Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 206: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ The War On Drugs – Baby Missiles ++ Kurt Vile – Freeway ++ Woods – Find Them Empty ++ Cotton [...]

On Alex Zhang Hungtai’s stirring debut, Badlands, the artist embraced dark and forgotten roads through lo-fi drum loops and grainy guitars. “Lone Runner” guides us through the same deserted path. Beginning with a clapping, dry rhythm that unveils an ambient and surreal cloud of guitar strumming, Hungtai’s trademark sermon drags us into the dust storm. [...]

This October Henry Rollins adds yet another feather to an already impressive professional cap, that of photographer. The musician/writer/actor and DJ’s new photo-essay book, Occupants, spans eight years of the artist’s lens from various points of the globe including Ireland, South Africa, the Middle East and Asia. We caught up with Rollins last week to [...]

August 23rd marks the release of Mirror Traffic, Stephen Malkmus’s fifth ‘solo’ album since the dissolution of Pavement in 1999. Produced by Beck, the LP is being described as his some of his (and the Jicks) tightest work since his pop-leaning self-titled debut a decade ago. That album remains a favorite and contains one of [...]

I don’t know if it’s the weather, an act of habit or a touch of both but I often find myself returning to Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia’s Live At The Keystone discs this time of year. A truly soulful pairing, I once heard their union described as something akin “to going to church,” and [...]

(Welcome to the first installment of Clifton’s Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, will be sharing some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b, funk, psych and beyond. We’re kicking off the series with a stack of Northern Soul and r&b. And [...]

(Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Johnny Cash did it, and nearly turned it into a hymn. John Mayer did it, and sweetened the notes until it sounded like Paul Simon. The dance-punks in Electrelane and the power-punks in The Motorettes both tinseled it up [...]

There is no doubt in my mind that the Speakers were one of the finest rock bands Colombia ever produced. Prior to Ingeson they had released 4 albums, the first 3 LPs mixed rock & roll covers with two or three beat garage/folk-rock group originals. All of their records are sung in Spanish and by [...]

One of the first animated TV shows I can remember waking up to on a Saturday morning is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Aside from the humor and charm of a young Bill Cosby, the show’s host, comedian and legendary sweater enthusiast, the program had a dynamite theme song that’s super funky and catchy [...]

Beginning today, and running for two weeks, you can stream the excellent Harry Nilsson documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?) in its entirety. Highly recommended. Also, be sure to read the interview we did with the filmmaker John Scheinfeld earlier this year. Film after the jump.