Vic Chesnutt belongs to a pantheon of the most unique and gifted songwriters that has emerged in the modern era of rock/pop/folk. For nearly 20 years, his channeling of Southern Gothic storytelling, along with a gift for vignettes and lyrical imagery, has won him a collection of devout fans. Vic is getting ready to [...]
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.
Today, during the first hour of the show, Akron/Family guest DJs while they cool their heels here in L.A. for [...]
I’m splitting town for the weekend – driving a hundred miles up the coast to Santa Barbara for a friend’s wedding. Last month this friend turned me on to the South Carolinian bedroom-synth project of Ernest Greene, aka Washed Out. The track was “Feel It All Around,” and it has since made the blog-rounds 100 [...]
(Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.)
I know, I’m with you. It’s hot out there. Late summer in Los Angeles, much of which by the way is un-air conditioned, can be brutal. And then there are those Santa Ana winds ‘blowing hot from the north.’ Here [...]
On the local tip, L.A.’s No Age just released “You’re A Target,” an mp3 off their forthcoming Losing Feeling EP due October 6th via Sub Pop. No CD release, vinyl and digital download only.
Download:
MP3: No Age :: You’re A Target
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We are Mondo Boys — a NY/LA mixtape/sound collage collaborative. This is our faded out late-summer mix. We do cassettes/digital.
“WEIRD SUMMER” was created exclusively to get you through those last few incredibly sticky days of the hottest god damn summer you can remember. Fuel for the fire. Grab that boom box, hit the beach, and [...]
The good news: The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Vol. 1 is now available at eMusic — I can promise you it is well worth the 12 credits. A must for Afro-pop enthusiasts, at twelve tracks, this is a concise measure of the pulse of the regional radio and clubs of Soweto in the late ’70s [...]
Aquarium Drunkard presents Dungen, Wednesday night, at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. Woods and Kurt Vile support. We are giving away tickets to AD readers. Leave your name and email in the comments – tix will be at will-call.
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Comprised mainly of garage, folk and psychedelia, Chairman of The Board is pure surf-kitsch from the days of long boards and longer beards. AD covered this upon it’s release, but here at the tail-end of Summer we’re taking another dip. Released two summers ago, on the UK based Harmless Records, this rarities import compilation gathers [...]
Brendan Benson has had quite the time the last few years. After releasing three critically heralded solo records, he joined long time friends Jack White, of the White Stripes, and Patrick Keeler and Jack Lawrence of the Greenhornes, to form the Raconteurs. Releasing two records as a band-mate to the high-profile Jack White did wonders [...]
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 107: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Girls – Lust For Life ++ Atlas Sound – Walk A [...]
Roughly two years ago, M.I.A did well to introduce the globalization of music to the mainstream world. Her Clash/hip-hop/dance hybrid went far to broaden the tastes of the casual listening audience, and probably without them knowing it. Somewhat independently, Afro-beats, highlife and other traditional African sounds emerged in the white-boy consciousness over the last few [...]
