Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 15, 2023

Posted on January 20, 2023 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.

Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!

Another 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 outstanding 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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Bill Price is successfully “Digging Deeper Towards the Sky” as he reaches this week’s #1 spot!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 8, 2023

1. Digging Deeper Towards the Sky—Bill Price [2]
2. Superimposition—Suburban HiFi [3]
3. Earworms—Nick Frater [2]
4. Anthems of Home—HuDost [3]
5. Better Days—Corndaddy [2]
6. We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970—Various Artists [2]
7. The Mission Band—Billy Brandt [NE]
8. Introducing Djangophonique—Djangophonique [NE]
9. Vivid—Julianne Ankley [NE]
10.Every Moment—Sigrid Christiansen [4]
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Phil’s Faves: Songs: January 15, 2023

Posted on January 20, 2023 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!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

Here’s a link for my weekly Faves Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums!

Another 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 outstanding 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 weekly #1 Faves spot is a “Homespun” location for Wendy Webb’s seventh (7th!!!!!!!) chart topper!!!!!!!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 15, 2023

1. Homespun—Wendy Webb (This Is the Moment) [5]
2. Living in the Right Place—The Dirk Kroll Band (Would It Be the Same (If I Still Loved You?)) [7]
3. Treacherous and Beautiful—Linden Thoburn (Scarecrow) [5]
4. Failure Brings Smiles—Bobby Pennock (The Vestiges of Art) [6]
5. Love More, Hate Less —Detroit Strong with Tosha Owens and Bob Mervak (Single) [8]
6. Memory in the Rain—Gary Browe (Red Sky Remembers) [4]
7. Light From the Underground—Roger Ponder (Single) [4]
8. Second Chances—Happy Curmudgeons with Amy Dixon—Lavery (Single) [4]
9. January—Sue Horowitz (Strings, Wings, and Curious Things) [2]
10.Ride—Instynkt (Single) [NE]
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The 2023 Winter New Music Showcase #1 on Wednesday, 12PM-4PM EST; Jazz After 4pm!!!

Posted on January 18, 2023 by PhilMaq

Since we’re entering the third week of the year, it seemed a great time to break out “The 2023 Winter New Music Showcase #1” on “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from 12PM-4PM EST!!!
(LISTENERS SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT I WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 5:30 PM WITH JAZZ, SOMEWHERE AROUND 4PM!)
A Top 9 at 2:09 album countdown of this week’s Faves is also included!
Here’s the stats, and they’re pretty good: 32 artist debuts, 33 new releases, 2 unreleased songs, 10 artists with Southeast Michigan ties!!!
There will also be a batch of music that I have overlooked that are a few years old, making their debut!
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!
But…they are NOT in chronological order.
Songs by artists between 12PM-2:09 PM EST should include SYML, Benmozes, Tim Ball, Linda Marks (Her new album cover for “Everyday Legends” is in the banner!), Chickenwire Canoe (Mike Gentry)(Their new album cover for “Joey Wendt” is on the left in the banner!), Philip selway, Ben Bedford (Ben Bedford), Lowly, La Fille, Monkeyshorts, unreleased Jeremy Facknitz, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Kelly’s Lot (Kelly Zirbes), Thin Rail, Paul Manchin, Blair Lee, unreleased Sarah Borges, Justin Courtney Pierre, Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp (Their album cover for “18” is in the banner!), Piglet, Underlined Passages, Valkyrie, Melted Bodies, and more!!!
Songs by artists from 2:09PM-4PM EST should include Suburban HiFi (Gregory Addington), Djangophonique, Harmonious Wail (Their album cover for “Beyond the Pale” is in the banner!) (Both Djangophonigue and Harmonious Wail are playing The Ark – Ann Arbor this Friday!), Shannon Lee(Her new album “Stars” is second from the left in the banner!), Bill Price, Corndaddy, Michael Snyder-Barker, John Finan (Kevin Brown of Corndaddy, Michael Snyder-Barker, and John Finan are all playing this Friday at Triple Goddess Tasting Room in Ypsilanti!), Crickle (Erich McMann), Billy Brandt (Billy is playing Trinity House Theatre in Livonia this Saturday!), Nick Frater, Julianne Ankley, HuDost, Darian, Joe Peters & Friends (Their new album cover for “Beyond Collaboration” is third from the left in the banner!), Trent Romens Band, The Crista Carroll Band, Ghost Parliament, The Wring, CIV1C and more!!!
In the jazz segment from approximately 4PM-5:30 PM EST, songs by artists should include George Colligan, Claire Daly, Lyn Stanley, Randy Tessier, Walrus, ShwizZ, Seattle Jazz Artist Billy Brandt Music, Jerry Leake, and many more!
So grab a pen and paper to keep track of all of the great music, get a friend or two to listen with, and come along for the ride on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-5:30PM EST with Phil Maq!!!
OUR 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!
However, you can also 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 winternewmusicshowcase 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 8, 2023

Posted on January 13, 2023 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.

Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!

Another 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 outstanding 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 is hoped that Sigrid Christiansen enjoys “Every Moment” having this
week’s #1 !!
(This is Sigrid’s second #1 weekly Faves album!! One was with the group, Taller Than They Appear!!)
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 8, 2023

1. Every Moment—Sigrid Christiansen [3]
2. Superimposition—Suburban HiFi [2]
3. Digging Deeper Towards the Sky—Bill Price [NE]
4. Particles to Pearls—Mike Ward [8]
5. Novel Noel: A Jingle Cool Jazz Celebration—Lyn Stanley [5]
6. Earworms—Nick Frater [NE]
7. Rise Again—Laura Rain and The Caesars [7]
8. We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970—Various Artists [NE]
9. Better Days—Corndaddy [NE]
10.Anthems of Home—HuDost [2]
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 8, 2023

Posted on January 12, 2023 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!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

Here’s a link for my weekly Faves Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums!

Another 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 outstanding 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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“Love More, Hate Less” gives Tosha Owens one more #1 Weekly Faves Song: Her sixth!!!!!!

Detroit Strong and songwriter Keith Laurin chalk up another #1 victory over hate with their fourth chart topper!!!!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 8, 2023

1. Love More, Hate Less —Detroit Strong with Tosha Owens and Bob Mervak (Single) [7]
2. Living in the Right Place—The Dirk Kroll Band (Would It Be the Same (If I Still Loved You?)) [6]
3. Treacherous and Beautiful—Linden Thoburn (Scarecrow) [4]
4. Homespun—Wendy Webb (This Is the Moment) [4]
5. The Family Tree—Erin Zindle (Scenes From the Fragile, Agile, Avian World) [10]
6. Failure Brings Smiles—Bobby Pennock (The Vestiges of Art) [5]
7. Memory in the Rain—Gary Browe (Red Sky Remembers) [3]
8. Light From the Underground—Roger Ponder (Single) [3]
9. Second Chances—Happy Curmudgeons with Amy Dixon—Lavery (Single) [3]
10.January—Sue Horowitz (Strings, Wings, and Curious Things) [NE]
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January Things, MLK, Jr., and a Lot of Luck on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic,” 12PM-4PM EST!!!

Posted on January 11, 2023 by PhilMaq

January often seems to be a slower time of the year.
Well, Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from
12PM-4PM EST, has found plenty to keep things jumping!
There’ll be some songs about the month, some on Martin Luther King, Jr., and plenty about luck in front of this week’s Friday the 13th!
A Top 9 at 2:09 will add to the fun!
And we salute a new addition to the “Theme Attic Hall of Fame”: Sandy Nelson!
The stats for this show are: 10 artist debuts, 8 new releases, 10 artists with SE 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!
And…they are NOT in chronological order.
Songs by artists between 12PM-2:09 PM EST should include Tom Alter, Marianne Flemming (Marianne Flemming), Emma’s Revolution (Cathy Fink), Divining Rod, Fred Arcoleo (Fred Arcoleo), Kirby Heard – Songs from the Heart (Kirby Heard), Mike Latini(His album cover for “Ace LaVida” is second from the left in the banner!), Walter Trout, Jaspar Lepak (Jaspar Lepak),(Her album cover for “Send Me Home” is second from the right in the banner!), Sue Radner Horowitz, The Decemberists, The Joedai Warriors (Joe Peters & Friends, Joe Peters), The Rubinoos, Bridget Kelly Band (Bridget Kelly)(Her album cover for “Winter’s Coming” is on the upper left in the banner!), Big State, Eric Kilburn, fRiCTiON fARM, Million Miles (Their album cover for “Good Luck, Honey” is on the lower left corner of the banner!), Steve Howell, Corey Harris and more!!!
Songs by artists from 2:09 PM-4PM EST should Include Linden Thoburn, Mark Jewett, Lyn Stanley (Lyn Stanley), Sigrid Christiansen, Suburban HiFi (Gregory Addington), Mike Ward, Nick Frater Music (Nick Frater), Corndaddy (Kevin Brown), Aoife O’Donovan (Her album cover for “Apathy” is third from the right in the banner!), Bill Price, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Mississippi Heat with Daneshia Hamilton (Pierre Lacocque), DeeCRACKS, and more!!!
So grab your lucky dice or earbuds, get a friend or two to listen with, and come along for the ride on Wednesday’s “Theme Attic” from 12PM-4PM EST with Phil Maq!!!
OUR 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!
However, you can also 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 theresalothappeninginJanuary Link to stream it : https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!!!
Feel free to share and spread the fun!
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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “I Want You With Me” by Elvis Presley!!!

Posted on January 9, 2023 by PhilMaq

For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)

I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.

Well, now I’m getting around to it!

My radio show, “Theme Attic,”  is on 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/!

The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.

I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.

Here’s a link to 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!”

Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!

But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.

I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.

