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Aquarium Drunkard

Weekly interviews with musicians, artists, authors, and filmmakers presented by Aquarium Drunkard.

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Transmissions :: Pat Irwin (Suss, The B52s)

Welcome to the penultimate episode of our ninth season, featuring Pat Irwin of Suss. You may remember him from last... more

13 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Transmissions :: Real Estate

Welcome back to Transmissions, we’re so glad to have you tuned into this show. This week, a talk taped earlier... more

06 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Transmissions :: Rosali and David Nance

This week on the show, a double-header. First, Rosali Middleman, and then, her bandmate, collaborator, and the leader of Mowed... more

30 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
Transmissions :: Mitch Horowitz (2024)

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, one of our favorite return guests: Mitch Horowitz. As... more

23 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Transmissions :: Frosty and Hermanos Gutiérrez

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, this week on the show, we're joined by three guests—though, not all at once.  In... more

16 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Transmissions :: Jill Fraser

Welcome back to Transmissions—far out conversations for far out times. This week, we're joined by synthesist Jill Fraser. She's lived... more

09 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Transmissions :: Matt Sweeney

This week on the show, we're pleased to present a conversation with Matt Sweeney. He’s lived a truly dazzling life... more

02 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Transmissions :: Jake Xerxes Fussell

If you’ve been listening to Transmissions for a while, you've noticed how often host Jason P. Woodbury brings up “time”... more

25 Sep 2024 · 58 minutes
Transmissions :: Joe Boyd

This week on Transmissions, we're sitting down with a genuine legend: Joe Boyd, author of And The Roots of Rhythm... more

18 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Transmissions :: Amelia Courthouse

This week on Transmissions, the return of Leah Toth, aka Amelia Courthouse. She was last here on the podcast in... more

11 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Transmissions :: Six Organs of Admittance (2024)

From early mystic folk inclinations to more fried and psychedelic work, Ben Chasny's Six Organs of Admittance project has never... more

04 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 34 minutes
Transmissions :: Rich Ruth

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

28 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Transmissions :: Starflyer 59

This week, we have an exceedingly rare interview with Jason Martin, of California dream pop band Starflyer 59. Fermented in... more

21 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Yasmin Williams

This week on Transmissions, return guest Yasmin Williams. On October 4th, she releases Acadia via Nonesuch Records. It's her long... more

14 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Transmissions :: La Lom

Sometimes, background music moves to the foreground. That’s the case with today’s guests, guitarist Zac Sokolow, bassist Jake Faulkner, and... more

07 Aug 2024 · 50 minutes
Transmissions :: The Lemon Twigs

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, our weekly conversation podcast. This week on the show, we’re joined by Brian and... more

31 Jul 2024 · 53 minutes
Transmissions :: Daniel Bachman

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

24 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Transmissions :: Chris Cohen

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the program, we are pleased to welcome guest host Zara Hedderman... more

17 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 39 minutes
Transmissions :: Mark Lightcap (Acetone/Dick Slessig Combo)

This week, we welcome one of our favorite musicians to the show: Mark Lightcap of Acetone and the Dick Slessig... more

10 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Transmissions :: The Dirty Three

There are heavy hitters, and then there's The Dirty Three. A trio comprising violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and... more

03 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Transmissions :: Joe Pernice

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, Joe Pernice of The Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys,... more

26 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Transmissions :: Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music)

This week on Transmissions, guitarist Phil Manzanera, who joins us to discuss his latest project, a memoir called Revolución to... more

19 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Jeff Tweedy of Wilco

Near the start of his recently released book World Within a Song, Jeff Tweedy admits there’s probably some parallel timeline... more

12 Jun 2024 · 54 minutes
Transmissions :: Julian Lage

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, our weekly series of illuminating interviews and contextual conversations. This week on the show,... more

05 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Leyla McCalla

Incoming transmission. On this episode of our weekly podcast, singer/songwriter Leyla McCalla joins us to discuss the new sonic terrain... more

29 May 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Transmissions :: Steve Roach

Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, direct from his desert studio on the US/Mexico border south... more

22 May 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Transmissions :: Amen Dunes

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, we’re sitting down with Damon McMahon, best known as... more

15 May 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Transmissions :: Jim Jupp (Belbury Poly & Ghost Box Records)

Hauntology. Perhaps the phrase alone is enough to convince you we've wandered into the realm of pretension. But we've got... more

