Aquarium Drunkard

We are somewhere in the hills and canyons that make up Los Angeles. That much is true. The lonesome harmonies, light organ fills and pedal-steel accompaniment remind us so. But make no mistake, this is clear Pop territory and in the best sense of the word. Where Pop is defined by Josh Rouse, A.C. Newman, […]

DOWNLOAD:B-side from “Coast Is Never Clear” sessions1. Waiting for the SunsetConcert from the John Peel Show @ BBC - April 20, 20001. Emma Blowgun’s Last Stand 2. I Love John, She Loves Paul 3. Sunday Under Glass 4. Matter Vs. Space 5. Score from Augusta 6. Lay Low for the Letdown Acoustic Session on a […]

NC based indie-alt-folker-outfit, The Kingsbury Manx, release their 4th LP today on Yep Roc Records. You may have heard them the past week on the radio to the right, and if not, have yourself a listen…don’t cost nothin.DOWNLOAD:MP3: The Kingsbury Manx - And What Fallout! MP3: The Kingsbury manx - Cross Your Eyes

Tonight, pour one out for Gram Parsons. The “Cosmic-American-Music” trailblazer died today in 1973…but his legacy lives on. **This guy’s songs just kill me sometimes.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Gram Parsons - A Song For YouMP3: Gram Parsons - $1,000 Wedding**————*Gram fans, be sure to read the excellent Ben Fong-Torres penned biography: Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of […]

Last week’s Steve Earle post got me digging through his catalog again & this Stones’ cover seemed particularly suited lyrically to his past. The other tune can be found on the new Magnolia Electric Co.’s upcoming Hard to Love a Man EP.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Steve Earle - Before They Make Me Run (rolling stones cover) *^MP3: Magnolia […]

Most folks came to know this old standard by way of the two versions below*^. Which cover is the most definitive for you, and how did you first hear it? Are there other notable Moonshiner covers you prefer?
Download:MP3: Bob Dylan - Moonshiner*MP3: Uncle Tupelo - Moonshiner**————–*Can be found on Bob Dylan’s collection The Bootleg […]

Weekend Edition · Neil Young extended audio interview with NPR’s Scott Simon.

“The creation of Neil Young’s latest album, Prairie Wind, was punctuated by a life-changing “medical event” for the singer-songwriter. As he was preparing to record the song “The Painter” in Nashville, Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He recorded eight of the […]

September of 2005. With less than four months left, it’s shaping up to be a pretty strong year for new music. If you read here with any regularity you’ll notice I love the quiet as well as the loud. Such is the case with Sounds Like Fall’s debut release The Wolf is at the […]

Ha. I have heard some great stuff online while perusing various mp3 blogs. Some of it I would have gotten around to hearing eventually, some of it not. Consider the below tracks a tribute (Vol. One) to the medium of the mp3 music blog. Each tune below I originally heard and was turned onto via […]

Steve Earle doesn’t fuck around. No matter the subject of his songs you know he’s feeling it, whether it be his personal politics, or in the case of this track, Heroin addiction. Recorded for the I Feel Alright album.
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MP3: Steve Earle - CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain)
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*Those interested in Earle’s work would do themselves […]

With the Stones on (another) tour supporting their latest album, it only seemed appropriate to post some Mick ‘n Keef material. But don’t worry, the below isn’t from their new album as I’m neither a sadist nor a masochist. No, instead check out these rarities of excellent vintage Stones’ goodness.
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MP3: Rolling Stones - Memo From […]

This 7″ vinyl-only ep, released at the end of 2004, marked the return of Ryan Adams after breaking his wrist in Europe nearly a year before. Both tracks would later appear on his 2 disc album Cold Roses in May of ‘05, but I prefer the sparse & stark arrangement of these early versions.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Ryan […]

Last year Jerry Garcia’s solo material got a serious overhaul/facelift in the form of the All Good Things box set. I’ve really dug in to this collection the past couple of weeks, and was reminded that Heads used liken the Jerry Garcia Band’s show’s “as going to church.” The box set is generously chock full […]

The radio to the right is updated…check it out.