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Pedro The Lion :: Transmissions Welcome to a bonus edition of Transmissions with David Bazan of Pedro The Lion joining host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss the release of the band’s surprise album Havasu. Like 2019’s Phoenix, the record focuses on Bazan’s youth in Arizona. In this loose conversation, Bazan describes how he approached writing … Continue reading Pedro The Lion :: Transmissions

Yura Yura Teikoku :: Robot Deshita Prior to disbanding in 2010, Tokyo’s Yura Yura Teikoku banged out 10 studio albums, a handful of EPs and a live record. Over the course of their 21 years as a working band, the trio’s sound morphed considerably, stretching from their inception as a garage rock outfit to the … Continue reading Yura Yura Teikoku :: Robot Deshita

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Monde UFO Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Monde UFO—the LA-based duo of Ray Monde and Kris Chau—released one of our favorite records last year with 7171, a vibrant collection of free jazz and … Continue reading The Lagniappe Sessions :: Monde UFO

Circuit des Yeux :: Transmissions Our guest today is Haley Fohr, better known as Circuit des Yeux and Jackie Lynn. Her latest is called -iO, and it’s a stunning work of art rock bravado. In our 2021 Year in Review contributor Tyler Wilcox wrote: “On the new Circuit des Yeux album, Haley Fohr has pulled … Continue reading Circuit des Yeux :: Transmissions

Neil Young :: A Few More Honey Slides After a somewhat, er, “shakey” start, the online home of the Neil Young Archives has hit its stride. The past year has seen an incredible array of previously unavailable material show up for subscribers to enjoy. Outtakes stretching back to the Buffalo Springfield days, full live shows … Continue reading Neil Young :: A Few More Honey Slides

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Garcia Peoples (Second Session) Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Garcia Peoples have been on the move. Since we last rendezvoused with the band they have expanded to a sextet performing live feats that … Continue reading The Lagniappe Sessions :: Garcia Peoples (Second Session)

Maston :: The Switzerland Sessions Cinematic soundscapes abound. In early October of last year, Maston and L’Eclair traveled to Leysin – a small ski village high in the Swiss Alps, and home to Ritmo Studio. Joined by a small film crew, and engineer Benoit Gerard, the group recorded live versions of selections from the Maston … Continue reading Maston :: The Switzerland Sessions

Calvin Keys :: Proceed With Caution Proceed With Caution is the second two bonafide heaters that guitarist Calvin Keys recorded for Black Jazz Records. Originally released in 1974, Keys’ sophomore session as leader honed the free-flowing spiritual soul-jazz of Shawn-Neeq into more complex and layered compositions, bolstered by the broader instrumentation of a septet that … Continue reading Calvin Keys :: Proceed With Caution

Brother Superior :: Trini Groove Both as a Lord and a Brother, Andrew Marcano was a legendary calypsonian. His first recordings in the late 1950s as Lord Superior, a bold name for a teenager, were instant hits in Trinidad. Twenty years into a career as Lord Superior, stacked with calypso gold, carnival competition victories, and … Continue reading Brother Superior :: Trini Groove

Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: January 2022 Signals coming in mighty strong. Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab returns for its regular third Sunday broadcast. Four hours of freeform radio from the RFAD crew on January 16 4-8 PM Pacific. In hour one, a new recurring show: New Happy Gathering with Chad DePasquale, an hour of lo-fi soul, … Continue reading Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: January 2022

ROY :: Capitalism Patrick Lefler is a key figure in Toronto’s new psychedelic scene. As the mastermind behind the revolving doors of ROY, his recent releases have included an extraterrestrial concept album, a trip back to the garage, and a collection of soothing synth waves to coax listeners into slumber. For his latest project, Lefler … Continue reading ROY :: Capitalism

Aye Me, Moore Heart New Transcription (A Warren Defever Mixtape) Though Warren Defever remains permanently busy with His Name Is Alive and mastering work, he’s also been on a tear with Ian Masters of Pale Saints under their long running ESP Summer banner. Last year saw the official release of Kingdom Of Heaven, a work … Continue reading Aye Me, Moore Heart New Transcription (A Warren Defever Mixtape)

Greg Tate :: Transmissions Welcome back to Transmissions. Our seventh season commences today with the brilliant Greg Tate, a legendary music writer, musician, creative explorer and sojourner. He passed away unexpectedly after our December 6th conversation, and this talk constitutes our delayed contribution to the choruses of writers, artists, and thinkers rightly proclaiming his praises … Continue reading Greg Tate :: Transmissions

