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2018 Philby 100 Best Albums

Posted on March 24, 2019 by PhilMaq

As the words of a Crosby Stills, and Nash song state: “It’s Been a Long Time Comin!” Through all of the weather delays and station closings, the official Philby 100 Best Albums of 2018 post is finally ready! This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Philby | Tagged A Different Kind of Train, A Good American Life, A World Unknown, Abby Hoffman, Adrianne Serna, Allan Thomas, Altan, Altered Sweet: The Songs of Matthew Sweet, American Beauty, Amy Helm, Amy Soucy, Angela Perley and The Howlin' Moons, Are You Listening?, Bar, Bark's Wagon Tales, Beer Me, Bernie Marsden, Better a Fool Than Aloof, Beyond the Static, Big Dudee Roo, Billy Brandt, Birds Say, Bitzer, Black Note Graffiti, Blue Mesa, Bobby Pennock, Both Sides of the Sky, Breaking and Entering, Buddha Pesto Manifesto, C.J. Ramone, Caleb Ford, California Guitar Trio, Carry Fire, Champion, Chris Richards, Circling the Moon: The Songs of Mike Stephens, Coral Creek, Craig Moreau, Crash Boom Bang!, Darlingside, Dave Caruso, David and The Disasters, Detroit 2 Nashville, Didn't It Rain, Diggin' Down, Dust Bowl: American Stories, Ed Dupas, Eggtones for Fun, Eliza Neals, Elliot Schneider, Every Single Part of You, Everybody Has a Purpose, Extralife, Fair Mitten: New Songs of the Historic Great Lakes Basin, Feel These Blues, For the Dirt, Formaldehyde Tobacco and Tulips, Ghost Light, Gifts or Creatures, Grant Maloy Smith, Greg Nagy, Gregory Stovetop, Happy Curmudgeons, Heavy Days, Heavy Dudee, Here Again and Lost, Hey Kid, Holding On: A Heal My Soul Companion, House Caught Fire, Housewarming, I Dug It Up, If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous, It's Never Too Late, Jason Hawk Harris, Jeff Healey, Jemmi Hazeman and The Honey Riders, Jeremy Clyde, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Kidd and Sheila Burke, Joe Peters, Joel Boyea, Joseph Veloz, Joshua Davis, Judy Banker, Judy Collins, Karen Nash, Katherine Moller, Katy Guillen and The Girls, Kevin Fisher, Korembi, Kozmic Maze, Latvian Radio, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Lay Around That Shack, Let It Shine, Living Inside, Lost on the Road to Eternity, Love and Justice, Luke Winslow King, Lynne Hanson, MAGNUM, May Erlewine, Meant 2 Be, Michael Snyder-Barker, Mick Clarke, Mike Gentry, MJ Bishop, Morgan Treni, Mother Lion, Motor City Shakedown, Nick Piunti, Nick Urb, Nightbird, Nina and the Buffalo Riders, Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line, Nose Dive, Offerings, Oginalii, Olivia Millerschin, Over the Weather, Overgrowth, Peaks and Valleys, Phil Maq, Philby Album of the Year, Philby Album of the Year 2018, Philby Awards, Pick Your Poison Pick Your Blues, Psychsploitation Today, Rhett Miller, River of Sand, Robert Plant, Royal Wood, Sarah Jane Scouten, Sarah McQuaid, Sarana VerLin, Saskwatch, Savoy Brown, Serve, Seth Bernard, Shady Groves, Shine, Slam Allen, Songs of Movement, Spinning the Earth in Reverse, Stepladders, Storm Queen, Stranded, Strangers Again, Strawberry Heritage, Taller Than They Appear, Temporary High, Ten Cent Tour, Territorial Chant, Territorial chant 6, The Bankesters, The Bayonets, The Bottom Drawer Sessions No.1, The Detroit Dives, The Dirk Kroll Band, The Dreamer and Other Essays, The Dustbowl Revival, The Empty Pockets, The Gap of Dreams, The Good Stuff, The Grey EP, The Jesse Xavier Band, The Mae Trio, The Pandys, The Prefab Messiahs, The Ragbirds, The Rallies, The Sabres, The Threshold and The Hearth, The Traveler, The Turnback, The View From Here, The Way Back Home, This River, This Too Shall Pass, Tim Bennett, Tom Curless, Tommy Emmanuel, Tosha Owens, Trio Reenactment, Two Sides to Every Story, Until the End of Days, Volume II: Without Nothing I'm You, Walk With Me, When the Bloom Falls From the Rose, Where We Are, Whit Hill, Windborne, Witchy Feelin', With a Lampshade On, Without You, Wrong Side of Right | Leave a comment

