September 2025
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Aquarium Playlist, 9/30/25
EPISODE #661: SINS Traveling Wilburys — “7 Deadly Sins” [ALTERNATE THEME]John Cozz & Ken De Poto — “Oh What a Sin” Sidney Gish — “Sin Triangle” Bruce Springsteen — “Wages of Sin” Nina Simone — “Sinnerman” Dream Syndicate — “Loving the Sinner, Hating the Sin”Sweet Nobody — “Sinner at Gatherings” Pet Shop Boys — “It’s […]
Movie Review: Spinal Tap II — The End Continues
3.5 stars out of 5 Upon re-watching 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap early in the pandemic, I rated it 10 out of 10 on IMDb, and if the scale allowed me, would’ve gone to 11. I was 15 years old when the movie first came out and it was a perfect blend of smart and […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/23/25
EPISODE #660: DUST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Dolly Mixture — “Dust to Dust” Bob Mould — “Return to Dust” Allo Darlin’ — “Only Dust Behind” The Schramms — “Faith Is a Dusty Word” The Ballroom — “Musty Dusty”Elmore James — “Dust My Broom” UV-TV — “Dust” Robyn Hitchcock — “The Dust” Eels — “Dust […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/16/25
EPISODE #659: SATISFIED The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Otis Redding — “Satisfaction” Jeanines — “Satisfied” Steve Earle — “I Ain’t Ever Satisfied” Liz Phair — “Satisfied” Untamed Youth — “She’s So Satisfying”The Replacements — “Unsatisfied” Plastic Palms — “Satisfied” Tuns — “To Your Satisfaction” Tom Waits — “Satisfied”Rolling Stones — “I Can’t Be Satisfied” [radio […]
Movie Review: The Conjuring — Last Rites
3.5 stars out of 5If you’re keeping score: First I watched The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, Annabelle Comes Home, and Annabelle: Creation on cable. In 2021, I went to the theater to see The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Since then on cable I’ve watched Annabelle and The Nun. I returned to the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/9/25
EPISODE #658: RIOTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Robins — “Riot in Cell Block #9” The Ekphrastics — “I Am Going To Read You the Riot Act” Elvis Costello & the Attractions — “Riot Act” Tullycraft — “Look How We Killed the Riot Grrrls” Daddy Issues — “Riot Grrrl”The Clash — “White Riot” The […]
Movie Review: Honey Don’t!
4 stars out of 5 I liked Drive-Away Dolls a lot more than you did, and guess what, I liked Honey Don’t! more than you did too. In fact, I liked it even more! Hollywood historians will be able to identify the precise “tipping point” when Margaret Qualley became a national treasure: 1 minute, 13 […]
Movie Review: Caught Stealing
3 stars out of 5 I’ve seen Caught Stealing, once, when I was 55. Whoops I mean 56. Hi Darren Aronofsky. Big fan. Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Wrestler, Mother!: awesome. The Whale, Noah: pretty good. The Fountain was incomprehensible garbage but, hey, you tried. Caught Stealing is… average. Innocent likable guy gets […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/2/25
EPISODE #657: BRIDGES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]A.T.S. — “Bloomfield Bridge” Frank Sinatra — “The Brooklyn Bridge” Bruce Springsteen — “Brothers Under the Bridge” Black Tambourine — “Throw Aggi Off the Bridge” Mark Olson — “Clifton Bridge”The Orange Peels — “Bicentennial Bridge” Rose Melberg — “Golden Gate Bridge” Outrageous Cherry — “Bridge” The Splinters […]
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