Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 21, 2024

Posted on January 27, 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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Tom Alter brings some “Poetry and Protest” to this week’s top spot for his third weekly #1 Faves Album!!! (One was with another group, After Blue!)
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 21, 2024

1. Poetry and Protest—Tom Alter [4]
2. Believer—John Finan [4]
3. Way Out West—Kathy Johnson [4]
4. Introducing Djangophonique—Djangophonique [3]
5. Beyond Collaboration—Joedai Trobairitz and Troubadours (Joe Peters [Hall of Fame ] and Friends) [21]
6. Nostalgia—Carrie Westbay [8]
7. Kicking Angels—Bill Price [NE]
8. Nothin’ To It But To Do It—Junior Watson [2]
9. Prime Blues—Jim Allchin [2]
10.Kathy’s Songs—Kathleen DeView [8]
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New Key Album of the Week: Clocks Are Out of Time—The Jack Rubies
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 21, 2024

Posted on January 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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Crossword Smile’s “Parallel Lines” appear to converge on the horizon this week at a #1 point!!!

(Crossword Smiles consists of Tom Curless and Chip Saam. This is Chip’s fourth #1 weekly Faves song!!!! Three were with The Hangabouts!!!

This is also Tom Curless’ third #1 weekly Faves song!!! He had one each with Your Gracious Host and Tom Curless and The 46%!!)
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 21, 2024

1. Parallel Lines —Crossword Smiles (Pressed and Ironed) [7]
2. Yellow River—The Armoires (Incognito)[4]
3. Time —Mike Ward: Psychosongs (Particles to Pearls)[5]
4. It Doesn’t Take Long—The Steve Taylor 3 (Travel Light)[4]
5. Can’t Sit Out—The Blueflowers (Time Didn’t Matter)[8]
6. You Drummers Keep Breaking My Heart —The Claudettes (High Times in the Dark)[6]
7. Doctor Drosophila (Parts 1,2, & 3) —Kenny Young and The Eggplants (Plantastic Voyage) [3]
8. When the Sun Comes Shining Through —Linden Thoburn (The Sun Comes Shining Through) [8]
9. The Blade —Casey Penn (One Step Away) [2]
10.Star Dreamer —Angela Perley (Turn Me Loose!) [10]
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The Second 2024 Winter New Music Showcase on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic,” 12PM-4PM EST!!!

Posted on January 24, 2024 by PhilMaq

 

You may not realize it at this point, but Spring is bearing down upon us.
Well, calendar Spring anyway.
Check it out!
This year, because it’s a Leap Year, Spring starts on March 19th!
That’s like losing up to a half of a week in a normal year!
Therefore, because of a “shortened schedule,” let’s move forward with The Second 2024 Winter New Music Showcase complete with a Top 9 at 2:09 Albums Countdown on this week’s “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from 12PM-4PM EST!!!
Stats are record breaking (maybe): 33 artist debuts, 32 new releases, 2 world premiere, 8 artists with Southeast Michigan ties, and 10 singles!
Wow!@!
I even threw in a couple of sets to celebrate tomorrow’s Full Wolf Moon!!! (Trust me, that is not easy with a New Music Showcase!)
Mercy!
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 between 12PM-209 PM EST should include Pat Buchanan, Alana Yorke, Crystal Canyon, Interstate Island, porij, Marianne Flemming (Marianne Flemming), No Windows, Planet D Nonet (RJ Spängler), dad sports, June Bisantz (June Bisantz) and Gordon Morrell, Alice Di Micele (Alice DiMicele), Talia Schlanger, SUPER 8 Music, Matthew Morgan (His album cover for “Timepiece” is on the upper right in the banner!), This Pale Fire, Diane Coll, Jeff Dale (Jeff Dale), Josiah Barrett, The Ron Kraemer Trio, Greg Chako (Greg Chako Music), Nailah Hunter, VACATIONS, Jason Bradley, and more!!!
Songs from 2PM-4PM EST should include Matthew Curry, Tom Alter Music (Tom is playing Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room-Shelby Township, Michigan this Friday!), Scott Waters Music (Scott‘s album cover for “Dizzy Don’t Stop” is right of center in the banner!), Joe Peters & Friends, Carrie Westbay, George Montrelle (His album cover for “Love Unfolding” is on the left in the banner!), Folly Group, John Finan, The Wildwoods (They are playing 20 Front Street on Friday in Lake Orion, Michigan! Their album cover for “Sweet Nostalgia” is second from the left in the banner!), Bill Price, Kathy Johnson, Melissa Behring (Melissa Behring Trio’s album cover is just left of center in the banner!), Junior Watson with Lisa Leuschner Andersen The Slow Dark (Their album cover for “People Will Talk” is on the bottom on the right in the banner!), KillerStar, and more!!!
So, figure out how you’d like to take some notes, get a friend to listen with, and come along for Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EST 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 2024winternewmusic2showcase 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, January 14, 2024

