Phil’s Faves: Songs, September 6, 2015

Posted on September 13, 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 September 6, 2015

1. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
2. No Creases—Mick Clarke
3. Night Ridin’—Savage Grace
4. Taking Me Home—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
5. So, What Would I Do?—Joe Bonamassa
6. Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
7. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
8. The Same Road—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
9. Sometimes—Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
10.Delivery—Matt Besey Band
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, September 6, 2015

Posted on September 13, 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 September 6, 2015

1. F.U.B.A.R., Live at Live, Ann Arbor, MI, September 4, 2015
2. Uma Thurman—Fall Out Boy
3. Girl Crush—Little Big Town
4. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
5. Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
6. Crushin’ It—Brad Paisley
7. Florida—Wendy Webb
8. Love You Easy—Zac Brown Band
9. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
10. Bad Blood—Taylor Swift and Kendrik Lamar Featuring Selena Gomez, Hayley Williams, Karlie Kloss, Jessica Alba, Ellie Goulding, Serayah, Lena Dunham, Hailie Steinfeld, Ellen Pompeo, Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Cindy Crawford, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitayk, and Cara Delevingne as “Mother Chucker!”
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, August 30, 2015

Posted on September 13, 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 August 30, 2015

1. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
2. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
3. The Instrumentals—Mick Clarke
4. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
5. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
6. Bury the Night—The Lucky Dutch
7. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant
8. Hand in Hand—Richie Furay
9. Ionia—Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
10.Fight at a Funeral—Screw
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 30, 2015

Posted on September 6, 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 August 30, 2015

1. Night Ridin’—Savage Grace
2. No Creases—Mick Clarke
3. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
4. Big Blue Sky—Wendy Webb
5. Taking Me Home—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
6. So, What Would I Do?—Joe Bonamassa
7. Dance With Me—Screw
8. Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
9. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
10.Sometimes—Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, August 30, 2015

Posted on September 6, 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 August 30, 2015

1. Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys and The Way Down Wanderers, Live at The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, August 29, 2015
2. Girl Crush—Little Big Town
3. Uma Thurman—Fall Out Boy
4. Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
5. Crushin’ It—Brad Paisley
6. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
7. Florida—Wendy Webb
8. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
9. Bad Blood—Taylor Swift and Kendrik Lamar Featuring Selena Gomez, Hayley Williams, Karlie Kloss, Jessica Alba, Ellie Goulding, Serayah, Lena Dunham, Hailie Steinfeld, Ellen Pompeo, Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Cindy Crawford, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitayk, and Cara Delevingne as “Mother Chucker!”
10.Lean On—Major Lazer, DJ Snake and MO
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, August 23, 2015

Posted on September 6, 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 August 23, 2015

1. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
2. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
3. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
4. The Instrumentals—Mick Clarke
5. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
6. Bury the Night—The Lucky Dutch
7. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant
8. Hand in Hand—Richie Furay
9. Ionia—Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
10.The Daredevil Kid—Craig Moreau
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 23, 2015

Posted on September 2, 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 August 23, 2015

1. No Creases—Mick Clarke
2. Big Blue Sky—Wendy Webb
3. Night Ridin’—Savage Grace
4. Taking Me Home—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
5. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
6. Die Alone—Andy and The Pandys
7. Girl Crush—Little Big Town
8. So, What Would I Do?—Joe Bonamassa
9. Rainbow—Robert Plant
10.Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, August 23, 2015

Posted on September 2, 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 August 23, 2015

1. Jim McCarty, Emmanuel Garza, Marvin Conrad, Dylan McCarty, Kenny Parker, Tosha Owens, Jimmy Alter, Bill White, and Phil Maq, Live at The Blue Goose Inn, St. Clair Shores, MI, August 23, 2015
2. Girl Crush—Little Big Town
3. Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
4. Crushin’ It—Brad Paisley
5. Uma Thurman—Fall Out Boy
6. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
7. Florida—Wendy Webb
8. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
9. Bad Blood—Taylor Swift and Kendrik Lamar Featuring Selena Gomez, Hayley Williams, Karlie Kloss, Jessica Alba, Ellie Goulding, Serayah, Lena Dunham, Hailie Steinfeld, Ellen Pompeo, Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Cindy Crawford, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitayk, and Cara Delevingne as “Mother Chucker!”
10.Lean On—Major Lazer, DJ Snake and MO
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Hard Working Boys: Dire Straits, Coldplay, and Wally Pleasant!!!

Posted on September 2, 2015 by PhilMaq

Dire Straits put out one of my “Favorite Songs of All Time” on their “Love Over Gold” album. The song features tricky wordplay along with many catchy riffs. There’s plenty of factory “sound effects” to make the song sound authentic.:

It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina. I still can’t fathom the awful conditions that caused 1800+ deaths and all of the flooding for weeks! At the time, there was a benefit that featured Coldplay. I had thought they were a pretty good band at the time. Bit after having heard them play “Fix You” one of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded [GSER], one of the Greatest Videos, I felt better. That there was hope. I bonded with the band for life! :

And it’s not Labor Day weekend without Wally Pleasant’s “Stupid Day Job!”

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, August 16, 2015

Posted on August 31, 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 August 16, 2015

1. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
2. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
3. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs
4. The Instrumentals—Mick Clarke
5. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
6. Bury the Night—The Lucky Dutch
7. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant
8. Hand in Hand—Richie Furay
9. Accidental Truths—Spiraling Suns
10.The Daredevil Kid—Craig Moreau
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