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The “B”s Have “IT”: The Blueflowers, Bing Crosby, and Brooks and Dunn!!!

The first single from the Detroit area’s “The Blueflowers” came with an accompanying video. Lead singer Kate Hinote takes the viewer on the haunting “Captive.” In the early days of rock, this might have been a good song to do … Continue reading

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Happy 4th of July with Duffy Kane!!!

There’s no better way to celebrate the 4th of July than with Duffy Kane’s new video version of “America the Beautiful” from his “Dead Man Walkin’” album. He even sings the verses that a lot of people skip. Enjoy!

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Musical Video Fireworks: T-Bird & the Breaks, Pink Martini, and The Polish Muslims!!!

Austin based “T-Bird & The Breaks,” put out a funky R&B album earlier this year, “Harmonizm,” reminiscent of The J. Geils Band. I ran across this fun animated video of “Justine,” which captures their fun loving approach to music!: “Pink … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, June 21, 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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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 14, 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, June 14, 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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Summer Sonics: Wendy Webb, Fever Tree, and Weird Al Yankovic!!!

Singer/Songwriter Wendy Webb composed a musical love poem to her adopted state, “Florida,” where for Michiganders has the weather of a perpetual summer. The video captures the feel of the song from her excellent album, “This is the Moment!”; Fever … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, June 14, 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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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 7, 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, June 7, 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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