Weekly interviews with musicians, artists, authors, and filmmakers presented by Aquarium Drunkard.
We’ve reached the end of the road for this season—season 9 concludes with this episode, a conversation with Matthew Houck,... more
Welcome to the penultimate episode of our ninth season, featuring Pat Irwin of Suss. You may remember him from last... more
Welcome back to Transmissions, we’re so glad to have you tuned into this show. This week, a talk taped earlier... more
This week on the show, a double-header. First, Rosali Middleman, and then, her bandmate, collaborator, and the leader of Mowed... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, one of our favorite return guests: Mitch Horowitz. As... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, this week on the show, we're joined by three guests—though, not all at once. In... more
Welcome back to Transmissions—far out conversations for far out times. This week, we're joined by synthesist Jill Fraser. She's lived... more
This week on the show, we're pleased to present a conversation with Matt Sweeney. He’s lived a truly dazzling life... more
If you’ve been listening to Transmissions for a while, you've noticed how often host Jason P. Woodbury brings up “time”... more
This week on Transmissions, we're sitting down with a genuine legend: Joe Boyd, author of And The Roots of Rhythm... more
This week on Transmissions, the return of Leah Toth, aka Amelia Courthouse. She was last here on the podcast in... more
From early mystic folk inclinations to more fried and psychedelic work, Ben Chasny's Six Organs of Admittance project has never... more
Welcome back to Transmissions, our weekly conversational offering. On today's show? Nashville’s own Rich Ruth. Opening his review of Ruth’s latest,... more
This week, we have an exceedingly rare interview with Jason Martin, of California dream pop band Starflyer 59. Fermented in... more
This week on Transmissions, return guest Yasmin Williams. On October 4th, she releases Acadia via Nonesuch Records. It's her long... more
Sometimes, background music moves to the foreground. That’s the case with today’s guests, guitarist Zac Sokolow, bassist Jake Faulkner, and... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, our weekly conversation podcast. This week on the show, we’re joined by Brian and... more
This week on a far-ranging episode of Transmissions: guitarist, folklorist, and all-around-top-notch thinker Daniel Bachman. A songwriter and composer from Fredericksburg,... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the program, we are pleased to welcome guest host Zara Hedderman... more
This week, we welcome one of our favorite musicians to the show: Mark Lightcap of Acetone and the Dick Slessig... more
There are heavy hitters, and then there's The Dirty Three. A trio comprising violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, Joe Pernice of The Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys,... more
This week on Transmissions, guitarist Phil Manzanera, who joins us to discuss his latest project, a memoir called Revolución to... more
Near the start of his recently released book World Within a Song, Jeff Tweedy admits there’s probably some parallel timeline... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, our weekly series of illuminating interviews and contextual conversations. This week on the show,... more
Incoming transmission. On this episode of our weekly podcast, singer/songwriter Leyla McCalla joins us to discuss the new sonic terrain... more
Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, direct from his desert studio on the US/Mexico border south... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, we’re sitting down with Damon McMahon, best known as... more
Hauntology. Perhaps the phrase alone is enough to convince you we've wandered into the realm of pretension. But we've got... more
Though he’s known for his fiery, raging performances with groups like Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka... more
Hello, welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. On Saturday, April 20th, Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions returned to the esoteric grounds of the... more
This week on Transmissions: Camae Ayewa, better known as Moor Mother. As one-half of the Black Quantum Futurism collective, a... more
This week on Transmissions, author, producer, archivist, and musician Pat Thomas. In the late '80s, he helped take the Paisley... more
This week on Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard founder Justin Gage joins host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss big changes coming to... more
