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Thank You, Brian Wilson
We weren’t a big record-buying family, but somehow we owned the Beach Boys’ 1974 double-album compilation Endless Summer. And by the bicentennial summer and carrying into my 2nd-grade fall, I was in love with those Boys from Hawthorne and all those wonderful songs. (The Beatles’ red and blue compilations had come out in 1973, but […]
Aquarium Playlist, 5/27/25
EPISODE #643: AIRPLANES Laura Jane Grace & the the Devouring Mothers — “The Airplane Song” [ALTERNATE THEME]Lake — “Airplane”Air Miami — “Airplane Rider” Laura Cantrell — “Silver Wings” Rolling Stones — “Who’s Driving Your Plane?” The French — “Gabriel in the Airport”The Cat’s Miaow — “L.A. International Airport” R.E.M. — “Airportman” Elva — “Airport Town” […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/3/24
EPISODE #618: 13th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO XII) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Rollers — “Turn On the Radio”The Silos — “Just This Morning” Oceanator — “Last Summer” Mojo Nixon — “Pirate Radio” Mary Weiss — “Cry About the Radio”Alison Brown and Steve Martin — “Bluegrass Radio” Jon Langford — “Nashville Radio” The Doors — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/11/24
EPISODE #594: POP The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Prince — “Pop Life”Blueboy — “Popkiss” The Consultants — “Pop Pop”Noise Addict — “Pop Queen” The Chills — “Heavenly Pop Hit” Art Brut — “We Make Pop Music” France Gall — “Baby Pop” Heavy Lag — “Dirt Pop”Colin Clary — ”Boogiepop (Don’t Stop)” XTC — “This Is […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/20/24
EPISODE #578: RETURN TO ARIZONA The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Ennio Morricone — “Once Upon a Time in the West” Cub — “Vacation”Howe Gelb — “Vex (Tucson)” Sarah Dougher — “Everywhere West” Peter Perrett — “How the West Was Won” No Man — “How the West Was Won” R.E.M. — “How the West Was Won […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/14/23
EPISODE #564: RIVERS Yo La Tengo — “The River of Water” [ALTERNATE THEME]John Cozz — “The Passaic River” The Special Pillow — “Hudson River Dreamboat”Bruce Springsteen — “The River” House of Usher — “River to River” The Beths — “River Run: Lvl 1” Chuck Willis — “Going to the River” R.E.M. — “Find the River” […]
Movie Review: The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
4 stars out of 5Regional music scenes are a weird and special thing that perhaps don’t exist anymore. But they usually blossomed around a club or recording studio or like-minded musicians. If a scene was really good and really lucky, the music could seep through to the wider public and then someday end up as […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/5/23
EPISODE #554: LAUGHTER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Ben Vaughn — “Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying” The Natvral — “A Glass of Laughter”The Aislers Set — “One Half Laughing” Bill Withers — “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh” R.E.M. — “Laughing”Edward Rogers — “Laughing Ghost” Mary Wells — “Laughing Boy”Untamed Youth — “Laughin’ Linda” Holy […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/22/23
EPISODE #552: CATS VIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Burt Bacharach & Mike Myers — “What’s New, Pussycat?” (live)Catbite — “Scratch Me Up”Run the Jewels — “Lie, Cheat, Meow”The Sonics — ”Leave My Kitten Alone” Noreen Corcoran — “Love Kitten” Dry Cleaning — “Good Night”Chris Root — “I Miss My Cat” Juliana Hatfield & Frank […]
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