Unofficial Philby Best Albums of 2018, List 3

Posted on January 25, 2019 by PhilMaq

Another partial album list: 41.Walk With Me—Laura Rain and The Caesars 42.Offerings—Joseph Veloz 43.If We Dig Any Deeper, It Could Get Dangerous—Sarah McQuaid 44.Living Inside—The Dirk Kroll Band 45.Altered Sweet: The Songs of Matthew Sweet—Various Artists 46.American Beauty—C.J. Ramone 47.Beyond … Continue reading →

Posted in Philby | Tagged A Good American Life, Altered Sweet: A Tribute to Matthew Sweet, American Beauty, Beyond the Static, Birds Say, Bobby Pennock, Circling the Moon: The Songs of Mike Stephens, CJ Ramone, Darlingside, Diggin' Down, Ed Dupas, Formaldehyde Tobacco and Tulips, Housewarming, If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous, Jason Hawk Harris, Joe Peters, Joseph Veloz, Katherine Moller, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Lay Around That Shack, Living Inside, Mick Clarke, MJ Bishop, Nick Piunti, Offerings, Olivia Millerschin, Over the Weather, Sarah McQuaid, Savoy Brown, Serve, Songs of Movement, Storm Queen, The Dirk Kroll Band, The Dustbowl Revival, The Mae Trio, The Rallies, Tom Curless, Walk With Me, Windborne, Witchy Feelin', With a Lampshade On | Leave a comment

The Philby Best Albums of 2018 Pt. 3, Wednesday Morning, 10AM-12PM EST!!!

Posted on January 16, 2019 by PhilMaq

The Philbys roll on! Wednesday morning’s “Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from 10AM-12PM EST will have Part 3 of “The Philby Best Albums of 2018”!!! Songs by artists will include Windborne, Dustbowl Revival (Album cover for “With a Lampshade On” in the upper left.) The Maes (The … Continue reading →

Posted in Pre Show Preview | Tagged Altered Sweet: A Tribute to Matthew Sweet, Andy Reed, Bobby Pennock, CJ Ramone, Darlingside, Ed Dupas, Futureman Records, goodbyemotel, Housewarming, It's Never Too Late, Jason Hawk Harris, Joe Peters, Joseph Veloz, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Lucky Peterson, Mick Clarke, Mike Stephens, MJ Bishop, Nick Piunti, Olivia Millerschin, Rick Hromadka, Sarah McQuaid, Savoy Brown, Serve, The Dirk Kroll Band, The Dustbowl Revival, The Mae Trio, The Maes, The Rallies, Tom Curless, Tommy Emmanuel, Walk With Me, Windborne, With a Lampshade On | Leave a comment

It’s the 2018 Fall New Music Showcase Pt. 1 on “Prime Time Theme Attic,” Monday Night, 8PM-10PM EST!!!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by PhilMaq

My “Fall New Music Showcase” always has several goals: Feature songs from several albums that I have not played anything from, yet, and, more importantly, it’s the final push to make albums eligible for Philby awards should I choose to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pre Show Preview | Tagged A Different Kind of Train, Boomerang, Caroline Cotter, Coral Creek, Craig Moreau, Darlingside, Dave Boutette, Dave Boutette and Kristi Lynn Davis, Deb Ryder, Grant Maloy Smith, Jesse Cook, Joe Kidd and Sheila Burke, Joe Peters, Karen Nash, Katy Guillen and The Girls, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Love and Justice, Mallory Knox, Marshall Young Band, May Erlewine, Michael Stephens, Mike Stephens, Steve Leaf and The Ex-Pats, Strawberry Heritage, Territorial Chant, The Bankesters, The Dirk Kroll Band, The Go Rounds, The Jesse Xavier Band, Your Gracious Host | Leave a comment

2017 Philby Song Award Winners

Posted on December 30, 2017 by PhilMaq

Here is my official list for my favorite songs of 2017! There are more artists and more variety! Sometimes more doesn’t always mean “better.” But I think this is the best list yet for those reasons. The more music and … Continue reading →

