S.O.S.: The Brazilian Johnsons, The Police, and The Five Royales!!!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by PhilMaq

The Brazilian Johnsons, from Brooklyn, NY, have put out a tight album (“Howdy Duty”) of music that used to be called classic rock. Featuring a tight rhythm section, good syncopation, nice guitars, funky keyboards, and a very soulful sound, “S.O.S.” is a very hyperactive rock song!

To me, the song that really broke The Police on the music scene was “Message in a bottle.” This classic had all of the band’s attributes in one song: the slight reggae beat, great storytelling, a “message” song that most people could relate to, and a super catchy chorus. All of that combined make “Message in a Bottle” one of the greatest songs ever recorded! [GSER]

The Five Royales [Hall of Fame] will be entering The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week, but they will be entering the “Theme Attic” Hall of Fame on today’s show. The group was a cross between doo-wop and earl rock that featured great gospel style harmonies. The band also featured the stinging guitar lines of Lowman “Pete Pauling. “Think” is my favorite Five Royales song!

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, March 22, 2015

Posted on April 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 March 22, 2015

1. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds
2. Magnificent Desolation—The Dives
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. Don’t Waste Your Life—The Tripping Souls
5. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
6. The Jane Shermans—The Jane Shermans
7. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers
8. Reset the Dial—The Fletchers
9. Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital—These Curious Thoughts
10.Revenge of the Avenged—Psychostick QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, March 22, 2015

Posted on April 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 March 22, 2015

1. Elizabeth—Building Birds
2. Venus Is Rocking in the Cradle of the Moon—Wendy Webb
3. That Dress—The Dives
4. What I Thought—Chris Emmerson
5. Alone Again, Or—F.U.B.A.R.
6. I Gave Up Everything For You, ‘Cept the Blues—Joe Bonamassa
7. In a Crowd—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
8. Buffalo Blues—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
9. The Stars Look Good Tonight—The Steepwater Band
10.From Death—Building Birds
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, March 22, 2015

Posted on April 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 March 22, 2015

1. Building Birds, Mental Health Day, Tritone Paradox, and Abe Maybe, Live at P.J.s Lager House, Detroit, MI, March 21, 2015
2. Style—Taylor Swift
3. Love Me Like You Do—Ellie Goulding
4. Outside—Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
5. Sugar—Maroon 5
6. The Freeze—Rock ‘N’ Rainbow
7. Uptown Funk—Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
8. Little Red Wagon—Miranda Lambert
9. Venus Is Rocking in the Cradle of the Moon—Wendy Webb
10. Four Five Seconds—Rihanna, Paul McCartney [Hall of Fame], and Kanye West [Hall of Shame] The video NOT the song!
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, March 15, 2015

Posted on April 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 March 15, 2015

1. Magnificent Desolation—The Dives
2. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. Don’t Waste Your Life—The Tripping Souls
5. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
6. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers
7. Reset the Dial—The Fletchers
8. The Jane Shermans—The Jane Shermans
9. Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital—These Curious Thoughts
10.Revenge of the Avenged–Psychostick QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, March 15, 2015

Posted on April 5, 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 March 15, 2015

1. Alone Again, Or—F.U.B.A.R.
2. Venus Is Rocking in the Cradle of the Moon—Wendy Webb
3. Elizabeth—Building Birds
4. That Dress—The Dives
5. What I Thought—Chris Emmerson
6. Shakin’—Blair Alise & The Bombshells
7. Almost Crazy—The Blueflowers
8. Buffalo Gals/Leather Britches/Leslie’s Reel—Altan [Hall of Fame] with Alison Brown
9. But a Girl—Brenda Xu
10. It Shook Me Up—J.D. McPherson
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, March 15, 2015

Posted on April 5, 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 March 15, 2015

1. The Steepwater Band, Nina and The Buffalo Riders, Live at Hop Cat, Detroit, MI, March 13, 2015
2. Sally Barris, Live at Stone House Concert, Detroit, MI, March 14, 2015
3. Jim McCarty & Mystery Train, Live at Boo’s in Mr. B’s, Royal Oak, MI March 14, 2015
4. Altan [Hall of Fame], Live at The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, March 15, 2015
5. Love Me Like You Do—Ellie Goulding
6. Outside—Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
7. Sugar—Maroon 5
8. Style—Taylor Swift
9. The Freeze—Rock ‘N’ Rainbow
10. Uptown Funk—Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, March 8, 2015

Posted on April 5, 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 March 8, 2015

1. Magnificent Desolation—The Dives
2. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
4. Don’t Waste Your Life—The Tripping Souls
5. Reset the Dial—The Fletchers
6. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin & The Wayward Ones
7. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers
8. Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital—These Curious Thoughts
9. The Jane Shermans—The Jane Shermans
10.For the Winter—Brenda Xu
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, March 8, 2015

Posted on April 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 March 8, 2015

1. Venus Is Rocking in the Cradle of the Moon—Wendy Webb
2. Elizabeth—Building Birds
3. That Dress—The Dives
4. Alone Again, Or—F.U.B.A.R.
5. Almost Crazy—The Blueflowers
6. What I Thought—Chris Emmerson
7. Awesome—Stone Clover
8. What You Want—The Fletchers
9. Shakin’—Blair Alise & The Bombshells
10. But a Girl—Brenda Xu
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Phil’s Faves: Videos and Performances, March 8, 2015

Posted on April 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 March 8, 2015

1. Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line, Live at The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, March 8, 2015
2. The Whiskey Charmers, The Blueflowers, and Nina and The Buffalo Riders at The Loving Touch, Ferndale, MI, March 7, 2015
3. Love Me Like You Do—Ellie Goulding
4. Outside—Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
5. Sugar—Maroon 5
6. The Freeze—Rock ‘N’ Rainbow
7. Uptown Funk—Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
8. Style—Taylor Swift
9. Four Five Seconds—Rihanna, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West (The video NOT the song.)
10. Centuries—Fall Out Boy
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