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By Jack Silbert on September 19, 2023
EPISODE #556: ELECTRICITY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — “Electricity” Oneida — “I Wanna Hold Your Electric Hand”Fascinations Grand Chorus — “Electrical Delight” U2 — “The Electric Co.” Versus — “Let’s Electrify!” Bill Lloyd — “I Went Electric”Every Damn Day — “Electricity” Such Small Hands — “Electric Touch”Calcinator — “électrifié” […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bill Lloyd, Calcinator, Every Damn Day, Fascinations Grand Chorus, Giorgio Moroder, Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, OMD, Oneida, Philip Oakey, Screaming Females, Such Small Hands, Talking Heads, U2, Versus
By Jack Silbert on September 14, 2023
Forgive me, Father, it’s been five years since my last meatball sandwich review. I have no ready excuse, though I do know that since my go-to chicken parm provider closed a couple of summers ago, I have been on an unofficial quest to find a replacement. But I never stopped loving you, meatball sandwich. And […]
Posted in unsolicited criticism | Tagged Cathedral Ceilings, Cozz Coffee, Drunken Prayer, Evan “Funk” Davies, Jersey City, Joe Belock, John Cozz, meatball sandwiches, Milano’s Deli, New Jersey, Rubinoos, sandwiches, Todd-o-Phonic Todd, WFMU
By Jack Silbert on September 12, 2023
EPISODE #555: FIVES II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Small Crush — “5” Yo La Tengo — “Five Years”Louis Jordan & his Tympani Five — “Five Guys Named Moe” Mazzy Star — “Five-String Serenade” George Jones & Gene Pitney — “I’ve Got Five Dollars and It’s Saturday Night” Kate Jacobs — “$55 Hotel”Rare Books — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Art Brut, Awful Din, Gene Pitney, George Jones, Igloo, Johnny Cash, Kate Jacobs, Louis Jordan, Mazzy Star, Rare Books, Small Crush, Sweet Nobody, The Just Joans, Yo La Tengo
By Jack Silbert on September 5, 2023
EPISODE #554: LAUGHTER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Ben Vaughn — “Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying” The Natvral — “A Glass of Laughter”The Aislers Set — “One Half Laughing” Bill Withers — “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh” R.E.M. — “Laughing”Edward Rogers — “Laughing Ghost” Mary Wells — “Laughing Boy”Untamed Youth — “Laughin’ Linda” Holy […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged AIslers Set, Ben Vaughn, Bill Withers, Danny Elfman, Edward Rogers, Evans the Death, For Against, Holy Tunics, Mary Wells, R.E.M., Randy Newman, The Glands, The Natvral, The Wedding Present, Untamed Youth
By Jack Silbert on August 29, 2023
EPISODE #553: LABOR DAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Pete Seeger — “Solidarity Forever” Pylon — “Working Is No Problem”MJ Hibbett — “Work’s All Right (If It’s a Proper Job)”The Silhouettes — ”Get a Job” Huey Lewis & the News — “Workin’ for a Livin’” Warren Zevon — “The Factory”Bruce Springsteen — “Factory” John Lennon […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged 2nd Grade, Billy Bragg, Bruce Springsteen, Fountains of Wayne, Huey Lewis & the News, Isley Brothers, John Lennon, Labor Day, Mekons, Mick Jagger, MJ Hibbett, NRBQ, Pete Seeger, Pylon, The Silhouettes, Todd Rundgren, Warren Zevon
By Jack Silbert on August 22, 2023
EPISODE #552: CATS VIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Burt Bacharach & Mike Myers — “What’s New, Pussycat?” (live)Catbite — “Scratch Me Up”Run the Jewels — “Lie, Cheat, Meow”The Sonics — ”Leave My Kitten Alone” Noreen Corcoran — “Love Kitten” Dry Cleaning — “Good Night”Chris Root — “I Miss My Cat” Juliana Hatfield & Frank […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged babybaby_explores, Bill Carlisle, Black Ark, Burt Bacharach, Catbite, cats, Chris Root, Donna Summer, Dry Cleaning, Frank Smith, Franklin Bruno, Gene Criss & the Hep Cats, Juliana Hatfield, Mike Myers, Noreen Corcoran, Outside Cat, Palma Violets, R.E.M., Run the Jewels, Stray Cats, The Sonics
By Jack Silbert on August 15, 2023
4 stars out of 5 When I was in college, I became a massive Robyn Hitchcock fan. But soon after, when I began listening to the work of Syd Barrett (I think because R.E.M. covered “Dark Globe”), it was one of those shocking moments — seemed like Mr. Hitchcock had absorbed quite a lot of […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 20s movies, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett
By Jack Silbert on August 15, 2023
EPISODE #551: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER VIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Bob Dylan & The Band — “Kickin’ My Dog Around” Frankie Cosmos — “If I Had a Dog”The Specials — “Do the Dog”Flatt & Scruggs — ”Old Salty Dog Blues” Eels — “Dog’s Life” Syd Straw — “Howl”Morrissey — “I Am Not a […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, dogs, Eels, Flatt & Scruggs, Frankie Cosmos, Harry Nilsson, Jay Som, Julian Cope, Morrissey, Nina Nastasia, Robbie Robertson, Syd Straw, The Band, The Specials, Tom Waits, Wednesday
By Jack Silbert on August 8, 2023
EPISODE #550: NOWHERE Jaime Rose — “Nowhere” [ALTERNATE THEME]Ribbon Stage — “Nowhere Fast” The Wedding Present — “Getting Nowhere Fast”The Smiths — “Nowhere Fast”Big Eyes — ”Suddenly Nowhere” Talking Heads — “Road to Nowhere” Martha Reeves & the Vandellas — “Nowhere to Run”The Rock ’n’ Roll HiFives — “Running Nowhere” UV-TV — “Back to Nowhere”Young […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Big Eyes, Bob Dylan, Jaime Rose, Karl Hendricks Trio, Martha Reeves, Nicole Atkins, Pounding Serfs, Ribbon Stage, RocknRoll Hi-Fives, Talking Heads, Teenage Fanclub, The Smithereens, The Smiths, UV-TV, Young Guv
By Jack Silbert on August 4, 2023
3.5 stars out of 5 Sometime in the late ‘90s, I picked up a used CD by The Embarrassment. It was selections from a two-disc compilation released by Hoboken’s own Bar/None Records, and there was a quote from Freedy Johnston on the back. OK, good enough for me. But I must admit, I didn’t spend […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 20s movies, Bar/None Reords, The Embarrassment, unpopular music
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