Jack Silbert
Movie Review: The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
4 stars out of 5Regional music scenes are a weird and special thing that perhaps don’t exist anymore. But they usually blossomed around a club or recording studio or like-minded musicians. If a scene was really good and really lucky, the music could seep through to the wider public and then someday end up as […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/26/23
EPISODE #557: UNDERWATER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Philip Glass — “The Chase” [from the Undertow soundtrack]Elk City — “Undertow”Drgn King — “Undertow” Alvvays — “In Undertow” The Feelies — “The Undertow” Fond Farewells — “Underwater”Saturday Looks Good to Me — “Underwater Heartbeat” Radar Bros. — “Underwater Culprits”They Might Be Giants — “Underwater Woman” Soft […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/19/23
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” […]
Meatball Sandwich Review: Milano’s
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 […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/12/23
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 — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/5/23
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 […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/29/23
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 […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/22/23
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 […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/15/23
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 […]
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