November 2019
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Aquarium Playlist, 11/26/19
EPISODE #358: THANKSGIVING 2019 (FAMILY) Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” [ALTERNATE THEME]Sly & the Family Stone — “Family Affair” The Undertones — “Family Entertainment” The Black Lips — “Family Tree” The Ramones — “We’re a Happy Family” Amanda Palmer featuring Ben Folds — “Runs in the Family” Papercuts — “Family Portrait” The Wrens — “Strange […]
Similar Names, Different Callings V
Beloved British TV writer/star Phoebe Waller-Bridge andbeloved American indie singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers _
Guest Post: Who Art Thou, Whistleblower?
My case for outing the whistle-blower. Despite the fact that all of the relevant parts of the whistle-blower’s complaint have been corroborated by other witnesses (or by the president himself), it is still vitally important that we know the identity of the whistle-blower that raised concerns about the July 25th phone call between President Trump […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/19/19
EPISODE #357: CLOTHING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jonathan Richman — “Everyday Clothes”American Music Club — “Blue and Grey Shirt”Sparks — “Angst in my Pants”Cake — “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”Lisa Germano — “You Make Me Want To Wear Dresses”Yo La Tengo — “Autumn Sweater”Belle & Sebastian — “Long Black Scarf”Sharkmuffin — “Leather Gloves”Don and Dewey — […]
Movie Review: Jojo Rabbit
4 stars out of 5When I saw that Flight of the Conchords collaborator Taika Waititi had a new movie coming out, I was excited, even if wasn’t a prequel to Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. He’d also done nice work on Thor: Ragamuffin, though most recently, the What We Do in the Shadows […]
Movie Review: The Irishman
4.5 stars out of 5 Marty got the band back together, and for many of us that is reason enough to celebrate. De Niro! Pesci! Keitel! Original music by Robbie Robertson, fer crissakes. That he was then able to deliver such a tremendous piece of filmmaking, on a truly grand scale, is… well, not at […]
Movie Review: Motherless Brooklyn
3 stars out of 5 I’ve read one Jonathan Lethem novel, Fortress of Solitude, and my reaction was, “Eh, it’s OK.” Now I’ve also seen one movie based on a different Lethem novel, and I’m feeling the same way. I did hear that Edward Norton took many liberties with the book, so those guys can […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/12/19
EPISODE #356: MODES OF TRANSPORT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Dionne Warwick — “Trains and Boats and Planes”C.W. McCall — “Convoy”Laura Cantrell — “Roll Truck Roll”Lightnin’ Hopkins — “Automobile”Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers — “The Airplane Song”Flowers — “Boat Song”Colin Clary — “She’s a Motorcycle”Eternal Summers — “Pogo”Grandaddy — “Skateboarding Saves Me Twice”Pink […]
Movie Review: Western Stars
4 stars out of 5 You know I really want to see a movie if it’s $7 Tuesday but instead of going to a Bow Tie theater I go to AMC where I don’t even have a rewards card and drop $21-and-change for the Dolby Atmos with the reclining seats. I dig the Boss. If […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/5/19
EPISODE #355: DEDICATIONS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Ambivalent Brothers — “All Grown Up” [dedicated to Ed Seifert]Michael Stipe — “Your Capricious Soul” [to Jimmmmmmmmy!]R.E.M. — “Maps and Legends” [to the Mapman]R.E.M. — “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville” [to Listener Allison]R.E.M. — “Country Feedback” [to Listener Audrey]HEHFU — “Thirty” [to Max]Quarterbacks — “Schmictionary” [to […]
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