Posted on January 19, 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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It isn’t “Nostalgia”c yet, because Carrie Westbay has this week’s #1!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 14, 2024

1. Nostalgia—Carrie Westbay [7]
2. Beyond Collaboration—Joedai Trobairitz and Troubadours (Joe Peters [Hall of Fame ] and Friends) [20]
3. Poetry and Protest—Tom Alter [3]
4. Way Out West—Kathy Johnson [3]
5. Believer—John Finan [3]
6. Introducing Djangophonique—Djangophonique [2]
7. Day 21/Day of Dreaming—Secret Machines [2]
8. Your Flight—The Dirk Kroll Band [NE]
9. Prime Blues—Jim Allchin [NE]
10.Kathy’s Songs—Kathleen DeView [7]
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New Key Album of the Week: World—Elephant Gym
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 14, 2024

Posted on January 18, 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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The Blueflowers “Can’t Sit Out” when they’re on the Fave Songs List!!!!
(This is their fourth #1 Weekly Faves Song!!!! It is also Kate Hinote’s fifth #1 Weekly Faves Song!!!!! One was a solo #1!)
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 14, 2024

1. Can’t Sit Out—The Blueflowers (Time Didn’t Matter)[7]
2. You Drummers Keep Breaking My Heart —The Claudettes (High Times in the Dark)[5]
3. Parallel Lines —Crossword Smiles (Pressed and Ironed) [6]
4. When the Sun Comes Shining Through —Linden Thoburn (The Sun Comes Shining Through) [7]
5. Time —Mike Ward: Psychosongs (Particles to Pearls)[4]
6. Yellow River—The Armoires (Incognito)[3]
7. It Doesn’t Take Long—The Steve Taylor 3 (Travel Light)[3]
8. Star Dreamer —Angela Perley (Turn Me Loose!) [9]
9. Doctor Drosophila (Parts 1,2, & 3) —Kenny Young and The Eggplants (Plantastic Voyage) [2]
10.The Blade—Casey Penn (One Step Away) [NE]
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Winter Invades “Theme Attic” This Wednesday, 12PM-4PM EST!!!

Posted on January 17, 2024 by PhilMaq

Timing is everything, and I picked the winteriest weather in two years for Southeast Michigan to highlight music about it on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from 12PM-4PM EST!!!
A Top 9 at 2:09 Countdown of this week’s Phil’s Faves Albums will give us a respite from the cold! (Or will it…………?)
There will also be a new Theme Attic Hall of Fame inductee this week: Fleetwood Mac!
Stats for this week’s show are ok, but have been obviously slowed down by the cold weather: 4 new artists, 3 new releases, 10 artists with Southeast Michigan ties, and 2 singles!
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 between 12PM-209 PM EST should include No More Blue Tomorrows (Their new album is in the banner!), Aaron Lee Tasjan, Sue Radner Horowitz, The Decemberists, Nanowar Of Steel with Madeleine Liljestam (Madeleine Liljestam) and ELEINE (Their album cover for “Dislike to False Metal” is in the banner!), Jaspar Lepak (Jaspar Lepak), The Rubinoos, Rob Kneisler (His album cover for “Lift Me Up” is in the banner!), Cary Morin (Cary Morin, Celeste Di Iorio Morin), The Regulators, and more!!!
Songs by artists from 2PM-4PM EST should include Kathy Johnson (Kathy’s “Small Town Girl” album cover is in the banner!), Joe Peters & Friends, Djangophonique, *Djangophonique are playing The Ark – Ann Arbor, Michigan on Friday, DIRK KROLL BAND (Dirk Kroll is playing DIRK KROLL BAND live! @ Trinity House Theatre in Livonia, Michigan this Saturday!), Jim Allchin, Billy Brandt and the Sugaree’s (Billy Brandt), Kathleen DeViewmusic, Donna Herula (Donna Herula), Carrie Westbay (Carrie Westbay), Tom Alter Music (Tom Alter), After Blue (Their “What Is Now, What Is Real” album cover is in the banner!)(Katie Williamson) John Finan (John Finan), Teenage Joans, Jon English (Jenny English), Uncle Bonsai, and more!!!
So, bundle up, hot beverages are allowed and recommended!), get a friend to listen with, and come along for Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EST 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 wintersucks 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: Songs, January 7, 2024