This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!

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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Elsewhere on my blog, I wrote about how much I liked, “Just Tell Her Jim Said, “Hello”, (probably Elvis Presley’s wimpiest songs!), yet still felt it was One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!”

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Elvis is in full bravado mode on “I Want You With Me” from his 1961 album, “Something for Everybody!”

Songwriter Woody Harris had to be overjoyed with The King delivering lines like:

“There ain’t no mountain that I can’t climb/

You find the mountain, child, and I will find the time!”

or

“I’ll swim in an ocean with a raging foam/

If I know that you’ll be there when I come back home!”

in a cocksure, alpha male vocal!

The Jordanaires provide strong, playful backup vocals, especially from bass man Ray Walker!

Floyd Cramer delivers a wicked piano solo!

Scotty Moore, Boots Randolph, D.J. Fontana, and Bob Moore are about as tight as a band could be!

It’s just great fun from a seasoned group of musicians on a romping R&B/gospel flavored song!

One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded is “I Want You With Me” by Elvis Presley!!!

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I have plenty of other musical areas to explore:

Here’s a link for my weekly list of Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs!

Here’s a link for my weekly Fave Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums

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 outstanding 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!

#ElvisPresley #TheKing #IWantYouWithMe #SomethingforEverybody #PhilMaq  #OneoftheGreatestSongsEverRecorded #GSER

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The Most Awesomest Song of the Day: “Silhouette Moon” by Dan Gibson!!!

Posted on January 7, 2023 by PhilMaq

I have a feature to recognize a slice of good music: The Most Awesomest Song of the Day! 

Here’s a link to the complete list: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/

I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my weekly “Theme Attic” show, Wednesdays, from 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/!

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!”

But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.

Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.

Now I will have the potential to shine 365 more spotlights if I want to!

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A series of albums that I ran across at every gift shop in a National Park, National Monument, or upscale bookstore were the Solitudes series of albums.

They consisted of atmospheric instrumentals featuring actual sounds of nature!

There wasn’t any jarring tracks and they emphasized serene, low key and lengthy, almost ambient moods.

I’ve picked up several of them over the years, and it seems to me that they all featured Canadian outdoorsmen, Dan Gibson.

I’ve since been pleased to find out that those recordings were groundbreaking both in their approach to natural settings as well as equipment that continues to evolve.

My selection for tonight’s Full Wolf Moon is “Moon Silhouette” from his “Wild Wolf: Mysterious Beauty” album.

I feel fortunate that I have had the experience of wolves howling in the wilderness.

Dan Gibson’s tracks put the listener right in the middle of those surroundings!

If you have headphones, use them for an even more intimate listen!

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Moon Silhouette” by Dan Gibson!!!

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I have plenty of other musical areas to explore:

Here’s a link for my weekly list of Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/

Here’s a link for my weekly Fave Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums

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 outstanding 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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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 1, 2023

Posted on January 6, 2023 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.

Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!

Another 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 outstanding 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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Lyn Stanley swings and sways and boogies her “Novel Noel” to the top for her second #1 Weekly Faves Album!!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 1, 2023

1. Novel Noel: A Jingle Cool Jazz Celebration—Lyn Stanley [4]
2. Every Moment—Sigrid Christiansen [2]
3. Particles to Pearls—Mike Ward: Psychosongs [7]
4. Rise Again—Laura Rain and The Caesars [6]
5. Tanglewoods—The Empty Pockets [11]
6. Pressed and Ironed—Crossword Smiles [11]
7. Get Your La Las Out—Chris Richards and The Subtractions [NE]
8. The Christmas Collection—Bob Malone [5]
9. Superimposition—Suburban HiFi [NE]
10.Merry, Little, Light—Sarah Morris [2]
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 1, 2023

Posted on January 5, 2023 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!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!

There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!

Here’s a link for my weekly Faves Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums!

Another 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 outstanding 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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Tracing Erin Zindle’s musical weekly “Family Tree,” there is evidence that this is her fifth #1 song!!!!! (Three are with The Ragbirds!!!)
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 1, 2023

1. The Family Tree—Erin Zindle (Scenes From the Fragile, Agile, Avian World) [9]
2. Love More, Hate Less —Detroit Strong with Tosha Owens and Bob Mervak (Single) [6]
3. Living in the Right Place—The Dirk Kroll Band (Would It Be the Same (If I Still Loved You?)) [5]
4. Treacherous and Beautiful—Linden Thoburn (Scarecrow) [3]
5. Paris 1919 —The Armoires (Incognito) [9]
6. Homespun—Wendy Webb (This Is the Moment) [3]
7. Failure Brings Smiles—Bobby Pennock (The Vestiges of Art) [4]
8. Memory in the Rain—Gary Browe (Red Sky Remembers) [2]
9. Light From the Underground—Roger Ponder (Single) [2]
10.Second Chances—Happy Curmudgeons with Amy Dixon—Lavery (Single) [2]
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