Posted in Philby | Tagged "Blues of Desperation", "Change", "Eugene Hideaway" Bridges, "Just When You Think", "Leaving", "Make Me Over (Noddy Holder)", "One More Time", A Fragile Tomorrow, Ain't No Thinkin' When You're Drinkin', Alice Cooper, Alicia Marie, Alison Krauss, Always the Same, American Housewife, Angela Perley and The Howlin' Moons, Another Lifetime, Arjun, Auto-Pilot, Become, Best Behavior, Bill Edwards, Birth of Joy, Blood to Roam, Bobby Pennock, Brake Accelerator, Bring It On Home to Memphis, Building Birds, Chariot, Christa Gniadek, Come On Come On Come On, Coming Round, Common Union 59, Courtney Yasmineh, Crossing Borderline, Crossroad, Cut Me Down, Dave Caruso, Dawes, Detroit Boulevard, Detroit Strong, Diana Chittester, Dirty Bourbon River Show, Discrepancies, Don Arbor, Don't Call Me Darlin', Don't Let Me Win, Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya, downtown mystic, Dreaming of the Fallen Again, Dylan McDonald and The Avians, Each Season, Eddie's Song, Electricity, Eliza Neals, Emmylou Harris, Eric Gnezda, Everyone Comes from Somewhere, Feels So Good, Find My Way Home, Forsaken, Frank Bang and The Cook County Kings, George Stephen Kelly, get it right, Going to a Party, Gold, Greg Kihn, Gretchen's Wheel, Hallelujah, He Belongs to Me, He Did It, Heal My Wounds, Home, Hungry Heart, I Guess You Don't Miss That Like I Do, I Will Never Know, I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always, If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now, Is This America, It Ain't My Fault, It Serves Me Right, It Should Have Been Me, It's About Time, It's Alright, Jan King and Medicine Ball, Jen Sygit, Jeremy Porter, Jessica Lee Wilkes, Jillian Rae, Jo Serrapere and The LaFawndas, Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights, Joe Bonamassa, Jon Pousette-Dart, Judy Banker, Kate Jablonski, King Tuff, Kristen Toedtman, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Losin' Your, Losing You, Love Is Love, Love Refrigerator, Lucky, Luke Winslow King, Lust and Lies, Make It Right, Mark Jewett, Mark Lavengood, Meet Me At the Bottom, Melody, Mental Health Day, Michael on Fire, Miles Below, Molly Felder, My City's On Fire, Mystery Sign, Nick Waterhouse, Nikki James, No Friends, Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line, Nothing Left, O My Soul, Oak City Roots, Olivia Millerschin, Paranormal, Passion, Pink Flamingos, Price Tag, Purple GTO, Queen Isabella, Rachel B, Rather Stay, Ray Kaan and Detroit Trouble, Red City Radio, Right on Time, River Blue, River of Time. Ian Feron, Rodney Crowell, Roy Rogers, Sad Sad Song, Samantha Fish, Sarah Borges and The Broken Singles, Sarah McQuaid, Scott Fab, Seconds, Set Me Free, Shame on Me, Shannon Lee, She Turns On, Shelter, Signal Flags, Silver Lining, Sinking Feeling, Sleater Kinney, Smile, Something's Going On, Song of the Lower Classes, Step Out of Line, Stupid with Your Love, The Accidentals, The Answer Was You, The Blues Don't Care, The Dirk Kroll Band, The Effort Award, The Garden of Soul, The Hangabouts, The Life I Got, The Pandys, The Pole Barn Rebels, The Record Company, The Steepwater Band, The Turnback, The Vegabonds, The Wag, The Whiskey Charmers, Things Inside, Thornetta Davis, Tommy Z, Tosha Owens, Try to Make It, Turn Around and Go, Under Control, Vanderberg's MoonKings, Victoria Reed, Voo Davis, Way Down Yonder, Wendy Webb, When You're The Only One, Where's Keith, Windborne, You Gotta Wait | Leave a comment

Philby Hot 100 Songs of 2017, Pt. 4 on Wednesday’s “Mid Day Theme Attic,” 2PM-4PM ET!!!

Posted on December 20, 2017 by PhilMaq

Twenty more songs of the “Philby Hot 100 Songs of 2017” are revealed on “Mid Day Theme Attic” with Phil Maq from 2PM-4PM ET!!! (Right after “Afternoon Jazz” with Mr. Jags from 12 Noon-2PM ET!) Tracks 40-21! There are 45 … Continue reading →

Posted in Philby | Tagged "Eugene Hideaway" Bridges, Alicia Marie, Arjun, Best Behavior, Bobby Pennock, Bobby Pennock and Shannon Lee, Building Birds, Common Union 59, Dave Caruso, Eliza Neals, Frank Bang and The Cook County Kings, Jo Serrapere and The LaFawndas, Joe Bonamassa, Laura Rain and The Caesars, Mental Health Day, Nick Waterhouse, Oak City Roots, Ray Kaan's Detroit Trouble, Samantha Fish, Shannon Lee, The Dirk Kroll Band, Thornetta Davis | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, November 19, 2017

Posted on November 21, 2017 by PhilMaq

This is 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 … Continue reading →