2017
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Movie Review: Spider-Man — Homecoming
3 stars out of 5 I think this is probably a mediocre movie, another diminishing return from the Marvel assembly line, and yet somehow I enjoyed it. The character was introduced in Captain America: Civil War? Why? Didn’t see it. And why is Iron Man in this? It reeks of lazy corporate cross-promotion and a […]
Hallucination #2: Improv
A series of recollected hallucinations from my early weeks of hospitalization, 2016. A nursing assistant — who I believe was an actual fellow at Hoboken University Medical Center — was placing me in some odd situations. The clearest one was an after-hours party, which seemed to be held at a motel, yet it was still […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/4/17
EPISODE #243: 4TH OF JULY 2017 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Beach Boys — “4th of July” Kevin Dunn — “Fourth of July” Youth Lagoon — “July” Vehicle Flips — “Independence Day” Bruce Springsteen — “Independence Day” Radiator Hospital — “Fireworks” Let’s Whisper — “Fireworks” The Roadside Graves — “Mosquitos (Let the Fireworks […]
Album Review: ‘In the Darkness of My Night’ by Sunshine & the Rain
4.5 stars out of 5 Click to listen or purchase When I first saw Sunshine & the Rain in 2015, they looked pretty familiar. Just a year earlier, I’d attended the final concert by the previous band the duo had played in, the Black Hollies. But this was something new and energizing: a stripped-down, […]
Album Review: Glenn Morrow’s Cry for Help
Hoboken-based rockers Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help released their debut album this past Friday. I wrote a review for hMAG.com.
Aquarium Playlist, 6/27/17
EPISODE #242: CASEY KASEM TRIBUTE 2017 “The New Scooby-Doo Movies” [ALTERNATE THEME] ABBA — “Dancing Queen” [Billboard No. 1, 4/9/77] Stevie Wonder — “Sir Duke” [No. 1, 5/21/77 – 6/4/77] Fleetwood Mac — “Dreams” [No. 1, 6/18/77] Marvin Gaye — “Got To Give It Up (Part 1)” [No. 1, 6/25/77] Bee Gees — “How Deep […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XIII
So, I, uh, missed the summer/fall 2016 entry. I remember watching the Olympics, The Night Of, and then… everything’s kind of a blur. But as I regained coherence and clarity, my old pal TV was there with me every step of the way. Will begin with what I hope is a one-time-only category…. SHOWS I […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/13/17
EPISODE #240: WALKING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] R.E.M. — “We Walk” The Coctails — “Walkin’ Down the Street” The Bangles — “Walking Down Your Street” Nude Beach — “Walkin’ Down My Street” The Modern Lovers — “Walk Up the Street” Sir Douglas Quintet — “Walking the Streets” Reigning Sound — “I Walk By […]
Union Dry Dock Petition
The Union Dry Dock property in Hoboken is for sale, and the Fund for a Better Waterfront hopes to turn it into a public park. Here is my article from hMAG.com on their petition drive.
Jack Silbert, curator