May 2015
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My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/26/15
EPISODE #182: NYC POPFEST PREVIEW ’15 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Men Without Hats — “Pop Goes the World” #Poundsign# — “Starry Night” Eternal Summers — “Pogo” Beverly — “Madora” Lunchbox — “Little Things” Grass Widow — “Shadow” The Loft — “Up the Hill and Down the Slope” The Darling Buds — “If I […]
Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Awards
Dang, I’ll be at NYC Popfest, otherwise I’d love to see author Richard Price in person at the 15th-annual Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy Awards. Here’s the preview I wrote for the Jersey City Independent.
Movie Review: Mad Max: Fury Road
4 stars out of 5 I have very vague recollections of the original batch of Mad Max films. The Road Warrior, I’m pretty sure I saw on home video. And then I think we rented Mad Max after the fact? Yet all I remember is dust and cars and angry Australians. I definitely didn’t see […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/19/15
EPISODE #181: DAVID LETTERMAN TRIBUTE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Paul Shaffer — “Late Night Theme” The Beach Boys — “Johnny Carson” Booker T. & the MG’s — “Time Is Tight” Keith Richards — “Take It So Hard” R.E.M. — “So. Central Rain” David Sanborn — “The Dream” Bruce Springsteen — “Glory Days” Tom […]
Sixth Annual Jersey City Ward Tour
Get on your bikes and ride! My preview in the Jersey City Independent of the sixth-annual Ward Tour, to be held Sunday, June 7.
Thanks, Dave
Did David Letterman have an impact on my life? Well, he changed the way I speak, so I guess that’s kind of a big deal. You see, I unconsciously drop the word “the” into sentences where that word isn’t really necessary, just like Dave does. “Are you familiar with the Instagram, Paul?” “I finally signed […]
Forgotten Yogi Berra Quotes
Happy 90th birthday to New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra! (To put that in perspective, that’s a full three years older than any of the current Yankees.) A Hall of Famer with tremendous prowess as both a hitter and a catcher, Berra is equally known for his beloved Yogi-isms, such as “It ain’t over till […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/12/15
EPISODE #180: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 10 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Smiths — “Ask” Question from Audrey: Here’s a question for ASK JACK that’s been bugging me for almost a year: Last Summer at a Rascal Flatts concert, the woman sitting behind me knew every word to every song and was enthusiastically singing […]
Movie Review: Ex Machina
4 stars out of 5 Sci-fi, you see, while seemingly about the FUTURE, is really about NOW, ya dig? Godzilla was about nuclear annihilation and Planet of the Apes was about civil rights and Ex Machina is about… uh… Google. We like looking stuff up but then we’re, like, afraid of these companies having all […]
Movie Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron
3 stars out of 5 Eh, go see it if you want to. Stuff blows up, people fly around. I expected a little more but, dashed hopes and I are dear old friends. The thing is, I thought that first Avengers movie was pretty great. Instead of the doom-and-gloom, muted palate of so many recent […]
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