Phil’s Faves: Videos, November 23, 2014

Posted on December 7, 2014 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 November 23, 2014

1. Girl in a Country Song—Maddie & Tae
2. Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson on Saturday Night Live, November 22, 2014
3. Blank Space—Taylor Swift
4. Riptide—Vance Joy
5. Day Drinking—Little Big Town
6. Cool Kids—Echosmith
7. Trumpets—Jason Derulo
8. Somethin’ Bad—Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
9. Shake It Off—Taylor Swift
10. Secrets—Mary Lambert

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, November 16, 2014

Posted on December 6, 2014 by PhilMaq

I’m starting a new list. 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’m going to leave this particular intro at the beginning of this list up for awhile because my first few listings will be unfair to some of the albums on my list. Many of the albums on here would have had a pretty good run at the top for a good part of the year, but they are still on my mp3 player because they are far better than almost anything out there. 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 November 16, 2014

1. Particles—A Science Experiment
2. The Time Is Now—Billy Brandt & The Sugaree’s
3. Good Egg!—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
4. Dime—Jan King and Medicine Ball
5. Atlas—Real Estate
6. No Part of Nothin’—Mark Lavengood
7. Don’t Waste Your Life—The Tripping Souls
8. Shotgun Wedding—Rosewater
9. The Rutles—The Rutles
10. Bad Self Portraits—Lake Street Dive

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Phil’s Faves; Songs, November 16, 2014

Posted on December 6, 2014 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 November 16, 2014

1. Mad Men—Birth of Joy
2. Blue Baby Blue—Billy Brandt and The Sugaree’s
3. Hungry—Eddie Angel
4. We’re Big We’re Small—A Science Experiment
5. The Mind Is Dreaming of Us All—Jan King and Medicine Ball
6. Shadow—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
7. Free to Be…You and Me—Jason Didner & The Jungle Gym Jam with Suzy Shelton
8. Chuco’s Cumbia—Los Lobos [Hall of Fame]
9. Particles—A Science Experiment
10. Let Her Down—Billy Brandt & The Sugaree’s
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, November 16, 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 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 November 16, 2014

1. Jim McCarty (bass), Emmanuel Garza, Joe LaBeau, Reed, & Phil Maq Live at The Blue Goose Inn, St. Clair Shores, MI, November 16, 2014
2. Girl in a Country Song—Maddie & Tae
3. Blank Space—Taylor Swift
4. Day Drinking—Little Big Town
5. Cool Kids—Echosmith
6. Trumpets—Jason Derulo
7. Riptide—Vance Joy
8. Somethin’ Bad—Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
9. Shake It Off—Taylor Swift
10. Secrets—Mary Lambert

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, November 9, 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 by PhilMaq

I’m starting a new list. 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’m going to leave this particular intro at the beginning of this list up for awhile because my first few listings will be unfair to some of the albums on my list. Many of the albums on here would have had a pretty good run at the top for a good part of the year, but they are still on my mp3 player because they are far better than almost anything out there. 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 November 9, 2014

1. Dime—Jan King and Medicine Ball
2. Particles—A Science Experiment
3. Good Egg!—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
4. The Time Is Now—Billy Brandt & The Sugaree’s
5. Mac Abbe et le Zombie Orchestra—Mac Abbe et le Zombie Orchestra (MAZO)
6. No Part of Nothin’—Mark Lavengood
7. Atlas—Real Estate
8. Shotgun Wedding—Rosewater
9. The Rutles—The Rutles
10. Don’t Waste Your Life—The Tripping Souls

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, November 9, 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 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 November 9, 2014

1. We’re Big We’re Small—A Science Experiment
2. The Mind Is Dreaming of Us All—Jan King and Medicine Ball
3. Particles—A Science Experiment
4. Mad Men—Birth of Joy
5. Blue Baby Blue—Billy Brandt and The Sugaree’s
6. Hungry—Eddie Angel
7. Shadow—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
8. Smoked Ham Blues—Mick Clarke
9. Free to Be…You and Me—Jason Didner & The Jungle Gym Jam with Suzy Shelton
10. Hope for the Future—Paul McCartney [Hall of Fame]
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, November 9, 2014

Posted on December 4, 2014 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 November 9, 2014, 2014

1. Day Drinking—Little Big Town
2. Girl in a Country Song—Maddie & Tae
3. Cool Kids—Echosmith
4. Shake It Off—Taylor Swift
5. Trumpets—Jason Derulo
6. Somethin’ Bad—Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
7. Blank Space—Taylor Swift
8. Secrets—Mary Lambert
9. Riptide—Vance Joy
10. Black Widow—Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora (Just the video, NOT the song)

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, November 2, 2014

Posted on December 4, 2014 by PhilMaq

I’m starting a new list. 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’m going to leave this particular intro at the beginning of this list up for awhile because my first few listings will be unfair to some of the albums on my list. Many of the albums on here would have had a pretty good run at the top for a good part of the year, but they are still on my mp3 player because they are far better than almost anything out there. 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 November 2, 2014

1. Mac Abbe et le Zombie Orchestra—Mac Abbe et le Zombie Orchestra (MAZO)
2. Dime—Jan King and Medicine Ball
3. Good Egg!—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
4. Particles—A Science Experiment
5. The Time Is Now—Billy Brandt & The Sugaree’s
6. Shotgun Wedding—Rosewater
7. No Part of Nothin’—Mark Lavengood
8. Atlas—Real Estate
9. The Rutles—The Rutles [Hall of Fame]
10. Animals—Bend Sinister

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, November 2, 2014

Posted on December 4, 2014 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 November 2, 2014

1. The Mind Is Dreaming of Us All—Jan King and Medicine Ball
2. We’re Big We’re Small—A Science Experiment
3. Particles—A Science Experiment
4. This Time Around—Cane Corso (With Jan King)
5. Hope for the Future—Paul McCartney [Hall of Fame]
6. Mad Men—Birth of Joy
7. Blue Baby Blue—Billy Brandt and The Sugaree’s
8. Shadow—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
9. Hungry—Eddie Angel
10. The Last Howl—Ruby Keeps Burning
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Sexy, Wicked, Funky Grooves: Feather-Bright, Lake Street Dive, and Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas!!!

Posted on December 3, 2014 by PhilMaq

Most of the bands for my show today do not have videos for what I intend to play, but I grabbed some good clips!.
Feather-Bright refer to their style of music as “moon rock.” Here, they lay down a very wicked riff on a way too short clip of “Call to the Moon!”:

The amazing Lake Street Dive put out an album of mostly infectious grooves earlier this year. (“Bad Self Portraits”) On this song, lead singer Rachel Price leads the band through a hand-clapping “Seventeen!:

The latest Motor City diva, Jessica Hernandez, along with her band, The Deltas, provide some Motown inspired R&B on “I’m Sorry I Stole Your Man.” (No, she’s not!):

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