Phil’s Faves: Albums, October 25, 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 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. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, 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.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of October 25, 2015

1. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
2. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
3. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
4. Burn the Plan—Good Lovelies
5. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
6. The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame]
7. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
8. Terraplane—Steve Earle
9. The Whiskey Charmers—The Whiskey Charmers
10.New Flower, Volume 2—Seth Bernard and May Erlewine
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, October 25, 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 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.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of October 25, 2015

1. Honest Lies—The Messenger Birds
2. Broken Hearted—Good Lovelies
3. Vampire—The Whiskey Charmers
4. Head Over Heels—JD McPherson
5. No Matter What—Midday Swim
6. Lightning Cries—The Muggs
7. The Same Road—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
8. Bloodless—Andy and The Pandys
9. What Does This Mean?—Shwizz
10.Sunday—Brown Mountain Apes
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, October 25, 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of October 25, 2015

1. Paul McCartney [Hall of Fame], Live at Joe Louis Arena, October 21, Detroit MI
2. Shwizz and Liquid Monk, Live at The Loft, October 23, Lansing MI
3. The Same Road—Norah Jane Struthers and The Party Line
4. Walk, Don’t Run—Al Dual & The Luaus
5. Wildest Dreams—Taylor Swift
6. On My Mind—Ellie Goulding
7. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
8. College Radio—The Prefab Messiahs
9. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
10.Like I’m Gonna Lose You—Meghan Trainor and John Legend
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, October 18, 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 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. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, 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.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of October 18, 2015

1. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
2. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
3. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
4. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
5. New Flower, Volume 2—Seth Bernard and May Erlewine
6. Burn the Plan—Good Lovelies
7. The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame]
8. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
9. Terraplane—Steve Earle
10.Healing Waters—Michael on Fire
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, October 18, 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 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.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of October 18, 2015

1. No Matter What—Midday Swim
2. The Same Road—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
3. Honest Lies—The Messenger Birds
4. In the Morning—Good Lovelies
5. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
6. No Ash Will Burn—Altan [Hall of Fame]
7. Lightning Cries—The Muggs
8. Broken Hearted—Good Lovelies
9. Head Over Heals—JD McPherson
10.Vampire—The Whiskey Charmers [Halloween]
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, October 18, 2015

Posted on October 25, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of October 18, 2015

1. (Tie) George Bedard, Rich Dishman, Bobby Murray, Tom Moore, Pat Prouty, Ricky Nye, Mark O’Boyle, Mark Newbound, and Jeff Beckel, Live at The Ark: “Different Trains, Same Time,” October 16, Ann Arbor, MI
1. (Tie) The Kingbees, and The Scrappers, Live at The Magic Bag, October 17, Ferndale, MI
3. The Same Road—Norah Jane Struthers and The Party Line
4. Wildest Dreams—Taylor Swift
5. On My Mind—Ellie Goulding
6. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
7. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
8. Walk, Don’t Run—Al Dual & The Luaus
9. College Radio—The Prefab Messiahs
10.Uma Thurman—Fall Out Boy
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, October 11, 2015

Posted on October 17, 2015 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. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, 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.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of October 11, 2015

1. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
2. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
3. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
4. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
5. New Flower, Volume 2—Seth Bernard and May Erlewine
6. Burn the Plan—Good Lovelies
7. The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame]
8. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
9. Accidental Truths—Spiraling Suns
10.Healing Waters—Michael on Fire
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, October 11, 2015

Posted on October 17, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 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.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of October 11, 2015

1. The Same Road—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
2. In the Morning—Good Lovelies
3. No Matter What—Midday Swim
4. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
5. Embrace Another Fall—Robert Plant & Julie Murphy
6. Honest Lies—The Messenger Birds
7. No Ash Will Burn—Altan [Hall of Fame]
8. Lightning Cries—The Muggs
9. Black Cloud—Those Hounds
10.Broken Hearted—Good Lovelies
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, October 11, 2015

Posted on October 17, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of October 11, 2015

1. (Tie) Ruby Keeps Burning, Live at Paycheck’s Lounge, October 10, Hamtramck, MI
1. (Tie) Andy and the Pandys, The Messenger Birds, Those Hounds, and The Sugar Bombs, Live at Paycheck’s Lounge, October 9, Hamtramck, MI
3. The Same Road—Norah Jane Struthers and The Party Line
4. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
5. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
6. Wildest Dreams—Taylor Swift
7. Uma Thurman—Fall Out Boy
8. On My Mind—Ellie Goulding
9. Walk, Don’t Run—Al Dual & The Luaus
10.College Radio—The Prefab Messiahs
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, October 4, 2015

Posted on October 7, 2015 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. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, 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.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of October 4, 2015

1. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
2. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
5. Fight at a Funeral—Screw
6. New Flower, Volume 2—Seth Bernard and May Erlewine
7. Healing Waters—Michael on Fire
8. Burn the Plan—Good Lovelies
9. Bury the Night—The Lucky Dutch
10.The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame]
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