January 2021
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By Jack Silbert on January 26, 2021
EPISODE #419: THE MUSIC OF PHIL SPECTORin memory of The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Ronettes — “Be My Baby”Gene Pitney — “Every Breath I Take”Terry Day — “I Love You, Betty”Darlene Love — “A Fine, Fine Boy”The Crystals — “Then He Kissed Me”Ike & Tina Turner — “River Deep — Mountain High”The Beatles — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beatles, Darlene Love, Dion, Gene Pitney, George Harrison, Ike & Tina Turner, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Phil Spector, Ramones, Ronettes, Starsailor, Terry Day, Terry Melcher, The Crystals, The Teddy Bears
By Jack Silbert on January 19, 2021
EPISODE #418: NASHVILLETheme suggested by contest winner Audrey Pavey. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Lovin’ Spoonful — “Nashville Cats”Dolly Parton — “Down on Music Row”Pavement — “Strings of Nashville”Bob Neuwirth — “Nashville”Rusty Adams — “Angels From the Opry”Bessie Smith — “Nashville Woman’s Blues”The Everly Brothers — “Nashville Blues”Steve Earle — “South Nashville Blues”Bruce Springsteen […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bessie Smith, Bob Neuwirth, Bobby Bare Jr., Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Everly Brothers, Kris Kristofferson, Lambchop, Lovin' Spoonful, Pavement, Rusty Adams, Steve Earle, The Indigo Girls, The Nude Party
By Jack Silbert on January 12, 2021
EPISODE #417: THE BIRTH OF ROCKTheme suggested by contest winner Charlie Birdwell. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jackie Brenston with his Delta Cats — “Rocket ‘88’”Robert Johnson — “Stop Breakin’ Down Blues”Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys — “Get With It”Wynonie Harris — “Good Rockin’ Tonight”Bill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys — “Toy Heart”Muddy Waters […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bill Haley, Bill Monroe, Bo Diddley, Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Hank Williams, history of rock, Jackie Brenston, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Louis Jordan, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones, Screaming Females Fan Club, Wanda Jackson, Wynonie Harris
By Jack Silbert on January 9, 2021
A chronlogical list of movies (feature length and short films) that I watched at home during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. The great majority of them were new to me. Paris, Texas (1984)American Graffiti (1973)More American Graffiti (1979)Boxcar Bertha (1972)The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)The Lady From Shanghai (1947)Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)Blackboard Jungle […]
Posted in streaming video, Television | Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, quarantine viewing
By Jack Silbert on January 8, 2021
A couple of introductory comments this year:• Obviously 2020 was seriously messed up in many, many regards, just one of which was closed movie theaters and rescheduled/re-planned releases. As a result, I only saw 16 new releases either in a theater or via streaming/TV, and did not officially review many of them. Also, I have […]
Posted in movie reviews, unsolicited criticism | Tagged 2020, 20s movies
By Jack Silbert on January 5, 2021
EPISODE #416: CLUBSThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Guided by Voices — “A Salty Salute”The Beatles — “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”Courtney Barnett — “Anonymous Club”Ted Leo — “The Little Smug Supper Club”The Go-Go’s — “Club Zero” The Fall — “Susan vs. Youth Club”Colin Clary — “Bad Girl Club”Dum Dum Girls — “Lost Boys and […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged B-52's, Beatles, Colin Clary, Courtney Barnett, Dum Dum Girls, Elvis Costello, Go-Go's, Guided by Voices, Jimmy Cliff, Joe Strummer, Nick Lowe, Ted Leo, The Fall, The Specials
By Jack Silbert on January 4, 2021
So, I normally do two of these stuff-I’ve-recently-watched-on-TV recaps each year. But you know how 2020 was all higgledy-piggledy in terms of the passage of time and… anyway, here’s 366 days’ worth of shows I checked out. LOVED Country Music (PBS) I’m no expert about country music, but I do know a fair amount about […]
Posted in Television, unsolicited criticism | Tagged quarantine viewing, summer/fall 2020 TV shows, winter/spring 2020 TV shows
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