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By Jack Silbert on August 4, 2023
3.5 stars out of 5 Sometime in the late ‘90s, I picked up a used CD by The Embarrassment. It was selections from a two-disc compilation released by Hoboken’s own Bar/None Records, and there was a quote from Freedy Johnston on the back. OK, good enough for me. But I must admit, I didn’t spend […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 20s movies, Bar/None Reords, The Embarrassment, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on February 27, 2018
EPISODE #270: REQUESTS XIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Staple Singers — “This May Be the Last Time” [for Sal] Oingo Boingo — “Insects (live)” [for Acorn Slim] Josie Cotton — “He Could Be the One” [for Shawn] Au Pairs — “Headache for Michelle” [for Felice] INXS — “Listen Like Thieves” [for David […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Al Scorch, Au Pairs, Iggy Pop, INXS, Jerry Butler, John Prine, Josie Cotton, Laura Cantrell, Mason Williams, Mrs. Magician, Oingo Boingo, Sharon Van Etten, Staple Singers, Stray Cats, T-Bone Burnett, The Minus 5, Trembling Blue Stars, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on February 20, 2018
EPISODE #269: WINTER OLYMPICS 2018 (LOVE) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Superchunk — “Winter Games” Randy Newman — “Korean Parents” Fire Town — “Carry the Torch” The Bangles — “Eternal Flame” Wondermints — “Ski Party” Paul McCartney — “Figure of Eight” Warren Zevon featuring David Letterman — “Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)” Art Brut […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged 2018 Winter Olympics, Art Brut, David Letterman, Fire Town, James Kochalka Superstar, Olympics, Paul McCartney, Puffinboy, Randy Newman, Superchunk, The Bangles, The Regrettes, The Zambonis, unpopular music, Warren Zevon, Winter Olympics, Wondermints, XTC
By Jack Silbert on January 30, 2018
EPISODE #266: MOON II salute to the simultaneous full moon/blue moon, supermoon, and lunar eclipse on 1/31/18 The Fall — “Fiery Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME] R.I.P. Mark E. Smith George Harrison — “Here Comes the Moon” Jimmie Dale Gilmore — “Blue Moon Waltz” Nick Drake — “Pink Moon” Screaming Females — “Black Moon” The White Stripes […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged David Poe, George Harrison, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jonathan Richman, Neil Young, Neko Case, Nick Drake, Pavement, Pogues, Screaming Females, Shane MacGowan, Space Merchants, Stephen Malkmus, The Fall, The Microphones, Tom Waits, unpopular music, White Stripes, Willie Nile
By Jack Silbert on January 23, 2018
EPISODE #265: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Beach Boys — “Shut Down” Lindsey Buckingham — “Shut Us Down” A.C. Newman — “They Should Have Shut Down the Streets” Colour Me Wednesday — “Shut” Jawbreaker — “Down” Higgins — “Shut It” Nirvana — “Downer” The Monkees — “Goin’ Down” Bruce Springsteen — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged A.C. Newman, Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Colour Me Wednesday, Fleetwood Mac, Higgins, Jawbreaker, Lindsey Buckingham, Monkees, New Pornographers, Nirvana, popular music, Robyn Hitchcock, Spoon, Stephen Malkmus, Talking Heads, The Hold Steady, unpopular music
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
By Jack Silbert on December 19, 2017
EPISODE #262: HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2017 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Darlene Love — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” Lorna — “Hannukah” The Hit Parade featuring Amelia Fletcher — “Christmas Tears” The Buzz of Delight — “Christmas” The Spook School — “Someone To Spend Christmas With” The Bakersfield Breakers — “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Allison […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Allison Strong, Amelia Fletcher, Bakersfield Breakers, Captain Sensible, Darlene Love, Fred Schneider & the Superions, holiday music, Kirsty MacColl, Lorna, Matthew Sweet, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, Pogues, Spook School, The Buzz of Delight, The Felt Tips, The Hit Parade, The Minus 5, Thee AHs, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on December 12, 2017
EPISODE #261: NEW TO ME IN 2016 + LIVE HIGHLIGHTS In 2016, I saw 145 musical performances by 135 different acts, 83 of which I was seeing for the first time, 77 of them brand-new to me. Of those, I was inspired to buy 9 records. (I also purchased a debut record by an act […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Adult Mom, Allo Darlin', Bent Shapes, BMX Bandits, Britta Phillips, Castle Black, Dear Tracks, Dentist, Evening River Band, Halfsour, Los Lobos, Mercury Girls, Petal, The Chills, The Moles, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on December 5, 2017
EPISODE #260: 6TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO VOL. V) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Replacements — “Left of the Dial” (live) The Blasters — “Border Radio” ZZ Top — “Heard It on the X” M. Ward — “Pirate Radio” Stephen Chopek — “Radio Caroline” Boys’ Star Library — “History of the Radio” [listener Hoboken […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bobby Sky, Boys' Star Library, Cordova Academy Glee Club, Jim Testa, Jon Langford, Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls, Komplx, M. Ward, Oddateee, Spoon, Stephen Chopek, Stray Cats, The Blasters, The Replacements, unpopular music, WFMU, ZZ Top
By Jack Silbert on November 28, 2017
EPISODE #259: SEXUAL HARASSMENT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Frank Zappa — “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” (live) The Beat — “Look But Don’t Touch” Bruce Springsteen — “You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)” (version 1) Polly Scattergood — “Please Don’t Touch” Robert Forster — “Don’t Touch Anything” People Like Us — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Dum Dum Girls, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, People Like Us, Polly Scattergood, Robert Forster, sexual harassment, Sonny Boy Williamson II, The Beat, The Frogs, The Just Joans, The Police, The Sweets, unpopular music, Will Rigby
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