This being AD it is inevitable that there will be a myriad of Neil Young related posts on the horizon, what with the first volume of his long awaited archives set with a release date of June 2nd. Last year TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe made an appearance in Jonathan Demme’s Rachel Getting Married [...]
Since 2002 multi-instrumentalist Mikael Jorgensen is best known for his involvement as a collaborator and member of Wilco, but the New Jersey raised and now Brooklyn based artist has done much much more. AD sat down with Jorgensen near his Brooklyn home and discussed his new/old band Pronto, a day before the release of their [...]
It’s a good time to be a Bad Seed. In addition to releasing the critically-acclaimed Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!, Nick Cave has, in the past year, toured relentlessly to rabid crowds, written the score to John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, curated the Australian edition of All Tomorrow’s Parties, and worked on the eventual [...]
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist. SIRIUS 94: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Silver Jews – Punks In The Beerlight ++ The Amps [...]
Hit ‘em hard and hit ‘em fast is the credo of any good power-pop band, and the Posies’ LP Frosting on the Beater opens with a run of three songs that could be put on par with any opening set from just about any pop rock record. “Dream All Day,” “Solar Sister” and “Flavor of [...]
Today, North Carolina’s Megafaun released an mp3 for the “The Fade” — the fist single from their forthcoming LP Gather, Form & Fly that is slated to drop July 21st via Hometapes. More backwoods, experimental, weirdness ensues. Can’t wait. Related: Megafaun :: The AD Interview Download: MP3: Megafaun :: The Fade ——– Pre-order: Megafaun – [...]
(Diversions, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) With a new record, Romaninan Names, and a new label home, Dead Oceans, John Vanderslice is never one to sit still. If he’s not writing, recording or performing, you can most likely [...]
Truly one of the most unique voices to come out of the Pacific Northwest in the 1990s, Jeremy Enigk crafted a reputation as a dynamic and emotive singer fronting the band Sunny Day Real Estate. His first solo record was released back in 1996, but it took another decade for him to return to solo [...]
(Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Politics and hip-hop go like peanut butter and jelly and on one of this year’s best hip-hop albums, Never Better, P.O.S. takes a song that was written before the demise of the Bush administration and creates a song that [...]
Built To Spill :: The Roxy, Hollywood, CA – 4/9/99 Download: MP3: Built To Spill :: The Plan MP3: Built To Spill :: Center of the Universe MP3: Built To Spill :: Kicked It in the Sun MP3: Built To Spill :: Never Forever MP3: Built To Spill :: Time Trap MP3: Built To Spill [...]
