2012
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My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/27/12
EPISODE #17: JACK The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Kinks — “Jack the Idiot Dunce” Chet Atkins — “Ballin’ the Jack” The Smoke — “My Friend Jack” Bruce Springsteen — “Jack of all Trades” Elvis Costello — “Jack of all Parades” Laura Veirs — “Jack Can I Ride” Elvis Presley — “From a Jack […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/20/12
EPISODE #16: HAPPY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Housemartins — “Happy Hour” The Promise Ring — “Happy Hour” Rolling Stones — “Happy” Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins — “Happy” Clem Snide — “No One’s More Happy Than You” The Beat — “You Won’t Be Happy” Elvis Costello & the Attractions — “I Hope […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/13/12
EPISODE #15: ST. PATRICK’S DAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Pogues — “The Sickbed of Cuchulainn” Elvis Costello — “No Action” Thin Lizzy — “Jailbreak” The Men of No Property — “The Bogside Man” Sinéad O’Connor — “Mandinka” Boomtown Rats — “I Don’t Like Mondays” Van Morrison — “Jackie Wilson Said” U2 — “Beautiful […]
MLB Fan Cave 1, Silbert 0
I have warm feelings for the southeast corner of 4th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Tower Records held the spot for years, and I was sad when they went under in 2006. So I’ve kept an eye on the intersection ever since. There was some sort of art project there, and a satellite Toys R […]
Movie Review: The Salt of Life
4 stars out of 5 Is this me in 20 years? (The Salt of Wound?) Sixty-three-year-old writer/director Gianni Di Gregorio plays 63-year-old Gianni, a prematurely-retired admirer of beautiful younger women who is a bit too shy to pull the proverbial trigger. The result is a light, charming film that either you will totally love, like […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/6/12
EPISODE #14: WOMEN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Laura Cantrell — “Do You Ever Think of Me” Amy Allison — “The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter” Amy Rigby — “Don’t Ever Change” Joan Jett & the Blackhearts — “Bad Reputation” Fastbacks — “Everything I Don’t Need” Heavenly — “Sperm Meets Egg, So What?” Bessie Banks […]
Movie Review: The Artist
3.5 stars out of 5 The Artist is a pretty nice film, but it doesn’t have a lot to say. I didn’t want to see it. I resisted seeing it. The trailers seemed too cutesy for me. A little too slick. You know who does good homages to the silent era? This Canadian guy named […]
Movie Review: Wanderlust
3.5 stars out of 5 The basic premise of Wanderlust is that we’re all stupid: city people, suburban people, off-the-grid types. If you can get behind this philosophy—and were also a fan of The State—I think you’ll find this to be a very, very funny movie. It turns out to be one of the stronger […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/28/12
EPISODE #13: LEAP YEAR The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Frank Frost w/ the Night Hawks — “Jack’s Jump” Billy Bragg — “Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards” The Individuals — “Leap of Faith” Robert Forster — “I’ll Jump” The International Sweethearts of Rhythm — “Jump Children” Laura Veirs — “Jump Down Spin Around” The […]
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