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Aquarium Playlist, 8/31/21
EPISODE #450: DIAMONDSThe Rolling Stones — “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” [ALTERNATE THEME] r.i.p. Charlie WattsDan Penn — “Diamonds”Son Volt — “Diamonds and Cigarettes” Dany Laj & the Looks — “Diamond in the Rough”Shirley Bassey, Kanye West, Jay-Z — “Diamonds Are Forever”Willie Nelson — “Ocean of Diamonds”Sharon Van Etten w/ Glass Ghost — “Like a Diamond”Them — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/8/21
EPISODE #438: ACRONYMSThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]ATV — “Action Time Vision”Le Tigre — “TKO”Ming Tea — “BBC”Naughty by Nature — “O.P.P.”ABBA — “S.O.S.”Edwin Starr — “Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)”Jay Reatard — “DOA”Jay-Z — “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”They Might Be Giants — “P.S.O.K.”Sweet — “A.C.D.C.”Robyn Hitchcock — “NASA Clapping”Village People — “YMCA”Guided by Voices […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/6/18
EPISODE #267: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2018 (HIP HOP HOORAY) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Naughty by Nature — “Hip Hop Hooray” Trøn & DVD — “Afraid of the Dark” Jay-Z — “Public Service Announcement (Interlude)” Gravediggaz — “Six Feet Deep” LL Cool J — “Rock the Bells” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/26/16
EPISODE #230: PRINCE TRIBUTE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Prince — “Let’s Go Crazy” Jimi Hendrix — “Purple Haze” Lucinda Williams — “Minneapolis” James Brown — “Make It Funky (Pt. 1)” Joni Mitchell — “Help Me” The Bangles — “Manic Monday” Sinéad O’Connor — “Nothing Compares 2 U” Jay-Z and Beyoncé — “’03 Bonnie […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 11/6/12
EPISODE #49: ELECTION DAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Arcadia — “Election Day” Gorillaz — “November Has Come” The National — “Mr. November” Palomar — “Hooray for Tuesday” The Chris Stamey Experience — “V.O.T.E. PSA” The Human Hearts — “Never Tell Your Lover (How You Voted)” The Ventures — “Hawaii Five-0” Sufjan Stevens — […]
Goodbye, New Jersey Nets
I was aware of the New Jersey Nets from the very beginning, but wasn’t a fan. Their entry into the National Basketball Association in 1977 coincided with my first year as a sports-card collector. But my family lived in the Bay Area, so the only team I cared about was the Golden State Warriors, with […]
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