Weddings and Graduations on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic,” 12PM-4PM EDT!!!

Posted on May 15, 2024 by PhilMaq

I usually do some variation of this show in June.
Well, sometimes people get married in May, so Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” with host Phil Maq from 12PM-4PM EDT will feature Weddings and Graduations!
I will have a wide range of musical treats that will probably weave in and out of the two subjects!
A Top 9 at 2:09 PM Countdown of this week’s Fave Songs will add to the fun!
14 artists with Southeast Michigan will make things even funner!
Hazow!
I will divide the tags into sections, but they will only be an estimate.
I can’t guarantee that everything will fit into those slots, but I will try very hard to stick to them!
However…they are NOT in sequential order. (I often make changes during the show!)
Songs by artists from 12PM-2:09 PM EDT should include JL Fulks, Our Girl, Roger Ponder, Kenny Young and the Eggplants (Kenny Young), Gary Browe Music (Gary Browe), Kelly’s Lot (Kelly Zirbes), Michael on Fire, and many more!!!
So, grab a tassel and some tissue, get a friend to listen with, and come along for Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EDT with Phil Maq!!!
The STATION’S NEW ANTENNA AND TRANSMITTER MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE SHOW ALL OVER THE METRO DEARBORN-DETROIT AREA BY TUNING INTO 89.3 WHFR.FM!
THE STREAMING UPGRADES TO THE STATION MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE STATION BETTER ALL OVER THE WORLD!
You can stream the show from the “listen live button” on the www.WHFR.FM website, by the TuneIn App, Simple Radio App, download the 89.3 WHFR.FM android app from
our website homepage, or ask Alexa to find it for you!
Here’s a special weddingsandgraduations link to stream it :https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!!!
Feel free to share and spread the fun!
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, May 5, 2024

Posted on May 14, 2024 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category.

Songs from the albums on this list forms the basis of my countdown list for the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Songs” lists!

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

It’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

A list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!

If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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“Handclaps and Tambourines”—(percussive sounds that make most music better!), drive Librarians with Hickeys to the top of this week’s Faves Album list!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of May 5, 2024

1. Handclaps and Tambourines—Librarians with Hickeys [6]
2. I Can’t Stop Looking at the Sky—Bill Price [15]
3. Jump in the Middle—The Regulators [5]
4. Reason to Try—Shaun Murphy [5]
5. Silver Lining—Wendy Webb [9]
6. Fierce Bliss—Ann Wilson [2]
7. Love and Rain—Annie and Rod Capps [2]
8. Wake Up Woman—Maddy Ringo [6]
9. Scatterbrain—The Chills [New]
10.Speaking in Code—Tom Curless [8]
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New Key Album of the Week: Black Dress Ballads—Lyn Stanley
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The Sescentorum Show on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic,” 12PM-4PM EDT!!!

Posted on May 8, 2024 by PhilMaq

 

 

 

 

Show #600
Man, that is a large number!
I had to call it something special because there is something to be said about doing something six hundred times.
So, of course, I went back to Latin and Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” with host Phil Maq from 12PM-4PM EDT will be known as The Sescentorum Show!
Nifty, eh?
And to celebrate, I will be reaching for some deep cuts of fun!
On this show, I intend to celebrate Mom with a few songs, and then we all go for a ride from “Lonelyville” to the “Top of the World!”
And for even more listening pleasure, there will be a Top 9 at 2:09 EDT of this week’s Fave Albums!
There will be several surprises and memories, too!
Plus 10 artists with Southeast Michigan ties!
I will divide the tags into sections, but they will only be an estimate.
I can’t guarantee that everything will fit into those slots, but I will try very hard to stick to them!
However…they are NOT in sequential order. (I often make changes during the show!)
Songs by artists from 12PM-2:09 PM EDT should include
Helen O’Shea Music (Helen O’Shea), Randall Kromm (Randall Kromm), Bill Edwards, Cornell Kinderknecht Music (Cornell Kinderknecht), Greg Chako Music (Greg Chako) (His new album cover for “Standard Roots” is in the lower left corner of the banner!), The Romantics, DeeCRACKS, Connie Smith (Her new album cover is on the right side of the banner!), Mick Kolassa (Mick Kolassa), Laura Carbone (Laura Carbone)(The album cover for new album, “The Cycle,”is second from the left in the banner!), John Denver, Dave Dudley Fans, and more!!!
So, grab some oxygen for that upper elevation air, get a friend to listen with, and come along for Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EDT with Phil Maq!!!
The STATION’S NEW ANTENNA AND TRANSMITTER MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE SHOW ALL OVER THE METRO DEARBORN-DETROIT AREA BY TUNING INTO 89.3 WHFR.FM!
THE STREAMING UPGRADES TO THE STATION MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE STATION BETTER ALL OVER THE WORLD!
You can stream the show from the “listen live button” on the www.WHFR.FM website, by the TuneIn App, Simple Radio App, download the 89.3 WHFR.FM android app from
our website homepage, or ask Alexa to find it for you!
Here’s a special sescentorum600 link to stream it :https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!!!
Feel free to share and spread the fun!
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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word and then follow the link to the Phil Maq page and give it a “likesy!” I would so appreciate that! #whfrradio

 

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, April 28, 2024

Posted on May 3, 2024 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category.

