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Hayden :: The AD Interview

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Hayden has come a long way from his introduction to the U.S. as the heir to the folky mope-rock throne over a decade ago. His new album, In Field & Town, is instrumentally his most fully realized to date. He sat down earlier this month with Aquarium Drunkard prior to his show at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina . . .

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Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) :: AD Interview, Pt 2

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This is part II of II of Marty Garner's AD Interview with The Hold Steady's Craig Finn. You can find part I HERE....

Craig Finn is a normal dude. He may be “gettin’ a lot of double takes when he’s comin’ around the corners,” (as he sings on the title . . .

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Sebadoh :: Bubble And Scrape (Reissue)

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This, the reissue of Bubble And Scrape, is the sound of inevitability. Like various '90s indie rock contemporaries before them, the Sebadoh reissues continue to gradually creep out; complete with a healthy dose of extras (15 tracks), which, by now, are practically a reissue prerequisite. Listening with fresh ears - 15 years after its release - I'm struck by, with its various stylistic changes, the . . .

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Big Dipper :: Supercluster Anthology

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It's hot outside -- L.A. has been in the in the midst of an early summer heat wave, and with much of the city air condition-less we could certainly use some music to match it. Enter Merge Records with their recently released 3 disc Big Dipper anthology, Supercluster chronicling . . .

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Sigur Rî³s :: Meî° suî° î­ eyrum viî° spilum endalaust

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Listening to Sigur Rî³s has always required stepping out of the real world of traffic jams, smog, headaches, and Salinger novels. The grand, idyllic nature of the Icelanders’ music has always required a suspension of disbelief, a willingness to enter their world, where all of the most precious moments from this side of the looking glass are distilled down to their essence and painted across new lines of latitude and longitude. Over the course of their decade-long career, the group’s world has expanded and become more . . .

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Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) :: AD Interview, Pt 1

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Craig Finn is a normal dude. He may be “gettin’ a lot of double takes when he’s comin’ around the corners,” (as he sings on the title track of the Hold Steady’s excellent new record, Stay Positive) but at his core, Craig Finn is a genuinely, refreshingly normal dude. That may explain the enduring and escalating popularity of his band. Unlike the untouchable, self-styled indie rockers that are . . .

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 53: Jean-Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Whiskeytown - Bar Lights ++ Cat Power - He War ++ Band of Horses - Marry Song ++ Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Easy Does . . .

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Fugazi :: Peel Sessions (December 11, 1988)

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Speaking of the old Dischord scene...Fugazi, December 11, 1988 - Peel Session...

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MP3: Fugazi :: Waiting Room (Peel Session '88)
MP3: Fugazi :: Break In (Peel Session '88)
MP3: Fugazi :: Merchandise (Peel Session '88)
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Sevens :: Steely Dan: Reelin’ in the Years

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(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.)

Let me begin by saying that when the genre of yacht rock is finally sunk forever by the churning ocean of history and good taste, I’ll be one of the last to call SOS. There’s always been something grating about the entire style — two guys; usually mustachioed; playing lite, jazzy, half-rock for the lunchbreak set. And, really, “Reelin’ in the Years” is . . .

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The Replacements :: Shit, Shower & Shave (1989)

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A long traded compilation, Shit, Shower & Shave, recorded in 1989, is the sound of the band while on tour with Tom Petty who later, infamously, ripped off Westerberg's "rebel without a clue" line from the Mats "I'll Be You." Tracks 1-12 Bristol Connecticut August 31 1989 - Tracks 13-17 Milwaukee Wisconsin, June 1989 (originally released on Sire's Inconcerated promo CD) - Tracks 18-23 Mansfield Massachusetts August 28, 1989

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The Gaturs :: Wasted (1970)

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High five. While The Gaturs name should be familiar to those who have picked up various '70s NOLA funk & soul compilations (i.e., Soul Jazz Records), the Wasted LP itself has proved much more elusive.   After first digging the above LP while playing in the background at a friend's house, during Jazz Fest in New Orleans, I've since been seeking out a physical copy of the disc high and low . . .

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Off The Record :: Bowerbirds (The Triangle, NC)

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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.

Today's installment of Off The Record finds us in . . .

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Julie Ocean :: The AD Interview

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Earlier this month AD caught up with Julie Ocean's Terry Banks to discuss (among other things) the band's new LP, Long Gone And Nearly There, the Velocity Girl days, The Undertones, the local scene in Washington D.C., and an open-ended invitation to Teenage Fanclub.

Aquarium Drunkard: So tell me about where the band's name comes from.

Terry Banks: When we . . .

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Scratch The Surface :: Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks

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Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface is a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard that that takes a look at some dubious/in(famous) cover art choices. Not surprisingly, we kick off the series with one of our favorite LPs, Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks.

I’ve always been a fan of rock art, from stickers and show posters to t-shirt designs, but nothing . . .

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 52: Jean-Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane (intro) ++ Pavement - Grounded ++ Sonic Youth - Theresa's Sound World ++ Modest Mouse - 3rd Planet ++ Built To Spill - Time Trap ++ King Khan . . .

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