Incoming transmission from Roger Eno. This week on the show, he joins us for a freewheeling, friendly chat about art,... more
This week we're welcoming Elizabeth Nelson of The Paranoid Style to the show for a conversation about music, writing, ZZ... more
This week on the show, we’re so pleased to welcome John Lurie. Perhaps you know him from his work... more
This week on the show, a conversation with pianist, composer, bandleader, and writer, Vijay Iyer. He’s been at it since... more
This week on the show: a conversation with Laetitia Sadier. As the main vocalist of Stereolab, her spacey voice shines... more
Incoming transmission from Hopeton Overton Brown, better known as Scientist. As a protege of dub pioneer King Tubby, Scientist represents... more
For the last decade-and-a-half, Ty Segall has reliably cranked out records that show off his range, ping-ponging from scuzzed out... more
This week on the show, return guests Jason Stern and Don Fleming of the Lou Reed Archive join us to... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions with Jason P. Woodbury. We're kicking off our 2024 season with two very special... more
Welcome back to Transmissions. This week on the show, which brings our 2023 season to a close, we are joined... more
This week on the show, Transmissions host Jason P. Woodbury joins Penelope Spheeris, director of The Decline of Western Civilization... more
This week on Transmissions: Conner Habib. He's the author of the Pen/Faulkner award longlisted horror novel, Hawk Mountain, and the... more
Make yourself comfortable and relax, on this all-new episode of Transmissions, we’re focusing on the fantastic tunes crafted by John... more
Welcome back to Transmissions. This week on the program, we’re joined by electronic musician Moby and Lindsay Hicks. Together, they... more
You know Buck from Big Thief and his solo albums, like this year’s Haunted Mountain. Full of near-death experiences and... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. Here's hoping your autumnal drift toward Halloween is rolling along nicely. This week on... more
We were introduced to the music of Maria Elena Silva via 2021’s Eros, which featured collaborations with previous Transmissions guests... more
Welcome back to Transmissions. We're still buzzing from this last weekend, which saw a live taping of Transmissions at The... more
This is the last episode of the podcast! We start with comments from Sunburned members reflecting on the impact of... more
This week on Transmissions, we welcome returning guest Cécile Schott, aka Colleen. Her latest album, Le Jour Et La Nuit... more
This episode is about how Sunburned Hand of the Man makes their free-form music. Through the episode, we consider the... more
Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions; this week on the show, we're joined by Jarvis Taveniere of Woods. You know his... more
We open with our focus on the role that music has played in the band members’ individual lives and how... more
This week on the show, we’re joined by Sam Shepherd, AKA Floating Points. His discography is full of beautiful and strange... more
We hear about the personal impact of the band’s non-stop touring and the eventual burnout that ground things to a... more
Welcome back, thanks for being here with us. Emil Amos of the Drifter's Sympathy podcast is with us today on Transmissions.... more
At this point in our story, Sunburned Hand of the Man morphs into a many-headed hydra with varying manifestations in... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, so glad to have you here once again. Our guest this week is Will... more
We learn that, after jamming namelessly for a year and a half, the band finally started using the Sunburned moniker.... more
Today's guest is writer Laura Snapes. Her work has been published by the BBC, Pitchfork, and NME, and she's the... more
We rewind way back to before the band started and hear how some of the founding members first met one... more
Our guest this week is Darren Jessee, a singer/songwriter and drummer. In the '90s, he played drums in Ben Folds... more
We hear about the origins and goals of the podcast – grappling with the complexities of Sunburned’s chaotic narrative. Music... more
Back in 2022, songwriter Lincoln Barr got in touch, writing a personal note in which he expressed an appreciation for... more
Sunburned Hand of the Man is a long-running, free-form band from Massachusetts. They record everything, and their discography has over... more
Hataaliinez Wheeler grew up in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. And though he’s just recently released... more
Welcome back to another episode of Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, so glad to have you with us. A major inspiration for us... more
