The pairing up of music legends with contemporary popular musicians is nothing new, but rarely has it been done so well, and with as much class as the new self-titled Charlie Louvin album . […]
Month: February 2007
Howard Tate :: An American Soul Singer
For crate diggers, hunting down Howard Tate vinyl can be seen as an adventure, a lovable undertaking. For the those looking for the rare, mostly import, Tate compact discs, the process is more […]
Ghana Soundz 2 :: Funk & Fusion In The 70s
Not that it really ever gets cold here in L.A., but yeah, it can get a little nippy from time to time. You know, cold, like, er, 60 degrees cold. […]
Ben Weaver :: Paper Sky (May 2007)
I’ve been looking forward to Ben Weaver’s upcoming album, Paper Sky, since last spring when I received an unsolicited, unmastered three song sampler in the mail culled from his (then) just recorded […]
Saying Goodbye To Arthur Magazine
You may have read over the weekend that L.A.’s Arthur magazine has announced that it will be closing its doors, effective immediately, after five prolific years of publication. Since the Drunkard’s inception […]
Girl, I’m Just A Jeepster For Your Love…
Friday evening, while listening to T. Rex’s “Jeepster” on repeat with some friends, something came up about Blur’s thinly veiled nod to the tune on the track “I’m Just A Killer […]
Pink Nasty :: The Interview
A.D. — I first came to know your work through Will Oldham (the Summer In The Southeast tour). How did that come about, and how was the experience? Had you […]
Andrew Bird :: Armchair Apocrypha
I was by no means a follower Andrew Bird’s past work with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, therefore his 2005 breakthrough album, The Mysterious Production of Eggs , hit me from left field like a love punch. But […]
Neil Young Archives II :: Massey Hall 1971
You have no doubt seen this 1971 Neil Young live at Massey Hall show posted here before in bootleg form, but come March 12th it will be released (with an […]
Kelly Hogan :: Papa Was A Rodeo (cover)
Watching the Neko Case: Austin City Limits DVD got me thinking about Kelly Hogan who accompanies Case on vocals throughout the performance. Hogan, like myself, is an Atlanta ex-pat who left the south in 1997 for Chicago […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 25
Welcome to Episode 25 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. As requested, below is […]
Lewis And Clarke :: Upcoming Album
We are getting closer to the release of Lewis And Clarke’s next album, Blasts of the Holy Birth, and according to the outfit’s website it is a “testament to process on many levels, and […]
Performance :: Memo From Turner
February 13th saw the release of the 1970 psychedelic/schizophrenic gangster-meets-pop star tale Performance . Famously known as Mick Jagger’s on screen debut, Performance expertly captures the late sixties decadence and decline into […]
Eccentric Soul :: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
Furthering it’s mission to make the kind of records you didn’t even know you wanted to own, Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul series continues to amaze with this latest collection entitled Twinight’s Lunar Rotation . Ignoring the […]
Neko Case :: Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan)
Who else out there has recently had their ass kicked by this super-cold going around? Besides just being generally miserable, it also cut into my checking out Neko Case’s gig this past […]