Posted on January 12, 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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Linden Thoburn comes “shining through” with her second weekly #1 Faves song!!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 7, 2024

1. When the Sun Comes Shining Through —Linden Thoburn (The Sun Comes Shining Through) [6]
2. Can’t Sit Out—The Blueflowers (Time Didn’t Matter)[6]
3. You Drummers Keep Breaking My Heart —The Claudettes (High Times in the Dark)[4]
4. Star Dreamer —Angela Perley (Turn Me Loose!) [8]
5. Parallel Lines —Crossword Smiles (Pressed and Ironed) [5]
6. Time —Mike Ward: Psychosongs (Particles to Pearls)[3]
7. Confetti —Sarah Morris (Hearts in Need of Repair) [16]
8. It Doesn’t Take Long—The Steve Taylor 3 (Travel Light)[2]
9. Yellow River—The Armoires (Incognito)[2]
10.Doctor Drosophila (Parts 1,2, & 3)—Kenny Young and The Eggplants (Plantastic Voyage) [NE]
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The 2024 Winter New Music Showcase #1 on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic,” 12PM-4PM EST!!!

Posted on January 10, 2024 by PhilMaq

10 days into the New Year–the earliest I could do it!, and it’s time to open up the 2024 Winter New Music Showcase #1 on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq, from 12PM-4PM EST!!!
The format for a Showcase is to highlight and feature one song by artists from mostly new releases! (I also have the Rescued Record Roulette segment that features a batch of older releases. But, once again, they will feature releases I have never played before!)
It will also include the somewhat mandatory Faves Album weekly Top 9 at 2:09 Countdown!
Stats are good!: 30 New Artists, 31 New Releases, 10 Southeast Michigan artists, 1 unreleased, possible 2 world premieres, and 13 singles!!! (Possibly the most singles I’ve ever included in a Showcase Show!)
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 between 12PM-209 PM EST should include Mia Doi Todd (official), Dale Bandy And The Blue Cans, Courting, Sophie Meiers, Maddy Ringo (Her album cover for “Wake Up Woman” is third from the right in the banner!), The Slingers with Juice Webster, Daughn Gibson, Nation of Language, Nickel&Rose, Buffalo Nichols, Arone Dyer, Neil Leyton, Makoto Horiuchi (His new album cover, “Gotta Keep On,” is on the left in the banner!), PT The Gospelspitter, Shawn Adam Williams, Chris Greene Music, Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin (Rob Moss), Talia Holt, David Belle, Lydia Lunch Fan Page, HEALTH, Never Reborn, Lancaster, and more!!!
Songs by artists from 2PM-4PM EST should include Xposed 4Heads, Joe Peters & Friends, Gary Browe Music, Michael Snyder-Barker, Carrie Westbay, Aleksi Campagne (Aleksi Campagne is playing Trinity House Theatre in Livonia, Michigan this Saturday!), John Finan (John Finan), Tom Alter Music (Tom Alter is playing Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room-Shelby Township this Friday!), Secret Machines, Kathy Johnson, Stuart Benbow, Nick Frater (Nick’s new album cover, “Nick Frater Presents The Rebutles, 1967-1970,” is just to the left of center in the banner!), Second Hand Mojo, Kathleen DeViewmusic, Robb Cairns (His new album cover, “Home” is second from the left in the banner!), Brittany Jean Music (Her new album cover, “Colors and Covers,” is on the right in the banner!), The Incurables (Their new album cover for “Inside Out and Backwards” is second from the right in the banner!), The Moons Of Jupiter, The Sugar Clouds and more!!!
So, get ready to take some notes, get a friend to listen with, and come along for Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EST 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 winternewmusicshowcase1 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, December 31, 2023

Posted on January 5, 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/!

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Kathleen DeView and “Kathy’s Songs” have a #1 view this week!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of December 31, 2023

1. Kathy’s Songs—Kathleen DeView [5]
2. Merry Isthmus—The Sugar Clouds [4]
3. Beyond Collaboration—Joedai Trobairitz and Troubadours (Joe Peters [Hall of Fame ] and Friends) [18]
4. Nostalgia—Carrie Westbay [5]
5. Rise—Ann Beretta [6]
6. Love Never Rests—Mike Ward: Psychosongs [2]
7. Way Out West—Kathy Johnson [NE]
8. Believer—John Finan [NE]
9. Poetry and Protest—Tom Alter [NE]
10.Banner Day—Signal Flags [11]
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New Key Album of the Week: Crocodile Man—High 48s
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