Aquarium Drunkard — Thursday night, December 10th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Grooms with The Northstar Session, Brydan Smith and Radio Moscow at ye olde Silverlake Lounge. We have three pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers. Wanna go? Leave the name you want tix u... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Friday night Aquarium Drunkard presents Japandroids with Surfer Blood at the Echo on Sunset in Echo Park. We have three pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers. Wanna go? Leave your name and a valid email address we can reach you at below in the c... more info

Guardian Music — Research into song lyrics about sexual violence reveals that they both support and empower womenBack in 1962, the Crystals released a song called He Hit Me (And it Felt like a Kiss). "If he didn't care for me," warbled one of the most popular America... more info

Altsounds — After playing together in *Wes McDonald & the Fizz*, *Lester Nuby (of Verbena)*, *Keelan Parrish, Jake Waitzman*, and the band’s fearless leader, Wes McDonald, decided to convert the power structure of the group from a monarchy into a true d... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In an effort to somewhat merge the AD show on XMU with that of the blog proper, this is the first of what will most likely become a recurring series. After the jump, check a selection of 27 (mostly) new-ish tracks I’ve been spinning over the past f... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Tuesday night Aquarium Drunkard presents Horse Feathers with Loch Lomond. We have several pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers. Interested? Leave your name and a valid email address we can reach you at below in the comments. Winners notified pr... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Thursday night Aquarium Drunkard presents The Whigs with the Features and Dead Trees at the Troubadour. We have several pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers. Interested? Leave your name and a valid email address we can reach you at below in the... more info

My Old Kentucky — This weekend, I'll depart for sunny Austin, TX and Fun Fun Fun Fest. I arrive Friday morning and will hit the ground running. A free blogger panel at The Mohawk with notables from Aquarium Drunkard, Idolator, Billboard, Spin, and Austinist/Austin 3... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's additions to the list of the online best of the decade (2000-2009) music lists: Aquarium Drunkard (favorite albums by individual writers) City of Angels to Charm City (favorite albums) Culture Bully (best albums) fetch it! (best albums) The G... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Los Angeles: Thursday night, October 29th, Aquarium Drunkard presents The Antlers at the Bootleg Theater. Their debut LP, Hospice, has been a mainstay on my stereo and in my car since SXSW. See why Thursday night. We are giving away three pairs of ti... more info