Jack Silbert
Aquarium Playlist, 9/17/19
EPISODE #348: FASCINATING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Fresh & Onlys — “Fascinated”R.E.M. — “Fascinating”The Feelies — “Deep Fascination”Human League — “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”The Cure — “Fascination Street”The Pixies — “I’m Amazed”Kimberley Rew — “I’m Amazed”White Town — “Bewitched”Jeff Lynne — “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered”Wilco — “Magnetized”Stag — “The Bedazzler”Daniel Johnston with Yo La […]
Movie Review: IT Chapter Two
3.5 stars out of 5 IT was my No. 4 top movie of 2017. Chapter Two, on the other hand, should file for Chapter 11. (Hmm, that doesn’t really make sense, but I’m sticking with it.) What happened? Director Andy Muschietti is back; so is Gary Dauberman, one of the original’s three screenwriters. Pennywise is […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/10/19
EPISODE #347: BOYS AND GIRLS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Blur — “Girls & Boys”Juniper — “Boys! Boys! Boys! Boys! Boys!”Liz Phair — “Girls! Girls! Girls!”Human Switchboard — “Shake It, Boys”Marshall Crenshaw — “Girls…”U2 — “Stories for Boys” (Three EP version)The Smithereens — “Girls About Town”The Just Joans — “Some Boys Are Bigger Than Others”Guided […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/3/19
EPISODE #346: FORMED A BAND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Art Brut — “Formed a Band” (early version)Butterglory — “She Clicks the Sticks”They Might Be Giants featuring Laura Cantrell — “The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)”Rob Wasserman featuring Willie Dixon and Al Duncan — “Dustin’ Off the Bass”Owls of Now — “Lead Singer”Peter Holsapple & […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/27/19
EPISODE #345: COLD LAMPIN’ The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Young Fresh Fellows — “Lamp Industries”Suddenly, Tammy! — “Lamp”Blind Willie Johnson — “Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning”The Clientele — “Lamplight”Joe Henry — “Coda: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down”Harry James & his Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra — “The Lamp Is Low”Frank Sinatra w/ […]
Blinded by the Light
4.5 stars out of 5 This movie is incredibly corny, somewhat cheesily made… and I really loved it. Based on a true story, we meet Javed, a 16-year-old Pakistani boy in working-class Luton, England. He dreams of being a writer but his traditional dad pushes Javed to pursue a “respectable” career — doctor, lawyer, etc. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/20/19
EPISODE #344: CATS IV The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Rolling Stones — “Stray Cat Blues”Brower — “My Father’s Name Was Cat”I Am the Polish Army — “Dead Cat”New York Dolls — “Courageous Cat Theme”Roky Erickson — “Leave My Kitten Alone”The Bee Gees — “Kitty Can”Bruce Springsteen — “Kitty’s Back”The Waitresses — “Pussy Strut”The Rubinoos […]
Movie Review: Brian Banks
3.5 stars out of 5I honestly thought I’d bought a ticket to a documentary; that’s how quickly I had read the description of this movie. Was caught off-guard when “Based on a true story” popped up on the screen. But hey, I can adjust. I did correctly read that the story involved the real-life California […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/13/19
EPISODE #343: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER IV The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]JD McPherson — “Bloodhound Rock”Camper Van Beethoven — “The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon”The Genuine Diamelles — “Underdog”Prince Buster & the Maytals — “Jamaica Ska (Dog War)”The Sonics — “Walkin’ the Dog”2nd Grade — “I’m an Old Dog”The Byrds — “Old […]
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