Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 15, 2014

Posted on June 29, 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 15, 2014

1. The Johnny Manning Band Featuring Johnny Manning, Tetsuya Kamogawa, and Danny Manderosian at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Sunday, June 15, 2014
2. Andy Cooney at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Sunday, June 15, 2014
3. Bill Grogan’s Goat at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Saturday, June 15, 2014
4. McSpillin With Special Guest Tetsuya Kamogawa at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Friday, June 13, 2014
5. The Johnny Manning Band Featuring Johnny Manning, Tetsuya Kamogawa, and Danny Manderosian at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Saturday, June 14, 2014
6. Seacht and The Ardan Academy of Irish Dancers at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Saturday, June 14, 2014
7. The Codgers at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Saturday, June 14, 2014
8. Finvarra’s Wren at The Motor City Irish Fest, Redford, MI, Saturday, June 14, 2014
9. Am I Wrong—Nico & Vinz
10. Summer—Calvin Harris

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Pre Show Fun:Casey Kasem, Carmen Miranda, and Lucille Ball!!!

Posted on June 25, 2014 by PhilMaq

Casey Kasem passed away recently and there have been many excellent tributes to the man and the legend. I had a roommate who used to listen to American Top 40 every week and that’s how I was introduced to Casey. My influences as a DJ started earlier than that with DJs from WKNR, CKLW, and WABX, but you cannot minimize the influence that Casey had on the music, radio, and basically all media. Any one who does any kind of countdown owed a royalty to him. It was said that “he was the one who taught the world to count–backwards.” So as he officially joins my Hall of Fame, just notice how he could make something sound exciting even on something as silly as this David Letterman Top 10 Countdown:

Carmen Miranda was another original who was often imitated from Bugs Bunny cartoons to movies to TV Shows. She brought her sultry culture from Brazil to the US and the world. Here’s “The Brazilian Bombshell,” “the lady with the fruit on her head,” in a clip from the movie, “Down Argentine Way” doing her signature song, “Mama Eu Quero” (I Want My Mama):

When I was a kid, I never quite understood what Lucille Ball was doing on the show, but I knew it was funny! Here’s Lucy doing her comedy tribute to Carmen Miranda!:

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 25, 2014

Posted on June 18, 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 May 25, 2014

1. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
2. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
3. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
4. The Sound—Birth of Joy
5. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
6. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
7. Idyllwild—Mia Dyson
8. The One I Left Behind—Mark Lavengood
9. Red Clover—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
10. Temporary Sun—Kris Delmhorst
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 8, 2014

Posted on June 18, 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 8, 2014

1. Summer—Calvin Harris
2. Ain’t It Fun—Paramore
3. Sleeping With a Friend—Neon Trees
4. Am I Wrong—Nico & Vinz
5. Rude!—Magic
6. Birthday—Katy Perry
7. Get Me Some of That—Thomas Rhett
8. Come With Me Now—Kongos
9. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
10. Ashes—The Belle Brigade

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 18, 2014

Posted on June 15, 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 May 18, 2014

1. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
2. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
3. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
4. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
5. Birth of Joy—The Sound
6. Rucca—Joe “King” Carrasco Y El Molino
7. Thunder and Lightning—Bend Sinister
8. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
9. The One I Left Behind—Mark Lavengood
10. Bright Green World—Kris Delmhorst
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 11, 2014

Posted on June 15, 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 May 11, 2014

1. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
2. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
3. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
4. Red Hot –The Beatles (At the Star Club)
5. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
6. Dimestore Hearthrob—Black Pistol Fire
7. Mother’s Hands—Cornell Kinderknecht
8. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
9. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
10. Sisters of Mercy—Jennifer Leonhardt
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 1, 2014

Posted on June 15, 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 1, 2014

1. Ain’t It Fun—Paramore
2. Sleeping With a Friend—Neon Trees
3. Birthday—Katy Perry
4. Summer—Calvin Harris
5. 19 You + Me—Dan + Shay
6. I Choose You—Sara Bareilles
7. Ashes—The Belle Brigade
8. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
9. Get Me Some of That—Thomas Rhett
10. Teacher—Bend Sinister

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Father’s Day, World Cup, and a Full Moon with Friday the 13th: Paul McCartney, Air Miami, and Walter Egan!!!

Posted on June 11, 2014 by PhilMaq

Paul McCartney recorded a beautiful musical tribute to his father on his “Flowers in the Dirt” album. It’s based on a little cliche that his dad would say before shaking hands when they met. It’s perfect Father’s Day sentiment:

The quest for The World Cup starts tomorrow, June 12. Although there never was an official video for Air Miami’s “World Cup Fever” song, I kinda like this tribute to the 2011 Women’s World Cup:

This Friday is both a full moon plus a Friday the 13th calendar crossing. Oooh! Scary! So, I thought of Walter Egan’s slight monster movie homage, “Full Moon Fire.”:

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 4, 2014

Posted on June 10, 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 May 4, 2014

1. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
2. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
3. Dimestore Hearthrob—Black Pistol Fire
4. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
5. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
6. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
7. Teacher—Bend Sinister
8. Rush Around—Chris Emmerson
9. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
10. Hillbilly Filly—Travis Whitelaw
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 27, 2014

Posted on June 10, 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 April 27, 2014

1. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
2. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
3. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
4. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
5. Teacher—Bend Sinister
6. I’ve Got to Know—The Stone Poneys
7. Dimestore Hearthrob—Black Pistol Fire
8. April’s Song—Real Estate
9. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
10. Rush Around—Chris Emmerson
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