By Jack Silbert on April 7, 2015
EPISODE #175: BREAD (PASSOVER 2015)
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Joy Division — “Passover”
Jonny — “Bread”
The Felice Brothers — “Take This Bread”
King Khan & his Shrines — “Welfare Bread”
Ceramic Dog — “Bread and Roses”
Bitch Magnet — “White Piece of Bread”
Slint — “Breadcrumb Trail”
Louis Jordan — “Beans and Corn Bread”
Pink Floyd — “Candy and a Currant Bun”
The Inconceivables — “Hamburger Patti”
Isto — “A Tuna Salad Sandwich”
The Raybeats — “Jelly Bread”
The Pooh Sticks — “Jelly on a Plate”
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 4/7/15, 10:00-11:05 a.m. eastern time
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bitch Magnet, Felice Brothers, Isto, Jonny, Joy Division, King Khan & his Shrines, Louis Jordan, passover, Pink Floyd, Pooh Sticks, Raybeats, Slint, The Inconceivables, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on April 6, 2015
On Saturday, I took a three-hour bus tour of historic sites in Hoboken connected to the Stevens family. For hMAG.com, I wrote about what I saw and took some photos.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged Colonel John Stevens, Edwin A. Stevens, hMAG, Hoboken, Martha Bayard Stevens, New Jersey
By Jack Silbert on April 2, 2015
• “Still Infected”
• “Moonlight in Saginaw”
• “ISIS Ice”
• “Forbidden Biden”
• “Under-Table Bubblegum”
• “Room-Temperature Pink”
• “Excessive Chapstick”
• “Redd Foxx Foxy Red”
• “Very Berry Botox”
• “Manischewitz Chartreuse”
Posted in satire
By Jack Silbert on April 1, 2015
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: the fallacy of the American Dream. Plus, what information would you be willing to hand over in order to get a promotion?
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged advice, AOL Jobs, Ask Jack
By Jack Silbert on March 31, 2015
EPISODE #174: APRIL FOOLS
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Rufus Wainwright — “April Fools”
Ricky Nelson — “Poor Little Fool”
Elvis Presley — “(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such As I”
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers — “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”
The Beatles — “The Fool on the Hill”
Grant McLennan — “Haven’t I Been a Fool”
Little Village — “Fool of Knows”
Rockpile — “Fool Too Long”
Brendan Benson — “You Make a Fool Out of Me”
Devo — “Social Fools” [demo]
Ween — “You Were the Fool”
Sex Clark Five — “Fool I Was”
Muddy Waters — “Still a Fool”
The Shins — “For a Fool”
The Karl Hendricks Trio — “You Poor Miserable Fool”
Neko Case — “Runnin’ Out of Fools”
Little Band of Sailors — “April Fool’s Day”
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 3/31/15, 10:00-11:20 a.m. eastern time
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged April Fool's Day, Beatles, Brendan Benson, Devo, Elvis Presley, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Grant McLennan, Karl Hendricks Trio, Little Band of Sailors, Little Village, Muddy Waters, Neko Case, Nick Lowe, Ricky Nelson, Rockpile, Rufus Wainwright, Sex Clark Five, The Shins, unpopular music, Ween
By Jack Silbert on March 29, 2015
In this week’s West New York Reporter, I have an article about a newly-opened used bookstore, B&F Books. Nice young fella running the place; I wish him the best of luck!
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged B&F Books, books, bookstores, Hudson Reporter, Lawrence Arteaga, New Jersey, West New York
By Jack Silbert on March 25, 2015
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Would you work for free for the possibility of being hired full-time? Would you do it for four months? Plus, life imitating Seinfeld, as we delved into the scourge of non-stop birthday parties.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged advice, AOL Jobs, Ask Jack
By Jack Silbert on March 24, 2015
EPISODE #173: MY LIFE SO FAR
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Bruce Springsteen — “Growin’ Up”
They Might be Giants — “New Haven”
Red House Painters — “New Jersey”
The Wedding Present — “California”
R.E.M. — (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville”
Rusty Stringfield —”Going Back to Jersey”
Of Montreal — “Micro University”
The Incredible Casuals — “College Girls”
The Karl Hendricks Trio — “Pittsburgh’s Hottest Babes”
The Cynics — “I’m in Pittsburgh and It’s Raining”
Marva Whitney and James Brown — “You Got To Have a Job”
Max & Ada Rogoff — “Traveling Thru New Jersey”
T. Rex — “New York City”
Poem Rocket — “Magazine Man”
The Marshmallows — “Hoboken”
The Minus 5 — “Dear Employer (The Reason I Quit)”
Calexico — “Writer’s Minor Holiday”
The Breakaways — “Radio Station”
The Left Banke — “Desiree” [R.I.P. Michael Brown]
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 3/24/15, 10:00-11:15 a.m. eastern time
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Calexico, Incredible Casuals, James Brown, Karl Hendricks Trio, Left Banke, meta, Of Montreal, Poem Rocket, R.E.M., Red House Painters, Rusty Stringfield, T. Rex, The Breakaways, The Cynics, The Marshmallows, The Minus 5, The Wedding Present, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on March 18, 2015
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Should you talk about your therapy and meds around the office? (Can it come back to bite you?) Plus, is it possible to return from vacation without an enormous pile of work?
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged advice, AOL Jobs, Ask Jack
By Jack Silbert on March 17, 2015
EPISODE #172: ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2015
a tribute to Joe Hurley’s All-Star Irish Rock Revue
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Jonathan Richman featuring Julia Sweeney — “Just Because I’m Irish”
Rogue’s March — “Clear”
Edward Rogers — “Blind Man’s Blue”
The Health & Happiness Show — “We Are Here”
Lianne Smith — “Marianne Was Tired”
King Missile — “Cheesecake Truck”
Velvet Monkeys — “Everything Is Right”
Willie Nile — “Tiorunda Surprise”
Laura Cantrell — “Can’t Wait”
Elvis Costello — “Watching the Detectives”
Alice Cooper — “Hello Hooray”
The Crystals — “Da Doo Ron Ron”
The Rolling Stones — “Let It Loose”
Count Basie — “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” [R.I.P. Gene Gene the Dancing Machine]
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 3/17/15, 10:00-11:05 a.m. eastern time
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Alice Cooper, Count Basie, Edward Rogers, Elvis Costello, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Health & Happiness Show, Joe Hurley, Joe Hurley's All-Star Irish Rock Revue, Jonathan Richman, Julia Sweeney, King Missile, Laura Cantrell, Lianne Smith, Rogue's March, Rolling Stones, St. Patrick's Day, The Crystals, The Gong Show, unpopular music, Velvet Monkeys, Willie Nile
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