08 May 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Transmissions :: Shabaka Hutchings

Though he’s known for his fiery, raging performances with groups like Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka... more

01 May 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Transmissions :: Sean Howe (Live at PRS)

Hello, welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions.  On Saturday, April 20th, Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions returned to the esoteric grounds of the... more

24 Apr 2024 · 50 minutes
Transmissions :: Moor Mother

This week on Transmissions: Camae Ayewa, better known as Moor Mother. As one-half of the Black Quantum Futurism collective, a... more

17 Apr 2024 · 56 minutes
Transmissions :: Pat Thomas

This week on Transmissions, author, producer, archivist, and musician Pat Thomas. In the late '80s, he helped take the Paisley... more

10 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Transmissions :: Justin Gage

This week on Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard founder Justin Gage joins host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss big changes coming to... more

03 Apr 2024 · 47 minutes
Transmissions :: Roger Eno

Incoming transmission from Roger Eno. This week on the show, he joins us for a freewheeling, friendly chat about art,... more

27 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Transmissions :: The Paranoid Style

This week we're welcoming Elizabeth Nelson of The Paranoid Style to the show for a conversation about music, writing, ZZ... more

20 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Transmissions :: John Lurie

This week on the show, we’re so pleased to welcome John Lurie. Perhaps you know him from his work... more

13 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Vijay Iyer

This week on the show, a conversation with pianist, composer, bandleader, and writer, Vijay Iyer. He’s been at it since... more

06 Mar 2024 · 54 minutes
Transmissions :: Laetitia Sadier

This week on the show: a conversation with Laetitia Sadier. As the main vocalist of Stereolab, her spacey voice shines... more

28 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Transmissions :: Scientist

Incoming transmission from Hopeton Overton Brown, better known as Scientist. As a protege of dub pioneer King Tubby, Scientist represents... more

21 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Ty Segall

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

14 Feb 2024 · 1 hour,
Transmissions :: Lou Reed Archive (2024)

This week on the show, return guests Jason Stern and Don Fleming of the Lou Reed Archive join us to... more

07 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Transmissions :: Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy on R.E.M.

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions with Jason P. Woodbury. We're kicking off our 2024 season with two very special... more

31 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: On Pauline Anna Strom

Welcome back to Transmissions. This week on the show, which brings our 2023 season to a close, we are joined... more

29 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Transmissions :: Penelope Spheeris

This week on the show, Transmissions host Jason P. Woodbury joins Penelope Spheeris, director of The Decline of Western Civilization... more

22 Nov 2023 · 41 minutes
Transmissions :: Conner Habib

This week on Transmissions: Conner Habib. He's the author of the Pen/Faulkner award longlisted horror novel, Hawk Mountain, and the... more

15 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
Transmissions :: John Carroll Kirby

Make yourself comfortable and relax, on this all-new episode of Transmissions, we’re focusing on the fantastic tunes crafted by John... more

08 Nov 2023 · 55 minutes
Transmissions :: Moby and Lindsay Hicks (Moby Pod)

Welcome back to Transmissions. This week on the program, we’re joined by electronic musician Moby and Lindsay Hicks. Together, they... more

01 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Transmissions :: Buck Meek (Big Thief)

You know Buck from Big Thief and his solo albums, like this year’s Haunted Mountain. Full of near-death experiences and... more

25 Oct 2023 · 54 minutes
Transmissions :: Mitch Horowitz

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. Here's hoping your autumnal drift toward Halloween is rolling along nicely. This week on... more

18 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Transmissions :: Maria Elena Silva

We were introduced to the music of Maria Elena Silva via 2021’s Eros, which featured collaborations with previous Transmissions guests... more

11 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Transmissions :: Matt Marble on Arthur Russell (Live at PRS)

Welcome back to Transmissions. We're still buzzing from this last weekend, which saw a live taping of Transmissions at The... more

04 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
No Way Out: An Oral History of Sunburned Hand of the Man: Time Goes Way Back

This is the last episode of the podcast! We start with comments from Sunburned members reflecting on the impact of... more

02 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Transmissions :: Colleen

This week on Transmissions, we welcome returning guest Cécile Schott, aka Colleen. Her latest album, Le Jour Et La Nuit... more

27 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 7: Flex

This episode is about how Sunburned Hand of the Man makes their free-form music. Through the episode, we consider the... more

25 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Transmissions :: Jarvis Taveniere (Woods)

Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions; this week on the show, we're joined by Jarvis Taveniere of Woods. You know his... more

