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Aquarium Playlist, 11/14/17
EPISODE #257: UGLY in anticipation of the release of the motion picture Wonder The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ennio Morricone — “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” [main title] Screaming Females — “Something Ugly” Jay Reatard — “An Ugly Death” King Tuff — “I Love You Ugly” Eels — “Ugly Love” Matthew Sweet […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/19/17
EPISODE #249: KEN BURNS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ex Cops — “Ken” Frank Sinatra — “The Brooklyn Bridge” (saluting Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge, 1981) XTC — “Statue of Liberty” (The Statue of Liberty, 1985) Jack Frost — “Civil War Lament” (The Civil War, 1990) Stephen Chopek — “Radio Caroline” (Empire of the Air: […]
Aquarium Playlist, 5/17/16
EPISODE #233: NYC POPFEST PREVIEW ’16 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] XTC — “This Is Pop?” Allo Darlin’ — “History Lessons” Big Quiet — “Maura and Dana” The Chesterfields — “Completely and Utterly” The Spook School — “Here We Go” Mercury Girls — “Ariana” Lake Ruth — “Through the Lychgates” The Primitives — “Really […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/16/15
EPISODE #185: CHILDREN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Brian Wilson — “Little Children” The Smiths — “Suffer Little Children” Blind Willie Johnson — “Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time” Future Bible Heroes — “Keep Your Children in a Coma” Rubber City Rebels — “Child Eaters” Evans the Death — “A Small Child Punched Me […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 10/28/14
EPISODE #152: HALLOWEEN 2014 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Laura Stevenson and the Cans — “Halloween pts. 1 & 2” David Bowie — “Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps)” John Lennon — “Scared” The Strangeloves — “I Want Candy” The Cramps — “What’s Behind the Mask” XTC — “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” The Fall — […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 10/21/14
EPISODE #151: BOYS’ NAMES, pt. 2 (N–Z) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Eleanor Friedberger — “Other Boys” XTC — “Making Plans for Nigel” Elvis Costello & the Attractions — “Oliver’s Army” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — “Hey Paul” Manfred Mann — “The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)” Robyn Hitchcock — “Give Me […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/15/14
EPISODE #137: BRAINS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Mose Allison — “My Brain” Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band — “You Done My Brain In” Ted Leo & the Pharmacists — “Where Was My Brain?” The Ramones — My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)” Ween — “Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/1/14
EPISODE #135: REQUESTS VIII The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Wang Chung — “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” [for Deb F.] Allan Sherman — “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah” [for Deanna] Blondie — “Picture This” [for Brad Kleiman] Billy Bragg — “A New England” [for Chico] XTC — “Earn Enough for Us” [for Deb C-O] Southside Johnny […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 1/21/14
EPISODE #112: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 8 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Question from Joe D’Agnese: What is the quickest way to impress people upon entering a party where you know no one? I have tried a) popping it, and b) hitting it. It doesn’t work. Post-answer song: The Keene Brothers — “Death of the […]
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