Jack Silbert
Aquarium Playlist, 12/26/23
EPISODE #570: BEST NEW-TO-ME 2023 PT. 2 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Surfrajettes — “Warm Up” American Trappist — “…Rides Again”Loose Wing — “Moving Blankets” Trust Fund — “Cut Me Out” Alien Boy — “The Way I Feel” Annie Blackman — “Drive” Have a Good Season — “Shoulder Blades”Well Wisher — “Need You Around” […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/19/23
EPISODE #569: HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2023 Darlene Love — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” [ALTERNATE THEME]Los Straitjackets — “Deck the Halls” Ohio Players — “Happy Holidays” [pt. 1]Yo La Tengo w/ Ira Glass & Eugene Mirman — “Toymageddon” Giant Sand — “Thank You, Dreaded Black Ice, Thank You” Student Teachers — “Christmas Weather” Swansea Sound — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/13/23
EPISODE #568: BEST NEW-TO-ME 2023 PT. 1 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Surfer Joe — “The North Swell” Hallelujah the Hills — “My Name Sounds Sinister”BabyBaby_Explores — “Twiddle” Blondshell — “Dangerous” The Sunken City — “Sometimes It All Comes Together” Ov Stars — “Ov Stars” Philosopher Pirate — “Heart Strings”Roe Knows Best — “Northbound” Saw […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/5/23
EPISODE #567: 12th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO XI) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Resonars — Radio Limbo ad The Buggles — “Video Killed the Radio Star”The Donnas — “Gimmie My Radio” XTC — “Radios in Motion” Dwight Twilley — “Radio” The No Ones — “KLIV” Sensational Country Blues Wonders — “Airwaves” Bad Moves — “Spirit […]
Movie Review: May December
4.5 stars out of 5 I have gone on record as being a big fan of both Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman (who once guest-edited an issue of my magazine). For Todd Haynes, I had to play a little catch-up, but he’s become one of my favorite directors. So I had high expectation for this […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XXV
This edition is a little skimpy (slower time of year? fewer new shows due to writers/actors strikes?). I’d like to say I filled my time enjoying the splendor of nature but I think I was just watching more old movies on TCM. Anyway, here’s my TV wrap-up from the past six months. LIKED A LOT […]
AquariumPlaylist, 11/28/23
EPISODE #566: HURT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Elmore James — “It Hurts Me Too” West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band — “I Won’t Hurt You”Timi Yuro — “Hurt” Pianosaurus — “A Little Love (Never Hurt)” Terry McCarthy — “It Hurts” Patsy’s Rats — “It’s Gonna Hurt” Giant Sand — “Hurtin’ Habit” Patsy Cline — […]
Movie Review: The Marvels
1.5 stars out of 5 The credits list three screenwriters but I have to think ChatGPT was behind this script, because it does not make a lick of sense. (Keywords: SUPERHEROES + NOT-YET-BLED-DRY YOUNG FEMALE AUDIENCE + OUTER SPACE) I’m a big fan of Brie Larson and the first Captain Marvel movie was… eh, mostly […]
Movie Review: Napoleon
4 stars out of 5 Going in, I readily admit I didn’t know very much about Napoleon, besides that he was a military guy who had a Napoleon complex. So I learned an awful lot from watching this film. But beyond just that, as the younger dude who was the only other person staying till […]
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