Uh huh, it's gonna be that kind of party: Staple Stingers '85 rundown of Talking Heads' "Slippery People" -- the club mix. While Pops is obviously the man here - his vocals leading the call and response - it's Mavis, particularly her scat at 4:59 that will likely leave you . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Netflix is currently streaming Ginger Baker In Africa, an incredibly loose documentary surrounding the British percussion wizard's trip from Algeria to Lagos, Nigeria in November of 1971. And by 'loose' I mean 53 minutes of (ostensibly) amateur footage that oscillates between off-the-cuff jam sessions, animated beat-poetry narration, along with scattered "on the road" vignettes. If you're into this sort of trip (we are) it's great - if not, don't bother. The headiest of travelogues.
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.To continue reading, become a member or log in.
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.
Today, during the second hour, the STRUT Records crew guest dj's from the UK.
SIRIUS 250: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ The Almighty Defenders - I'm Coming Home ++ Andre Williams - Agile, Mobile & Hostile ++ The Gories - There But For The Grace . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Lower Dens is on the move. This month we're presenting both the Los Angeles gig (June 30) at the Troubadour and this weekend's date deep in the humidity belt, at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans (June 23). We have eight pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers. To land a pair, leave your name, a working email in the address field we can reach you at and whether you . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
"Scotch On The Socks" - 1966 b-side to UK rocknrollers, The Shadows' "The Dreams I Dream". One part instrumental booze party with a dash of grunts and hashish, all underwritten by John Rostill's bassline.
MP3: The Shadows :: Scotch On The Socks
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Della Humphrey’s voice is powerful and deliberate. Tastefully simple vocal runs blossom into wavering vibratos. She can launch into a full-on belt from not much more than a whisper. The command she has over her voice belies the fact that she was 12 years old when she recorded her only well known song, “Don’t Make the Good Girls Go Bad.” Perhaps it was her youth that made for her that spunky, snot-nosed swagger that got her vocals the perfect amount of grit and soul. There’s almost no information about the singer anywhere to be found . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
In a sea of near constant reunions, the Gories 2010 North American run continues to remain one of the most fulfilling of the bunch. More of that, please. Which brings us to the following: Songs We Taught The Gories - a 2009 WFMU compilation comprised of tracks the band sourced for covers over the years, both familiar and obscure (the original disco/funk version of "There But For The . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Revisiting this joint has been manna the past few weeks. If you missed it the first time around, Almighty Defenders is the unholy union of King Khan, Mark Sultan and the Black Lips. A different sort of gospel.
MP3: The Almighty Defenders :: I'm Coming Home
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Greasy highlight culled from Numero Group's Light: On The South Side, in its two and a half minutes "It's A Dream's" sinister groove rolls brown sugar molasses slow. An ominous funky blues from the second city anchored by an eight year old drummer. Dig that.
MP3: Lil' Ed & The Soundmasters :: It's A Dream
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
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 249: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Black Lips - Not A Problem ++ Can - Mushroom ++ White Fence - Swagger Vets And Double Vision ++ The Olivia Tremor Control - Hideaway ++ The Kinks - I Go To Sleep (Demo Version) ++ Nico - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams ++ Agent Dale Cooper - The Killer In My Dream Was Named . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
This is third time I've referenced the Soundway compilation, The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria on pages of AD in the past two years. That alone should tell you something. Mad dividends, this one. Like Kukumbas "Respect" I noted The Hygrades "Rough Rider" on air . . .
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Jazzbo, song interpreter, auteur, bandleader. Two curios culled from Bob Azzam & His Orchestra's 1968 New Sounds LP. Working in multiple genres, in multiple languages and in multiple styles, Azzam was nothing if not a truly capable chameleon. Below, his essential take on the Stones "The Last Time," and the latin jazz leaning "Berimbau."
MP3: Bob Azzam & His Orchestra :: The Last Time
MP3: become a member or log in.
Dig this, you know you wanna. Straight out of Virginia Beach, Bill Deal & The Rhondels 1970 cover of Lennon/McCartney's "Hey Bulldog". The fabs...this is not.
MP3: Bill Deal & The Rhondels :: Hey Bulldog
Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
To continue reading, become a member or log in.
Ease back. Vintage slice of smooth courtesy of the teenage female vocal trio, Black Velvet. A serious mix of sweet soul vocals juxtaposed with a decidedly funky backing track. Originally released in 1972, all propers to the fourth installment of Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures for the original turn on back in the day (for those interested, Godin's entire series is great). Seven inch enthusiasts will note Truth & Soulbecome a member or log in.
When Damon Albarn solicited soul legend Bobby Womack to perform on Gorillaz's 2010 album Plastic Beach, it became the start of something more than just those couple of tracks and the result is Womack's first album of original material in 18 years, The Bravest Man in the Universe. Co-produced by Albarn and XL Recordings' Richard Russell, it's hard not to immediately compare this album in some ways to Gil Scott-Heron's swansong, become a member or log in.
