Aquarium Drunkard

Released last Fall, Sandro Perri’s LP, Tiny Mirrors, (amongst its other charms) boasts a lo-fi cover of Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin.” No stranger to interpretation, Perri’s rendering inhibits a mournful and folksy, late-night, quality, subtly accompanied by light percussion, dual harmonies and multiple, interweaving, acoustic guitars. Next to Harry Nilsson’s (definitive) cover, this might […]

Yes, we’ve fawned over Fleet Foxes previously, but for good reason. They’re worth it — both live and on tape. Yeah, their name has been on everyone’s lips the past month, bur do yourself a solid and resist the knee-jerk reaction to blow them off as a hype band. Based in Seattle, the […]

AD contributor, J. Crosby, went out looking for a rock show, last week, in Los Angeles. Sounds like he found one. - AD
The Wiltern, Los Angeles, 3.20.2008: I used to have an office job. I really enjoyed it at first. It was work, but it didn’t really seem like work. And I was pretty […]

Available today, the always-on-point Hip-O Select imprint have released a two disc compilation of Diana Ross and The Supremes rarities entitled Let The Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969. Comprised of alternate mixes, scratch vocal tracks, and a number of (then) contemporary covers (Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones, et. al) the set showcases a […]

If you’re south of us, and count yourself as an Avett Brothers fan, we have three pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers for the April 1st, House o Blues, Anaheim, show. Leave a comment below with your favorite Avett’s album. your name and a valid email address.
www.theavettbrothers.com ++ www.myspace.com/theavettbrothers
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One more Black Session. Since acquiring this set, recorded for French radio inter a few years back, I’ve often found myself revisiting it as much, or more, than Feist’s official output. And that is not to be read as a knock against the LPs, as it is a testament to the strength of […]

Our last ‘eMusic reccs’ update was last August. So much for doing one of these every quarter. Lots of new albums and EPs have been added, but, per usual, I’m finding plenty of obscure, older stuff as well. It’s no mystery eMusic is Aquarium Drunkard’s preferred digital distribution outfit, and if you sign […]

Retro TV Themes Revisited is an on-going AD feature that aims to mine our long-running collection of past television (aural) glories, cuz they just aren’t making them like they used to. Have at it in the comments.
What happens when you take a white pro basketball player, who is forced into early retirement due to an […]

Public service announcement: You can presently stream tracks off of both Centro-matic and South San Gabriel’s upcoming LPs, entitled Dual Hawks, on their myspace pages. Both albums will be released on the same day — Europe, April 14th and stateside June 3rd.
www.centro-matic.com ++ myspace.com/centromatic ++ myspace.com/southsangabriel
+ Download Centro-matic’s catalog via eMusic’s 25 […]

Despite this nagging cold (aka, post-sxsw hangover), last nights sold-out AD Presents show, at the Echo, was the kind of kick in the ass I needed to get me through to the weekend. Casey Dienel (performing solo as White Hinterland) opened the show, before Matthew Houck and company took the stage, bathed in warm […]

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 40: Megafaun - Lazy Suicide ++ Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant ++ Fleet Foxes - Oliver James ++ Akron/Family - […]

The enmity between Lou Reed and John Cale is no secret. After Cale’s departure from the Velvet Underground in 1968 (following the release of White Light/White Heat), there was really only one thing that still connected them: Andy Warhol. Seems like that was enough to put a temporary halt to about 20 years of bad […]