Strut Record’s vintage funk and soul compilation, In The Christmas Groove, is a very worthy addition to any James Brown/Stax/Motown, soul-heavy, holiday collection. Released in ’09, the below track was a mainstay last season—on the deck from December 1st through New Year’s Eve. Time to tighten up and spin it again. MP3: Black On White [...]

One of Carl Wilson’s inspired contributions to the Beach Boys, lead singer Blondie Chaplin and percussionist Ricky Fataar form the core of this under recognized group. The album was recorded for the Beach Boys’ own Brother Records in 1970. Before this record they were The Flames and fairly popular in South Africa. They even released [...]

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. SIRIUS 170: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ William Sheller – Exitissimo ++ Sea-Ders – Thanks A Lot ++ Arif Sag – Su [...]

(Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) In January of 2006, Will Oldham, under his working guise of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, released a collaborative ten track covers album with the comparatively abrasive post-rock quintet Tortoise. They called it The Brave And The Bold. I loved the [...]

Francophiles, check your jones and satisfy your sweet tooth with French duo the Limiñanas. Something like Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc in a garage, the group’s self-titled debut is out now via Chicago’s Trouble In Mind Records. Head over to Rollo & Grady for another track. MP3: The Limiñanas :: Tigre Du Bengale MP3: The [...]

It’s the first of December. In addition to it being the first day in the last month of the year, it’s also when I allow myself to begin with the month-long Christmas song onslaught. For fans, Yo La Tengo’s annual run of Hanukkah shows in Hoboken has become the stuff of legend. So, in keeping [...]