Archive for October, 2009

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

One of the most unique, unheralded albums of the 60s, the C.A. Quintet’s Trip Thru Hell was a small indie pressing of under 500 from the Candy Floss label, making it a very rare 1968/1969 release. Originals will set you back a pretty penny, but for the die hard may be worth it [...]

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Charles Manson has always been cloaked and hidden in music, and if not music, then at least the counterculture that swirls around it.  Manson and his Family have, since their inception upon his release from McNeil Island in 1967 and subsequent move to the Bay Area, associated themselves with the counterculture in general and the [...]

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, 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 116: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Dirty Projectors – What I See ++ Caribou – Eli ++ [...]

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

We are Mondo Boys — a NY/LA mixtape/sound collage collaborative. We’re back to fuck with your Halloween, just like you knew we would. Here’s 27 minutes of spooky weirdness. Look for our autumn mixtape soon. Mucho take it easy. – MB
(mondo boys are: m. schanzlin, j. gage, m. griffin, and n. punwar)
Download:
MP3: Mondo Boys :: [...]

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?
Here at AD, we [...]

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)
As the decade begins to wrap itself up, today’s Diversions catches up with Port O’Brien’s Van Pierszalowski as he runs down some of his favorite albums of the past ten years. The bay-area [...]

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?
Here at AD, we [...]

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Los Angeles: Thursday night, October 29th, Aquarium Drunkard presents The Antlers at the Bootleg Theater. Their debut LP, Hospice, has been a mainstay on my stereo and in my car since SXSW. See why Thursday night.
We are giving away three pairs of tickets to AD readers. Hit us up in the comments with your full [...]

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Sometimes an album’s cover really does capture the atmosphere of its aural contents — something we semi-regularly explore on the recurring Scratch The Surface feature.  Jordaan Mason’s cryptic blend of fucked folk, Divorce Lawyers I Shaved My Head, is one such album. A frightening run through through one man’s psyche, the LP was crafted between [...]

Monday, October 26th, 2009

What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?
Here at AD, we [...]

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years?
Here at AD, we [...]

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, 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 115: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Best Coast – The Sun Was High (So Was I) ++ [...]