Seattle garage rock outfit, The Blakes , are now on board with the ever increasingly cool Light In The Attic Records . As mokb recently mentioned, this is a band KEXP has been touting for some time now, and […]
Month: June 2007
Now Podcasting :: Episode 34
Welcome to Episode 34 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 […]
Rolling Stones :: Waiting On A Friend (Video 1981)
When it comes to classic and essential Rolling Stones albums, 1981’s Tattoo You (while not bad) doesn’t immediately spring to mind, but it was without a doubt the best Stones album […]
Love Is Strange :: Wings (1971)
(Sir) Paul McCartney played a ‘secret’ show here in L.A. on Wednesday at Amoeba on Sunset. Secret is a bit of a misnomer as the sidewalks were jammed with people waiting in line […]
Stephen Malkmus :: (Nine Unreleased) Live Jams
A big thank you to Matt Picasso for originally sharing these unreleased, live Malkmus tracks (and then later re-hooking me up after I promptly lost them.) The sound quality on these is fantastic. […]
Drive-By Truckers Talk Two New Albums…
Never one to shy away from Drive-By Truckers related news, here is a heads up for all you DBT fans that have yet to check out this new PASTE magazine feature published online […]
MMJ :: At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos
Listening to At Dawn for the first time, five or so years ago, was a memorable occasion…seeing the band live for first time was even more so. Once my curiosity was piqued […]
Jimmy Smith :: Root Down (And Get It)
Jimmy Smith’s 1972 Live LP Root Down is greasy, nasty and funky all the way. Recorded with his band live in Los Angeles, the occasion proved to be a watershed moment for soul/jazz/fusion. Having […]
Bad Brains :: Build A Nation
Years ago I owned a cassette that was a home-made Bad Brains reggae compilation. Now, after listening to the reggae cuts on the new, Adam Yauch produced, Bad Brains album Build A Nation , I wish […]
Magnolia Electric Co. :: Sojourner Box Set
Have you seen Magnolia Electric Co. live lately? The band opened up for Son Volt here in L.A. at the El Rey a couple of months ago and, in my opinion, completely stole […]
Under The Covers :: New York Groove
Everyone has a song they love by a band they don’t — I’m sure a handful immediately come to mind. But what about songs you love by bands you, well, […]
The Beastie Boys (2007) :: Patti Smith (1976)
The above photo is of the Beastie Boys old G-Son Studio located about a mile east of me in Atwater Village. It has nothing to do with The Mix-Up , but it is here […]
Silver Jew :: The Movie
As previously reported Dave Berman and his Joos are the subject of director Michael Tully’s documentary following the band on their tour throughout Israel last summer. Earlier last week, I had the […]
Robert Pollard :: Best of the Fading Captain Series
Released by Luna Music , Crickets: The Best of The Fading Captain Series compiles fifty six of Pollards self-released solo joints throughout the years in a (kinda) tidy two-disc set. This is […]
The Best In Mens Clothing :: Paul’s Boutique
Reading the Paul’s Boutique 33 1/3 , by Dan LeRoy, was both an education in sampling and a blast from the wayyy past, as I bought this on cassette in the seventh […]