It's the thick of the summer, which means your Transmissions correspondents are spending as much time in cool dark spaces... more
In “Lies and Distortion,” the opening essay of his book Unstrung: Rants And Stories Of a Noise Guitarist, Marc Ribot writes:... more
While Black Lips have matured and grown since forming in 1999, the Atlanta-based garage band haven’t "settled down." Case in... more
This week on the show, we’re joined by London-based singer/songwriter David John Morris. Perhaps you know him for his work... more
Writing about The Modern Folk’s Modern Folk One in our AD 2022 Year in Review, we called it, “A blend... more
Welcome to Transmissions. The name Bruce Licher commands respect in the underground world of independent rock. As musician and letterpress... more
This week on Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions: ambient country trio Suss. On their own, Suss members Jonathan Gregg, Bob Holmes, and... more
Today on the show, we’re joined by Allyson McCabe, author of the new book: Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters. McCabe is... more
We're pleased to welcome Alex Pappademas and artist Joan LeMay on today's episode. Together, they have created a tremendous and... more
Our guest this week is mystic poet, writer, publisher, and performance artist Janaka Stucky, who’s been hailed as “extraordinary" and... more
Today on Transmissions: Vashti Bunyan. Though her 1970 Joy Boyd-produced Just Another Diamond Day album was barely heard upon original... more
This week on Transmissions, Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner, the psychedelic folk duo Elkhorn. Their new album, On the Universe... more
This week on Transmissions, we’re joined by writer and musician Jana Horn. Her new album The Window is the Dream... more
This week on Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions: spiritual avant-garde jazz keyboardist Surya Botofasina. His new album is called Everyone’s Children and... more
In 1992, Eddie Chacon broke out as one-half of Charles & Eddie, his soul music duo with Charles Pettigrew. Their... more
Of all the ways to discover a song, there are few more inviting and experiential than driving down a desert... more
This week on Transmissions, we’re talking past selves with Sharon Van Etten, who’s recently released an anniversary edition of her... more
Today on the show—two British Invasion legends: Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of The Zombies. The band formed in the... more
Today on Transmissions, we’re joined by Saskatchewan-born songwriter Andy Shauf to discuss getting sober, God, and how these big topics... more
To quote album art master and AD visual guru D. Norsen: “Dorothy Moskowitz might not be a household name but... more
This week on the show, a conversation with Philip Selway. You might know him best as the drummer of Radiohead,... more
This week on Transmissions, we’re settling in for a tremendous conversation with Jason Stern and Don Fleming of the Lou... more
We’re hanging out with Mac DeMarco this week on Transmissions. For the last decade plus, he’s been a reliable source... more
This week on Transmissions, a revelatory talk with Max Turnbull of Badge Époque Ensemble. Last year, BEE released two great... more
This week on Transmissions: Nina Persson and James Yorkston join host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss The Great White Sea... more
We're joined this week by James McNew of Yo La Tengo and Dump. For decades now, he’s been a prolific... more
Our 2023 season is officially underway. This week on the show, Chad Clark of Beauty Pill. He and his bandmate... more
Welcome to the final episode of Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions’ 2022 season. We saved a great one for the finale: Kid... more
Writing about the Bedhead career retrospective 1992-1998 for Pitchfork, writer Mark Richardson put it nicely: “Bedhead had no time for... more
On Slow Fawn, Sam Cohen, a producer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with Apollo Sunshine, Yellowbirds, Kevin Morby,... more
This week on the show, Joe Rainey. Hailing from Minnesota, he’s a powwow singer of the Red Lake Ojibwe tribe.... more
This week on our weekly interview podcast, a wide-ranging interview with Clem Burke of Blondie. He joins us to discuss... more
This week on the show, Danalogue (Dan Leavers), Betamax (Max Hallett) and Shabaka Hutchings, known collectively as the improvisational crew... more
Welcome to another episode of Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, we're so glad to have you here. Today on the show, Ken... more
With his debut book My Life in the Sunshine: Searching For My Father and Discovering My Family, Nabil Ayers walks... more
