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My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/22/14

By Jack Silbert on April 22, 2014

EPISODE #125: NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Leadbelly — “Bring a Little Water Sylvie” The Yardbirds — “Drinking Muddy Water” Lucinda Williams — “I Asked for Water He Gave Me Gasoline” Ella Fitzgerald — “Black Coffee” Squeeze — “Black Coffee in Bed” They Might Be Giants — “Please Pass the Milk” Nirvana […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/15/14

By Jack Silbert on April 15, 2014

EPISODE #124: PASSOVER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Desmond Dekker — “Israelites” Yo La Tengo — “Pharaoh Blues” Oingo Boingo — “Not My Slave” The Fresh & Onlys — “Plague of Frogs” Bruce Springsteen — “Darkness on the Edge of Town” Hank Williams — “Angel of Death” John Zorn — “Exodus” The Beatles — […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/7/14

By Jack Silbert on April 7, 2014

EPISODE #123: SPRING CLEANING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Go-Betweens — “Spring Rain” Echo & the Bunnymen — “Do It Clean” LCD Soundsystem — “Dance Yrself Clean” Elvis Costello & the Attractions — “Clean Money” M. Ward — “Clean Slate” Vehicle Flips — “The Clean Slate” Spoon — “Deep Clean” Camera Obscura — […]

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It Was 20 Years Ago Today

By Jack Silbert on April 5, 2014

Kurt Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994, but we didn’t learn the news until Friday, April 8. Can you imagine that today, three days passing? No distraught tweet from Courtney Love? No Instagram of the body from an assistant coroner, whose account is taken down the next day? It was bad enough […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/1/14

By Jack Silbert on April 1, 2014

EPISODE #122: BASEBALL The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Jimi Hendrix — “The Star-Spangled Banner” The Baseball Project — “Past Time” “Here Come the Yankees” [artist unknown] Yo La Tengo — “Meet the Mets” Wild Man Fischer — “I’m Selling Peanuts for the Dodgers” The Mountain Goats — “Cubs in Five” Jonathan Richman — “Walter […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/25/14

By Jack Silbert on March 25, 2014

EPISODE #121: MY 45s The Unlovables — “Jersey Boy” [ALTERNATE THEME] The Police — “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” Queen — “Flash” The Rolling Stones — “Start Me Up” The Cars — “Shake It Up” The Jacksons — “Enjoy Yourself” Lou Reed — “Vicious” The Who — “Athena” David Bowie — “Modern […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/18/14

By Jack Silbert on March 18, 2014

EPISODE #120: TRAINS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Impressions — “People Get Ready” Jimmie Rodgers — “Waiting on a Train” The Monkees — “Last Train to Clarksville” The Kinks — “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains” The Shangri-Las — “The Train From Kansas City” Tom Waits — “Downtown Train” Bruce Springsteen — “Downbound Train” […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/11/14

By Jack Silbert on March 11, 2014

EPISODE #119: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2014 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Mary Lou Lord — “Lights Are Changing” Worriers — “Cruel Optimist” Dionne Warwick — “Anyone Who Had a Heart” Suzanne Vega — “Left of Center” Kate Jacobs — “God Bless Ione” Frankie Rose — “Gospel/Grace” Upset — “Let It Go” La Sera — […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/4/14

By Jack Silbert on March 4, 2014

EPISODE #118: MARDI GRAS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Professor Longhair — “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” The Wild Tchoupitoulas — “Meet the Boys on the Battlefront” The Meters — Hey Pocky A-Way” Jessie Hill — “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” [part 1] Fats Domino — “Walking to New Orleans” Dr. John — “I Walk […]

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My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/25/14

By Jack Silbert on February 25, 2014

EPISODE #117: THE F-BOMB The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Liz Phair — “Fuck and Run” The Magnetic Fields — “How Fucking Romantic” Vic Chesnutt — “Little Fucker” Terrance and Phillip — “Uncle Fucker” Superchunk — “Slack Motherfucker” The Karl Hendricks Trio — “The Whole Fucking Thing” Prisonshake — “Fuck Your Self-Esteem” Jon Spencer Blues […]

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