Thanks to the tireless Southern Shelter for both capturing and hosting this show. Recorded in Athens, GA at the tail end of August, the six song set captures Hardy Morris and Walker Howle exploring haunted, damaged, outsider folk. A world away from the sounds of their day job. Full show available here. Photo by Mike [...]
Wednesday night Aquarium Drunkard presents David Vandervelde at the Echo in Los Angeles. The Fling support. We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to AD readers. To enter, leave your name and a valid email we can reach you at in the comments. Winners notified Tuesday, tickets held at will-call. Also, be sure to check [...]
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 215: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Ramones – 53rd & 3rd ++ Mission Of Burma – New Disco ++ Guided By Voices – Captain’s Dead ++ [...]
One of their very best, The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands was released in 1968 off the White Whale label. The concept is pretty clear for once, with the Turtles presenting a different band on each track (greasers, a country band, surf rock group, indian tribe, psychedelicists, and so forth). This makes for [...]
(Welcome to the fifth 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. – AD) One of the things that keeps me collecting records (besides my possible [...]
Finding Smile: A litany of “Fifth Beatles” may continue to spark debate among fans, but when it comes to the Beach Boys, a handful of external collaborators ought to garner similar recognition. Darian Sahanaja is among them. Having impressed Brian Wilson as part of his live band in 2003, Sahanaja was asked to employ this [...]
Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun \ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Welcome to the fifth installment of the Lagniappe Sessions in which we invite some of our favorite artists to cut exclusive covers paying tribute to some of their favorite artists. This week [...]
Alright, this is it. Promise. One more cover of Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire,” this one courtesy of L.A.’s own White Arrows. Similar arrangement, spirited results. h/t Scottie Diablo. Related: Sevens :: Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire MP3: White Arrows :: I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen) ____________________________________________________________________________________
A friend hipped me to this describing it as having a ‘shoe-gazy Ritchie Valens’ vibe. I totally get it. “Ends” is culled from The Morning Clouds full-length out today via Lefse Records. MP3: The Morning Clouds :: Ends ____________________________________________________________________________________
A couple of months back we dug in deep waxing on Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” Between that and catching AA Bondy gig here in LA the other night, this cover’s been getting a lot of play of late. And for good reason. Related: AA Bondy :: The AD Interview MP3: AA Bondy :: I’m On [...]
