Jason P. Woodbury

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Editor and Podcaster at Aquarium Drunkard

@Aquadrunkard Transmissions | Creative director & producer for @WASTOIDSDOTCOM from @HelloMerch | Records on @fortlowellrecs

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Sociedade da Grã-Ordem Kavernista Apresenta Sessão das 10

2 weeks ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

In this desolate landscape of oppression and depression, the underground reigned supreme. And, for a second there, it actually seemed to be able to reinvent social commentary using a language and code coming from the margins—a glorification of the outcast that eventually gave birth to its own sub-movement: Marginália or Cultura Marginal. Representing it as a privileged emblem of weirdness and shocking value was a delirious fever dream.
Ipsa Corpora : Aquarium Drunkard

2 weeks ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

Silence is a primary component of Nathan Salsburg’s new album Ipsa Corpora. The first all-acoustic solo guitar record from Salsburg since 2018’s Third, Ipsa Corpora consists of one, nearly 40-minute long track. Within that single song, Salsburg moves through a series of sections made up of a multitude of musical motifs on the acoustic guitar. The binding agent throughout are moments of silence.
Brian Wilson's Last Song

2 weeks ago | jasonpwoodbury.substack.com | Jason P. Woodbury

Soul master Sly Stone and pop visionary Brian Wilson both departing in such close succession reminds me of that stretch back in 2016 when all of the sudden David Bowie and Prince were both gone, the very firmament of popular song shifting under our feet. While they may have skewed in opposite directions vibe wise, both Stone and Wilson similarly viewed the studio as a way of psychedelically expanding their songs, expanding the definition of pop music in the process.
The Aquarium Drunkard Interview : Aquarium Drunkard

2 weeks ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

The universe isn't hurting for more albums filled with gorgeous waves of melody and pillowy drones produced by synthesizers. But when the person behind said music is Peter Baumann, you'd be right to sit up and pay attention to it. He joined us to discuss Nightfall, his recently-released studio album that sets an appropriately dusky tone over nine tracks of smoldering ambient and gently experimental pop . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons.
Charles Mingus : In Argentina

3 weeks ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

In summer 1977 the Charles Mingus Quintet rolled into South America on tour. It was the second time he’d been there and these shows would be among his last. As such Mingus in Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts would be essential listening for anyone interested in his music. But thankfully it’s more than just that . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.
Al Jardine On The Beach Boys’ Wild and Woolly Days

3 weeks ago | jasonpwoodbury.substack.com | Jason P. Woodbury

Though often overshadowed by Brian Wilson’s staggering genius and Mike Love’s general infamy, Al Jardine is, to quote a Reddit headline, “The Swiss Army Knife of The Beach Boys,” a utility player who gets in where he fits in and makes the whole enterprise work a little better. He’s also the Beach Boy I’ve always connected to the most on a personal level: a short king with a few great songs to share, plenty of OK ones, and a genuine, open spirit. Range and Basin is a reader-supported publication.
The Aquarium Drunkard Interview : Aquarium Drunkard

3 weeks ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

Lifeguard emerged out of the doldrums of the pandemic period, when Chicago’s artistically-inclined young people found themselves forced to fall back on their own resources. Instead of sitting around, bored out of their minds, kids were forming bands, making zines, booking underground shows and connecting with each other outside the regular commercial channels.
The Aquarium Drunkard : Aquarium Drunkard

1 month ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

Another place, another time. Raised in Puerto Rico and based in Los Angeles, dub master Pachy "Pachyman" Garcia evokes both across the expanse of his latest platter of tricked out riddims, Another Time. His sound is undeniably rooted in the classic dub techniques of King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee "Scratch" Perry, but with the new album Garcia pushes things into new territory. He joins us to discus paying dues and pushing the genre forward . . . Only the good shit.
Justin Gage (2025) : Aquarium Drunkard

1 month ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

We close out the 10th season of Transmissions with a special look under the good with Justin Gage, who founded Aquarium Drunkard 20 years ago in 2005. Initially envisioned as just a place to share cultural recommendations with this friends, Aquarium Drunkard blew up as the blog rush began. Suddenly, Gage found himself running a respected media outlet. 20 years later, he joins host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss how Aquarium Drunkard has stayed true to the maxim of only the good shit.
Ty Segall Speaks : Aquarium Drunkard

1 month ago | aquariumdrunkard.com | Jason P. Woodbury

Ty Segall has been making records since 2008, and he’s recorded a lot of them — 16 including his latest Possession, out May 30 on Drag City. We caught up with Segall recently to talk about his dense but uncrowded new set of songs, his partnership with the filmmaker Matt Yoka, his love of old soul and California and the revelatory string of acoustic shows he recently performed across the U.S . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons.