Le Switch, a band name which is damn hard to say without affecting a bad French accent, has added another notch to a year whose belt is already full. The notches, in this case, count the bands who have released albums that, genuinely and without schmaltz, channel classic rock and pop [...]

Are these better than an old box of Creedance cassettes? While that might be more of a question for our friend the Dude, I would certainly argue that 2008 has been a pretty good year for Creedence fans. Earlier this year eMusic made the entire CCR catalog available for download, and now, being the [...]

It is no secret to frequent AD readers that I am a huge fan of any project that contains a C S N or Y from the mid 1960s through the mid ’70s. Last week Rhino reissued what might be my favorite Graham Nash solo LP, 1971s Songs For Beginners. Besides being a great [...]

Horse Feathers 2006 debut, Words Are Dead, was one of AD’s favorite releases of the year. Earlier this month the Portland, OR outfit released its follow up, House With No Name, via their new label home at Kill Rock Stars. The band is on tour in support of the new LP and AD is presenting [...]

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 65: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Them – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue ++ Donovan – Hurdy [...]

Yes, the above photo is of Françoise Hardy; she is just one of the artist covered on White Hinterland’s new five-song (two originals, three covers) French-language EP Luniculaire. I’ve been smitten with Casey Dienel’s voice since her 2006 debut Wind Up Canary, which was only furthered by her latest project, White Hinterland’s Phylactery Factory. Jazz-tinged, [...]

San Diego/L.A.’s The Muslims are set to release a new 7″ for the track, “Parasites,” with a b-side featuring one of my favorite Spacemen 3 tunes, “Walking With Jesus.” Good shit, but just as important, this gives me an opportunity/excuse to post a couple of alternate Spacemen 3 tracks off the band’s Forged Prescriptions [...]

The Henry Clay People, one of the best bands in L.A. are releasing, For Cheap Or For Free, November 4th. Yeah, we’re biased as they are on the label, but we naturally only release the stuff we stand behind 110%. While the album doesn’t hit retail for another six weeks, the band will be [...]

I’ve been on a huge Reigning Sound kick of late devouring their 2002 LP Time Bomb High School almost daily. There is something about this record that is so immediate, so primal and completely organic, that is eschews a sense of what rock & roll is all about – or what it should be about. [...]

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Twenty-two and a half years ago, Frank Zappa sat down in a chair on a television set for a political debate show on a cable news network that was still fighting to be taken seriously. The previous fall, Zappa had appeared as a witness before a Congressional panel about the potential censorship of [...]

Writers have been describing TV on the Radio as “soulful” since their Young Liars EP came out five years ago, for no discernible reason other than tandem-singers Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone’s wailing, churchy harmonies. But on Dear Science, TVOTR – which also includes drummer Jaleel Bunton, bassist Gerard Smith, and guitarist/producer David Sitek, [...]

Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface is a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard that that takes a look at particularly interesting cover art choices.
Minimalism is a fine line to walk. There’s a point where you really are saying too little about something – where [...]