Jack Silbert
Movie Review: Asbury Park—Riot, Redemption, Rock ‘n Roll
4 stars out of 5The story goes that, a couple of years ago, Mr. Bruce Springsteen saw a rough cut of this documentary and said, “I should be in this.” His ample included commentary in the finished version certainly lends the film some legitimacy and authority, but the story presented here is worth telling regardless. […]
In Real Life w/ Kimzilla & Emily: Happy Jack
What an honor to be interviewed on the great WFMU program In Real Life about my disability, recovery, and more. An extended podcast version is available here.
Aquarium Playlist, 5/21/19
EPISODE #331: ABORTION RIGHTS The A’s — “A Woman’s Got the Power” [ALTERNATE THEME]Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five — “I’m Alabama Bound”Warren Zevon — “Play It All Night Long”Neil Young — “Southern Man”Screaming Females — “My Body”Nick Lowe — “Born a Woman”Alice Cooper — “Only Women Bleed”Sleater-Kinney — “Call the Doctor”Cinema Cinema — “Lady […]
Rest Ashore at the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival
I wrote this preview article for hMAG of the exciting young Hoboken-based band Rest Ashore’s appearance at the Spring Arts & Music Festival. The piece also serves as a review of their recent EP Annihilation.
Aquarium Playlist, 5/14/19
EPISODE #330: HATE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Beths — “Future Me Hates Me”Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers — “I Hate Chicago”Ballboy — “I Hate Scotland”Wilco — “I Hate It Here”The Vaselines — “I Hate the 80s”Thee Headcoats — “(We Hate the Fuckin’) NME”Mudhoney — “Hate the Police”The Lemonheads — “Hate Your […]
Movie Review: Avengers — Endgame
3.5 stars out of 5 OMG it’s the final final final — don’t be a sucker, it’s not the final anything. Sure, maybe some actors’ contracts are up and besides, nobody wants superheroes who are too long in the tooth, so… “Endgame.” This is a mostly very enjoyable movie but by no means whatsoever is […]
Aquarium Playlist, 5/7/19
EPISODE #329: TALKING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Run-D.M.C. — “You Talk Too Much”Betty Hutton — “Can’t Stop Talking”Cheap Trick — “You’re All Talk” (early version)Wild Flag — “Endless Talk”The Music Machine — “Talk Talk”Jackie Wilson — “Talk That Talk”Bruce Springsteen — “Talk to Me”Jean DuShon — “Talk to Me, Talk to Me”Harry Nilsson — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/30/19
EPISODE #328: MY 2019 WFMU RECORD FAIR DJ SET The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Fleshtones — “Destination Greenpoint”The Incredible Casuals — “Records Go Round”Big Eyes — “Back From the Moon”Pinact — “Seams”The Fastbacks — “Everything I Don’t Need”Liquid Liquid — “Optimo”Pylon Reenactment Society — “Messenger”Stag — “The Bedazzler”Sunshine & the Rain — “It’s All […]
Movie Review: Teen Spirit
2.5 stars out of 5 I first saw Elle Fanning in 2006’s I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With. Next, I singled out her strong performance in my review of Super 8 in 2011, and then in Trumbo (2015) I noticed she was growing up. I figured the first time I’d see her as the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/23/19
EPISODE #327: FRIENDS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The White Stripes — “We’re Going To Be Friends”The English Beat — “Best Friend”Talulah Gosh — “My Best Friend”Queen — “You’re My Best Friend”R.E.M. — “All the Right Friends” (1983)The Wedding Present — “You Should Always Keep in Touch With Your Friends”They Might Be Giants featuring Brian […]
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