March 2023

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Movie Review: The Quiet Girl

By Jack Silbert on March 29, 2023

4.5 stars out of 5First and foremost, this is not A Quiet Place III. Though it is a pretty quiet movie. The Quiet Girl, from Ireland, was one of the 2023 Oscar nominees for Best International Feature Film. It didn’t win, but it is terrific. I’m not sure when the movie is set — late […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 3/28/23

By Jack Silbert on March 28, 2023

EPISODE #531: CONNECTIONSThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Rolling Stones — “Connection” Jack White — “Connected by Love”Teenage Fanclub — “Connected to Life”The Aquanettas — ”Connecting Line” Yourcodenameis: Milo — “I Am Connecting Flight” [Peel session]The Memories Attack — “Connected”Superchunk — “Connection”The Nuclears — “Siamese Connection”Radio Birdman — “Connected” Grandaddy — “Disconnecty” Of Montreal — […]

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Movie Review: Creed III

By Jack Silbert on March 22, 2023

3.5 stars out of 5Are all the movies trying to make me feel old? Adonis Creed is Rocky’s young protégé, and now he’s retired too? Sheesh! We’ve now reached the Rocky III period in the life of Creed, where after his latest title defense, the wealthy, famous, happy-at-home champ hangs up his boxing gloves. But […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 3/21/23

By Jack Silbert on March 21, 2023

EPISODE #530: SPRING 2023 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Sun Ra & his Arkestra — “Springtime in Chicago” Luluc — “Winter Is Passing”Wizard Brain — “Seasonal Changes”Civic Mimic — ”Four Seasons of Spring” Lou Rawls — “Spring Again” Olivia Tremor Control — “Spring Succeeds”The Lucksmiths — “Rushes of Pure Spring”Beach Boys — “Spring Vacation”Angel Olsen […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 3/14/23

By Jack Silbert on March 14, 2023

EPISODE #529: ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2023 (LUCK) Eels — “Beginner’s Luck” [ALTERNATE THEME]Joe Simon — “Pool of Bad Luck” Neko Case — “Bad Luck”The Undertones — “Hard Luck”Nicole Atkins — ”Brokedown Luck” The Lookers — “My Luck Has Changed” A Tribe Called Quest — “Luck of Lucien”k.d. lang — “Luck in My Eyes”Dntel — “Dumb […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 3/7/23

By Jack Silbert on March 7, 2023

EPISODE #528: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2023 Siouxsie & the Banshees — “Cities in Dust” [ALTERNATE THEME]Big Joanie — “In My Arms” The Cat’s Miaow — “The Phoebe I Know”Tammy Wynette — “Apartment #9”The Rondelles — ”Mission: Irresistible” The Aquanettas — “Love With a Proper Stranger” Voice of the Beehive — “I Say Nothing”Sam Phillips — […]

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