Last month Roadside Graves debuted "Liv Tyler," the first single off their forthcoming EP, You Won't Be Happy With Me (out March 23rd). The band now has a video for the track, shot by Travis Huggett, in and around their hometown of Metuchen, NJ . . .
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Like last year, Aquarium Drunkard is kicking off our SXSW early and doing a night-party during Interactive at Red Eyed Fly with Scion, Saturday night, March 13th. This year we have local champs, and AD favorites, The Strange Boys and become a member or log in.
It's that time of year again. The time when team AD leaves L.A. and decamps for Austin, TX for a week of non-stop tex-mex, Lone Star, non-existent cabs, salty margaritas...and, of course, music. Come hang out w/ Aquarium Drunkard all day Thursday, March 18th, at Lamberts noon-6pm. Free day-party = no badges/wristbands needed. Also, no RSVP bullshit....first come/first served. No Jacket Required. DJ sets DJ Jody O (When . . .
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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.
SIRIUS 131: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Cat - Do The Watusi ++ So Many Wizards - Nico ++ Washed Out - Feel It All Around ++ Art Museums - Sculpture Gardens ++ Harlem - Goodbye Horses ++ Local Natives - Warning Sign ++ Yawn - Toys ++ The Olivia Tremor Control - Memories of Jacqueline 1906 ++ Caribou - Sandy ++ Abe Vigoda - Dead . . .
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God bless reissue labels. Case in point, the Dragons' BFI---a West coast surf/psych romp resurrected in 2007 via London's Ninja Tune Records. It's one of those quintessential crate-digger finds, seemingly forgotten, only to gain a new audience 30+ years after it original release. The story goes (and there is always a story) that several years ago . . .
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A one of a kind record from a talent so deep it kills you to learn... this is all there is. Straight out of Austin, TX this may be the best of the whole Armadillo/outlaw scene, though Willis never wanted a part of it in the first place. Country fans and foes alike should grab this record and hold on tight.
Willis Alan Ramsey's record merges country and soul as much as it combines chicken shack production with a touch of studio . . .
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Heads up, Los Angeles. On March 27th Aquarium Drunkard, in conjunction with the Echo, is holding its first ever all ages festival here in L.A. in Echo Park. Dubbed WAVED OUT, after my favorite Robert Pollard . . .
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Will Oldham's next long player (with the Cairo Gang) is out March 23rd on Drag City. He and Emmett Kelly have dubbed this one The Wonder Show of the World. I have yet to hear a note of it, but the pair did issue this non-album teaser---a stark, bare bones, reworking of Conway Twitty's "Play, Guitar, Play."
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Latest offering from Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent). Look for the new LP, Here's To Taking It Easy, out May 11th via Dead Oceans.
MP3: Phosphorescent :: It's Hard to Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)
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In 2005 I dubbed White Foliage's six song EP, Zurich, "ethereal dream pop." Five years later, revisiting the EP's high point, "Drug Song," the description still hold true. Since the release of Zurich, White Foliage have regrouped, dubbing themselves Secret Cities, emerging "with a cocktail of Spector-esque doe-eyed romanticism." Austin based label Western Vinyl will be releasing Zurich's follow-up, Pink Graffiti . . .
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Truly great soundtracks don't come easy. This is what makes the companion to Trainspotting so unusual. Not only does it manage to nail the cultural moment the film portrays (and aurally recreate the film's story in its running order), but it also escapes the film entirely becoming its own album. It plays out like a . . .
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When I wasn't busy blasting my eardrums out with the Creation and 4AD catalogs Slumberland Records was the essential go-to label for all things noise-pop. Almost every artist paid tribute to My Bloody Valentine, Ride and Pale Saints in some form, but
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If it seems the late Fela Kuti is everywhere these days it's because he is. He's on Broadway with the Jay-Z/Will Smith produced musical Fela!, his entire (immense) discography is being reissued in grand fashion, and most recently Now Again Records have released
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Like a ghost ship hovering somewhere off the coast, broadcasting crackly pirate-radio blasts into the ether, Ponytone is as mysterious as it is unrivaled. And by that I mean it is an aural treasure. Reportedly based in the Con Dao Islands off the southern coast of Vietnam, Ponytone's founder/editor, Lucie, digs through crates of vinyl in the darkest corners of the globe with an emphasis on jazz, disco, rock, soul, psychedelia and off-kilter pop from around the world. Much of the music featured has . . .
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Off The Record is a recurring feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.
Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without -- be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.
In the late 90s, while in school, my wife spent a year living in Australia; while there she took many side-trips to New Zealand. Her tales and photographs, coupled with the below guide from the Ruby Suns Ryan McPhun, have about convinced me to drop everything, load up a backpack and catch the next flight out of LAX. But alas, I cannot, so this amazing entry into our Off The Record series will have to do.
The Ruby Suns third LP, Fight Softly, drops March 2nd via Sub Pop and the band begins their American tour March 11th.
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