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It’s Labor Day weekend; somehow the summer has already come and gone..damn that was fast. So, before we roll out the next set of AD Interviews, let’s recap the ones we’ve posted over the past three months. Turn on, catch up, or re-read the highlights. Oh, and that photo above is of my man […]

Earlier this month Goldenfiddle reminded us that the latest Wes Anderson addition to the Criterion Collection DVD series is due out November 25th. Anderson’s first feature film, Bottle Rocket, is finally getting the all-star, deluxe, two-disc reissue treatment complete with: Eleven deleted scenes, commentary by Wes Anderson and co-writer/actor Owen Wilson, the making of […]

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 61: The World Record - Serious ++ The Broken West - House of Lies ++ The Henry Clay People - […]

Fear not, Howe Gelb is back, and is once again picking up the reins of the Giant Sand moniker for his new LP proVISIONS. Gelb’s last album, the gospel heavy ‘Sno Angel Like You was one of our favorite album of 2006. Now with a new label home, at Yep Roc, Aquarium Drunkard phoned Gelb […]

“…And I’m gonna be high, as a kite, by then.” - Elton John, 1972, Honkey Chateau

Jim James and Co. have long been about the choice cover song. A number of which can be found on the Darla Records issued Early Recordings Chapter 1 & 2. These two (separate) collections cull tracks recorded prior to […]

I forget where exactly I picked up my cassette copy of Simpatico!, but it was a good deal, I’m sure. But I’ll admit right off the bat - and this is something you may want to note; that I’m willing to admit ignorance - that this is the only Velocity Girl album I’ve ever heard. […]

Tuesday, September 2nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Centro-matic, and South San Gabriel, live at Spaceland. The band will begin their set by performing “as” South San Gabriel - a hushed set - before returning to the stage for the full-on rock show donning their Centro-matic hats. The tour is in support of the band’s, […]

To hail from Boston in the late 80s/early 90s was a good omen and the city always seemed to foster bands that saw both the noise and the beauty of pop and rock. Some leaned more towards beauty (the Lemonheads) and some towards noise (Pixies) and some were just all over the place depending on […]

Back in the early days of AD we would regularly run a feature called Under The Covers that would pit a really good cover against its original; in essence, the Cover Wars. Since features tend to ebb and flow around here, let’s revisit this one. The track in question is Guided By Voices […]

Speaking of Brian Eno collaborations, last week at the Echo, Sylvia’s between-band DJ set included “Boys Keep Swinging,” my favorite track off Bowie’s Lodger LP. Culled from the third and final installment of Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy, with Eno wearing the producer’s cap, Lodger has the dubious distinction of being known as the most […]

(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.)
I’ve enjoyed Oakley Hall’s work from day one, but for me, the moment that announced their arrival at something truly unique was the opening track from their 2006 album Gypsum Strings: “Confidence Man.”
If you’re familiar with the fact that Oakley […]

As I am sure many of you reading are aware, last week David Byrne and Brian Eno’s first collaboration in nearly three decades hit the digital marketplace in the form of their new LP Everything That Happens Happens Today. Besides the obvious reunion of the two icons the release is also notable as it was […]

Sure, name checking a band as the West coast heir apparent to Big Star is a bold statement, brave in fact, but that’s exactly how I’ve been hailing The World Record of late. I didn’t catch the bands live act until late ‘07, but their 2006 long player Guitars! Forever would have most likely […]