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By Jack Silbert on July 27, 2013
4 stars out of 5 OK, I’m counting this as a new movie I saw in the theater this year. But don’t tell anybody that I really watched it “on-demand” in the comfort and privacy of my own home. Hey, this is the new world we live in. Schlep to Manhattan in the heat, humidity, […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 10s movies, Alex Chilton, Big Star, Memphis, R.E.M., The Replacements, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on July 23, 2013
EPISODE #86: FOUND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Benny Goodman Orchestra with Charlie Christian — “I Found a New Baby” Velvet Underground — “I Found a Reason” First Aid Kit — “I Found a Way” They Might Be Giants — “I Found a New Friend” Dressy Bessy — “I Found Out” Luluc — “I […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Dressy Bessy, Dusty Springfield, Eddie Floyd, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, First Aid Kit, Gang of Four, Lone Justice, Luluc, Palma Violets, The Garden Club, The Hope-Harveys, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music, Velvet Crush, Velvet Underground, Veronica Falls
By Jack Silbert on July 16, 2013
EPISODE #85: LOST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ólafur Arnalds — “Lost Song” Chet Baker — “Let’s Get Lost” Jenny O. — “Get Lost” Tom Waits — “Get Lost” Arthur Russell — “A Little Lost” Morrissey — “Lost” The Ropers — “Lost” The Mary Onettes — “Lost” Maybe It’s Reno — “Baby’s Lost in […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Arthur Russell, Bruce Springsteen, Chet Baker, Jenny O., Lucinda Williams, Luna, Maybe It's Reno, Morrissey, Ólafur Arnalds, Sam Cooke, The Clash, The Mary Onettes, The Notes, The Ropers, Tom Waits, unpopular music, X
By Jack Silbert on July 9, 2013
EPISODE #84: DIRECTIONS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Danielson Famile — “Fetch the Compass Kids” The Fall — “Hit the North” The Bats — “North by North” Allo Darlin’ — “Northern Lights” George Usher — “Somewhere North of the Sky” Electrelane — “To the East” Julian Cope — “East Easy Rider” The Ramones — […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Allo Darlin', cardinal points, Danielson Famile, Electrelane, George Usher, John Hiatt, Julian Cope, Los Super Seven, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Outrageous Cherry, R.E.M., Ramones, Teenage Fanclub, The Bats, The Fall, Tom Petty, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on July 2, 2013
EPISODE #83: 4TH OF JULY 2013 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Jimi Hendrix — “The Star-Spangled Banner” Bruce Springsteen — “American Land” X — “4th of July” David Bowie — “Young Americans” Ian Hunter — “All-American Alien Boy” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — “American Girl” Bill Callahan — “America!” Jackson Browne — “For […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged 4th of July, Bill Callahan, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Ian Hunter, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix, K'naan, Morrissey, Niall Connolly, Paul Simon, popular music, Smog, Ted Leo, The Clash, Tom Petty, United States, unpopular music, Willie Nile, X
By Jack Silbert on June 25, 2013
EPISODE #82: SUMMER 2013 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Les Paul & Mary Ford — “In the Good Old Summertime” The Fastbacks — “In the Summer” Elvis Costello — “The Other Side of Summer” The Hold Steady — “Constructive Summer” Razorcuts — “Summer in Your Heart” Jonathan Richman — “That Summer Feeling” Animal Collective […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Animal Collective, Belle & Sebastian, Elvis Costello, Fastbacks, Full of Fancy, Jonathan Richman, Laura Veirs, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Razorcuts, summer, The Chills, The Fresh & Onlys, The Hold Steady, The Notes, The Shangri-Las, unpopular music, When Nalda Became Punk
By Jack Silbert on June 18, 2013
EPISODE #81: DADS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Harry Nilsson — “Daddy’s Song” Althea and the Memories — “Daddy Said” Jermaine Jackson — “Daddy’s Home” Ron Sexsmith — “Michael and His Dad” The Beach Boys — “I’m Bugged at My Ol’ Man” Arthur Russell — “This Time Dad, You’re Wrong” The Temptations — “Papa […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Althea and the Memories, Arthur Russell, Beach Boys, Billy Childish, Bruce Springsteen, dads, Father's Day, Harry Nilsson, James Brown, Jermaine Jackson, Kelly Hogan, Kim Fowley, Morrissey, Roadside Graves, Ron Sexsmith, Sun Ra, The Cosmic Rays, The Front Bottoms, The Temptations, Thee Headcoats, unpopular music, Was (Not Was)
By Jack Silbert on June 11, 2013
EPISODE #80: BANDS’ THEME SONGS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Monkees — “(Theme From) The Monkees” I’m From Barcelona — “We’re From Barcelona” Robbie Williams & the Pet Shop Boys — “We’re the Pet Shop Boys” They Might Be Giants — “We’re the Replacements” The Gothic Archies — “We Are the Gothic Archies” […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Adam & the Ants, Apples in Stereo, Chain and the Gang, Devo, Ghost Club, Gothic Archies, I'm From Barcelona, Josie & the Pussycats, Monkees, Pet Shop Boys, Pipettes, Robbie Williams, theme songs, They Might Be Giants, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, unpopular music, Velvet Monkeys, Wilco, Young Fresh Fellows
By Jack Silbert on June 5, 2013
In the mid-90s, my buddy Scott went to work for a new venture called New Jersey On-Line, now better known as nj.com. As I was a fellow music nerd and a Hoboken resident, Scott hired me as the fledgling site’s Maxwell’s correspondent. I added booker Todd’s numbers to my Rolodex: …and in late 1995 began […]
Posted in personal history | Tagged Hoboken, Maxwell's, New Jersey, nj.com, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on June 4, 2013
EPISODE #79: DRUMS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] King Drummer — “I Am a Drummer” Allo Darlin’ — “My Heart Is a Drummer” The Avett Brothers — “Kick Drum Heart” Amy Rigby — “Tonight I’m Gonna Give the Drummer Some” The Pastels — “Different Drum” Butterglory — “She Clicks the Sticks” The Stone Roses […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Allo Darlin', Amy Rigby, Avett Brothers, Boyracer, Butterglory, Coconut Records, Del-Lords, drums, Florence & the Machine, King Drummer, Mono Puff, R.E.M., Stone Roses, The Pastels, The Wave Pictures, Todd Rundgren, unpopular music, Wilco
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