Rufus Wainwright

Aquarium Playlist, 9/7/21

By Jack Silbert on September 7, 2021

EPISODE #451: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 (NEW YORK II)Cat Power — “New York” [ALTERNATE THEME]Richard Hell & the Voidoids — “Downtown at Dawn” [Destiny Street Repaired version]The Drifters — “On Broadway” John Lennon — “New York City”Amy Allison & the Maudlins — “I Was Born in NYC”Laura Cantrell — “14th Street”Rufus Wainwright — “14th Street”Leonard […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 2/2/21

By Jack Silbert on February 2, 2021

EPISODE #420: PERFECTIONThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jermaine Jackson — “(Closest Thing to) Perfect”Terry McCarthy — “Perfectly”Jennifer O’Connor — “Perfect Match”Clint Michigan — “The Perfect of Days”Dolly Mixture — “Welcome to the Perfect Day”The Human Hearts — “Perfect Lovers (Summation Gallop)”Chris Stamey — “Perfect Time”R.E.M. — “Perfect Circle”The Ladybug Transistor — “Perfect for Shattering”Lloyd Cole […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 2/4/20

By Jack Silbert on February 4, 2020

EPISODE #368: NEED Thelonious Monk — “Well You Needn’t” [ALTERNATE THEME]Sunshine & the Rain — “All We Need”The Kinks — “I Need You”The Muffs — “I Need You”The Who — “I Need You”The Beatles — “I Need You”Rufus Wainwright — “Sometimes You Need”LL Cool J — “I Need Love”Elva — “I Need Love”Slim Harpo — […]

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Aquarium, 5/28/19

By Jack Silbert on May 28, 2019

EPISODE #332: CIGARETTES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Benny Spellman — “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)”Karyn Kuhl — “Cigarette Song”Karl Hendricks Trio — “Some Girls Like Cigarettes”Spoon — “My Little Japanese Cigarette Case”The Insomniacs — “The Long Cigarette”Hefner — “The Hymn for the Cigarettes”My Bloody Valentine — “Cigarette in Your Bed”The Minus 5 — “Cigarettes […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/31/15

By Jack Silbert on March 31, 2015

EPISODE #174: APRIL FOOLS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Rufus Wainwright — “April Fools” Ricky Nelson — “Poor Little Fool” Elvis Presley — “(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such As I” Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers — “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” The Beatles — “The Fool on the Hill” Grant McLennan […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/5/14

By Jack Silbert on August 5, 2014

EPISODE #140: GAMES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Connells — “Fun & Games” Yo La Tengo — “Game Time” I’m From Barcelona — “Game Is On” Queen — “Play the Game” The Beach Boys — “Games Two Can Play” Alan Parsons Project — “Games People Play” The Spinners — “Games People Play” The Yardbirds […]

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Hey Rufus Wainwright, Your Opera Sucks

By Jack Silbert on February 23, 2012

Or maybe it doesn’t? No, I think it does. Right off the bat I have to admit I don’t really know squat about opera. I went once, to the Metropolitan Opera, in the late ’90s. My friend Joe had purchased two tickets well in advance, but was worried that his relationship might not last until […]

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