By Jack Silbert on December 15, 2020
EPISODE #413: HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2020
Darlene Love — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” [ALTERNATE THEME]
Charles Brown — “Merry Christmas, Baby”
Ernest Tubb — “Blue Christmas”
Nils Harning — “Oy Chanukah!”
April March and Los Cincos — “Last Train to Christmas”
Pom Pom Squad — “Hello Santa Claus”
Nancy and Mark — “Last Year’s Tree”
Wild Nothing — “One Christmas Catalogue”
The Birthday Kiss — “Sentimental Christmastime”
Bee Gees — “All My Christmases Came at Once”
Dean Wareham — “Christmas Can’t Be Far Away”
The Minders — “Christmas, Christmas”
Pre Nup — “War, on Christmas”
Wire Troop — “This Time of Year”
They Might Be Giants — “Christmas in the Big House”
The Royal Arctic Institute — “13 Christmases at Sea”
Shantih Shantih — “Christmas Day”
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl — “Fairytale of New York”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
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By Jack Silbert on December 8, 2020
EPISODE #412: DREAMS IV
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
LCD Soundsystem — “American Dream”
Glenn Morrow’s Cry for Help — “Other Side of the Dream”
Such Small Hands — “Still Dreaming”
The Bachelor Pad — “Girl of Your Dreams”
Courtney Marie Andrews — “Carnival Dream”
Gary Olson — “A Dream for a Memory”
Mascott — “Dreamer’s Book”
The Planes — “Dreaming”
The Catenary Wires — “Dream Town”
The Thousand Pities — “Dream About It”
Spade Cooley & his Orchestra — “Swingin’ the Devil’s Dream”
Health & Happiness Show — “You Are What You Dream”
Bruce Springsteen — “I’ll See You in my Dreams”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Catenary Wires, Courtney Marie Andrews, Gary Olson, Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, Health & Happiness Show, LCD Soundsystem, Mascott, Spade Cooley, Such Small Hands, The Bachelor Pad, The Planes, The Thousand Pities
By Jack Silbert on December 1, 2020
EPISODE #411: 9TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO VOL. VIII)
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Paul Shaffer — “When the Radio Is On”
Sylvan Esso — “Radio”
The Psychedelic Furs — “Heartbreak Beat”
Dirty Fences — “911”
R.E.M. — “Radio Song” [unplugged]
Michael Stipe — “Drive to the Ocean”
Lana Del Rey — “Radio”
Sloan — “Lemonzinger”
Nicole Atkins — “AM Gold”
Bad Moves — “Local Radio”
The Speedways — “This Ain’t a Radio Sound”
Elvis Costello — “Radio Is Everything”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bad Moves, Dirty Fences, Elvis Costello, Lana Del Rey, Michael Stipe, Nicole Atkins, Paul Shaffer, Psychedelic Furs, R.E.M., Sloan, Sylvan Esso, The Speedways
By Jack Silbert on November 24, 2020
EPISODE #410: THANKSGIVING 2020
Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” [ALTERNATE THEME]
Los Cripis — “I’m Going To Buy Food”
R. Stevie Moore — “Puttin’ Up the Groceries”
Robert Johnson — “Come On in my Kitchen”
Kicking Giant — “Appetite”
Bob Dylan — “Gotta Serve Somebody”
Young Marble Giants — “Salad Days”
Waitresses — “Bread and Butter”
Spare Snare — “Taking on the Sides”
Game Theory — “Chardonnay”
Robyn Hitchcock — “Eaten by her Own Dinner”
Art Brut — “Just Desserts”
Tiny Ruins — “Just Desserts”
Mary Gauthier — “Thanksgiving”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Art Brut, Bob Dylan, Game Theory, Kicking Giant, Los Cripis, Mary Gauthier, R. Stevie Moore, Ray Davies, Robert Johnson, Robyn Hitchcock, Spare Snare, Thanksgiving, The Waitresses, Young Marble Giants
By Jack Silbert on November 11, 2020
EPISODE #409: SOFT
The Who — “Happy Jack” [acoustic, ALTERNATE THEME]
Comet — “Feathers That Shone”
Emma Swift — “The Soft Apocalypse”
Kimberley Rew — “That’s Soft Boy”
Screaming Females — “Soft Domination”
Holy Tunics — “Soft Treat”
The Human Hearts — “Soft Gamma Repeater”
The Ettes — “Soft Focus”
Dear Tracks — “Soft Dreams”
The Soft City — “The Soft City”
The Clean — “Big Soft Punch”
Buddy Holly — “Soft Place in my Heart”
The Nu-Luvs — “So Soft, So Warm”
Vic Chesnutt — “Soft Picasso”
Mary Gauthier — “Soft Place to Land”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Buddy Holly, Comet, Dear Tracks, Emma Swift, Holy Tunics, Kimberley Rew, Mary Gauthier, Screaming Females, The Clean, The Ettes, The Human Hearts, The Nu-Luvs, The Soft City, Vic Chesnutt
By Jack Silbert on November 10, 2020
EPISODE #408: JOE
in honor of president-elect Joe Biden
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
Daniel Johnston — “No More Pushing Joe Around”
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five — “Run, Joe”
Smog — “Sleepy Joe”
Full of Fancy — “Joe Is a Scientist”
Frank Zappa — “Joe’s Garage”
Ernest Tubb — “Two Glasses Joe”
Buddy Holly — “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”
The Folksmen — “Old Joe’s Place”
The Bats — “Joe’s Again”
The Leaves — “Hey Joe”
The Almanac Singers — “Haul Away, Joe”
The Clash — “Ivan Meets G.I. Joe”
Bob Dylan — “Diamond Joe”
r.i.p. Alex Trebek:
“Weird Al” Yankovic — “I Lost on Jeopardy”
