One of the more jaw-dropping DJ sets I have laid eyes and ears on was J Rocc’s Stones Throw tribute to J Dilla this past January here in L.A. at the PLUG L.A. event. Skills. If this is your bag, head over to Gorilla vs. Bear as he has posted the Stones Throw ‘Thank You […]
Archive for February, 2007
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Although I have owned, and enjoyed, this album for years now, there is something refreshingly new to it that is just now beginning to reveal itself to me. It’s as if another layer has been peeled back that I had never taken notice of before. Yes, it’s true that all great albums do this; but […]
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Other than Democrazy I have actively sought out anything and everything Damon Albarn has laid his name to, and chances are I will eventually get around to that collection as well. This being so, like many, I was transfixed by the news in 2006 that Albarn was working on a new collaborative project with the […]
Monday, February 5th, 2007
Received some exciting news last night via an email from the Track A Tiger folks. You may remember I listed their debut Woke Up Early The Day I Died on my best of 2006 list, and for good reason. Per the email it looks like they have an as yet untitled album in the can […]
Monday, February 5th, 2007
Soon after returning to Los Angeles last August from a couple of months traveling, I was waiting in line at the bank when I was approached by someone inquiring if I was from Canada. Nope. Turned out he worked for the (little known) band whose t-shirt I was wearing. He also works with Modest Mouse […]
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Digging deep in the vaults today, kids. This 1998 show from the Mercury Lounge has been gathering dust for years as I thought the cdr was lost in a move some time ago; lucky for us both that isn’t the case.
Note the date — this is an interesting show for a number of reasons. Billed […]
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
I acquired this 1977 Meters show in 2000 along with the Showboat Lounge show that I posted in January. At the time — and this still may be the case — locating quality live documents from the band’s heyday was no small feat.Actually, until a few years ago, even locating copies of their studio albums […]
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Welcome to Episode 23 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 the tracklisting order for this week’s podcast.
The Broken West were the guests this week, so check out their DJ picks, […]
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
The only bad thing about Scotland’s Arab Strap’s new release, Ten Years Of Tears, is that it is also the duo’s last release. Brutal realists to a fault, Arab Strap never pulled any punches documenting the often depressingly humorous affair that is life, pints, love…and more pints.
A retrospective of sorts following Aidan Moffat and Malcolm […]
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
In continuuing with the sporadic New Orleans posts until Fat Tuesday here is the fourth installment in the series; the music of one Mr. Allen Toussaint. Like many fans I originally became acquainted with Toussaint’s music in the late ’90s through his production work with The Meters, Dr. John and the Nevilles. Upon further investigation […]
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
The Broken West stopped by the Little Radio loft studios yesterday for good conversation and an acoustic set on the Aquarium Drunkard Show. Ross, Dan, and Brian guest DJ’d, talked up their new album out now on Merge records, the upcoming national tour beginning Monday, Big Star and the super-cool Dwight Twilley.Below are the three […]
