Off The Record is a recurring, feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.
Off The Record gathers some of my favorite [...]
As an absolute huge fan of Stephen Stills‘ late sixties and early seventies output (ever heard Mannasas!?) the news of a, recently unearthed, mass of previously unreleased demos from ‘68 immediately piqued my curiosity.
While his sometime bandmate/friend/arch-rival, Neil Young, gets most of the critical accolades these days (and rightfully so), thirty five years ago, Stills [...]
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.
SIRIUS 013: Antony & The Johnsons – Fistful of Love ++ Devandra Banhart – Seahorse ++ T. Rex – Planet Queen [...]
One of our favorite EPs of 2006 was that of the Austin, TX based lo-fi pop outfit Yellow Fever. If you were a fan of the seminal Raincoats, it’s highly recommended that you investigate this female driven group. They just released some new jams via a 7″ entitled The Culver City EP, [...]
If you plan on heading to the ACL Festival in Austin, TX this year, come by the blogger curated Hot Freaks afterparty that is going down both Friday and Saturday night. Don’t cost nuthin’.
Details: All doors open at 8:30pm – both days- two venues (The Mohawk & Club de Ville) side by side. The [...]
While its only been part of my collection the past six weeks, the Searching for Soul compilation, released a couple of years ago by the always on-point Luv ‘N Haight imprint, has left its mark. And not just on my CD player, but influencing what I am grabbing off the shelf when looking for [...]
An Aquarium Drunkard presents John Vanderslice, live, at The Troubadour Thursday, September 6th with special guests Bowerbirds and L.A.’s own Bodies of Water. If you’re in the Dallas area, Gorilla vs. Bear will be presenting Vanderslice and the Bowerbirds September 14th at the new Dallas venue The Loft.
Previously: Watch a string of acoustic [...]
AD guest post on the return of Shangri-La, Mary Weiss, by fellow Los Angeles blogger, Be The Boy.
Recently the Onion AV Club featured a favorite record of mine, Reigning Sound’s Time Bomb High School, as part of their Permanent Record Collection. Reigning Sound is led by Greg Cartwright, Memphis garage rock legend from bands like [...]
Prior to the March release of Emotionalism I counted myself a casual fan of the Avett Brothers — this was the record that changed that.
Made up of two actual brothers (Seth Avett and Scott Avett) and a buddy (Bob Crawford), this North Carolina country/bluegrass/indie-folk outfit improve and become more versatile on every album. [...]
“I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone… but they’ve always worked for me.” – Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Listen, I’m not here to defend the original feature film based on the writings of Hunter S. Thompson entitled Where The Buffalo Roam (1980)…oh wait, yes I am, but I’ll be brief.
The movie, [...]
Any discussion regarding albums and artists, who were ahead of the game, in terms of influencing upcoming musical movements, must include The Modern Lovers debut LP. This is the precursor to punk — absolutely essential listening.
Recorded in 1972, and released in 1976, the album was wayyy ahead of it’s time, influencing punk, [...]
The year: 1992 – your host was 16 years old. The album: The Breeders POD. I can draw a line between certain albums in my formative years that connect to many of my listening habits and audio fetishes of today. A major landmark on this aural roadmap is without a doubt The Breeders 1990 debut [...]
