Life in a Blender
Aquarium Playlist, 11/15/22
EPISODE #512: SOUL & SOULS Fatboy Slim — “The Rockafeller Skank” [ALTERNATE THEME]Bruce Springsteen feat. Sam Moore — “Soul Days”Faith NYC — “Soul Secrets”Guided by Voices — “It’s Like Soul Man”The dB’s — “She Got Soul” Life in a Blender — “Soul Deliverer”Macrofone — “The Soul Won’t Know Its Part”David Bowie — “Soul Love”Glenn Morrow’s […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/22/19
EPISODE #316: BODY PARTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Pylon — “The Human Body”Bob Neuwirth — “Sweet and Shiny Eyes”Digital Underground — “No Nose Job”Ron Sexsmith — “Music to my Ears”Screaming Females — “Broken Neck”The School — “Shoulder”The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — “The Asp at my Chest”Darren Hanlon — “Elbows”The Replacements — “Staples […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/14/17
EPISODE #257: UGLY in anticipation of the release of the motion picture Wonder The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ennio Morricone — “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” [main title] Screaming Females — “Something Ugly” Jay Reatard — “An Ugly Death” King Tuff — “I Love You Ugly” Eels — “Ugly Love” Matthew Sweet […]
Backpack Backtrack
I take very good care of my backpacks. (Umbrellas too, but that’s another story.) As a result, I can remember every backpack I’ve ever owned. When my sister was graduating college, I was graduating high school, so she bequeathed me her grey JanSport backpack to begin my own university career. That was my first. JanSport […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/12/17
EPISODE #248: SORRY II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Velocity Girl — “Sorry Again” Cait Brennan — “Bad at Apologies” Galaxie 500 — “Sorry” Brenda Lee — “I’m Sorry” Marshall Crenshaw — “I’m Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)” Connie Francis — “Who’s Sorry Now” The Art Club — “Sorry” Life in a Blender […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/9/16
EPISODE #219: VALENTINE’S DAY 2016 (KISSING) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Unrest — “Make Out Club” Hefner — “Peppermint Taste” Allo Darlin’ — “Kiss Your Lips” Calvin Johnson — “Can We Kiss?” Beat Happening — “Let’s Kiss” Tom Waits — “Kiss Me” They Might Be Giants — “Kiss Me, Son of God” The Replacements […]
Life in a Blender Returns to Jersey City
I’ve been a fan of the band Life in a Blender for about 20 years. But for most of that stretch I did not know that they formed—30 years ago—right in Jersey City! Here’s an interview with their singer/songwriter Don Rauf that I conducted for the Jersey City Independent, for the band’s “homecoming” show at […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 10/28/14
EPISODE #152: HALLOWEEN 2014 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Laura Stevenson and the Cans — “Halloween pts. 1 & 2” David Bowie — “Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps)” John Lennon — “Scared” The Strangeloves — “I Want Candy” The Cramps — “What’s Behind the Mask” XTC — “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” The Fall — […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/1/14
EPISODE #135: REQUESTS VIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Wang Chung — “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” [for Deb F.] Allan Sherman — “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah” [for Deanna] Blondie — “Picture This” [for Brad Kleiman] Billy Bragg — “A New England” [for Chico] XTC — “Earn Enough for Us” [for Deb C-O] Southside Johnny […]
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