Aquarium Drunkard

Clifton’s Corner: Volume 20 – Brazilian Favorites

Satisfied '75 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:22 +0000

(Volume 20 of Clifton’s Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, shares some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b, funk, psych and beyond.) I’m not sure exactly when or how my interest in Brazilian sounds began. Growing up, my parents had tons [...]

Bitchin Bajas :: Sun City

Satisfied '75 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:40 +0000

Like a dream collab between Fripp & Eno circa No Pussyfooting and peak period Alice Coltrane, Bitchin Bajas’ Bitchitronics long player is a stupendous set of spiritual, cosmic bliss. The Coltrane connection is made explicit by song titles such as “Transcendence” and “Turiya” (the latter being the name Alice went by in her later days), [...]

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Daniel Romano on George Jones

Satisfied '75 — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:44 +0000

Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. The music world lost a giant in April: George Jones, White Lightening himself — the Possum. For this installment of The Lagniappe Sessions our favorite Canadian country crooner, Daniel Romano, pays tribute [...]

Catching Up With Camera Obscura :: The AD Interview

Satisfied '75 — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:34 +0000

Following a brief orchestral swell, Glasgow-based pop band Camera Obscura wastes no time getting assertive with Desire Lines, the band’s fifth album since debuting more than a decade ago with Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi. “When I found your girlfriend crying/I could have slapped you in the face,” singer Tracyanne Campbell sings over a restrained boogie. This [...]

SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

Satisfied '75 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:50:10 +0000

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 297: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ Honeyboy Martin & The Voices – Dreader Than Dread ++ Johnny & The Attractions – I’m Moving On ++ Andersons All [...]

Bomboclat! Island Soak :: Jamaican Vintage, Volumes 1-3

Satisfied '75 — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:14:04 +0000

It’s summertime. Look for Volume 4 of our annual Bomboclat! series soon. Until then, settle down with the previous three installments — all of which have been re-upped and are once again available for download. ~ Bomboclat! Island Soak 3 :: A Vintage Rocksteady Mixtape ~ Bomboclat! Island Soak 2 :: A Vintage Rocksteady Mixtape [...]

Alan Lomax :: Cultural Equity’s Video Archives

Satisfied '75 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:52:32 +0000

From the Mississippi Delta to Cuba and beyond, Alan Lomax documented a vast array of distinct and disparate varieties of regional music for over sixty years, creating a vast and priceless collection of audio, video, and photographic recordings along the way. I recently stumbled upon the Association for Cultural Equity’s Video Collections — archival footage [...]

Harry Nilsson :: Rainmaker (Titi Cover)

Satisfied '75 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:39:57 +0000

Jelly Roll Morton may have penned “Whinin’ By Blues”, but no one actually nailed the whine quite like Harry Nilsson. What would have likely devolved into caterwaul in the hands of lesser vocalists, Nilsson employed as one of his signature vocal tics. Two best, and favorite, examples: the obvious – Nilsson’s take on Fred Neil’s [...]

Blaze Foley :: Cold Cold World

Satisfied '75 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:30:00 +0000

“Blaze is one of the most spiritual cats I’ve ever met; an ace finger picker; a writer who never shirks the truth.” -Townes Van Zandt Blaze Foley was a bright shining star in the world of dark emotive country and folk music in the 1970s and 80s, before being gunned down in a murderous quip [...]

The Byrds :: The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA – August 22, 1970

Satisfied '75 — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:38:14 +0000

“The more you drink, the better you’re gonna like us,” Roger McGuinn tells the crowd of Angelenos early on during this set. “And the more we drink, the better we’re gonna like you…” And indeed, this is a well-lubricated performance, teetering occasionally on the edge of disaster, but generally keeping it together. Barely. If you’re [...]

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Ola Podrida

Satisfied '75 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:58:36 +0000

Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. I first heard Ola Podrida (née David Wingo) via David Gordon Green’s All The Real Girls. In addition to contributing to the score, it was a lyric of Wingo’s that inspired the [...]

Sorrow Come Pass Me Around

Satisfied '75 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:09:46 +0000

Sometimes it’s not about the belief so much as the believing. That’s the primary takeaway regarding Sorrow Come Pass Me Around: A Survey of Rural Black Religious Music. Originally issued in 1975 on Advent Records, this fine collection is bona fide classic. Long out of print, the assembled recordings are once again widely available via [...]

SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

Satisfied '75 — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:00:10 +0000

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Download: Hour One: Mondo Boys – Beyond The Audiodrome (A Mixtape) SIRIUS 296: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ The Truants – Sunset Surf ++ Link Wray & The Wraymen [...]

Steve Gunn :: Time Off

Satisfied '75 — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:42 +0000

As one of Kurt Vile’s deputized Violators, Steve Gunn has already had an eventful 2013, appearing on various late night TV shows and playing to the assembled hordes at major music festivals. But his crowning achievement this year is undoubtedly Time Off, an instant classic if ever there was one. The album neatly ties together [...]