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Annual Dance Party Pre Show: Michelle Hanlon, Kim Carnes, and Dire Straits!!!

I stumbled upon Michelle Hanlon on Facebook and thought she was great! This song combines a very soulful vocal with a steamy, gospel flavored, New Orleans band. The playing sounds loose, but they are incredibly tight! Great slide guitar and … Continue reading

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Summer Heat: Wendy Webb, The Rolling Stones, and Hayley Williams, Rivers Cuomo and The Muppets!!!

Singer/songwriter Wendy Webb has released another video from her wonderful “This Is the Moment” album. This one features scenes filmed in Cartagena, Columbia–a long way from her usual Florida stomping grounds! The music and song recalls a hot summer afternoon, … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, August 2, 2015

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 … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 2, 2015

This will be 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 … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, August 2, 2015

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on … Continue reading

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Road Trippin’: Nemes, Steppenwolf, and Elmore James!!!

The Masachsettes band, Nemes, not only make catchy music, they also make creative videos! From their 2015 album, “I Carry Your Heart” comes this inventive video of their song, “Wrong!”: I couldn’t resist the video for one of the greatest … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves; Albums, July 26, 2015

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 … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, July 26, 2015

This will be 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 … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, July 26, 2015

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on … Continue reading

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Celestial Videos: Echosmith, Nanci Griffith, and David Bowie!!!

Surprisingly, one of my favorite songs AND videos for this year is Echosmith’s very sweet, “Bright.” The song contains many celestial observations and is probably the best song about young love since “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None the Richer! Doe … Continue reading

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