By Jack Silbert on December 23, 2014
EPISODE #160: NEW TO ME IN 2014 So far in 2014, I’ve seen 301 musical performances by 252 different acts, 187 of which I was seeing for the first time, 173 of them brand-new to me. Of those, I was inspired to buy 23 records. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Shivas — “You […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged 2014, Aimee Mann, Barreracudas, Beverly, Black Hollies, Colour Me Wednesday, Darren Hayman, Dott, Gluebag, live music, Martha, No Joy, Nude Beach, Overlake, record collecting, Reid Paley, So Cow, Spook School, Sunbears!, Ted Leo, Terry McCarthy, The Both, The Julie Ruin, The Shivas, The Use, The Zebras, Waxahatchee, Worriers
By Jack Silbert on December 21, 2013
I guess I first heard about Rough Trade when I was in high school (not to be confused with lower-case “rough trade,” which is another story for another day). It was a record label, and also a store, or vice-versa, and it was British and mysterious and cool, with an iconic logo, perfect for us […]
Posted in anecdotes, opinion, unsolicited criticism | Tagged Brooklyn, Greenpoint, New York, Permanent Records, record collecting, Rough Trade, Tower Records, Williamsburg
By Jack Silbert on September 25, 2011
They weren’t my first favorite band—that honor goes to Queen, and next, the Police—but R.E.M. certainly had the biggest impact on me, from high school into adulthood. How did I find out about them? Rolling Stone magazine, probably. I know I bought the second album, Reckoning, first. I was 15 years old and music was […]
Posted in personal history | Tagged popular music, R.E.M., record collecting, unpopular music
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