Aquarium Drunkard

Currently on tour (note: Aquarium Drunkard will be presenting the West coast dates), AD caught up with Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood earlier this week in NC to discuss, among other things, the Truckers latest LP Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, songwriting, revisiting a live album release, and the majesty of Spooner Oldham.
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Robert Pollard Is Off To Business - the first release on the newly christened Guided by Voices record label - is set to hit stores June 3rd. As a Pollard pundit, I’m obviously into it, but look forward to checking out the LPs other nine tracks. Judge for yourselves below via the album’s […]

The pinnacle of Hayden Desser’s career thus far was his 2001 album, Skyscraper National Park. It took the suffocating isolationism of Hayden’s lyrics and finally let it transcend the minimalist structures of his first two LPs, allowing it room to breathe and explode across songs like the noisy and gorgeous “Dynamite Walls.” But those […]

Aquarium Drunkard presents the the home team, Earlimart, at the Echoplex May 17th with special guests Voxhaul Broadcast, Siggy and Light FM. Tickets are $12 advance, or free if you win one of the five pairs we are giving out to AD readers below.
To win a pair: In the comments, leave your full […]

Get off yer horse and check out a few samples from volume one of the two-volume Dirty Laundry compilation that rounds up a collection of black country-soul nuggets, both covers and originals (James Brown covering Hank Williams, anyone?), from the sixties and seventies. Thanks to mr. Ryan for the turn-on.
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MP3: Bettye LaVette :: […]

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 47: Pylon - Stop it ++ B-52’s - 6060-842 ++ Orange Juice - Moscow ++ R.E.M. - Wolves Lower […]

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 […]

Arcade Fire and Superchunk just played the Obama rally in North Carolina. Aquarium Drunkard was there. Below, J. Neas speaks with both Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Superchunk/Merge Records founder Mac McCaughan about the show, the campaign, politics and the music.

Aquarium Drunkard: I wanted to ask how the Arcade Fire got involved with […]

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 […]

Like Thurston Moore and Rob Sheffield before him, AD contributor j. neas reflects on, and laments, the art of the (actual) mixtape. Now, raise your hand if you’ve created a muxtape (yes, I’m guilty). Part two of two. You can read part one, HERE - AD
I never want to own a car without a cassette […]

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 46: DJ Shadow - Best Foot Forward ++ Darondo – Let My People Go ++ Sister Nancy - Bam Bam […]

There’s something to be said for brevity - albums that know when to quit and don’t stick around too long. All too often I’m subjected to albums that have just too many songs, or even EPs with lackluster filler surrounding one or two solid entries. When albums come out that are honestly fantastic […]