Phil’s Faves: Videos, July 6, 2014

Posted on July 20, 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 July 6, 2014

1. Phil Maq, Emmanuel Garza (Detroit Blues Band, Motor City Sheiks), Jim Finch (The Rood Brothers), and Al Rood (The Rood Brothers) Live at The Blue Goose Inn, St. Clair Shores, MI, June 29, 2014
2. Am I Wrong—Nico & Vinz
3. Summer—Calvin Harris
4. Rude!—Magic
5. River Bank—Brad Paisley
6. Birthday—Katy Perry
7. Automatic—Miranda Lambert
8. Drunk on a Plane—Dierks Bentley
9. Somethin’ Bad—Miranda Lambert
10. Get Me Some of That—Thomas Rhett

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Wayne Kramer and Melvin Davis, Howling Diablos, and Sean Dobbins: An Incredible Concert of Colors, 2014!!!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by PhilMaq

The Concert of Colors in Detroit always seems to have its own kind of magic! I got involved with radio station WHFR after attending one of the events, and every year I am left speechless after attending so many performances of adjective depleting musical artists!

Probably the biggest highlight at this year’s event was the pairing up of Wayne Kramer (of the MC5 [Hall of Fame]) and local R&B singer Melvin Davis for a Rock ‘n’ Soul Revue! The horns sounded GREAT and the band tore through each other’s songs switching off after every two. The biggest surprise for me, and I guess I should have expected it–but not with Melvin sitting in on drums, was when they cranked out “Kick Out the Jams!” The sonic attack was raw and amazing! I’m stunned that there is actually a video of it!:

Detroit rockers, The Howling Diablos, were their usual amazing selves and “Go Gene Go” was a special highlight for me since it focused on Gene Krupa and Tino Gross’ autobiographical lyrics. Another drummer bonding with another drummer:As far as I’m concerned, is there a better storyline?

Speaking of incredible drummers, another awesome event for me this weekend was my introduction to Sean Dobbins and his “Sean Dobbins Organ Quartet!” Sean is a phenomenal drummer and the other members are phenomenal as well:Marcus Elliott on sax, Cary Kocher on vibes, and Glen Turner (?) (sitting in for Chris Codish) on keyboards. They were so tight, but especially on the interplay between Sean and Cary! I wish I had a video to show from the event, but I settled for an interview of Sean telling everybody about his passion for jazz. He is absolutely one of the best drummers playing today!

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Musical “Colors”: Little Big Town, Ozomatli, and Bill Grogan’s Goat!!!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by PhilMaq

One of my favorite videos of the past few years is Little Big Town’s “Little White Church.” [Greatest Video]
The characters are funny and the swamp groove fits everything just right!:

One of the most touching moments that I had from last year’s “Concert of Colors” was my Ozomatli experience. They performed the very beautiful “Cuando Canto” with The Detroit Symphony, and they brought their music to the audience when they broke down the “walls” and took the music into the audience! Here’s an early, subdued version of the song:

Local artists Bill Grogan’s Goat put a Bo Diddley beat to a classic sounding Irish song called “Greenwood Sidee.” It works perfectly for them! Here they are from a performance at P.J. Lager House in Detroit:

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 22, 2014

Posted on July 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 June 22, 2014

1. Come Take My Hand—Randy Cherkis
2. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
3. I Got Love—Bend Sinister
4. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
5. Red Clover—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
6. Baby Let Me Be—The Rutles [Hall of Fame]
7. Idyllwild—Mia Dyson
8. Temporary Sun—Kris Delmhorst
9. When We’re Older—Mia Dyson
10.Greenwood Sidee—Bill Grogan’s Goat
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 15, 2014

Posted on July 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 June 15, 2014

1. Red Clover—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
2. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
3. Idyllwild—Mia Dyson
4. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
5. Come Take My Hand—Randy Cherkis
6. Baby Let Me Be—The Rutles [Hall of Fame]
7. I Got Love—Bend Sinister
8. Temporary Sun—Kris Delmhorst
9. Your Love Will Be My End—Of Clocks and Clouds
10.My Way—RJV & Hell Country Revival
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 8, 2014

Posted on July 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 June 15, 2014

1. Idyllwild—Mia Dyson
2. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
3. The Sound—Birth of Joy
4. Red Clover—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
5. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
6. Your Love Will Be My End—Of Clocks and Clouds
7. Baby Let Me Be—The Rutles [Hall of Fame]
8. Temporary Sun—Kris Delmhorst
9. I Got Love—Bend Sinister
10.Obey the Beard–Psychostick
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 29, 2014

Posted on July 3, 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 June 29, 2014

1. Am I Wrong?—Nico & Vinz
2. Summer—Calvin Harris
3. Rude!—Magic
4. Birthday—Katy Perry
5. Get Me Some of That—Thomas Rhett
6. Drunk on a Plane—Dierks Bentley
7. Automatic—Miranda Lambert
8. Come With Me Now—Kongos
9. River Bank—Brad Paisley
10. Somethin’ Bad—Miranda Lambert

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 1, 2014

Posted on July 3, 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 June 1, 2014

1. The Sound—Birth of Joy
2. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
3. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
4. Idyllwild—Mia Dyson
5. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
6. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
7. Red Clover—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
8. Baby Let Me Be—The Rutles
9. Temporary Sun—Kris Delmhorst
10.Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room—Suzy Bogguss
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 22, 2014

Posted on July 3, 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 June 22, 2014

1. Am I Wrong?—Nico & Vinz
2. Summer—Calvin Harris
3. Rude!—Magic
4. Birthday—Katy Perry
5. Get Me Some of That—Thomas Rhett
6. Ain’t It Fun?—Paramore
7. Come With Me Now—Kongos
8. Drunk on a Plane—Dierks Bentley
9. Automatic—Miranda Lambert
10.Fancy—Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX

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The “J’s” have it!:Fourth of July Pre Show Fun With Joanie Leeds, Johnny Crawford, and Johnny Cash!!!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by PhilMaq

I love ice cream and Joanie Leeds does, too! Here she is in a video for “Ice Cream” from her first “kindie” album, “City Kid”:

Teen idol Johnny Crawford of the TV show, “The Riflema,” had a hit in the early 60’s with this pop music gem! Here he is in “Cindy’s Birthday,” with a lot of stills that at the time, girls would have gone crazy over!:

This week’s “Theme Attic” Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Cash had an idea to put a mariachi arrangement on a country song. The result was a monster hit and one of his signature songs, “Ring of Fire”!:

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