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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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 14, 2015

Posted on June 25, 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 14, 2015

1. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers
2. EP 1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
3. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
4. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons
5. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
6. I Carry Your Heart—Nemes
7. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
8. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
9. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
10.Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 14, 2015

Posted on June 25, 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 14, 2015

1. Strange—The Blueflowers
2. Madness—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
3. Bright—Echosmith
4. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
5. My Lady’s Got a Toolbox—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
6. Don’t Care—Norah Jane Struthers and The Party Line
7. Yellow Eyes—Rayland Baxter
8. Hold Me Close—Jo Serrapere and The LaFawndas
9. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
10.Hittin’ on Six—Steppin’ in It with Joshua Davis
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Summer Sonics: Wendy Webb, Fever Tree, and Weird Al Yankovic!!!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by PhilMaq

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 Tree released a psychedelic blast of music in 1968 called “San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native).” The song was a trippy mixture of alternating driving guitar sections followed by mellow accordion segments. The song has a sweltering late night feel!:

In case you have a lot of summer home improvements to do, let Weird Al Yankovic [Hall of Fame] be your inspiration! From last year’s “Mandatory Fun,” Al does a very good take off on Iggy Azalea!:

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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, June 14, 2015

Posted on June 23, 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 14, 2015

1. Joshua Davis, Michael Shimmin, and Peter “Madcat” Ruth, Live at “The Sonic Lunch,” Ann Arbor, MI, June 11, 2015
2. Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils with G.S. Harper, and Jo Serrapere and The LaFawndas, Live at “P.J.’s Lager House, Detroit, MI, June 12, 2015
3. The Dirty Dirty Dollars, The Boogie Woogie Kid! Featuring Matthew Ball, Kate Jablonski, and Sean Nasrey, Changes, and Dirtwolf, Live at “The Berkley Front,” Berkley, MI, June 13, 2015
4. Bright—Echosmith
5. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
6. Dear Future Husband—Meghan Trainor
7. 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!”
8. I Really Like You—Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
10.Pretty Girls—Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 7, 2015

Posted on June 23, 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 7, 2015

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

Posted on June 23, 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 7, 2015

1. Strange—The Blueflowers
2. Madness—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
3. White Dress—Nemes
4. Bright—Echosmith
5. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
6. Oh No, Not My Baby—Fubar
7. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
8. My Lady’s Got a Toolbox—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
9. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
10.Yellow Eyes—Rayland Baxter
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