Aquarium Drunkard

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 […]

I’ve written a few obituaries and tribute pieces in my day. They’re tough to write. People – family, friends, admirers – have certain expectations. Their expectations are born of nostalgia, and nostalgia is a nasty little thing. In Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez said, “The heart’s memory eliminates the bad and […]

If you’re in town or have been dropping by the Drunkard over the last few weeks, then you know about LA Weekly’s Click Hear show Monday night at the El Rey. Clustered with the alt-pub’s Muzika ’07 feature (read LA Weekly’s AD profile here), the show promoted a slew of local bands across four hours. […]

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MP3: Ryan Adams :: Hey Parker, It’s Christmas
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If you have not done so yet, head on over to eMusic and download Vince Guaraldi’s classic score for the 1965 Peanuts TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas. Nostalgia inducing holiday instrumental jazz at it’s best, this CBS soundtrack is as familiar as the cartoon itself.
Not only does this reign as my favorite Holiday album, […]

The other day, “Chris Mills Is Living The Dream” came on randomly and reminded me of what a good listen his 2005 LP The Wall To Wall Sessions is. The mental image of the the tune’s first verse continues to inspire both hilarity and horror every time I hear it (see photo above.)
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For brevity’s sake, not to mention our own sanity, the 2007 year in review has been limited to Aquarium Drunkard’s favorite six albums of the year. While there were many fine albums released over the course of the year, the following six LPs received the most play, and upon further review, tend to form into […]

I really have to make a concerted effort not to listen to this track during the other eleven months of the year. Come December 1st I am on it, and by the time New Years finally rolls around I have usually played it ad nauseam for a month straight. It’s just that good.
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MP3: […]

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 27: Loose Fur - Hey Chicken ++ Spoon - Don’t You Evah ++ Pavement - We Are Underused ++ […]

There was news earlier today - via Billboard - per Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks upcoming album which is set to drop March 4th of next year. See tracklisting here.
Details: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have set a March 4 date for their next Matador album, titled “Real Emotional Trash.” The 10-song set […]

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MP3: The Kinks :: Father Christmas
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Amazon: The Kinks - Come Dancing with the Kinks- 1977-1986
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MP3: The dB’s :: Christmas Time
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Amazon: Christmas Time Again
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A few weeks ago on the SIRIUS show, I highlighted a number of tunes found on the 2006 Kill Rock Stars indie-folk compilation The Sound And The Hare Heard. Not surprisingly, I later fielded a number of inquiries per one of the tracks featured in the set; Laura Veirs excellent and sparse “Cast […]

Earlier this week, the always excellent Southern Shelter posted Patterson Hood’s live tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s classic 1978 LP Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Recorded December 1st at the 40 Watt club, in Athens, Hood was performing in support of the “Underneath The Covers 2″ benefit supporting AIDS Athens. Hood was […]