Happy New Year. In case you missed it, The Walkmen’s album You & Me was one of our favorite LPs of 2008 . As the year closes out we caught up with Walter Martin to discuss, among other things . […]
Month: December 2008
Performance :: Memo From Turner
February of 2007 saw the long-awaited DVD release of the 1970 psychedelic/schizophrenic gangster-meets-pop star tale, Performance . Famously known as Mick Jagger’s on screen debut, Performance expertly captures the late . . […]
The Yardbirds :: Stroll On (From Blow Up – 1966)
Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni’s film Blow Up, from 1966, left a lasting impression on me. Its depiction of mod-cool, sixties London, is aesthetically on point throughout its entirety — and that’s not […]
Alejandro Escovedo:: Sex Beat (Gun Club Cover)
Alejandro Escovedo’s cover of Gun Club’s “Sex Beat” has been posted here before and played many a time on my radio show over the years as well. Why? Because like any good re-interpretation, it […]
The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes
No, the photo to the left is not of Stephen Malkmus (although the resemblance is quite uncanny, no?) Even today the majority of Zeppelin fans still do not know that […]
Off The Record :: The Small Sounds, Houston TX
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 […]
Autumn Tone Records :: 2008 Recap
Our label, Autumn Tone Records , had its most, ahem, action-packed year yet with the release of three new albums, plus the digital distribution of J. Tillman’s back-catalog (and his other band Fleet Foxes produced our […]
Aquarium Drunkard :: Year In Review ’08 (Albums)
As I mentioned in our Songs: 2008, year-end wrap up , AD brought on two regular contributors over the course of the past twelve months, J. Neas and M. Garner. In lieu of listing our […]
SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at […]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Captain Anomoanon :: 2006
As Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy prepared to embark on what would become a very busy fall of 2006, he played two very special nights at Joe’s Pub in New York City. With brothers Paul and Ned […]
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
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Season’s Greetings :: Christmas Medley
As far as we’re concerned, blog-wise, Big Rock Candy Mountain is the place to be during the month of December. For four years now, every December, the site steadily offers up obscure quality Christmas […]
SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at […]
Gonzo Tapes: Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Box Set)
“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.” – Hunter S. Thompson Lately I have been re-submerging myself in all things HST related and […]
Oxford American :: The 10th Annual Music Issue
While I subscribe to a handful of magazines, the quarterly Oxford American is without a doubt the most rewarding of the bunch; it’s arrival is always a sincere mailbox treat. Spanning everything […]