(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Last year Everest found themselves on tour with Neil Young. If you are familiar with their debut LP, Ghost Notes, or their live show for that matter, then the pairing makes absolute [...]
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In 2005 Jon Spencer and pal Matt Verta-Ray released their rockabilly ode to greasers, garage rock, Jerry Lee Lewis, switchblades, pomade, greasy-spoon diners, and teenage rebellion — they called it Heavy Trash. As with everything Jon Spencer related, you either buy into the aesthetic or you don’t. You accept it as-is, or snidely call bullshit [...]
My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes and M. Ward fans will find themselves together, en masse, October 18th at the Greek Theater here in L.A. when Monsters of Folk come through town. We are giving away a few pairs of tickets to the show. Leave your name, and a valid email address in the comments – [...]
Marc Bolan much? The Smith Westerns do, and on this, their 2009 s/t debut, the Rabbit Fighter vibe is immediate – something like a pack of teenagers locked in a humid garage with a stack of warped T. Rex and Gary Glitter vinyl; well that, and a penchant for love songs, a little hocus pocus [...]
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 is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native. Off The Record gathers some of my [...]
The 2009 reissue of the Feelies 1980 debut, Crazy Rhythms, nixes the inclusion of their cover of the Stones ‘Paint It Black” — a track which was tacked on to the 1990 A&M Records CD release. With this most recent reissue the band opted to present their debut to fans as it was originally intended [...]
(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) If you’re reading this blog than you’re most likely familiar with the band Gordon Gano co-founded in the early 1980s — The Violent Femmes. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Modern Lovers [...]
There is something to be said about the unknown, and that, for me, is part of the appeal of of Sweden’s Turid, née Turid Lundqvist. I was turned on to the Buffy Sainte-Marie/Joni Mitchell-like vocalist several years ago around the same time I first encountered Heron. Not that the two are at all related, but [...]
This September – and how appropriate is that – Rhino brings us a wealth of Big Star related reissues and unreleased material. On the 15th comes Keep An Eye on the Sky, a 4-CD boxset that combines Big Star album tracks, alternate takes, demos and live material, and on the 28th, a 2-CD deluxe edition [...]
