Just heard about this accompanying soundtrack to the 2006 documentary, Two Headed Cow, about NC’s seminal rockabilly outfit Flat Duo Jets. I still have yet to seek out the film, but plan on it, as I have only seen footage of the duo on YouTube, and the excellent ’80s Athens scene documentary Inside/Out. […]
Archive for March, 2008
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Some great albums were released yesterday, including two of my favorite listens over the past month; She & Him’s debut, Volume One, and Destroyer’s new LP, Trouble In Dreams. As an added bonus, I had the chance to see both groups perform their new material live, last week, at SXSW.
I’ve fawned over M. Ward […]
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Still one of my favorite films, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey both turned me on to its accompanying soundtrack, as well as the works of its author, Arthur C. Clarke, who passed away today, at the age of 90, in his adopted home of Sri Lanka. Excerpts below; read the Associated Press obit, […]
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
The last hip-hop ‘movement’ I was really into ended in 1994, before I was even twenty years old. With a few exceptions, the last hip-hop album I remember anxiously awaiting its appearance, on retail shelves, was Tribe Called Quest’s classic (in any genre) Midnight Marauders; a record I still frequently play today. AD contributor […]
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
The Dodos - Friday - Opening Set, Hot Freaks (The Mohawk, Outside Stage)
Thursday night, after the Lou Reed tribute wrapped up, we all had Texas BBQ on the brain which was quickly remedied by Ironworks Barbecue, thankfully, just a ten minute walk away. The line moved surprisingly fast, and a good thing, as we […]
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Hat tip to the AD reader who turned us on to these - another fantastic Black Session - last month. In this session the folks at French radio’s France Inter catch up with Cat Power performing tracks off her latest LP, the mostly covers compilation, Jukebox. Having missed the recent LA show due […]
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Thurston Moore, in the audience, Thursday, at the Lou Reed tribute (photo: nathan malone)
Beginning Thursday morning the typical SXSW blur begins, as it does every year. Lasting through Sunday, until you’ve stepped foot on your flight back home, the blur consists of too many miles walked, bands watched, faces committed to memory, events overlapping, […]
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Wednesday, after Gorilla vs. Booze, like every night during SXSW, there were choices to be made on where to go and who to see. Actually, I should say there were choices to be made by other folks, because, honestly, as a longtime R.E.M. fan, there was only one place I wanted to be, and that […]
Monday, March 17th, 2008
I’m not Irish, but who can’t get behind a celebration like St. Patrick’s Day? Any day that celebrates a man like Patricius - kidnapped by pirates, banisher of snakes, bringer of drunken holidays - sounds alright to me.
And of course, I always think of the Pogues. There are plenty of great Irish musicians, […]
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Alright - back home in L.A. after five days in Austin - gonna do our best to provide some highlights the next few posts. First off, thanks to all the AD readers who made it out for our two-day Hot Freaks! party, Friday and Saturday, at Mohawk and Club DeVille. It was a […]
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Each month eMusic releases two albums by either unsigned or overlooked bands to give them wider exposure and in this case it paid off. Caught my attention at least.
Susu is a band from Brooklyn, New York, who are channeling some of the noisier ends of the indie-rock spectrum. Everything from Bauhaus’ caustic drone to Sonic […]
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Seems lately I’ve had to be up early on Saturday after Saturday after Saturday. Tomorrow being no different, I, of course, gravitated toward “Friday Night Is Killing Me” by Bash and Pop.
Tommy Stinson’s first post-Replacements project, Bash and Pop, also drafted Steve Foley, the man who had filled in on the kit following Chris Mars’ […]
Friday, March 14th, 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 39: Strokes - Hard To Explain ++ Television - Glory ++ B-52s - 52 Girls ++ Pretenders - Up […]
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
We’re really excited about this one - in the world of Aquarium Drunkard, this is what we call a dream team. Thursday, March 20th, AD Presents: Bon Iver, Phosphorescent and White Hinterland, live at The Echo - and for this lineup, tickets are a steal at ten bucks. Dig.
Speaking of tickets, we’re giving away […]
