I’m presently doing a bit of music supervision for an independent film, set in west Texas, and have been looking for the right mood for certain scenes. Not so much the exact song that will be accompanying the scene, but more so music that captures the essence of what the the narrative wants/needs/deserves…the nuance […]
Archive for February, 2008
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
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MP3: Chet Baker :: My Funny Valentine
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
The great Texas singer-songwriter, Holden Rushing, first turned me on to this album in his Venice beach abode during his three year stint out here in Los Angeles. Much obliged, Holden. Upon the receipt of the record, I was also told a tale that seemed to blur the line between fact and […]
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
The news last year that Stephen Merritt’s next Magnetic Fields LP was to be coated in a thick slather of distortion, a la Jesus & The Mary Chain’s Psychocandy, seemed to elicit two immediate and disparate responses: “what??”, and, “yeah, that could be interesting.” I fell into both camps, as while I may be […]
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Throw Me A Statues’s upcoming LP, Moonbeams, was the only album I listened to over the course of the weekend, and it’s now carrying me into the new week. A good album will do that. If you like American lo-fi indie (and we sure do), this one is for you. […]
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
We posted this XFM set a year ago, today, while reflecting on the fact Neutral Milk Hotel’s Aeroplane Over The Sea was nearly a decade old — and now, in February 2008, it is. Pitchfork has just re-posted two of their interviews with Jeff Mangum, from 1997, up on the main page. Excerpt […]
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Welcome to Episode 39 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.
The following show was recorded January 16, 2008 at Little Radio. Fun show. Chief Radar Bro, Jim Putnam, was my guest.
Also: If you have yet to […]
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
You may be asking yourself, “hmm, do I really need yet another ’70s reggage/dancehall/ska compilation in my life?” and to be honest, no, you probably don’t, but if you do happen to have a crisp twenty and some change burning a hole in your pocket, per usual Soul Jazz Records is happy to take your […]
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Chief Radar Bro, Jim Putnam, stopped by the Aquarium Drunkard show, upstairs at the Little Radio loft, for a little chit-chat, and a few choice tunes on his acoustic. You can download the second half of our conversation and the three in-studio, acoustic, tracks below.
Download:
MP3: Jim Putnam :: Live @ Little Radio (Aquarium Drunkard […]
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Tina Weymouth and Grandmaster Flash - NYC, 1981 (credit: Laura Levine)
Alright, first off, how great is the above photo? Yeah, that’s right. The other night, while I was programming a DJ set, I was inspired to dig out my copy of the Tom Tom Club’s 1981, self-titled, debut. Not unlike the vibe […]
Friday, February 8th, 2008
+ SXSW announced the official artist lineup this week. We are doing our two day Hot Freaks! event again - stay tuned for details over the next few weeks.
+ Soul Sides highlights Bob Azzams brand of original gumbo funk, circa 1968
+ The Rising Storm gets a podcast component to the blog
+ Little Hits pens […]
Friday, February 8th, 2008
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 35: Magnetic Fields - I Don’t Believe You ++ Destroyer - Streethawk I ++ Sufjan SteVens - All Good Naysayers, […]
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
While we’re on the topic of Creedence, I’ve encountered a good number of Uncle Tupelo fans, over the years, who were unaware that “Effigy” was, in fact, a CCR cover. Not entirely surprising though, as the tune was not a single (it’s the closing track on the LP Willy And The Poor Boys), and […]
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Occasionally, while driving through L.A. with X’s debut, acting as the soundtrack, I wonder just what Los Angeles would have been like, musically speaking, back during the band’s early-mid Eighties peak. Besides X you had the cross-pollination of The Blasters, Dave Alvin, the Knitters, the whole Paisley Underground ‘movement’, not to mention a young […]
