Phil’s Faves: May 17, 2015

Posted on May 28, 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 May 17, 2015

1. EP 1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
2. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons
5. I Carry Your Heart—Nemes
6. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
7. A Miracle of Birds—Joshua Davis
8. The Jane Shermans—The Jane Shermans
9. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line
10. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 17, 2015

Posted on May 27, 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 May 17, 2015

1. Everywhere—The Blueflowers
2. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
3. Madness—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
4. Soul Sister—The Tripping Souls
5. Baby Bye Bye—Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis
6. Things Inside—Oak City Roots
7. Strange—The Blueflowers
8. White Dress—Nemes
9. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
10. Box of Angels—Zander Michigan
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, May 17, 2015

Posted on May 27, 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 May 17, 2015

1. Mental Health Day, Big Brother Smokes, Fathom City, and Ded By Dezine, Live at Simon’s After Dark, Allen Park, MI, May 16, 2015
2. Bright—Echosmith
3. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
4. Dear Future Husband—Meghan Trainor
5. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
6. Nothing Without Love—Nate Ruess
7. Sugar—Maroon 5
8. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
9. Love Me Like You Do—Ellie Goulding
10.Thinking Out Loud—Ed Sheeran
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“Time? I Ain’t Into Time, Man!”: The Prefab Messiahs, Procol Harum, and The Monkees!!!

Posted on May 27, 2015 by PhilMaq

A perfect(?) graduation song for today’s show is by The Prefab Messiahs, who are on their own timetable! For their first album in 32 years, they have included a very funny video release of the title track, “Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive,” which is excellent advice for graduates and non graduates alike!:

I was both amazed and surprised that the most played song on British radio in the past 75 years, a good length of time, was none other than “A Whiter Shade of Pale” [GSER] by Procol Harum! [Hall of Fame] An actual good song and not something by Spittin’ Image! I am impressed!

The Monkees sum up the rest of post graduate life with their quirky version of “No Time” from their Headquarters album:

And with that last video, I, too, am out of time. Till next time……………….

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, May 10, 2015

Posted on May 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 May 10, 2015

1. The Jane Shermans—The Jane Shermans
2. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons
5. EP 1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
6. I Carry Your Heart—Nemes
7. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
8. A Miracle of Birds—Joshua Davis
9. The Third—Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis
10. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 10, 2015

Posted on May 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 May 10, 2015

1. Soul Sister—The Tripping Souls
2. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
3. Everywhere—The Blueflowers
4. Uptown Pony—Craig Moreau
5. Baby Bye Bye—Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis
6. Things Inside—Oak City Roots
7. Breakin’ Up—Jan King and Medicine Ball
8. My Back Pocket—The Steepwater Band
9. Madness—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
10. What I Thought—Chris Emmerson
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, May 10, 2015

Posted on May 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 May 10, 2015

1. Nina and The Buffalo Riders, Liquid Monk, and Feral Ground, Live at Hopcat’s, Detroit, MI, May 8, 2015
2. Bright—Echosmith
3. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
4. Dear Future Husband—Meghan Trainor
5. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
6. Nothing Without Love—Nate Ruess
7. Sugar—Maroon 5
8. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
9. Love Me Like You Do—Ellie Goulding
10.Thinking Out Loud—Ed Sheeran
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, May 3, 2015

Posted on May 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 May 3, 2015

1. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
2. The Jane Shermans—The Jane Shermans
3. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
4. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons
5. The Third—Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis
6. Don’t Waste Your Life—The Tripping Souls
7. I Carry Your Heart—Nemes
8. Magnificent Desolation—The Dives
9. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
10. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 3, 2015

Posted on May 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 May 3, 2015

1. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
2. Soul Sister—The Tripping Souls
3. Baby Bye Bye—Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis
4. My Back Pocket—The Steepwater Band
5. What I Thought—Chris Emmerson
6. Everywhere—The Blueflowers
7. Uptown Pony—Craig Moreau
8. Things Inside—Oak City Roots
9. Breakin’ Up—Jan King and Medicine Ball
10.Keep on Pushin’—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, May 3, 2015

Posted on May 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 May 3, 2015

1. Jim McCarty, Emmanuel Garza, Marvin Conrad, Dylan McCarty, Big Daddy Rick, and Phil Maq, Live at The Blue Goose Inn, St. Clair Shores, MI, May 3, 2015
2. Bright—Echosmith
3. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
4. Shut Up and Dance—Walk the Moon
5. Dear Future Husband—Meghan Trainor
6. Love Me Like You Do—Ellie Goulding
7. Sugar—Maroon 5
8. Nothing Without Love—Nate Ruess
9. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
10.Thinking Out Loud—Ed Sheeran
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