By Jack Silbert on May 13, 2014
EPISODE #128: TOMORROW The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Shoes — “Tomorrow Night” B.B. King — “Tomorrow Night” Edwyn Collins — “Come Tomorrow, Come Today” Gorillaz — “Tomorrow Comes Today” The Feelies — “Tomorrow Today” Morrissey — “Tomorrow” Luke Rathborne — “Tomorrow” The Jackson 5 — “Maybe Tomorrow” The Iveys — “Maybe Tomorrow” The Beatles — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged B.B. King, Badfinger, Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Edwyn Collins, Eleanor Friedberger, Elton John, Feelies, Gorillaz, Leon Russell, Luke Rathborne, Morrissey, Rocketship, Shoes, The Iveys, The Jackson 5, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on April 15, 2014
EPISODE #124: PASSOVER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Desmond Dekker — “Israelites” Yo La Tengo — “Pharaoh Blues” Oingo Boingo — “Not My Slave” The Fresh & Onlys — “Plague of Frogs” Bruce Springsteen — “Darkness on the Edge of Town” Hank Williams — “Angel of Death” John Zorn — “Exodus” The Beatles — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Animation, Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Desmond Dekker, Hank Williams, John Zorn, Johnny Thunders, Jonathan Richman, Mekons, Oingo Boingo, passover, Razorcuts, Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Fresh & Onlys, The Smiths, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, unpopular music, world religions
By Jack Silbert on February 7, 2014
The Beatles landed in America, at Plymouth Rock. No one had the heart to tell them they spelled “Beetles” wrong. People were surprised how short their hair was. John Lemon caused a hubbub by saying he was taller than Jesus. Fans soon picked their favorite Beatle: Paul was “The One Named Paul,” John was “The […]
Posted in satire | Tagged Beatles, popular music, United Kingdom, United States
By Jack Silbert on November 5, 2013
EPISODE #101: MISTER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The National — “Mr. November” Yo La Tengo — “Mr. Tough” Jean Knight — “Mr. Big Stuff” Keith Relf — “Mr. Zero” The Inmates — “Mr. Unreliable” The Marys — “Mr. Woods” Big Dipper — “Mr. Woods” The Kinks — “Mr. Songbird” Elvis Costello & the […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beatles, Big Dipper, Chris Isaak, E.L.O., Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Costello, Fairport Convention, Jean Knight, Keith Relf, Kinks, The Byrds, The Inmates, The Killers, The Marys, The National, The Replacements, unpopular music, Wire, Yardbirds, Yo La Tengo
By Jack Silbert on October 22, 2013
EPISODE #99: 99th EPISODE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Dan Pickett — “99 1/2 Won’t Do” Lake — “Sing 99 & 90” People Like Us — “I’m 89” The Nails — “88 Lines About 44 Women” The Individuals — “Dancing With My Eighty Wives” Efrain Calderon — “55 Reasons” Bobby “Blue” Bland — “36-22-36” […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Aimee Mann, Beatles, Blind Melon, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Chris Stamey, Dan Pickett, Efrain Calderon, Elvis Costello, Lake, numbers, numerology, People Like Us, Prince, Radiohead, Rare Books, Sam Cooke, The Go-Betweens, The Individuals, The Nails, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on May 7, 2013
EPISODE #75: MOTHER’S DAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Beatles — “Your Mother Should Know” They Might Be Giants — “Call You Mom” Fountains of Wayne — “Stacey’s Mom” Queen — “Tie Your Mother Down” The Id — “Boil the Kettle, Mother” The Police — “Mother” Roy Orbison — “Mama” Mull Historical Society […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beatles, Bobby Bare Jr., Chocolate Genius, Fountains of Wayne, John Lennon, Morrissey, Mull Historical Society, Paul Simon, Queen, Roy Orbision, The Baseball Project, The Id, The Intruders, The Police, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on April 30, 2013
EPISODE #74: REQUESTS V The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Mice — “Little Rage” [for Yary] Hospitality — “Betty Wang” [for Deb] The Ramones — “The KKK Took My Baby Away” [for Shawn] The Smiths — “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” [for Patrick] Traffic — “Coloured Rain” [for Joe] […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beatles, De La Soul, Game Theory, George Jones, Hospitality, Lucinda Williams, Maurice and the Clichés, Nina Simone, R.E.M., Ramones, The Mice, The Smiths, They Might Be Giants, Traffic, unpopular music, Van Halen, Van Morrison
By Jack Silbert on January 8, 2013
EPISODE #58: BIRDS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Trashmen — “Surfin’ Bird” Niall Connolly — “Seagull” Eels — “I Like Birds” Michael Jackson — “Rockin’ Robin” Leonard Cohen — “Bird on a Wire” The Beatles — “And Your Bird Can Sing” M. Ward — “I’ll Be Yr Bird” Megan Reilly (w/ John Wesley […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beatles, Bill Callahan, birds, Clarence "Tom" Ashley, Clarence Ashley, Eels, Explorers Club, Frank Chickens, John Wesley Harding, Leonard Cohen, Les Paul, M. Ward, Mary Ford, Megan Reilly, Michael Jackson, Niall Connolly, Smog, The Trashmen, They Might Be Giants, Tom Waits, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on November 20, 2012
EPISODE #51: THANKSGIVING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” Mary Gauthier — “Thanksgiving” Fairport Convention — “Now Be Thankful” Massive Attack — “Be Thankful For What You Got” Sly & the Family Stone — “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)” Talking Heads — “Thank You for Sending Me an […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Apples in Stereo, Beach Boys, Beatles, Fairport Convention, John Hiatt, Marianne Dissard, Mary Gauthier, Massive Attack, Ray Davies, Robyn Hitchcock, Sly & the Family Stone, Talking Heads, Thanksgiving, The Angels, The Hungry Moment, The Pastels, unpopular music, World Party
By Jack Silbert on August 14, 2012
EPISODE #37: MISERY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Veronica Falls — “Misery” Fastbacks — “Fortune’s Misery” Brendan Benson — “Misery” The Beatles — “Misery” Mark & the Spies — “Misery” Big Troubles — “Misery” Barrett Strong — “Misery” Amy Allison — “This Misery” Elliott Smith — “Miss Misery (early version)” The Long Ryders — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Amy Allison, Barrett Strong, Beatles, Big Troubles, Brendan Benson, Elliott Smith, Fastbacks, Greenhornes, Karl Hendricks Trio, Long Ryders, misery, Outrageous Cherry, Parts & Labor, The Smiths, unpopular music, Veronica Falls
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