Tom Waits
Aquarium Playlist, 3/4/26
EPISODE #683: ALIVE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Frankie Cosmos — “Being Alive” Electric Light Orchestra — “I’m Alive” Jackson Browne — “I’m Alive” Queen — “Keep Yourself Alive”Tom Waits — “What Keeps Mankind Alive” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — “Stay Alive” Bern & the Brights — “As Long As I’m Alive” […]
Movie Review: Father Mother Sister Brother
3.5 stars out of 5 I was initially disappointed learning that this wasn’t a feature length exploration of Richie Cunningham’s fake fraternity, Mama Papa Sister. But I was even more disappointed to discover that this is Jim Jarmusch’s most boring film by a long shot. Now, I love Jim Jarmusch, going back to his 1980s […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/6/26
EPISODE #675: ORIGINAL VERSIONS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Feelies — “Original Love” The Clique — “Superman” Bessie Banks — “Go Now” Tom Waits — “Jersey Girl”Bruce Springsteen — “Blinded by the Light” Love Positions — “Into Your Arms” James Ray — “Got My Mind Set on You” [pts. 1 & 2]Dolly Parton — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/16/25
EPISODE #659: SATISFIED The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Otis Redding — “Satisfaction” Jeanines — “Satisfied” Steve Earle — “I Ain’t Ever Satisfied” Liz Phair — “Satisfied” Untamed Youth — “She’s So Satisfying”The Replacements — “Unsatisfied” Plastic Palms — “Satisfied” Tuns — “To Your Satisfaction” Tom Waits — “Satisfied”Rolling Stones — “I Can’t Be Satisfied” [radio […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/13/24
EPISODE #603: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER IX The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Rolling Stones feat. Paul McCartney — “Bite My Head Off”Motorists — “Barking at the Gates” Kynsy — “Dog Videos” Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns — “Scald-Dog” Savak — “Leash Biter”Grandaddy — “Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake” Juliana Hatfield — “Dirty Dog” […]
Aquarium Playlist, 3/26/24
EPISODE #583: 55 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Sensational Happy Travelers — “March Theme”Freezing Hands — between-song banter, Live at the Tap ’n Bottle, Tucson, AZ, 2/22/24 Sammy Hagar — “I Can’t Drive 55”The Ladybug Transistor — “95 Miles Per Hour” The Sadies — “120 Miles Per Hour” Stef Chura — “Speeding Ticket” Devo — […]
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” […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/15/23
EPISODE #551: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER VIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Bob Dylan & The Band — “Kickin’ My Dog Around” Frankie Cosmos — “If I Had a Dog”The Specials — “Do the Dog”Flatt & Scruggs — ”Old Salty Dog Blues” Eels — “Dog’s Life” Syd Straw — “Howl”Morrissey — “I Am Not a […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/25/23
EPISODE #548: SOMEWHERE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Tom Waits — “Somewhere” The Cucumbers — “Gotta Start Somewhere”Jon Brion — “Gotta Start Somewhere”Bo Diddley — ”Somewhere” Laura Cantrell — “Somewhere, Some Night” Steve Earle — “Somewhere Out There”Lydia Loveless — “Somewhere Else”American Music Club — “Somewhere”Tom Petty — “Somewhere Under Heaven” The Goon Sax — […]
Jack Silbert, curator