December 2019
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Aquarium Playlist, 12/31/19
EPISODE #363: NEW TO ME IN 2019, PT. 2 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jacques Le Coque — “Crush”Ringo Deathstarr — “Big Bopper”Sooner — “Breathing”Tallies — “Mother”Queue — “More”Tuff Sunshine — “We Seal Every Deal With a Kiss” UV-TV — “Hide”Michael Beach — “A Vision of Modern Love”Lorelei K — “Radiating”John Cozz — “Braincation”steve. — […]
New Year’s Resolutions 2020
1. For Halloween, dress up as Hugh Downs and/or Barbara Walters. 2. Now that I’ve solved Rubik’s Cube, resolve to re-solve. 3. Next time someone concludes a sassy “hot take” by saying “Prove me wrong!” go into an extended, Beautiful Mind-wall-diagram, meticulous point-by-point refutation of their supposed theory until everybody in the room gets really, […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/24/19
EPISODE #362: NEW TO ME IN 2019, PT. 1 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Reese McHenry — “Detroit”Algebra II — “Swim House”Pynkie — “LooneyTune”Sidney Gish — “Mouth Log”Potty Mouth — “Do It Again”Heather Cook — “Dover” (home demo)Weird Skin — “2 Weird 4 Luv”Dog Date — “Rope Burn”Control Top — “Straight Jackets”Metalleg — “Hit of […]
Movie Review: Dark Waters
4.5 stars out of 5 Sometimes a movie is good for you rather than enjoyable. Think Spielberg’s Lincoln as opposed to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. This one is very good for you, is a little exhausting, but really packs a punch. I did have to convince myself to see it. Sure, I love Mark Ruffalo […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/17/19
EPISODE #361: THE 2019 HOLIDAY SPECIAL Darlene Love — “Christmas Baby (Please Come Home)” [ALTERNATE THEME]The Hives and Cyndi Lauper — “A Christmas Duel”Jack Black — “Oh Hanukkah”Yo La Tengo — “Eight Candles”The Swingin’ Neckbreakers — “Santa Claus Ain’t Comin’ This Year”Jennifer O’Connor — “Merry 4 Christmas”The Effettes — “Jingle Joy”Macrofone — “2.8 GPA for […]
Faces: Holly Metz
Hoboken’s historian in residence, Holly Metz, has written a fascinating new book, The Untold Life of Peter Lee, about a man born into slavery for the prominent Stevens family. I had the honor of interviewing Ms. Metz for hMAG.
Aquarium Playlist, 12/10/19
EPISODE #360: LIVE HIGHLIGHTS 2019 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Original Sins — “She’s on my Side”Electric Light Orchestra — “Hold on Tight”The Church — “Under the Milky Way”Squeeze — “Up the Junction”They Might Be Giants — “Ana Ng”The Minus 5 — “Hotel Senator”Mates of State — “Proofs”The Ladybug Transistor — “Meadowport Arch”Peter Holsapple […]
Movie Review: Ford v Ferrari
3 stars out of 5 I dig fast cars and Matt Damon. I do not dig rooting for big stupid companies. Eh, I gave the movie a chance. Meh, I reacted. Starts out pretty promising. Driver’s point-of-view, speeding through a race course at night. Cool. And if there has been a previous movie about the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/3/19
EPISODE #359: 8TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO VOL. VII) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Spiritualized — “Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go”The Shivas — “Playing on the Radio”Buzzcocks — “Radio Nine”Henry’s Dress — “(You’re My) Radio One”Bingo Hand Job — “Radio Song”The Ramones — “We Want the Airwaves”The Church — “Electric Lash”Jason Forrest featuring Laura […]
Album Review: ‘You’re So Jaded’ by Joy Cleaner
4.5 stars out of 5 Click to sample or purchase Yes, I’ve seen Bloomfield, New Jersey’s own Joy Cleaner 18 times, not yet counting December 10 at the Pet Shop in downtown Jersey City. And yes, I am thanked in the liner notes of their new album. Oh, so I’m not objective enough to review […]
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