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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 25: Wilco - On And On And On ++ Sufjan Stevens - The Upper Penninsula ++ Kingsbury Manx - […]

I grew up in Atlanta, and every Thanksgiving as far back as I can remember, one of the local FM radio stations would play “Alice’s Restaurant” in its entirety - all 18+ minutes of it - several times throughout the day. As traditions go, it was a fine one, and now in our third year, […]

In keeping with this weeks Bowie vibe, here is a re-post from last May. Also, have you noticed the prominent use of the Mott’s “All The Young Dudes” in the Juno trailer??
While I was never an ardent fan of Ian’s band Mott The Hoople, I have always loved their biggest single hit, the David […]

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 […]

Released in October, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 100 Days, 100 Nights is an incredibly soulful album that in a perfect world would be topping the charts. Whether flying solo or backing Ms. Jones, Brooklyn’s The Dap-Kings, the house band for Daptone Records, never fail to deliver the impeccable soul and funk chops […]

Last week I missed Of Montreal’s return trip to Los Angeles, as I had to unexpectedly leave town. I was especially looking forward to Kevin Barnes vamping on ziggy-era Bowie. It goes a little something like this…
Related: Speaking of, have you read 2005’s Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust, peened […]

In response to our last two SIRIUS shows, the AD home office has received many a request for this unreleased Bobby Bare Jr. cover of America’s “Sister Golden Hair.” In Bare Jr.’s able hands, this (mildly cheesy) classic, soft-rock, radio staple is quietly transformed into an affecting, folk laden, classic.
Also: Check out Booby Bare […]

I have mixed feelings about the term garage rock. While, at times, it’s certainly the best way to describe a sound, it’s nebulous and somewhat recklessly tossed around to define the indefinable. I also feel that it can create an implied ceiling for a band or artist’s potential. Because how far can a ragtag group […]

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 24: Kelley Stoltz - Words ++ The Kingsbury Manx - The Fast Rise And Fall of The South ++ […]

…and some folks, when called upon, cannot name you the titles of their favorite films. I am not one of those people; as for me, when it comes to the last ten years, or so, the answer is unequivocally Billy Bob Thornton’s Sling Blade, followed closely by David Gordon Green’s All The Real Girls; […]

More details concerning the January release of Cat Power’s Jukebox LP were released last week including an updated tracklisting (here) and the sample MP3 “Song To Bobby,” Chan Marshall’s paean to her longtime hero, Bob Dylan. We feel ya , Chan.
In addition to the album’s updated running order, Matador dropped word that along […]

If you’re not familiar with L.A.-native Luther Russell’s music, then you probably haven’t been paying close enough attention. I know I wasn’t. Not only has he been making his own music—in the early ’90s with the Freewheelers and on his own since ‘97—but his producer credits include a couple of records by Portland-based outfit Richmond […]