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. Scott McDonald will be my guest today. SIRIUS 218: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Polvo – Feather of Forgiveness ++ The Jesus and Mary Chain – The [...]
Tim Buckley’s, self-titled, 1966 debut marks the latest entry in the Rhino Handmade series. I have an extra copy to send to an AD reader. The two-disc set includes both the stereo and mono versions of the debut, plus a second disc of nearly two dozen unreleased recordings Buckley made in 1965 with The Bohemians [...]
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 sixth 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. Two of [...]
Halloween may be over, but Kurt Vile’s new EP, So Outta Reach (hits shelves next Tuesday) leads off in true midnight-movie form with “The Creature.” According to the Matador blog the EP contains five unreleased original songs initially recorded during the sessions for Smoke Ring For My Halo plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Downbound [...]
Friday night, the 25th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Crooked Fingers and Strand of Oaks at the Echo in L.A. We have three pairs tickets for AD readers. If looking to go, leave a comment below with your name and an email in the address field (its hidden from the public) we can reach you at. Winners [...]
Chunklet has been busy of late. Earlier this year the Atlanta based institution released their latest book, The Indie Cred Test, and announced they would be handling both The Olivia Tremor Control’s vinyl reissues as well as a vinyl companion LP to the Jesus Lizard’s reunion-tour DVD, Club. We caught up with Chunklet founder/editor Henry [...]
That’s right, Friday night Aquarium Drunkard welcomes Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears back to LA at the Echoplex. We have three pairs tickets for AD readers. If looking to go, leave a comment below with your name and and an email in the address field (its hidden from the public) we can reach you [...]
Two months left in the year and I’ve had a mental note to highlight the below track since July. I have McGregor to thank for originally hipping me to this Austin based group a couple of years back, who were (then) known as Pure Ecstasy. The re-christened Pure X is cleaned up, yet no less [...]
