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Phil’s Faves: Videos, February 23, 2014

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: Videos, February 16, 2014

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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Bessie Smith, Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata, The Polish Muslims, Ken Nicol and Mary Drake Supply Some Video Fun!!

The newest member of my Hall of Fame is a female blues pioneer who had a major influence on many female performers–Janis Joplin, in particular. She died in 1937, but here is a rare film performance of Bessie Smith singing … Continue reading

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Phil’s Faves: Videos, February 9, 2014

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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The Beatles, Nora Jane Struthers, and Meryl Davis and Charlie White With “Gold Medal” Performances!!!

The Winter Olympics are on and I thought it would be fun to check out this song and accompanying video of The Beatles doing Back in the USSR: What a gold medal performance by Detroit area ice dancers Meryl Davis … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day Videos from Brad Paisley, Weird Al,and Jim Carrey!!!

Looking at love from a few different angles for Valentine’s Day: One of the greatest videos ever made, and certainly one of the funniest, with several cameo appearances including William Shatner and Jason Alexander, Brad Paisley explores computer romance in … Continue reading

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The Beatles First Ed Sullivan Appearance: A Personal Rememberance!

It’s finally here! Fifty years ago the United States, and since the U.S. considers itself the center of the universe, the world was visually introduced to The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. Seventy-three million people were exposed to what … Continue reading

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Best New Music of 2014 From Jillian Rae and Fathom Lane, Plus a Pete Seeger Video!

A fun…and kind of twisted video from Jillian Rae‘s wonderful new album. The title track  called Heartbeat kicks off this Pre-Show Fun!: Another early front runner for best of the year, also from Minnesota is from a multi -faceted band, … Continue reading

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Ali Spagnola, Wild Ponies, and Ringo Starr Help to Thaw Out a Frigid January!

We should have known just how bad this winter was going to be with the first winter storm of January, Hercules. Here, the very funny–and very cute, Ali Spagnola gives her slightly warped take on “I’m Hooking Up With Winter … Continue reading

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Try to Keep Warm With The Steel Wheels, Megadeth and Jenny Lewis, and Block Hair!!

It’s another below zero morning around here in Dearborn, Michigan, and I know other people have it even worse than I do. So let’s warm up with some “hot” videos! Here’s one that’s so hot it hasn’t even been released … Continue reading

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