20 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 6: Heavy Rescue

We open with our focus on the role that music has played in the band members’ individual lives and how... more

18 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Floating Points

This week on the show, we’re joined by Sam Shepherd, AKA Floating Points. His discography is full of beautiful and strange... more

13 Sep 2023 · 56 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 5: Loft at Sea

We hear about the personal impact of the band’s non-stop touring and the eventual burnout that ground things to a... more

11 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Tranmissions :: Emil Amos (Drifter's Sympathy)

Welcome back, thanks for being here with us. Emil Amos of the Drifter's Sympathy podcast is with us today on Transmissions.... more

06 Sep 2023 · 56 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 4: Tent City Roller

At this point in our story, Sunburned Hand of the Man morphs into a many-headed hydra with varying manifestations in... more

04 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Transmissions :: Will Sheff (Okkervil River)

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, so glad to have you here once again. Our guest this week is Will... more

30 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 3: Leaving the Nest

We learn that, after jamming namelessly for a year and a half, the band finally started using the Sunburned moniker.... more

28 Aug 2023 · 55 minutes
Transmissions :: Laura Snapes

Today's guest is writer Laura Snapes. Her work has been published by the BBC, Pitchfork, and NME, and she's the... more

23 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 2: Loveletter to Complicated Dreams

We rewind way back to before the band started and hear how some of the founding members first met one... more

21 Aug 2023 · 58 minutes
Transmissions :: Darren Jessee

Our guest this week is Darren Jessee, a singer/songwriter and drummer. In the '90s, he played drums in Ben Folds... more

16 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Sunburned Hand of the Man Episode 1: Headdress

We hear about the origins and goals of the podcast – grappling with the complexities of Sunburned’s chaotic narrative. Music... more

14 Aug 2023 · 58 minutes
Transmissions :: Lincoln Barr

Back in 2022, songwriter Lincoln Barr got in touch, writing a personal note in which he expressed an appreciation for... more

09 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
No Way Out: An Oral History of Sunburned Hand of the Man

Sunburned Hand of the Man is a long-running, free-form band from Massachusetts. They record everything, and their discography has over... more

07 Aug 2023 · 3 minutes
Transmissions :: Hataałii

Hataaliinez Wheeler grew up in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. And though he’s just recently released... more

02 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Andy Zax on Mort Garson's Journey to the Moon

Welcome back to another episode of Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, so glad to have you with us. A major inspiration for us... more

26 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
Transmissions :: Gia Margaret

It's the thick of the summer, which means your Transmissions correspondents are spending as much time in cool dark spaces... more

19 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Transmissions :: Marc Ribot

In “Lies and Distortion,” the opening essay of his book Unstrung: Rants And Stories Of a Noise Guitarist, Marc Ribot writes:... more

12 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Transmissions :: Jared Swilley (Black Lips)

While Black Lips have matured and grown since forming in 1999, the Atlanta-based garage band haven’t "settled down." Case in... more

05 Jul 2023 · 53 minutes
Transmissions :: David John Morris (Red River Dialect)

This week on the show, we’re joined by London-based singer/songwriter David John Morris. Perhaps you know him for his work... more

28 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
Transmissions :: The Modern Folk

Writing about The Modern Folk’s Modern Folk One in our AD 2022 Year in Review, we called it, “A blend... more

21 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Transmissions :: Bruce Licher (Independent Project)

Welcome to Transmissions. The name Bruce Licher commands respect in the underground world of independent rock. As musician and letterpress... more

14 Jun 2023 · 57 minutes
Transmissions :: Suss

This week on Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions: ambient country trio Suss. On their own, Suss members Jonathan Gregg, Bob Holmes, and... more

07 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Transmissions :: Allyson McCabe on Sinéad O'Connor

Today on the show, we’re joined by Allyson McCabe, author of the new book: Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters. McCabe is... more

31 May 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Transmissions :: Alex Pappademas & Joan LeMay on Steely Dan

We're pleased to welcome Alex Pappademas and artist Joan LeMay on today's episode. Together, they have created a tremendous and... more

24 May 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Transmissions :: Janaka Stucky

Our guest this week is mystic poet, writer, publisher, and performance artist Janaka Stucky, who’s been hailed as “extraordinary" and... more

17 May 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
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This week on Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions: ambient country trio Suss. On their own, Suss members Jonathan Gregg, Bob Holmes, and Pat Irwin... more