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Nigeria Special :: Nigerian Blues 1970-76

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As our good friend, and fellow afro-beat enthusiast, Gorilla vs Bear, mentioned last week, Soundway Records has just released the compilation Nigeria Special featuring funk, r&b, afrobeat, soul, highlife, psych, and other subgenres from the region. I have many a collection from this era and region, and, so far, this comp is hanging with with the best of them.

Elsewhere . . .

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Japancakes :: Loveless (My Bloody Valentine) 2007

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The other night following the Drive-By Truckers show, here in LA, I had two things on my mind; 1st, how much fun, no matter how many times I've seen them, the Truckers are in a live setting, and 2nd, how after watching pedal steel wiz John Neff for two straight hours, how I wished I had thought to load Japancakes excellent become a member or log in.

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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 36: Throw me The Statue - Your Girlfriends Car ++ Neutral Milk Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers Pt 2 and 3 ++ Francoise Hardy - Tous Les Garcons et Les . . .

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Megafaun :: Find Your Mark/Lazy Suicide

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Alright, I can almost guarantee that regular AD readers will be into the following tunes; and hey, now that we've installed the streaming media player, you may as well stream a track...you know, save yourself that 20 seconds of downloading, and get your preview on.

Megafaun, which I misread as Mega"fun" several times last week (and almost, live, while on the air), are a North Carolina based band that call the Research Triangle home. Already an indie bedrock (insert your favorite . . .

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Townes Van Zandt :: Waitin’ Around To Die

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I'm presently doing a bit of music supervision for an independent film, set in west Texas, and have been looking for the right mood for certain scenes. Not so much the exact song that will be accompanying the scene, but more so music that captures the essence of what the the narrative wants/needs/deserves...the nuance of a moment. Townes Van Zandt knew all about nuance.

If you've followed Aquarium Drunkard for any length of time, you're well aware that Townes Van Zandt is a . . .

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Waylon Jennings :: Honky Tonk Heroes (1973)

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The great Texas singer-songwriter, Holden Rushing, first turned me on to this album in his Venice beach abode during his three year stint out here in Los Angeles. Much obliged, Holden. Upon the receipt of the record, I was also told a tale that seemed to blur the line between fact and legend; a story about Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver and the genesis of the project that became become a member or log in.

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The Magnetic Fields :: Distortion

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The news last year that Stephen Merritt's next Magnetic Fields LP was to be coated in a thick slather of distortion, a la Jesus & The Mary Chain's Psychocandy, seemed to elicit two immediate and disparate responses: "what??", and, "yeah, that could be interesting." I fell into both camps, as while I may be a longtime JAMC fan, I am . . .

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Throw Me The Statue :: Moonbeams

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Throw Me A Statues's upcoming LP, Moonbeams, was the only album I listened to over the course of the weekend, and it's now carrying me into the new week. A good album will do that. If you like American lo-fi indie (and we sure do), this one is for you. Released next Tuesday (it's already been available, in . . .

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Jeff Mangum :: XFM Radio Session – May 1998

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We posted this XFM set a year ago, today, while reflecting on the fact Neutral Milk Hotel's Aeroplane Over The Sea was nearly a decade old -- and now, in February 2008, it is. Pitchfork has just re-posted two of their interviews with Jeff Mangum, from 1997, up on the main page. Excerpt below . . .

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Now Podcasting :: Episode 39

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Welcome to Episode 39 of the podcast edition of The Aquarium Drunkard Show; airing live every Wednesday 2-4 p.m. PST at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A.

The following show was recorded January 16, 2008 at Little Radio. Fun show. Chief Radar Bro, Jim Putnam, was my guest.

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Soul Jazz 171 :: Jamaican Funk & Soul 45’s

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You may be asking yourself, "hmm, do I really need yet another '70s reggage/dancehall/ska compilation in my life?" and to be honest, no, you probably don't, but if you do happen to have a crisp twenty and some change burning a hole in your pocket, per usual Soul Jazz Records is happy to take your money. They took mine just last week when I picked up their latest Jamaican become a member or log in.

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AD Show :: Radar Bros @ Little Radio, Jan. 2008

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Chief Radar Bro, Jim Putnam, stopped by the Aquarium Drunkard show, upstairs at the Little Radio loft, for a little chit-chat, and a few choice tunes on his acoustic. You can download the second half of our conversation and the three in-studio, acoustic, tracks below.

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MP3: Jim Putnam :: Live @ Little Radio (Aquarium Drunkard Show)
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Now Read These :: Ramblin’ Around The Internets

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+ SXSW announced the official artist lineup this week. We are doing our two day Hot Freaks! event again - stay tuned for details over the next few weeks.
+ Soul Sides highlights Bob Azzams brand of original gumbo funk, circa 1968
+ The Rising Storm gets . . .

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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 35: Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe You ++ Destroyer - Streethawk I ++ Sufjan SteVens - All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! ++ Microphones - I Want Wind To Blow ++ Bonnie "Prince . . .

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