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By Jack Silbert on September 22, 2015
EPISODE #199: THE END OF THE WORLD The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] R.E.M. — “I’m Gonna DJ” Elvis Costello — “Waiting for the End of the World” Herman’s Hermits — “End of the World” Jens Lekman — “The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love” The Verlaines — “Doomsday” Elvis Perkins — “Slow […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Barry McGuire, Bob Dylan, Eels, Elvis Costello, Elvis Perkins, Herman's Hermits, Jens Lekman, Morrissey, R.E.M., Sloan, The Clash, Verlaines, Weekend, Willie Nile
By Jack Silbert on September 15, 2015
EPISODE #198: REQUESTS XI The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Super Furry Animals — “Venus & Serena” [for Allan] Wire — “Map Ref. 41°N 93°W” [for Jim] TV on the Radio — “Halfway Home” [for Judith] Temples — “Shelter Song” [for Efrain] Ray LaMontagne — “Julia” [for Jimmy] Leon Russell and Elton John — “If […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Aimee Mann, Airborne Toxic Event, Big Country, Bill Morrissey, Elton John, Graham Parker, Klark Kent, Lemonheads, Leon Russell, Luka Bloom, Procol Harum, Ray Lamontagne, Spoon, Stewart Copeland, Super Furry Animals, Temples, The Smithereens, TV on the Radio, unpopular music, Wire
By Jack Silbert on September 8, 2015
EPISODE #197: BENNY TUDINO’S in memory of Bari “Benny” Drishti The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Charlie Christian Jammers — “Waitin’ for Benny” Allo Darlin’ — “Europe” Otis Ball — “Slow Boat to Hoboken” Laura Marling — “Sophia” The Marys — “Mr. Woods” Louis Prima — “Angelina/Zooma Zooma” (medley) The Bouncing Souls — “The Pizza […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Allo Darlin', Amy Allison, Bari Drishti, Benny Drishti, Benny Tudino's, Bouncing Souls, Charlie Christian, Courtney Barnett, Gene D. Plumber, Hoboken, Laura Marling, Louis Prima, Macauley Culkin, Otis Ball, Personal & the Pizzas, pizza, Robyn Hitchcock, The Marys, The Pizza Underground, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on September 8, 2015
4 stars out of 5 This is an example of a movie that I ended up liking a lot more than I realized while watching it. Because there were definitely a few things going on that I wasn’t crazy about: —It’s really cheap-looking. Sometimes the production values reminded me of a basic-cable TV movie, and […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 10s movies, Germany, World War II
By Jack Silbert on September 4, 2015
In March of 1994, my buddy Joe and I signed a lease on a Hoboken apartment. We went to a pizza place called Benny Tudino’s to celebrate, sitting at a booth in the back room. That became our regular table, and every Sunday night that both of us were in town, we’d be there splitting […]
Posted in personal history | Tagged Benny Drishti, Benny Tudino's, Hoboken, pizza, the single life
By Jack Silbert on September 2, 2015
3.5 stars out of 5 So this is the story of a 15-year-old girl who starts having an affair with her mom’s 35-year-old boyfriend. Spoiler alert: If you’re waiting for the dude to be hauled off in handcuffs for statutory rape, you will be disappointed. Because the movie isn’t about that, man: It’s San Francisco […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 10s movies, Alexander Skarsgård, Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig
By Jack Silbert on September 1, 2015
EPISODE #196: ROBOTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Serovtron — “3 Laws (Abolished)” The Saints — “Do the Robot” Kim & Buran — “Rock ‘n’ Robot” Markie Plays Girlpop! — “Robot Man” Devo — “Mechanical Man” [Booji Boy version] They Might Be Giants — “Robot Parade” Arling & Cameron ft. Françoise Cactus — “Dirty Robot” […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Arling & Cameron, Calexico, Devo, Flight of the Conchords, Future Bible Heroes, Grandaddy, Kim & Buran, Markie Plays Girlpop!, Palomar, Radiohead, Riverboat Gamblers, robots, Servotron, The Saints, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on August 25, 2015
EPISODE #195: TEXAS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Flamin’ Groovies — “Headin’ for the Texas Border” A.T.S. — “Texas” The Everly Brothers — “T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)” Howe Gelb featuring Will Oldham — “Vortexas” Ben Vaughn — “Texas Rain” They Might Be Giants — “Austin” Bob Dylan — “If You Ever […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged A.T.S., Ben Vaughn, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare Jr., Bruce Springsteen, Everly Brothers, Felice Brothers, Flamin' Groovies, Howe Gelb, Joe Ely, Old 97's, Texas, The Flatlanders, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music, Waco Brothers, Will Oldham
By Jack Silbert on August 19, 2015
3.5 stars out of 5 Full disclosure: Yes, writer/director Chris McQuarrie was a friend of mine in high school. Yes, around 1991 he said I should come out to Hollywood. Yes, I decided to stay in a crappy marketing/training job in Ewing, New Jersey. And yes, soon after, Chris won an Oscar for writing The […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 10s movies, Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise
By Jack Silbert on August 18, 2015
EPISODE #194: CATS II in memory of Beans The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Hefner — “Hello Kitten” For Science — “Kitty” Bricks — “Spy Kitty” Margy Pepper — “Little Cat” Belle & Sebastian — “The Cat With the Cream” Tiny Ruins — “Cat in the Hallway” Dinosaur Jr. (recorded as Dinosaur) — “Cats in a […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Belle & Sebastian, Bricks, Broadcast, cats, Darren Hayman, Dinosaur Jr., For Science, Hefner, Johnny Cash, Margy Pepper, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Sonic Youth, Superchunk, The Coasters, Tiny Ruins, unpopular music
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