On Public Strain, I constantly feel like I’m staring at an unrecognizable and clawed-at photo. It looks familiar. Like a friend or a place that I know well yet can’t firmly identify. I continue to pull the photo closer and begin to enjoy the imperfections (faded color, ripped edges and wrinkled integrity) and no longer [...]

Saturday, March 28th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Chad VanGaalen and Women at club Spaceland here in Los Angeles.  Authors of two of the strongest releases of 2008, the groups are touring behind VanGaalen’s Soft Airplane and Women’s self-titled debut. We have three pairs of tickets to giveaway for AD readers.  To land a pair, leave a [...]

While AD opted for a limited 2008 year-end wrap up, I can assure you that, had we each listed our top twenty LPs of the year, Women’s self-titled debut would have most definitely made the bottom half of the list. Comprised of Chad VanGaaalen, again toiling away in his Calgary basement both alone and with [...]