Aquarium Drunkard

The score: “In 1975, the film Heartworn Highways documented the emerging singer-songwriter scene in Nashville and Austin, capturing intimate performances by artists like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell while they were still struggling to be heard. 30 years later, we have restored these now historic recordings to their original, unedited length and are making […]

With Easy Tiger (Adams ninth solo album) on the horizon, it’s a fine opportunity to post some rarities that have long been available via trading circles and the internets, yet unreleased commercially. You can still check out the “What Sin Replaces Love” feature, here.
Exile On Franklin Street is a rough, super lo-fi, 24 […]

Sly & The Family Stone’s catalog got the standard reissue treatment last month. The discs come complete with cleaned up sound and (the now requisite ) extras tacked onto the end on every album. It’s also a fine time to append your vinyl copies if you hadn’t already done so. More […]

It’s no mystery I am a longtime fan of the music of Daniel Hutchens and his band Bloodkin, with Eric Carter. I put their catalog right up there with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Alejandro Escovedo and Steve Earle in terms of truly capturing the nuances of humanity, both the light and the […]

The original Modern Lovers were not together very long. In fact, they did not remain intact long enough to see the release of their first album, the absolute classic LP The Modern Lovers. Recorded in 1972 and released in 1976, the album was wayyy ahead of it’s time, influencing punk, post-punk and new […]

If you tune into my radio shows, or podcast, you may very well recognize the Eshete & Beqele song “Temeles” off of Ethiopiques Volume III. It’s funky.
Kicking of with a blast of horns that would make bandleader Fred Wesley proud, the track quickly dives into its snake charmer funk vibe, coming up for air […]

While Stop All That Jazz may not be Leon Russell’s best album, it is the first Leon Russell album I heard outside of his work on Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen (which was my fathers all-time favorite rock & roll album).
Being the shit-hot session man — and bandleader — that he was, Russell’s own […]

I intentionally posted this drop-dead, badass soul jam yesterday - sans editorial commentary - for a reason: I thought the album art alone was enough to pique your curiosity. Apparently it did judging by these two readers comments. If you have not already grabbed this one, do it now.
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“Straight out this song is […]

This set was originally shared by the always excellent Big O magazine in January. If Big O is not yet on your radar, do check them out as they consistently unearth interesting live recordings and rare finds. Also, how great/frightening is the above photo of Will Oldham?
Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Harem […]

Move over Clientele.  Yesterday on Little Radio we re-aired the Aquarium Drunkard show’s year anniversary show with special guests The Switch. If you did not catch it live, either time, you can download the podcast version here.
Besides playing live upstairs in the loft studio, the band took turns guest DJ’ing. Included among the […]

For displaced Southerners, the 1984 documentary, Athens, Ga: Inside/Out, is both the cause and cure for homesickness. Available on DVD, the film documents the Athens, GA music scene of the mid ’80s, and in the process captures some truly historic performances; one being (reportedly) R.E.M.’s first performance of “Swan Swan H” in a deserted […]

In association with Zealous Records, An Aquarium Drunkard will be giving away three copies of the Soul Sides blog-curated compilation Soul Sides Vol. 2 :: The Covers. Like Volume I, this comp is a solid addition to any enthusiast of old funk, soul and r&b’s collection. Each track has been hand selected, […]