Welcome to another episode of Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, Daryl Black Eagle Jamieson and guitarist Yonatan... more
Today on Transmissions, representatives of the Cosmic Network Gloria de Oliveira and Dean Hurley join us to discuss their new... more
We're sitting down with Chicago sisters Eibur, Charlene, and Chanté Stepney, who join us to discuss the work of their... more
Our return guest today on Transmissions: Chris Forsyth. The Philadelphia-based guitarist and bandleader is back with a new album, Evolution... more
Today on an all-new episode of our weekly interview podcast: Steve Marion, better known by his recording name Delicate Steve.... more
Built on loops culled from doo wop, psychedelic pop, and early rock & roll records, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom's... more
If you’re a fan of jittery guitar-driven indie rock, you’re probably most familiar with our guest today, Glenn Mercer from... more
We’ve been captivated by the striking music featured on Cheri Knight’s American Rituals lately—one of our favorite songs from it opens this... more
Our guest this week on the show is Mitch Horowitz. Perhaps you’ve heard the occult scholar and author on Coast... more
Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. Our guest today on the show Glenn Jones, who joins us to discuss his new... more
Crossover time. Today on the show, Canadian podcaster, broadcaster, music journalist, and music lifer Vish Khanna. He’s the host of... more
On Joan Shelley's fantastic new album The Spur, the singer/songwriter reaches out from a place of solitude, seeking connection. Rooted... more
As leader of The Hold Steady and a solo artist, Craig Finn specializes in unlikely redemption stories. His latest is... more
This week on Transmissions, a post-punk roundtable with Mark Stewart of The Pop Group, Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire, Eric... more
Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, with your host Jason P. Woodbury. This week on the show, we're joined by... more
This week on the show, we're joined by Chicago indie trio Horsegirl—Penelope Lowenstein, Nora Cheng and Gigi Reece. Their new... more
This week on Transmissions: producer, television music maker, radio host, and overall interesting guy Ben Vaughn. His new album is... more
Today on Transmissions, London-based jazz and beat artist Ben Marc. He’s known for his work with Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu... more
Today we're joined by Jeff Cloud of Velvet Blue Music, known for his work with Pony Express, Joy Electric, and... more
Welcome back to Transmissions. Today on the show we’re joined by Sarah Martin of Glasgow's Belle and Sebastian. The legendary... more
"It's funny, I was working up to it for so long...it's been my dream." This week on an all-new episode... more
Liz Lamere and Jared Artuad join us this week on Aquarium Drunkard's weekly talk show podcast Transmissions to discuss the... more
Writer, musician, and prolific TikToker Sasha Frere-Jones joins us on Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard's weekly talk show podcast to discuss music... more
Today on Transmissions, guest Owen Ashworth of Advance Base/Casiotone For the Painfully Alone and Orindal Records joins host Jason P.... more
Today on an all-new episode of Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard's weekly interview podcast, we're joined by artist and creator Meredith Graves.... more
Roll up/that's an invitation...Today on the show, we're joined by a return guest, Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah the Hills. He’s... more
Right from the top of LABYRINTHITIS, the 13th album from our guest today, new wave art rock master Dan Bejar... more
Our guests this week are Chad Clark and Erin Nelson of DC post-punk band Beauty Pill. Clark emerged from... more
Though Sonic Youth ended a decade ago, the band's archives have continued to surprise. The latest from the SY vault... more
"Anything that knocks ya out, hits you harder than you planned," sings Matthew E. White on "Genuine Hesitation," which... more
This week on the show, we’re joined by Ade Blackburn of Clinic. The Liverpool-based duo of Blackburn and Jonathan Hartley... more
This week on the show, we're joined by world renowned whistler Molly Lewis. Last year, she released a great EP... more
"Transmissions is a lovely name; I think that's a very crucial name for this age." So says mystic musician ... more
Today on Transmissions: Cate Le Bon, who, for the last decade plus, has made some of our favorite modern records,... more
Our guests this week are Chad Clark and Erin Nelson of DC post-punk band Beauty Pill. Clark emerged from the DC/Dischord... more