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Elijah Wolf Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Elijah Wolf kicks off the Lagniappe Sessions for 2022. Recorded alone in his Brooklyn apartment at the end of last year, before digitally landing in Los … Continue reading The Lagniappe Sessions :: Elijah Wolf

Aquarium Drunkard Book Club: Chapter 12 Welcome back to the stacks. It’s Aquarium Drunkard’s Book Club, our monthly gathering of recent (or not so recent) recommended reading. Your librarians this month are Jarrod Annis, Tyler Wilcox, and Jason P. Woodbury. Season Of The Witch: How The Occult Saved Rock and Roll, Peter Bebergal: From the foundational myth … Continue reading Aquarium Drunkard Book Club: Chapter 12

The Soundcarriers :: Wilds A welcome return to ring in the new year, Nottingham, England quartet The Soundcarriers have emerged from an eight year hiatus following their 2014 long player, Entropicalia. Multi-instrumentalist Paul Isherwood describes Wilds as summing up a number of the band’s eclectic influences, a body of work which can be channeled back … Continue reading The Soundcarriers :: Wilds

Do You Fall? …And The Evolution Of WEEED When WEEED began kicking around Portland, Oregon in 2008, it was easy enough to file the band alongside other “Sweet Leaf”-inspired doom metal bands. But in the intervening years, the group has expanded and deviated, incorporating elements of psychedelia, jazz, kosmiche, jazz, and folk rock along the … Continue reading Do You Fall? …And The Evolution Of WEEED

Picastro :: I’ve never met a stranger Toronto’s Picastro first emerged in the mid 1990s as the slowcore indie-rock outlet of songwriter Liz Hysen. In the intervening decades, she has welcomed a rotating cast of collaborators, released a pair of albums with Polyvinyl, and maintained a cult following through a steady drip of downcast songs … Continue reading Picastro :: I’ve never met a stranger

New Transfigurations: Recent / Recommended 21st Century Guitar Music The guitar underground continues to evolve in weird and wonderful ways. With so many talented players emerging on a regular basis, it can be hard for even the die-hards to keep up. But we’ll keep trying…Here’s a handy roundup of some recent and recommended releases, ranging … Continue reading New Transfigurations: Recent / Recommended 21st Century Guitar Music

Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Castle Dogs | A Mixtape Castle Dogs is a sixty minute slow boil of post-punk and new/no-wave, mixed live from Uncle Tio’s collection and dubbed to tape exclusively for Aquarium Drunkard. Each tape features exclusive artwork and an instant photo of the tracklist. Play at full volume. We are giving away six … Continue reading Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Castle Dogs | A Mixtape

Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto :: After After A hypnotic and heady serving of instrumental psych-funk, Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto’s “After After” burns slow and low. We happened upon this nasty eight minute piece of work over the break, and immediately placed the groove on repeat for the next hour. That said, ad infinitum … Continue reading Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto :: After After

The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album By the time The Beach Boys appeared on ABC’s variety series Shindig! on December 23rd, 1964, they were one of the biggest American bands in the world. Since the release of their 1962 debut album Surfin’ Safari, the Hawthorne, CA pop group had been on a meteoric rise with an … Continue reading The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album

Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard December 2021 Drifting outward and outward. Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab returns for its regular third Sunday broadcast. Four hours of freeform radio from the RFAD crew on December 19 from 4-8 PM Pacific. In hour one, a holiday spectacular from AD founder Justin Gage, heavy on yuletide soul, funk, and jazz. … Continue reading Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard December 2021

George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers :: Enchanted (1961) Why does the twinkling of the ivories over sibilant cymbal splashing evoke the colors of the holiday season so aptly? Is Jazz (capital J)—in all its strange, sultry, and semi-deranged forms—the quintessential soundrop to the season which leads up to the new year?? From the sweet … Continue reading George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers :: Enchanted (1961)

Videodrome :: Eyes Wide Shut: Kubrick’s Christmas Film (Welcome to Videodrome. A recurring column plumbing the depths of vintage and contemporary cinema – from cult, exploitation, trash and grindhouse to sci-fi, horror, noir, documentary and beyond.) What constitutes a Christmas film? We know that A Christmas Story (1983) is a Christmas film. It Happened On Fifth … Continue reading Videodrome :: Eyes Wide Shut: Kubrick’s Christmas Film