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Diversions :: Le Switch on Blue-Eyed Soul

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(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)

Since their inception Le Switch have been called a lot of things, from Waits-ian barroom growlers to whiskey-soaked, confessional, soul-pop.   Both fitting, but one common descriptor that always manages to find its way into the conversation is that of soul. Without question, the band has it. But what is soul exactly, and how does one articulate it to others? Below, Le Switch's Aaron Kyle ponders both questions.

Le Switch have a split 7" out at the end of the month---with LA compatriots Les Blanks (sample "How We Imagined It" below)---and a new album in the can coming out this summer.   Catch them in town before their tour: AD is presenting, and giving away a few pairs of tickets, to their April 22nd show at the Bootleg Theater. Leave your name and a valid email address to enter. Winners will be emailed/tickets available at will-call.

MP3: Le Switch :: How We Imagined It

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Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings :: I Learned the Hard Way

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It's hard to know what will work and what won't, commercially, when it comes to influences. Critics are quick to call out a band for too closely appropriating a certain sound without adding much of its own originality, and when it comes to what Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are doing, it would be an easy criticism to launch. It would also be lazy and soulless as they are one of the most invigorating acts in America, from studio to stage, and are peerless channelers of the . . .

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Beach House :: The AD Interview

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After settling into the blissful haze that is Teen Dream, Aquarium Drunkard guest Raquel Nasser caught up with Victoria Legrand of Beach House in the few days between the band’s European and North American tours. Those of you doing Coachella can catch the band this Saturday on the Mojave stage at 4:25, and then wait a mere seven hours, with bated breath, for Devo’s set on the very same stage.

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

Today, during the second hour of the show, we’re airing the Idaho Falls Aquarium Drunkard session, recorded at Red Rockets Glare studio in Los Angeles. The session is available for download become a member or log in.

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Bonnie “Prince” Billy :: The Wonder Show of the World

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Will Oldham's career has more or less been a series of collaborations. His name is most often been attached to the work, and more times than not, he's the primary artistic driver behind the wheel. But he employs a shifting troupe of musicians whose influence is not lightly wielded. The result allows the consistency of Oldham's songwriting to diversify itself in ways that Oldham might struggle to find on his own. And Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the better for it.

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Diversions :: The Deadly Syndrome/Tim & Eric’s Theater of Magic

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(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)

This week we catch up with The Deadly Syndrome whose sophomore LP, Nolens Volens, was self-released by the band last month. After the jump, Deadly Syndrome's William Etling and Jesse Hoy reflect on the misunderstood genius of comedy team Tim and Eric.

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The Idaho Falls :: Aquarium Drunkard Session (SIRIUS/XMU)

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Earlier this year L.A.'s Idaho Falls quietly released The Spark. For those paying attention it marked one of the strongest entries in contemporary canyon rock since the Broken West's 2007 debut. Languid and coastal, the LP invokes sepia Topanga dreams, the Pacific, late nights and mornings after. I'll be airing . . .

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Pavement :: Copenhagen, Denmark – June 20, 1993, Loppen

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I can count on one hand the number of contemporary 'indie rock' bands that 90 percent of my friends all agree upon. As Pavement most definitely fall in that circle, it's no surprise that every other person I know in L.A. is making the drive to Pomona, Thursday night, for their Coachella warm-up gig at the Fox. Below is the last show to feature original drummer Gary Young; Denmark 6-20-1993. See you in Pomona, and here's hoping for a "Grounded."

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

Today, during the first hour of the show we're airing Miles Kurosky's Aquarium Drunkard session, recorded at Red Rockets Glare, as well as last year's become a member or log in.

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Malcolm McLaren :: January 22, 1946 – April 8, 2010

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While teaching my students about Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" an idea came to me. Emerson stated that society doesn't care for "realities and creators" but prefers "names and customs." "Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist," he wrote. I asked my students if they thought Lady Gaga was a non-conformist. They roundly said yes. Playing devil's advocate, I pointed out that in a way, as unique as she seems, she's really only playing within the rules of the game - participating in the very machinations of the music . . .

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Them :: Time Out! Time In For Them

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After Van Morrison's departure from the group in 1966, Them relocated to Los Angeles and released a string of worthwhile efforts. The group completely revamped their image and sound behind Jim Armstrong's accomplished guitar work and Ken McDowell's vocals; the only hold over from the Van Morrison era was guitarist Alan Henderson. Now And "Them" and become a member or log in.

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Miles Kurosky :: The Aquarium Drunkard Session

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For everyone who cringed while watching the very-real-life 2005 Beulah break-up documentary A Good Band Is Easy To Kill, the news last year of a 2010 Miles Kurosky solo record on the horizon was akin to the promise of reuniting with an . . .

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C.W. McCall :: Convoy (The Tale of the Rubber Duck)

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This is it, folks. This is where the rubber meets the road---the mother of all trucker movies: Sam Peckinpah's Convoy. The recipe: take Kris Kristofferson (the Rubber Duck), a young Ali MacGraw (in a convertible) and a cranky, curmudgeon state trooper named "Dirty Lyle" (played by Ernest Borgnine) and place them in a hokey, genre-bending, tale based on the country song of same name by C.W. McCall. Believe me, it's quite the stew. A kid . . .

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Jack Nitzsche :: The Lonely Surfer

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Most (if not all) of you reading this know a thing or two about the names Phil Spector and Neil Young. But I would wager that the immediate name recognition of Jack Nitzsche, a pivotal force in behind both artists, ranks much lower. Studio wizard/producer, arranger and songwriter, Nitzsche released his own sort of 'surf' album in 1963---yet one that was a far cry from the surf rock coming out of a.m. radio at the time. Jan & Dean this is not.

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