Songs from the albums on this list forms the basis of my countdown list for the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Songs” lists!

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

It’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

A list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!

If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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Singer/Songwriter Bill Price couldn’t stop looking at the top of the list!!      This is his second #1 Weekly Faves Album!!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of April 28, 2024

1. I Can’t Stop Looking at the Sky—Bill Price [14]
2. Handclaps and Tambourines—Librarians with Hickeys [5]
3. Silver Lining—Wendy Webb [8]
4. Jump in the Middle—The Regulators [4]
5. Your Flight—The Dirk Kroll Band [2]
6. Reason to Try—Shaun Murphy [4]
7. Wake Up Woman—Maddy Ringo [5]
8. Love and Rain—Annie and Rod Capps [New]
9. Stella! Tells the Truth—Stella! [2]
10.Speaking in Code—Tom Curless [7]
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New Key Album of the Week: Broken Glass—Wolf B. Reuter [Hall of Fame ] featuring Burkhard Lipps
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It’s a May the Fourth, First of May, Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo Kind of Day on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic,” 12PM-4PM EDT!!!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by PhilMaq

The annual show with the most themes is on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from 12PM-4PM EDT!!!

So much territory to cover plus a Top 9 at 2:09 for this week’s Fave Albums!
14 artists with Southeast Michigan ties on today’s show!
Ay Caramba!
I will divide the tags into sections, but they will only be an estimate.
I can’t guarantee that everything will fit into those slots, but I will try very hard to stick to them!
However…they are NOT in sequential order. (I often make changes during the show!)
Songs by artists from 12PM-2:09 PM EDT should include Chris Buhalis (His album cover for “Kenai Dreams: is on the right in the banner! (Sorry, Chris!)), Judy Banker, Judy and Chris are playing For Pete’s Sake: Pete Seeger Birthday Benefit Concert for The Ark in Ann Arbor on Thursday among many others!) Wesley Dean, Eric William-Neil Engblade (His self titled album cover is next to Chris’!)
Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke, Jon Shain, Bryan Bielanski, and many more!!!
Songs by artists from 2PM-4PM EDT should include Annie & Rod Capps (Annie and Rod Capps w/ John Gilmore are playing Trinity House Theatre in Livonia, Michigan on Friday!), Shaun Murphy (Shaun Murphy), Bill Price, Stella They are playing On The Tracks Songwriter Showcase presents Stella! Wednesday nigh! (Tonight!), in Chelsea, Michigan!), Wendy Webb (Wendy Webb), DIRK KROLL BAND (Dirk Kroll Band Live @ Goldner Walsh, Thursday night in Pontiac, Michigan!), Librarians With Hickeys, Maddy Ringo (Maddy is playing Triple Goddess Tasting Room Thursday night in Ypsilanti, Michigan!), Mark Jewett Music (Mark Jewett), Nell & Jim Band, Terry Collins (@Terry will be at the North American International Banjo Celebration NAIBC in Dearborn, Michigan this Friday and Saturday!), Bill Edwards, and many more!!!
So, rab some tacos and a light saber, get a friend to listen with, and come along for Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EDT with Phil Maq!!!
The STATION’S NEW ANTENNA AND TRANSMITTER MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE SHOW ALL OVER THE METRO DEARBORN-DETROIT AREA BY TUNING INTO 89.3 WHFR.FM!
THE STREAMING UPGRADES TO THE STATION MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE STATION BETTER ALL OVER THE WORLD!
You can stream the show from the “listen live button” on the www.WHFR.FM website, by the TuneIn App, Simple Radio App, download the 89.3 WHFR.FM android app from our website homepage, or ask Alexa to find it for you!
Here’s a special thatsawholelotofthemes link to stream it :https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!!!
Feel free to share and spread the fun!
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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word and then follow the link to the Phil Maq page and give it a “likesy!” I would so appreciate that! #whfrradio
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The Underground Is Just As Important As Everything Else for Earth Week, Saturday, 10AM-1PM EDT!!!

