MTV turned 30 last month. Last week AD’s J Neas looked back at the legacy of network and its place in pop culture. He also spoke with one of the more recognizable faces of MTV’s news department, former MTV News anchor and reporter John Norris. Having spent close to two decades with the network, Norris [...]
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. During the second of of today’s show, Jennifer Clavin of Bleached will be guest DJ’ing. Be sure to tune in, and do check out the new Bleached video for [...]
Dug reading all of your thoughts on the upcoming Beach Boys SMiLE sessions earlier this week. After posting it, a deluge of emails came in requesting that I re-post the Beach Boys rehearsal sessions that have popped up on AD a couple of times since 2005. So, in lieu of uploading each of the tracks [...]
Next Tuesday, September 20th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Low at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Bachelorette support. Low are presently touring behind their 2011 Sub Pop release, C’mon. We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to AD readers. Hit us up in the comments, below, with your name and an email address we can [...]
Soul man Charles Bradley laid down a session with us, at Red Rockets Glare studio, while in town last month prior to the band’s gig at the Echo. It airs this Friday on the radio show, but here’s a sneak peak for those of you sans satellite radio. Video shot by Elliot Glass. MP3: Charles [...]
We all knew this day would eventually come, it was only a matter of time. Earlier this month it was announced the sessions from the Beach Boys fabled Smile sessions would finally see an official release — and in grand fashion. Next month Capitol is releasing Smile via a variety of formats to satisfy all [...]
There’s a guitar tone that opens A.A. Bondy’s third album Believers like someone ringing strings at the bridge of the guitar. It fades as “The Heart Is Willing”‘s metronome drums and main guitar line come in, but that momentary disorientation, like an alarm bell ringing softly in the middle distance, echoes the record’s sense of [...]
Beginning with 1967′s Fire & Fleet & Candlelight, the music of Cree folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie began to take on a decidedly schizophrenic nature. Traditionally celebrated for her biting political songs, as well as her stark approach to folksong, the late sixties saw her take her distinctive sound in a series of surprising directions. Candlelight experimented [...]
While it may sound as if it’s been culled from one of the dozen or so 70s outsider folk compilations you have stashed on your hard drive, it is not. The following slightly damaged, instrumental, guitar piece comes to us via UK’s Roof Light. This is “Penfold.” MP3: Roof Light :: Penfold ——————— _____________________________________________________________________________________
It’s hard to believe, in some ways, that it’s been 25 years since Matthew Sweet’s solo debut. Possibly even harder to believe it’s been 20 since his career-breaking album, Girlfriend. Regardless, the perennial high priest of power pop returns September 27th with his eleventh LP, Modern Art. AD spoke with Sweet over the phone about [...]
