I was recently given a vinyl copy of Dengue Fever’s second album Escape From Dragon House; an LP I hadn’t listened to since its initial 2007 release on CD. One component that has long been a feather in their cap is that they not only excel at furthering the sound, and underlying soul, of Khmer, [...]
While AD opted for a limited 2008 year-end wrap up, I can assure you that, had we each listed our top twenty LPs of the year, Women’s self-titled debut would have most definitely made the bottom half of the list. Comprised of Chad VanGaaalen, again toiling away in his Calgary basement both alone and with [...]
Repost: Crosby’s 1970 outtakes (aka, Perro tapes) One of my favorite LP’s from the early ’70s is David Crosby’s underrated masterpiece “If I Could Only Remember My Name?” A fully realized embodiment of the sound of California’s folk/rock/country/psychedelia movement of the time, the album features such players as Neil Young, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Phil [...]
Tuesday, January 6th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Les Blanks at The Echo with special guests The World Record, One Trick Pony and Amateurs. Show is free – get there early. Previously: Les Blanks :: Shoot The Horse (2008) Download: MP3: Les Blanks :: Grand Kickstand MP3: Les Blanks :: Starry Tilting Sizzle ———- Purchase: Les Blanks [...]
What better way to stoke the fire for 2009 than by releasing an EP hot on the heels of near ubiquitous year-end praise for your debut LP? (Including a #2 slot here at AD.) Bon Iver has done just that with the Blood Bank four-song EP that feels like a bit of an experimental branch [...]
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 Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist. SIRIUS 77: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Deerhunter – Nothing Ever Happened ++ Sonic Youth – [...]
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