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A Soundtrack Enthusiast :: Chinatown (1974)

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"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Written by Robert Towne, directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson, Chinatown undoubtedly stands as one of the greatest films of the twentieth century. Classic film noir, on a base level, Chinatown tells the story of private detective J.J. 'Jake' Gittes as . . .

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Leonard Cohen :: Los Angeles, April 10 – Tickets

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The living legend that is Leonard Cohen is paying a visit to Los Angeles April 10th at the Nokia theatre. Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, March 9th at 10am, but you can win a pair here on Aquarium Drunkard before that. We have two pairs of tickets for AD readers; to win a pair, leave your name, email address and the first Cohen song or album you remember hearing in the comments below. I'm pretty sure . . .

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Scratch The Surface :: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: The Letting Go

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Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface is a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard that that takes a look at particularly interesting cover art choices.Bonnie "Prince" Billy's The Letting Go is broadly considered, even in rare negative critique, as become a member or log in.

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Arthur Lee :: Vindicator (1972)

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Late last year when we wrote about Arthur Lee's superb soul spin "Everybody's Gotta Live," we hadn't yet heard Vindicator, the track's 1972 mothership and Lee's solo debut. Admittedly, we (I) naively assumed that Vindicator would be a record full of similar songs--an exploration of Lee's R&B range that . . .

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SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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

SIRIUS 84: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Wavves - Beach Demon ++ Jay Reatard - Florescent grey ++ Here We Go Magic - Fangela ++ Iran - Buddy ++ The Soft Pack - Beside Myself ++ The Vaselines - No Hope ++ Sonic Youth - Androgynous MInd --> Quest For The Cup ++ No Age . . .

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Steely Dan :: Live/Sessions/Radio, ’74-’00

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This one goes out to all the Steely Dan freaks, nerds and weirdos out there -- you know who you are, and to the haters as well (you, too, know who you are). My friend and fellow Dan advocate, T. Law, put this comp together about nine years ago when we were both knee-deep in our excitement over the release of Fagen and Becker's first studio LP in 20 years, Two Against Nature . . .

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Akron/Family :: 3/10, 11, 12, Steve Allen Theater

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Next month, Aquarium Drunkard, along with our friends at Arthur magazine, present three nights of Akron/Family at the Steve Allen Theater here in L.A. Akron/Family has joined the esteemed ranks of one of our favorite label collectives, Dead Oceans (SC/Jag), and have Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free, a double . . .

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Laura Gibson :: Beasts of Seasons

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In the hyper-pace of the 21st century, it's a given that things at times feel disposable. We live in a culture that exudes and promotes quantity over quality, where "immediate" and "fair" are qualities that increasingly (and at times shockingly) trump "worth-the-wait" and "excellent." In spite of this, art still prevails, and at its best even drives one to slow down, take a breath, and actually appreciate. Laura Gibson may not have intentionally set out to do this, but on her new LP, become a member or log in.

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Vetiver :: Tight Knit

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As a listener, and a fan, I buy into the world of Vetiver, or at least what I imagine the world of Vetiver to be - what I want it to be.   It's a place filled with dusty vinyl, vintage amps, seasoned sweaters, stone-built Bay area fireplaces and a little bit of mystery. And personally, I prefer a little mystery in my music -- the suspension of disbelief; something that is albeit harder to come by in the Internet-age (and, yes, I fully grasp the irony . . .

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Dan Auerbach :: The AD Interview

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Fresh off his appearance on Conan O'brien, and a week after the release of his solo debut, Keep It Hid, Dan Auerbach spoke on the phone with Aquarium Drunkard discussing, among other things, the process behind his new LP, Charles Bukowski, the Black Keys, playing with his uncles, and the old days . . .

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To Willie, From Aquarium Drunkard

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On To Willie, Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck pays tribute to the Red Headed Stranger by covering eleven of his favorite Nelson songs, from the better-known “The Party's Over” to the ultra-obscure “Heartaches of a Fool”. While the resulting album is a stunner, what's perhaps even more impressive is the fact that Houck was able . . .

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Taj Mahal and The Natch’l Blues…

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Somewhere between Massachusetts and California, between the Mississippi Delta and Chicago, between the blues and rock & roll, between soul and jazz sits Taj Mahal. Simultaneously recognized and yet rarely heard, without radio aid or a bevy of co-genre players to be compared to, the man has a career that spans from sharing his first band with Ry Cooder, to friend of, and influence upon, the Rolling Stones (not to mention three . . .

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SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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

SIRIUS 83: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Pink Mountaintops - Erected ++ The Soft Pack - Walking With Jesus (Spacemen 3 cover) ++ Map of Africa - Bone ++ Black Mountain - Druganaut ++ Iran - Buddy ++ Deerhunter - Florescent Grey ++ Ruby Suns - Blue Penguin ++ Panda Bear - Take Pills ++ Deerhunter - Operation ++ Sonic Youth . . .

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Jim White :: A Funny Little Cross to Bear

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If you've had the pleasure of seeing Jim White in a live setting - whether with big, full band arrangements in big, seated, venues or in small, dark clubs touring by himself, you know that each show is unique and special. For those of you who are fans of his recorded output but have never seen him live, the new become a member or log in.

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