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
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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
By Jack Silbert on March 11, 2015
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: The Oscar night comments from Patricia Arquette spark a question about gender pay inequality. Plus, should you apply for a job when you don’t have all of the listed qualifications?
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged advice, AOL Jobs, Ask Jack
By Jack Silbert on March 10, 2015
EPISODE #171: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2015
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Lesley Gore — “Look of Love”
Brenda Lee — “Fool #1”
Carla Thomas — “Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)”
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper — “Rooftop”
Against Me! — “True Trans Soul Rebel”
Yo La Tengo — “Nowhere Near”
Beat Happening — “I Let Him Get to Me”
The Pixies — “Gigantic”
Magnetic Fields — “100,000 Fireflies”
The Tuts — “Tut Tut Tut”
ABBA — “Knowing Me, Knowing You”
Jennifer O’Connor — “Here With Me”
The Aislers Set — “The Way to Market Station”
Laura Stevenson and the Cans — “Master of Art”
Luluc — “Without a Face”
Blondie — “Just Go Away”
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 3/10/15, 10:15-11:30 a.m. eastern time
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged ABBA, Against Me!, AIslers Set, Beat Happening, Blondie, Brenda Lee, Carla Thomas, Jennifer O'Connor, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Laura Stevenson, Lesley Gore, Luluc, Magnetic Fields, The Pixies, The Tuts, Women's History Month, Yo La Tengo
By Jack Silbert on March 4, 2015
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Ever had a boss that treats you like dirt? Plus, increasing the odds of turning a contract position into a permanent one.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged advice, AOL Jobs, Ask Jack
By Jack Silbert on March 3, 2015
I attended the police promotion ceremony at Hoboken’s City Hall today. Was proud to see my pizzeria pal Benny’s son Arbend make sergeant! Here is the quick recap I wrote, along with some photos I took, for hMAG.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged Benny Tudino's, hMAG, Hoboken, New Jersey, police
By Jack Silbert on March 3, 2015
EPISODE #170: GOING TO ARIZONA
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
The Go-Go’s — “Vacation”
The Beach Boys — “Airplane”
R.E.M. — “Houston”
Art Brut — “Arizona Bay”
They Might Be Giants — “Tucson”
The Dead Milkmen — “Big Lizard”
Butterglory — “Cactus”
The Magnetic Fields — “The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be”
The Bandana Splits — “Desert Love”
Colin Clary — “Lost in the Desert”
The Flamin’ Groovies — “Second Cousin”
Alejandro Escovedo — “Wedding Day”
Freedy Johnston — “Western Sky”
Glen Campbell — “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”
Raymond Scott Quintet — “Bumpy Weather in Newark”
Karl Hendricks Trio — “The Men’s Room at the Airport”
Waco Brothers — “Arizona Rose”
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 3/3/15, 10:00-11:10 a.m. eastern time
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Alejandro Escovedo, Arizona, Art Brut, Bandana Splits, Beach Boys, Butterglory, Colin Clary, Dead Milkmen, Flamin' Groovies, Freedy Johnston, Glen Campbell, Go-Go's, Jon Langford, Karl Hendricks Trio, Magnetic Fields, R.E.M., Raymond Scott, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music, Waco Brothers
By Jack Silbert on February 27, 2015
Last night I had the honor of being the master of ceremonies for a fundraising event here in Hoboken, for those affected by a New Year’s Day fire at 918 Willow Avenue. The event was a great success; I wrote this recap for hMAG.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged hMAG, Hoboken, New Jersey
By Jack Silbert on February 26, 2015
This week I attended Jersey City’s 2015 State of the City address, by Mayor Steven Fulop, and I wrote this recap (and took the photos too) for the Jersey City Independent.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged Jersey City, Jersey City Independent, New Jersey, Steven Fulop
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