name, an email we can reach you at and your favorite Mac album. Winners notified via email; tickets held at will-call . . .
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Cosmic American Music...Wednesday night AD presents Futurebirds at The Satellite. We've got a few pairs of tickets for AD readers. Leave you name in the comments with an email we can contact you at. Winners notified via email, tickets held at will-call . . .
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“That’s James [Black] on drums. James was one of the most talented drummers I ever worked with and James was way out there. Not many folks could play that many rhythms at one time. And then he was spaced out and he would go further with his drums. James never did stay on this planet….You’ve never heard drums like that and you’ll never hear drums like that again” - Eddie Bo
MP3: Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham :: Lover And . . .
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