2013
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Movie Review: The Way Way Back
3 stars out of 5 There are worse ways to spend 103 minutes. It’s a likable enough movie, to be sure: Summertime, lazy beachfront community, confused teen, mom’s jerky boyfriend, simmering trouble at home, attractive girl next door. Oh, there’s a water park too. The trouble is, I wanted to love the movie. And I […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/30/13
EPISODE #87: MAXWELL’S The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Honorable mention: The Schramms — “Torn in Two” Health & Happiness Show — “How To Breathe” The Mekons — “Hard To Be Human Again” The dB’s — “Neverland” Saw at Maxwell’s three times: Kate Jacobs — “George Says” Bern & the Brights — “As Long As […]
Happy 10th Anniversary, R.I.P.!
Bob Hope was dead, and I was feeling kind of responsible. It was Monday, July 28, 2003. Word had filtered in that the 100-year-old funnyman had finally passed away just the night before, after famously outliving his New York Times obituary writer. A couple of weeks earlier, my photo-editor friend David had given me a […]
Movie Review: Big Star—Nothing Can Hurt Me
4 stars out of 5 OK, I’m counting this as a new movie I saw in the theater this year. But don’t tell anybody that I really watched it “on-demand” in the comfort and privacy of my own home. Hey, this is the new world we live in. Schlep to Manhattan in the heat, humidity, […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/23/13
EPISODE #86: FOUND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Benny Goodman Orchestra with Charlie Christian — “I Found a New Baby” Velvet Underground — “I Found a Reason” First Aid Kit — “I Found a Way” They Might Be Giants — “I Found a New Friend” Dressy Bessy — “I Found Out” Luluc — “I […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/16/13
EPISODE #85: LOST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ólafur Arnalds — “Lost Song” Chet Baker — “Let’s Get Lost” Jenny O. — “Get Lost” Tom Waits — “Get Lost” Arthur Russell — “A Little Lost” Morrissey — “Lost” The Ropers — “Lost” The Mary Onettes — “Lost” Maybe It’s Reno — “Baby’s Lost in […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/9/13
EPISODE #84: DIRECTIONS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Danielson Famile — “Fetch the Compass Kids” The Fall — “Hit the North” The Bats — “North by North” Allo Darlin’ — “Northern Lights” George Usher — “Somewhere North of the Sky” Electrelane — “To the East” Julian Cope — “East Easy Rider” The Ramones — […]
Movie Review: This Is the End
3.5 stars out of 5 Wow, that Seth Rogen really enjoys the marijuana, doesn’t he? OK, we get it. Can we retire that as a comedic concept now? Thank you. That being said, Rogen and his buddy Evan Goldberg have slapped together a very entertaining, consistently funny movie with This Is the End. Not as […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/2/13
EPISODE #83: 4TH OF JULY 2013 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Jimi Hendrix — “The Star-Spangled Banner” Bruce Springsteen — “American Land” X — “4th of July” David Bowie — “Young Americans” Ian Hunter — “All-American Alien Boy” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — “American Girl” Bill Callahan — “America!” Jackson Browne — “For […]
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