Cat Power will release her latest LP, Jukebox, next week, January 22nd. As previously reported, Jukebox again finds Chan Marshall culling an album's worth of material almost entirely comprised of covers -- all reinterpreted Cat Power style. Here is the tracklisting, for the . . .
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The rise of file-sharing, and digital music providers such as eMusic, have made it much easier to be a Pylon fan than the days of yore when one had to settle for a used copy of their greatest hits CD, or in the case of become a member or log in.
Muzzle of Bees recently tipped us off that Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon are set to release their next LP, April 1st, via the artist's own caldo verde records. Appropriately entitled April, you can stream the first single "Moorestown," off the LP, here. This is welcome news, as
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Lots of new features on ye olde Drunkard to keep an eye out for in 2008 - the first of which, Retro TV Themes Revisited, aims to mine our long-running collection of past television (aural) glories. Have at it in the comments.
Yeah, book 'em, Danno. As you can probably guess, this is but the first of two Hawaii-based, detective shows' theme songs that will grace AD's TV Themes Revisited feature. Hawaii Five-O, besides . . .
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We last heard from San Francisco's Kelley Stoltz on his under-noticed, 2006 LP, Below The Branches, and album that, if you missed, I would recommend re-visiting. If this first single is any indicator, Stoltz' upcoming LP Circular Sounds is set to receive similar positive accolades. Here's hoping more people recognize this go 'round. Album . . .
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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 31: Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation ++ Loose Fur - Hey Chicken ++ David Vandervelde - Nothin' No ++ T. Rex - The Slider ++ Radiohead - House of Cards ++ Vetiver - You May Be . . .
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Consider this is the first New Orleans related post leading up to Mardi Gras (as part of our annual month-long Fat Tuesday lead up series). This album is one of my favorites in the Dr. John oeuvre. Laissez les bons temps rouler.
I have but one ritual when I visit the Amoeba music on Sunset Blvd that I rarely ever forget to practice; nothing too hoodoo either, just a walk to the back of the . . .
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The following interview should be required listening for Beck fans, and those with even a passing interest in the production of making rekkids. A candid late-'90s interview, journalist Neil Strauss and Beck discuss the motivations behind Mutations, the recording process, as well as interesting predictions for Beck's . . .
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What happened to actors like James Garner? The man epitomizes the no-frills badass archetype. His private dick role as Jim Rockford, on the become a member or log in.
"'Transnormal Skiperoo' is a name I invented to describe a strange new feeling I've been experiencing after years of feeling lost and alone and cursed," - Jim White
One of our very favorite troubadours of the new, weird, south, Jim White is back with Transnormal Skiperoo which has already been released abroad, and is due for a stateside . . .
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Last week I suggested to a friend that his band cover The dB's classic "Amplifier." For those unfamiliar, The dB's were a quintessential, if largely ignored, '80s power pop band from North Carolina who hung their hats in New York City. This is on one of their finest moments. Highly recommended if you're a fan of: Big Star, early R.E.M., '80s indie jangle rock.
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Later this month Aquarium Drunkard presents Jason Isbell, live at Spaceland, on January 25th -- details to be announced + ticket giveaway. In preparation, AD contributor J. Neas reflects, and weighs in, on Isbell's debut solo LP, 2007's Sirens of The Ditch; an album that . . .
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Mr. Bobby Charles' 1972 self-titled release may be, at times, a chore to track down (import), [note: this is in reference to cd/vinyl) but such efforts are more than rewarded from the moment you press play. Like Link Wray's early seventies albums, Louisiana native Bobby Charles was making and recording music akin to the sounds The Band were exploring, up north, at the . . .
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It's 2008! What 2007 albums are you just catching up on now that it's a brand new year? Leave 'em in the comments.
I have several I am working on, but the past week has seen a lot of concentration on Scout Niblett's LP This Fool Can Die Now.
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From the forthcoming LP Mission Control. Drops January 22nd - ATO Records.
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MP3: The Whigs :: Right Hand On My Heart
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