By Jack Silbert on September 14, 2023
Forgive me, Father, it’s been five years since my last meatball sandwich review. I have no ready excuse, though I do know that since my go-to chicken parm provider closed a couple of summers ago, I have been on an unofficial quest to find a replacement. But I never stopped loving you, meatball sandwich. And […]
Posted in unsolicited criticism | Tagged Cathedral Ceilings, Cozz Coffee, Drunken Prayer, Evan “Funk” Davies, Jersey City, Joe Belock, John Cozz, meatball sandwiches, Milano’s Deli, New Jersey, Rubinoos, sandwiches, Todd-o-Phonic Todd, WFMU
By Jack Silbert on April 18, 2023
EPISODE #534: AS-IS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Harry Styles — “As It Was” John Cozz — “As Long As I’m With You”The Rubinoos — “As Long As I’m With You”Bern & the Brights — ”As Long As I’m Alive” 2nd Grade — “As Long As We Can Talk About It” Amy Rigby — “As […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged 2nd Grade, Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Rigby, Bern & the Brights, Billie Holiday, Crowded House, Fleetwood Mac, Frankie Cosmos, Harry Styles, Hefner, John Cozz, Johnny Cash, Rubinoos, The Bats, The Sadies, The Smithereens
By Jack Silbert on September 15, 2020
EPISODE #400: MUSIC III The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Reverend Horton Heat — “400 Bucks”Superchunk — “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo”Big Audio Dynamite — “Just Play Music!”Ron Sexsmith — “Music to my Ears”The Spires — “Tonight’s Music”Juliana Hatfield — “Do It to Music”Matthew Sweet — “Music for Love”Meat Puppets — “Sexy Music”These New Puritans […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Big Audio Dynamite, Bob Seger, Calexico, Frank Sinatra, Juliana Hatfield, Matthew Sweet, Meat Puppets, Philip Glass, Reverend Horton Heat, Ron Sexsmith, Rubinoos, Superchunk, The Maytals, The Spires, These New Puritans, Toots Hibbert
By Jack Silbert on May 26, 2020
EPISODE #384: LIGHTNING Eddie Floyd — “Knock on Wood” [ALTERNATE THEME]Hello — “Lightning”Beck — “Saw Lightning”Joan Jett — “Call Me Lightning”Howlin’ Wolf — “Smokestack Lightnin’”Telekinesis — “White Lightning”Calvin Johnson with Beth Ditto — “Lightnin’ Rod for Jesus”Margot & the So and So’s — “I Am a Lightning Rod”The Shivas — “Old Lightning Rod”XL Kings — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Beck, Benji Cossa, Beth Ditto, Bruce Springsteen, Calvin Johnson, Hello, Howlin' Wolf, Joan Jett, Rubinoos, Steely Dan, Telekinesis, The Shivas, Wooden Birds, XL Kings
By Jack Silbert on October 8, 2019
EPISODE #351: WANNA The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Soft Boys — “I Wanna Destroy You”The Ramones — “I Wanna Be Sedated”Colleen Green — “I Wanna Be Degraded”Prince — “I Wanna Be Your Lover”Tom Waits — “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”Best Coast — “I Wanna Know”Papercuts — “Do You Really Wanna Know”The Raspberries — “I […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Best Coast, Colleen Green, Grandaddy, Kim Shattuck, Mammoth Penguins, Papercuts, Prince, Ramones, Rubinoos, Soft Boys, Stone Roses, The Coolies, The Raspberries, Tom Waits, Tony Bennett
By Jack Silbert on September 3, 2019
EPISODE #346: FORMED A BAND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Art Brut — “Formed a Band” (early version)Butterglory — “She Clicks the Sticks”They Might Be Giants featuring Laura Cantrell — “The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)”Rob Wasserman featuring Willie Dixon and Al Duncan — “Dustin’ Off the Bass”Owls of Now — “Lead Singer”Peter Holsapple & […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Art Brut, Butterglory, Cheap Trick, Chris Stamey, Julie Doiron, Laura Cantrell, Owls of Now, Peter Holsapple, Rob Wasserman, Rubinoos, Strange New Places, Talking Heads, Teeth, They Might Be Giants, Willie Dixon, Yo La Tengo
By Jack Silbert on August 20, 2019
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 […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bee Gees, Brower, Bruce Springsteen, I Am the Polish Army, Lovin' Spoonful, Muddy Waters, New York Dolls, Roky Erickson, Rolling Stones, Roy Orbision, Rubinoos, Spiral Jetty, The Waitresses
By Jack Silbert on December 26, 2017
EPISODE #263: NEW TO ME IN 2017 In 2017, I saw 172 musical performances by 152 different acts, 90 of which I was seeing for the first time, 84 of them brand-new to me. Of those, I was inspired to buy 23 records. (I also purchased debut records by 7 acts that I’d seen in […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged A Giant Dog, Al Scorch, Basic Bitches, Cassie Ramone, Dany Laj & the Looks, Eyelids, Fascinations Grand Chorus, Filthy Friends, Glazer, Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, Greg Ashley, Head Cheerleader, Jay Gonzalez, Joy Cleaner, Kyle Forester, Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Mikey Erg, Morricone Youth, Pinact, pronoun, Proper Ornaments, Royal Arctic Institute, Rubinoos, Stef Chura, Sunshine & the Rain, The Regrettes, Trying, unpopular music, Versing, Vivian Girls, winter
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