Aquarium Drunkard

As I sit here, my desk littered with albums and “to-dos,” I feel the following needs to be said, needs to be conveyed upon those who will listen. Shouted to the masses, etc, etc. For at this moment in time I am a messenger of the gospel of Bobby Bare Jr.Now I was a fan […]

Welcome to last week’s show recorded at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A. The first half of the show is dedicated to selections from Pitchfork Media’s top 200 songs from the sixties. The second hour is an ad hoc bouillabaisse of Drunkard-style faves. Tune is and enjoy. xxxooxoo - Satisfied ‘75
Artists included, but not […]

My introduction and love of sixties French Pop began a few years ago when a friend turned me on to the decadent sounds of Jacques Dutronc. His frenetic pop music followed me via iPod on a twelve day honeymoon trek through Greece and the outlying coastal islands, thus becoming the de facto soundtrack to the […]

You should know: Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. Health experts have known about dengue fever for more than 200 years.

But more importantly: Dengue Fever create hybrid American/Cambodian pop music with a dash of Ethiopian soul. Sound infectious? You bet. 2005’s Escape […]

If you have yet to take in a live Centro-matic show, the Drunkard emphatically hopes that you will — and soon. The band landed Tuesday night here in L.A. at The Troubadour opening with a tender version of “Love You Just The Same” off the Flashes & Cables EP. This was my first experience hearing […]

RIYL: The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, The Vaselines, et al.
Orange Juice , while a relatively short-lived outfit, went on to influence quite a few bands that readers of An Aquarium Drunkard most likely enjoy. But that, in and of itself, is no reason to download the following tracks. While driving around L.A. […]

It’s the beginning of September, so in addition to crisp Autumn evenings, the changing foliage and college football, you can also expect a lot of good albums between now and the holidays. That’s how the biz like to do. One such album is HEM’s latest: Funnel Cloud. No real stylistic surprises here, as the group […]

Dylan’s latest album Modern Times was released a week ago today, and after nearly a week to digest I can honestly say I am enjoying the hell out of it. I tend to approach albums by rock & roll’s “elder statesmen” with a wee bit of trepidation as you have to wonder just how many […]

Yet another Athens band to fall in love with all over again: Summer Hymns.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Summer Hymns :: Start SwimmingMP3: Summer Hymns :: Pity & Envy———-eMusic: Summer Hymns - Backward Maskswww.summerhymns.com www.myspace.com/summerhymns——-+ Visit The Hype Machine for additional MP3s.
——————————————————————————————————Bonus:MP3: The Lovely Sparrows :: Chemicals Change

_________________A very young Ryan Adams with Whiskeytown. That’s Beatle Bob dancing along on stage with the band.

Bonnie Prince Billy (Daytrotter Featured Artist, September 4, 2006)
Let me preface this by saying that if you are not yet hip to Daytrotter you are missing out on the finest music-related website of the past year. Supplying original content from some of the most interesting, contemporary working musicians today, the site blows my mind…weekly. […]

With all the Dylan talk going on this week, I thought it would be nice to visit some of the artist’s unreleased outtakes from the Drunkard Archives I have been enjoying over the years. Culled from the Freewheelin’ album sessions (NYC, April-Nov 1962) , these outtakes provide an interesting insight and context for where Dylan […]