Aquarium Drunkard

A proper trip inside the Hawkwind mothership. This 2007 BBC documentary traces the band’s journey from the Ladbroke Grove underground through Space Ritual, Lemmy’s tenure, and their collision of rock, psychedelia, science fiction, and counterculture. Featuring interviews with Lemmy, Nik Turner, Michael Moorcock, Stacia and other Hawkwind alumni, it’s a window into a band wher...

In an album as lyrically economic as the startlingly beautiful Cyano, the latest solo release from Emily A. Sprague—familiar to many as the thoughtful anchor of indie-folk outfit Florist—even the few words we’re given can feel like lifelines. “We have to take care of ourselves” is one such arresting declaration. That reminder of self-preservation runs through Sprague’s...

Broadcasting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

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Few bands have aged like Teenage Fanclub. On their thirteenth record, the everlasting Scottish outfit embraces more of a soft focus on acoustics while maintaining their patented lilting and jangly elixir. Full of their unwavering and clear-eyed harmonies, the perceptive Do Not Dare To Dream continues TFC's path of challenging the tired notions of "reinvention" when the...

This week on Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, Peanut Butter Wolf of Stones Throw Records. We hooked up for him to spin the yarn about how ST went from a small backpacker hip-hop imprint to an Adult Swim-boosted powerhouse, and how, 30 years in, the label’s roster is as diverse as ever, featuring post-punk, electro, future-forward R&B, and art-soul October 16, 17, and 18th...