John Cozz — “Who’s Going To Take Over Jeopardy?”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Alex Trebek, Almanac Singers, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly, Daniel Johnston, Ernest Tubb, Frank Zappa, Full of Fancy, John Cozz, Louis Jordan, Smog, The Bats, The Clash, The Folksmen, The Leaves, Weird Al Yankovic
By Jack Silbert on November 3, 2020
EPISODE #407: ELECTION DAY 2020
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
David Johansen — “Sinking Ship”
Public Enemy — “State of the Union (STFU)”
Karyn Kuhl Band — “It’s Over”
The Magnetic Fields — “The Day the Politicians Died”
Robyn Hitchcock — “The President” [2020 version]
50ft Furies — “Goodbye Patriarchy”
Top Nachos — “Canada”
Howard Ivans — “Trump Is a Punk (And I Want To Go Fight Him)”
The Porchistas — “Mister Chump”
James Brown — “Funky President (People It’s Bad)”
The Marshmallows — “Health Care”
Mudhoney — “Vortex of Lies”
Laura Cantrell — “AWM (Bless)”
Johnny Cash — “What Is Truth”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged 2020 presidential election, 50ft Furies, David Johansen, Donald Trump, Howard Ivans, James Brown, Joe Biden, Johnny Cash, Karyn Kuhl Band, Laura Cantrell, Magnetic Fields, Mudhoney, Porchistas, Robyn Hitchcock, The Marshmallows, Top Nachos
By Jack Silbert on October 29, 2020
Blocks (USA)
3 stars out of 5
Not affiliated with the Lego Movie series, but the popular connecting blocks do play a role here. We have a stressed-out mom and something strange starts happening. It’s basically one joke, but likable enough.
Play Schengen
2.5 stars out of 5
Cute and timely concept — gamers pitching a bird-themed educational video game about Europe, immigration, etc. And there’s a touch of Terry Gilliam in the grim corporate setting. However, the film never really, uh, takes wing.
Sticker (Macedonia)
4 stars out of 5
Another grim modern tale. The DMV is out of stickers and you wouldn’t believe the troubles this causes our protagonist as he attempts to visit his estranged young daughter. We laugh at and sympathize with him facing off against bureaucracy, as the comedic Kafka-esque action builds to a boil.
David (USA)
3.5 stars out of 5
I’m a fan of Zach Woods (Jared on Silicon Valley, Gabe from The Office), so I was pleased to see directorial debut. Will Ferrell is a therapist seeing a very distressed patient. Ah, but the therapist’s teen son wants him to come to his wrestling match, which is at the same time. It is absurd and funny, although ends up becoming a little too silly.
Virago (Estonia)
2.5 stars out of 5
There’s a clever conceit here: An Estonian village in which women do all the hard work and the men are layabouts… oh, and also, the men drop dead before turning 40. This results in cute sequences — as the women attempt to protect their dudes from harm — but they don’t quite add up to a really strong statement.
Stump the Guesser (Canada)
4.5 stars out of 5
Guy Maddin is one my absolute favorite filmmakers; thanks to my friend Cat for alerting me to the existence of this new short which he co-wrote and co-directed. If you’re mad for Maddin like me, you won’t be surprised to know this is set in a sepia-toned old-timey dreamworld. At a crowded carnival, our titular guesser correctly divines ages, number of fish — anything asked of him! But the guesser gets a double dose of trouble: his predictive powers begin to wane, and… his comely sister suddenly appears. Delightful insanity!
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 20s movies, Guy Maddin
By Jack Silbert on October 27, 2020
EPISODE #406: HALLOWEEN 2020
The Fall — “Fiery Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME]
The Method Actors — “Halloween”
Beach Day — “Dracula’s Daughter”
New York Dolls — “Frankenstein”
The Schizophonics — “Like a Mummy”
Bruce Springsteen — “Ghosts”
Warren Zevon — “Werewolves of London”
Peter Stampfel — “Werewolf”
Tracy Morgan (as Tracy Jordan) — “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah”
TV on the Radio — “Wolf Like Me”
Mark Robinson — “Spoo-Kay”
The Marshmallow Ghosts — “The Hearse Song”
Lou Reed — “Halloween Parade”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beach Day, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Mark Robinson, Marshmallow Ghosts, New York Dolls, Peter Stampfel, Schizophonics, The Fall, The Method Actors, Tracy Morgan, TV on the Radio, Warren Zevon
By Jack Silbert on October 20, 2020
EPISODE #405: NEW
The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]
X — “The New World”
Amy Bezunartea — “New Villain”
The Verlaines — “New Kind of Hero”
Mose Allison w/ Amy Allison — “This New Situation”
Trøn & DVD — “New Kings”
Brower — “Two Thousand Twenty New Tanks”
Tricky — “Brand New You’re Retro”
Hüsker Dü — “New Day Rising”
The Moles — “What’s the New Mary Jane”
Mitch Easter — “I Want a New Scene”
The Magnetic Fields — “I Think I Need a New Heart”
Elvis Costello & The Roots — “My New Haunt”
Deerhunter — “Like New”
Vic Chesnutt — “My New Life”
Jack Silbert proudly records The Aquarium podcast in Hoboken, NJ.
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Amy Allison, Brower, Deerhunter, Elvis Costello, Hüsker Dü, Magnetic Fields, Mitch Easter, Mose Allison, The Moles, The Roots, Tricky, Trøn & DVD, Verlaines, Vic Chesnutt
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