Posted on April 27, 2024 by PhilMaq

 

 

 

I get an extra crack at Earth Day this year because I am substituting on “Light From the Underground,” Saturday from 10AM-1PM EDT with Phil Maq!
And, of course, we all know that “underground earth” is also important!
And a Top 9 at 11:09 of NEXT WEEK’S Fave Songs will bring even more energy to the show!
Stats are good!: 7 artist debuts, 7 new releases, 12 artists from Southeast Michigan, 5 singles!
Songs by artists should include Simone Keane Music (Simone Keane), Gary Browe Music (Gary Browe), Lisa Redfern Music (Her album cover for “The Best Part” is in the banner on the right!) (Lisa Redfern), Roger Ponder, Mark Jewett Music with The Accidentals (Mark Jewett), Helen O’Shea Music (Her album cover for “Sturdy Souls is second from the right in the banner!)(Helen O’Shea), Jennifer Mlott (Jennifer Mlott), Judy Banker, Erin Ash Sullivan (Her single cover for “One Time I Stole a Book” is on the left in the banner!), David LaMotte (David LaMotte Community), Mick Clarke, Jake Kershaw (His album cover for “Piece of My Mind” is second from the left in the banner!) (Jake Kershaw), Wolf B. Reuter with Milan Seth (Wolf is having an album release show Saturday night at YpsiAlehouse in Ypsilanti, Michigan!), Dickey Betts Band, Rob Massard Music (Robert Massard), Nell & Jim Band, Amy Soucy Music (Amy Soucy), Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men (Nick Piunti), The Sandbanks, Sue Radner Horowitz, Stella, Carla Patullo, Nick Juno music (Nick Juno), Ian McFeron, Scott Ramminger, Cassowary, Suburban HiFi, Anthony Geraci (Anthony Geraci), Joe Peters & Friends, and more!!!
So, grab your flashlight and a hardhat, get a friend to listen with, and come along for Saturday’s “Light From the Underground” from 10AM-1PM EST with substitute host Phil Maq!!!
The STATION’S NEW ANTENNA AND TRANSMITTER MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE SHOW ALL OVER THE METRO DEARBORN-DETROIT AREA BY TUNING INTO 89.3 WHFR.FM!
THE STREAMING UPGRADES TO THE STATION MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR THE STATION BETTER ALL OVER THE WORLD!
You can stream the show from the “listen live button” on the www.WHFR.FM website, by the TuneIn App, Simple Radio App, download the 89.3 WHFR.FM android app from our website homepage, or ask Alexa to find it for you!
Here’s a special undergroundearthday link to stream it :https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!!!
Feel free to share and spread the fun!
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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word and then follow the link to the Phil Maq page and give it a “likesy!” I would so appreciate that! #whfrradio

 

 

 

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, April 21, 2024

Posted on April 26, 2024 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category.

Songs from the albums on this list forms the basis of my countdown list for the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Songs” lists!

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

It’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

A list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!

If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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The “Silver Lining” of this week’s list is Wendy Webb returning to #1!!!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of April 21, 2024

1.  Silver Lining—Wendy Webb [7]
2. I Can’t Stop Looking at the Sky—Bill Price [13]
3. Don’t Let Me Down Easy—Jay Stielstra Trio [7]
4. Handclaps and Tambourines—Librarians with Hickeys [4]
5. Speaking in Code—Tom Curless [6]
6. While I’m Here—Tina Ross [7]
7. How Can I Say This?—Annie Capps [10]
8. Smilin’ at the Future—Jeremy Facknitz [6]
9. Jump in the Middle—The Regulators [3]
10.Reason to Try—Shaun Murphy [3]
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New Key Album of the Week: Brief Melodic Cheer—The Peekies
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 21, 2024

Posted on April 26, 2024 by PhilMaq

This is a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.

Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

Most of the songs heard on this list have been played on my radio show, “Theme Attic,” heard Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET!

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my show on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Albums” lists!

There’s plenty of musical things to browse!

A list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”:https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!

If you’d like to know what I think are even better than awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here:https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! : https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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Amy Soucy’s “Last Days” makes a #1 Earth Day Week appearance!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 21, 2024

1. Last Days —Amy Soucy (This River) [2]
2. Number Nine—Mick Clarke (Bent Frets) [4]
3. For Sale By Owner —Judy Banker [ Hall of Fame ] (Bona Fide) [5]
4. Too Fast —Mark Jewett with The Accidentals (Single)[2]
5. Favorite Album Is Blue —Gary Browe (Single) [5]
6. The Way You Do —Nell and Jim Band (Steel) [2]
7. All the Answers —Dave Molter and Annemarie Picerno with The Soulville Horns (Approaching End of Usable Life)[7]
8. Upper Hand—Nick Piunti and The Complicated Men (Downtime) [New]
9. We See Things—Robert Massard (Northern Lights) [New]
10.Groundlessness —The Joedai Warriors (Joe Peters [ Hall of Fame ] and Friends) with Linda Hicks (Clouds Thick, Whereabouts Unknown) [10]
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