Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, July 5, 2015

Posted on July 18, 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 July 5, 2015

1. Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils, The Matt Besey Band, and Captain Ivory, July 3, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
2. Bright—Echosmith
3. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
4. 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!”
5. Crushin’ It—Brad Paisley
6. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
7. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
8. X’s and O’s—Elle King
9. Girl Crush—Little Big Town
10.I Really Like You—Carly Rae Jepsen
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 28, 2015

Posted on July 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 June 28, 2015

1. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers
2. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
3. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
4. EP 1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
5. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
6. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
7. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons
8. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
9. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant
10.Room to Run—Jack Tempchin QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 28, 2014

Posted on July 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 June 28, 2015

1. Bright—Echosmith
2. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
3. Don’t Care—Norah Jane Struthers and The Party Line
4. My Lady’s Got a Toolbox—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
5. Strange—The Blueflowers
6. Redneck Man—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
7. Butterfly—Nemes
8. Mountain Song—Rayland Baxter
9. Applecart Blues—The Muggs
10.Summer Eyes—Midday Swim
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, June 28, 2015

Posted on July 16, 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 June 28, 2015

1. Blues Jam with Emmanuel Garza, Kenny Parker, Marvin Conrad, Brendon Linsley, Nick Tobias, Al Rude, and Phil Maq, June 28, The Blue Goose Inn, St. Clair Shores, MI
2. Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, June 25, The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
3. Billy Mack and The Juke Joint Johnnies, Horse Cave Trio, and Delilah DeWylde and The Lost Boys, June 26, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
4. Bright—Echosmith
5. 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!”
6. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
7. Crushin’ It—Brad Paisley
8. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
9. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
10. I Really Like You—Carly Rae Jepsen
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 21, 2015

Posted on July 16, 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 June 21, 2015

1. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers
2. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. EP 1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
5. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
6. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
7. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
8. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
9. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant
10.I Carry Your Heart—Nemes
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 21, 2015

Posted on July 16, 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 June 21, 2015

1. Bright—Echosmith
2. Strange—The Blueflowers
3. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
4. My Lady’s Got a Toolbox—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
5. Don’t Care—Norah Jane Struthers and The Party Line
6. Madness—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
7. John of Dreams–Blackthorn
8. Hold Me Close—Jo Serrapere and The Lawfandas
9. Redneck Man—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
10.Butterfly—Nemes
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The “B”s Have “IT”: The Blueflowers, Bing Crosby, and Brooks and Dunn!!!

Posted on July 15, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 the stroll to!:

Ferndale, Michigan is home to this weekend’s annual “Pig and Whiskey Festival.” So, to represent the pig part of the event, I have selected Bing Crosby’s “Swinging on a Star” because of its “pig lyrics.” Even so, it’s a great little tune!

Representing the whiskey side is a long forgotten Brooks & Dunn song from their third album, “Waitin’ on Sundown.” I still get a kick out of “Whiskey Under the Bridge!:

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Happy 4th of July with Duffy Kane!!!

Posted on July 4, 2015 by PhilMaq

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!!!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 Martini,” a band that takes many musical risks by doing a variety of styles and foreign language songs, will be performing in Ann Arbor tonight. Here is the sultry song, “Sway,” from their 2013 album, “Get Happy!”:

The band that put Hamtramck, Michigan on the musical map, “The Polish Muslims” will be performing at tonight’s “Ann Arbor Summer Festival.” Here, the band parodies The Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA,” with a live version of “Bowling USA.” Ya can’t get more American than that!

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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, June 21, 2015

Posted on June 28, 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 June 21, 2015

1. Bill Grogan’s Goat, McSpillin, The Codgers, and The American Rogue, Live at The 2015 Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, June 19-21
2. Detroit Blues Band featuring, Jim McCarty, Emmanuel Garza, and T-Bone Wagner, Live at The Blue Goose Inn, St. Clair Shores, MI, June 20, 2015
3. Bright—Echosmith
4. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
5. 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!”
6. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
7. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
8. I Really Like You—Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Crushin’ It—Brad Paisley
10.Pretty Girls—Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears
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