( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) There’s a moment in Sleater-Kinney’s “Modern Girl” where the music and lyrics begin […]
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Decade :: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods (2005)
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of […]
Sleater-Kinney :: Revisiting The Hot Rock
Every band has ’em – the red-headed stepchild of an album. It may work real hard in school, make good grades, help old ladies across the street, but the fact […]
L.A.’s Arthurfest: Labor Day Weekend
Sponsored by Arthur Magazine , and Spaceland Productions, the independent music festival takes place Labor day weekend here in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Some of the lineup:* Olivia Tremor […]
H.C. McEntire :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
On her second solo album Eno Axis, North Carolina’s H.C. McEntire sounds at peace. With her band luxuriating in gospel, soul, and country grooves behind her, her voice hovers above the down-home mix, buoyed by contentment. Inspired by time spent sinking into domestic routines and the blooming of a new relationship, the record feels like a cool breeze in this fiery summer. “I felt really centered in my body,” she says. “I was anchored down, I was in a great spiritual place. Everything about this record felt—I don’t want to say easy—but it had an ease to it.”
Scott McCaughey :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
There is something of the recently deceased Harry Dean Stanton to Scott McCaughey . Just as Stanton was to pictures for decades, McCaughey is that cool, mysterious guy in music that shows […]
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile :: Lotta Sea Lice
On Lotta Sea Lice, their debut album of duets, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile sound relaxed and unfussy. This is no overthought (or overwrought) “supergroup” type outing; it’s simply two pals, comfortable in their […]
Peter Buck :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck isn’t especially geared toward nostalgia. Since the pioneering alternative group disbanded in 2011, Buck has operated at a prolific clip. He’s released a string of vinyl-only solo […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight […]
Corin Tucker :: The AD Interview
When you walk away from a band that Griel Marcus once dubbed “the best rock and roll band in America,” people can get a bit antsy when you go almost […]
The Corin Tucker Band :: 1,000 Years
When Sleater-Kinney called it quits (or went on hiatus, depending on your stories) in 2006, it was on the heels of their finest moment – a riotous, gargantuan sounding record called […]
Newport Folk Festival, Aug 2008 :: Sunday Preview
Yesterday we told you about who we’re planning on seeing on the first day of this year’s Newport Folk Festival . Here’s what it’s looking like we’ll be doing on day two. If you’re going, […]
Stephen Malkmus :: Real Emotional Trash
There was news earlier today – via Billboard – per Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks upcoming album which is set to drop March 4th of next year. See tracklisting here . Details: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have […]