Bruce Springsteen
Blinded by the Light
4.5 stars out of 5 This movie is incredibly corny, somewhat cheesily made… and I really loved it. Based on a true story, we meet Javed, a 16-year-old Pakistani boy in working-class Luton, England. He dreams of being a writer but his traditional dad pushes Javed to pursue a “respectable” career — doctor, lawyer, etc. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/20/19
EPISODE #344: CATS IV The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Rolling Stones — “Stray Cat Blues”Brower — “My Father’s Name Was Cat”I Am the Polish Army — “Dead Cat”New York Dolls — “Courageous Cat Theme”Roky Erickson — “Leave My Kitten Alone”The Bee Gees — “Kitty Can”Bruce Springsteen — “Kitty’s Back”The Waitresses — “Pussy Strut”The Rubinoos […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/6/19
EPISODE #342: MASS SHOOTINGS AND MURDER after the latest two, in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH The Fall — “Fiery Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME]Basic Bitches — “Mass Shootings and Donald Trump”The Selecter — “Murder”Head Cheerleader — “Murderers”The Insomniacs — “Help! Murder! Police!”The Police — “Murder by Numbers”Bruce Springsteen — “Murder Incorporated”Another Sunny Day — “You […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/2/19
EPISODE #337: 4TH OF JULY 2019 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band — “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” [live]Vic Chesnutt — “Independence Day”Elliott Smith — “Independence Day”Neil Finn — “Independence Day”Beach Boys — “Spirit of America”The I Don’t Cares — “King of America”Elvis Costello — “Brilliant Mistake”The Chills […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/11/19
EPISODE #334: HEY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Little Richard — “Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey”Karyn Kuhl Band — “Hey Kid”Basic Bitches — “Hey Kid”Alvvays — “Hey”OutKast — “Hey Ya!”Rocketship — “Hey, Hey Girl”Louis Prima & Keely Smith — “Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!”Eels — “Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)”Luna — “Hey Sister”Bruce Springsteen — “Hey […]
Movie Review: Asbury Park—Riot, Redemption, Rock ‘n Roll
4 stars out of 5The story goes that, a couple of years ago, Mr. Bruce Springsteen saw a rough cut of this documentary and said, “I should be in this.” His ample included commentary in the finished version certainly lends the film some legitimacy and authority, but the story presented here is worth telling regardless. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 5/7/19
EPISODE #329: TALKING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Run-D.M.C. — “You Talk Too Much”Betty Hutton — “Can’t Stop Talking”Cheap Trick — “You’re All Talk” (early version)Wild Flag — “Endless Talk”The Music Machine — “Talk Talk”Jackie Wilson — “Talk That Talk”Bruce Springsteen — “Talk to Me”Jean DuShon — “Talk to Me, Talk to Me”Harry Nilsson — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/30/19
EPISODE #328: MY 2019 WFMU RECORD FAIR DJ SET The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Fleshtones — “Destination Greenpoint”The Incredible Casuals — “Records Go Round”Big Eyes — “Back From the Moon”Pinact — “Seams”The Fastbacks — “Everything I Don’t Need”Liquid Liquid — “Optimo”Pylon Reenactment Society — “Messenger”Stag — “The Bedazzler”Sunshine & the Rain — “It’s All […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/23/19
EPISODE #327: FRIENDS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The White Stripes — “We’re Going To Be Friends”The English Beat — “Best Friend”Talulah Gosh — “My Best Friend”Queen — “You’re My Best Friend”R.E.M. — “All the Right Friends” (1983)The Wedding Present — “You Should Always Keep in Touch With Your Friends”They Might Be Giants featuring Brian […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/2/19
EPISODE #324: LUCKY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Bruce Springsteen — “Lucky Town”Big Eyes — “Lucky You”Original Sins — “You’re So Lucky”Heatmiser — “Get Lucky”JD McPherson — “Lucky Penny”Gene Turonis (a.k.a. Gene D. Plumber) — “Always Get Lucky”Ella Fitzgerald — “I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So”The Ohio Express — “Lucky”They Might Be Giants — “Lucky Ball […]
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