Jamila Aboushaca | The Aquarian

An Interview With Death From Above 1979: Reappearing Act

November 2, 2016

I’m watching a night football game, and thinking about how Sebastien Grainger (drummer of Death From Above 1975) commented on our tribal sports culture, to me. Then this commercial comes on, and it’s like… ... Read More...

An Interview with Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell of Dirty Heads: Rolling Deep

Jamila Aboushaca

June 29, 2016

Interviews

Last year, at Firefly Music Festival, was the last time I saw Dirty Heads live. Besides the undeniable manifest of sweat, jive, and beer bottles—love and musical lustiness also commenced the first lyric hea... Read More...

An Interview with Enochian: Rebel Alliance

Jamila Aboushaca

February 3, 2016

Interviews

The first time I saw Enochian, I was accompanying my friend (and patriotic fan) to a local show. Keep in mind, this is North Jersey—the bands are germinating by the minute. However, I quickly noticed the au... Read More...

An Interview with Gogol Bordello: Roma Renegades

Jamila Aboushaca

December 30, 2015

Interviews

Eugene Hütz isn’t your average frontman. Gogol Bordello isn’t your normal band. Gypsy punk rock that you can dance to isn’t your cup of tea. Here’s the thing—sure as hell that a band that has been around fo... Read More...

An Interview with Cage The Elephant: You Gotta Dig Deep

Jamila Aboushaca

December 16, 2015

Interviews

I remember standing inside a music venue in New York City, catching a set of this band unknown to me, but then leaving frantically searching through all their information. They were the opener of one of my ... Read More...

An Interview with Surfer Blood: Current Direction

Jamila Aboushaca

November 11, 2015

Interviews

There are few things worse than interviewing an artist when you’re veritably sick and want to just crawl into a ball… but at least John Paul Pitts of Surfer Blood was super nice through the sniffles and bre... Read More...

Wire: Wire

Jamila Aboushaca

November 11, 2015

Albums

Since their historical debut in 1977 with Pink Flag and the emergence of punk rock on their shoulders, London’s Wire have since been on and off the scene but always reemerge with a bang. They were also ther... Read More...

An Interview with The Bright Light Social Hour: Lunar Crooners

Jamila Aboushaca

October 28, 2015

Interviews

Contrary to popular belief, you sometimes have to leave Texas to experience the bigger things in life (and space). Austin’s The Bright Light Social Hour might have toured more time than they’ve actually spe... Read More...

Interview with Rx Bandits: Vitamin B’s Family Tree

Jamila Aboushaca

October 21, 2015

Interviews

In the midst of branding and Wikipedia page references, Rx Bandits were never synonymous with having a label. They’ve undergone a few changes, not solely with members—but with what we would call their ‘styl... Read More...

The Maine: American Candy

Jamila Aboushaca

October 20, 2015

Albums

When The Maine first started touring, half the band had yet to finish high school. Fast forward to almost a decade later, the five dudes have graduated into a matured and developed sound. Originally from Ar... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Not Expository, But Clearly Evocative – Matt Easton Talks The Jenny Thing In 2021

STYX, Coincidentally, Made The Most Meaningful Post-Pandemic Album Before The Pandemic Even Hit

Wild Pink Visits ‘Sunshine Spotlight’

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

To The Tune of “Everlong” – Foo Fighters Breathe Life Back Into Madison Square Garden / June 20, 2021

H.E.R. Depicts Genre Defiance On “Back Of My Mind”

The Thematic, Theatrical High Note That Is MARINA’s “Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land”

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Rocking Without Restrictions: How NYC Music Clubs Responded to New Freedoms

Reality Check: THE JOE BIDEN BIPARTISAN FANTASY

Not Even an ‘American Idol’ Can Perform in a Park Without a Permit

An Interview With Death From Above 1979: Reappearing Act

An Interview with Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell of Dirty Heads: Rolling Deep

An Interview with Enochian: Rebel Alliance

An Interview with Gogol Bordello: Roma Renegades

An Interview with Cage The Elephant: You Gotta Dig Deep

An Interview with Surfer Blood: Current Direction

Wire: Wire

Interview with Rx Bandits: Vitamin B’s Family Tree

The Maine: American Candy

The End Of An Era – Vintage Vinyl Is Closing It’s Doors

SPOTLIGHT: Rick Wakeman To Bring Music (and Grumpiness) Back On Tour

To The Tune of “Everlong” – Foo Fighters Breathe Life Back Into Madison Square Garden / June 20, 2021

H.E.R. Depicts Genre Defiance On “Back Of My Mind”

SPOTLIGHTS: Celebrate the ’80s With Weiss Week

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