“NEW” Paul McCartney Single Released!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by PhilMaq

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The first new track from Paul McCartney’s next album, “New,” has just been made available. The album is set for release in the UK on October 14th and the U.S. October 15th. Sounds very “Beatleish!”

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Holiday Weekend Fun With Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights, Huey Lewis and The News, Wally Pleasant, Steve Martin, and Kermit the Frog

Posted on August 28, 2013 by PhilMaq

The song that kicks off Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights new album “Bandwagon” is “Are We There Yet?” It’s a fun little piece of pop/rock that anyone who ever went on a family vacation can relate to. The animated video drives the point home!

A good Labor Day Weekend song with a GREAT harmonica solo is “Workin’ for a Livin'” from Huey Lewis and The News. The song and video have a lot of energy, but man does it look cheesy!

Labor Day wouldn’t be Labor Day without Wally Pleasant’s “Stupid Day Job!”

And absolutely just for fun is this brand new Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog “Dueling Banjos” video!

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Phil’s Faves: Videos, August 25, 2013

Posted on August 25, 2013 by PhilMaq

This will be a personal 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 August 25, 2013

1. “Ragtime to Rock-N-Roll”—George Bedard, Rich Dishman, Daryl Davis, Ingrid Racine, Pat Prouty, Steve Wood, and Brennan Andes of Macpodz
2. Say You’ll Be Mine—Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis (Live at The Azkena Rock Festival, Spain)
3. Still Into You—Paramore
4. All Over the Road—Easton Corbin
5. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
6. True Love—P!nk and Lily Allen
7. Jump Right In—Zac Brown Band
8. When I See This Bar—Kenny Chesney
9. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
10. Cups (Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m Gone”)—Anna Kendrick

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“Q” Bombs: August 25, 2013

Posted on August 25, 2013 by PhilMaq

A “Q” Bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos that are currently on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus on solely on current or recent videos.
I hate to be so negative about music, but when an artist takes a “bad” song and then brings more attention to it by creating a “bad” video to support it, it will appear on this list. I honestly hope, and it could happen, that this list will be less than 10 items, but I have serious doubts that that possibility will happen. We are, after all, talking about an industry that uses art for huge profits. The companies can’t help themselves.
However, at this point, I will not do a 10 worst music list. I see absolutely no reason to waste time reemphasizing bad music. Once is enough.

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Worst Videos for the Week of August 25, 2013

1. Clarity—Zedd with Foxes
2. We Can’t Stop—Miley Cyrus
3. Treasure—Bruno Mars
4. Walk Off the Earth—Red Hands
5. Hey Girl—Billy Currington
6. Let Her Go–Passenger
7. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke and Pharrell
8. Crash My Party—Luke Bryan
9. The Other Side—Jason Derulo
10. Heartbeats—Johnny Swim
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 18, 2013

Posted on August 23, 2013 by PhilMaq

This will be a personal 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 August 18, 2013

1. Unbreak My Heart—Stella!
2. Tu Mochila Esta Abierta—Dan Sheehan Conspiracy
3. Baker’s Boy—Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
4. My Butterfly—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
5. The River Jordan—Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
6. Surfin’ in Detroit—Howling Diablos
7. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
8. A Woman Left Lonely—Janis Joplin
9. Record Player—Union Specific
10. All the Time in the World—Deep Purple
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Hanson, Josh Turner, and Chubby Checker Dance the Night Away!

Posted on August 21, 2013 by PhilMaq

Way back in a previous millennium, Hanson drove us crazy with one of the greatest simbie’s of all time, “Mmmbop,” Well, the boys didn’t just cash out at that point. They continued to work at their craft and put out a series of decent records over that span. In 2010, they made a comeback of sorts with their groove oriented dance album, “Shout It Out.” I get strange looks from people I talk to when I bring up the fact that Hanson are actually good. So, check it out for yourself with one of the enjoyable dance videos from that album, “Give a Little.” Just try to sit still! I dare you!

I like Josh Turner’s smooth vocal on his dancing ice breaker, “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” Nothing like a melodic shuffle to get your feet moving!

And to finish off this set of dance videos, why not put one of the legends of dance hits as the background to some awesome twisters. The video to Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” actually helps the song shed its dust bunnies!

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Phil’s Faves: Videos, August 18, 2013

Posted on August 18, 2013 by PhilMaq

This will be a personal 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 August 18, 2013

1. All Over the Road—Easton Corbin
2. Jump Right In—Zac Brown Band
3. Still Into You–Paramore
4. When I See This Bar—Kenny Chesney
5. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
6. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
7. True Love—P!nk and Lily Allen
8. Cups (Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m Gone”)—Anna Kendrick
9. Radioactive—Imagine Dragons
10. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots on toy instruments on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”

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“Q” Bombs: August 18, 2013

Posted on August 18, 2013 by PhilMaq

A “Q” Bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos that are currently on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus on solely on current or recent videos.
I hate to be so negative about music, but when an artist takes a “bad” song and then brings more attention to it by creating a “bad” video to support it, it will appear on this list. I honestly hope, and it could happen, that this list will be less than 10 items, but I have serious doubts that that possibility will happen. We are, after all, talking about an industry that uses art for huge profits. The companies can’t help themselves.
However, at this point, I will not do a 10 worst music list. I see absolutely no reason to waste time reemphasizing bad music. Once is enough.

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Worst Videos for the Week of August 18, 2013

1. We Can’t Stop—Miley Cyrus
2. Clarity—Zedd with Foxes
3. Treasure—Bruno Mars
4. The Other Side—Jason Derulo
5. Hey Girl—Billy Currington
6. Walk Off the Earth—Red Hands
7. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke and Pharrell
8. Let Her Go–Passenger
9. What I Wouldn’t Do—Serena Ryder
10. Crash My Party—Luke Bryan
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 11, 2013

Posted on August 18, 2013 by PhilMaq

This will be a personal 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 August 11, 2013

1. The River Jordan—Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
2. Tu Mochila Esta Abierta—Dan Sheehan Conspiracy
3. Baker’s Boy—Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
4. Unbreak My Heart—Stella!
5. Little Cloud—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
6. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
7. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
8. My Butterfly—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
9. Halo of Flies—Alice Cooper
10. Mimi the Ladybug—Jason Didner & The Jungle Gym Jam
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Pepto–Bismol Zen Squirrel–Too Funny!!!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by PhilMaq

Look. I’ll admit that I have a thing for squirrels. They crack me up as they scamper around all over the place. I know they can cause damage to things, too, but I like to think that they use their energy for good–like this zen squirrel!

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