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Aquarium Playlist, 11/21/17
EPISODE #258: THANKSGIVING 2017 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” Tim Foljahn — “Thanks” The Wedding Present — “Thanks” Jad Fair & Norman Blake — “Thank You” ZZ Top — “I Thank You” ABBA — “Thank You for the Music” Sly & the Family Stone — “Thank You for Talkin’ […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/14/17
EPISODE #257: UGLY in anticipation of the release of the motion picture Wonder The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ennio Morricone — “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” [main title] Screaming Females — “Something Ugly” Jay Reatard — “An Ugly Death” King Tuff — “I Love You Ugly” Eels — “Ugly Love” Matthew Sweet […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/7/17
EPISODE #256: LIVE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Replacements — “Bastards of Young” (live) The Velvet Underground — “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together” (live) Yo La Tengo — “Big Day Coming” (live) Joy Division — “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (live) The Modern Lovers — “Dignified & Old” (live) Liquid […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/31/17
EPISODE #255: MIRRORS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Cold Beat — “Mirror” Zipper — “Mirror” Dr. Dog — “Mirror Mirror” TV Girl — “Mirror Mirror” Pearl Jam — “Rearviewmirror” The Velvet Underground — “I’ll Be Your Mirror” Eleanor Friedberger — “She’s a Mirror” The Human League — “Mirror Man” Michael Jackson — “Man in […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/17/17
EPISODE #253: L.A. MUSICIANS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] X — “Los Angeles” The Blasters — “Marie Marie” Los Lobos — “Don’t Worry Baby” Dream Syndicate — “Too Little, Too Late” The Turtles — “Me About You” The Bangs — “Getting Out of Hand” The Go-Go’s — “How Much More” Redd Kross — “Peach […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/10/17
EPISODE #252: TOM PETTY TRIBUTE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers — “Even the Losers” Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty — “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” Del Shannon — “Drop Down and Get Me” Johnny Cash — “Southern Accents” The Byrds — “So You Want TO Be a Rock ‘n’ […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/3/17
EPISODE #251: NOTHING LASTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Roy Orbison — “It’s Over” The Smiths — “I Know It’s Over” Bessie Banks — “Go Now” Dionne Warwick — “Walk on By” Big Eyes — “Since You Left” Elvis Presley — “Heartbreak Hotel” Johnny Cash — “Sea of Heartbreak” Bob Dylan — “Don’t Think […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/26/17
EPISODE #250: TAKE A KNEE a salute to the NFL players’ national anthem protest The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Radiohead — “The National Anthem” The Special AKA — “Racist Friend” They Might Be Giants — “Your Racist Friend” Los Campesinos! — “Knee Deep at ATP” Camera Obscura — “Knee Deep at the NPL” Johnny […]
Song Review: “Black Moon” by Screaming Females
Despite the “unsolicited criticism” category on this post, the Screaming Females Fan Club solicited me to write a review of the band’s new single.
Aquarium Playlist, 9/19/17
EPISODE #249: KEN BURNS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ex Cops — “Ken” Frank Sinatra — “The Brooklyn Bridge” (saluting Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge, 1981) XTC — “Statue of Liberty” (The Statue of Liberty, 1985) Jack Frost — “Civil War Lament” (The Civil War, 1990) Stephen Chopek — “Radio Caroline” (Empire of the Air: […]
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