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Movie Review: One October

By Jack Silbert on May 19, 2018

4 stars out of 5 Watch on-demand By the time Clay Pigeon arrived at WFMU circa 2007 or so, I was already a longtime listener to the station. I started to notice his name on the schedule (“Huh, that’s a funny name”), but as a Manhattan working stiff, I never really got a chance to […]

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Album Review: ‘Great & Solemn Wild’ by Marybeth D’Amico

By Jack Silbert on February 19, 2018

4 stars out of 5 Click to listen or purchase Word on the street was that Pat Byrne was releasing an album. Yet it wasn’t from his rocking band They Live!, nor was it selections from his fondly remembered WFMU comedy show Prove It All Night. Rather, Byrne had produced and was releasing a […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 12/5/17

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 […]

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Aquarium Playlist, 5/3/16

By Jack Silbert on May 3, 2016

EPISODE #231: RECORD FAIR HAUL from albums purchased at the 2016 WFMU Record Fair The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Mendoza Line — “Baby, I Know What You’re Thinking” Best Coast — “Heaven Sent” Konono N°1 — “Paradiso” The Ladybug Transistor — “Sneedle” The Flashing Lights — “Since They Were Crowned” Chris Von Sneidern […]

Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Best Coast, Billy Paul, Chris Von Sneidern, Colleen Green, Konono N°1, Ladybug Transistor, Let's Active, Mitch Easter, Pansy Division, Red Dons, Richard Davies, Soul Asylum, The Flashing Lights, The Mendoza Line, The Moles, WFMU | Leave a response

How Not To Go Viral

By Jack Silbert on September 4, 2012

This morning, September 4, 2012, a dream died, live on the air. It was a dream that lasted 595 days, only to be coldly snuffed out when former NFL defensive end Michael Strahan was officially named the permanent co-host of Live! With Kelly. And though my efforts to land the job ultimately fell short, I […]

Posted in personal history | Tagged Andy Breckman, Facebook, Jersey Journal, Kelly Ripa, LCD Soundsystem, LIVE! With Kelly, Michael Strahan, nj.com, Regis Philbin, Seven Second Delay, WFMU | 4 Responses