Tagged: topfive

five against one:

Oct 21, 2011, 6:33am JunkiePop

Something To Write Home About, nello specifico del rapporto fra spostamenti da casa o quello che più si avvicina al concetto dell'avere relazioni di amore e odio con la propria dimora, quello che contiene e che la circonda. Ci si prova poi magari viene fuori tutt'altro e a nessuno fregherà nulla. 1) Our Sunday Affairs - Curbing Your Enthusiasm Why don't you remember Sprouting in April under terrible weather? I searched for god but I found myself Rotting away inside [...]

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Listami questo

Oct 20, 2011, 4:00am JunkiePop

Nell'ultimo viaggio fatto a Barcellona (il primo per inciso da turista) passando per Gracia (che sempre per inciso è forse la parte che ho amato di più della città) mi sono fermato in un negozietto, di quelli che se li vedi da fuori e hai un minimo di animo nerd ci entri se lo vedi da un chilometro. Diciamo che tra Star Wars e oggettistica Mad Men oriented (nel senso di stile e 502s) se la gioca molto ma molto bene. Lì ho preso in mano un libro che ipoteticamente ho sempre sperato di avere. Voi umani normali [...]

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Top Five Punk Rock Love Songs (A List By Anthony Barlow)

Oct 17, 2011, 10:02pm The Ruckus

Photo courtesy LordKhan on Flickr 1. Tuesday - 'Too Much Of Today' Tuesday - Too Much Of Today Dan Andriano is the original - and maybe the only - crooner of punk rock. His lyrics might be steeped in cliches, but it's hard not to relate to every word the man utters. I think everyone's been in a similar situation to the one described in 'Too Much Of Today' and it's this, his ability to turn the most mundane things in [...]

• Against Me! - Pretty Girls (The Mover)
• Alkaline Trio - Every Thug Needs A Lady
• Lucero - She's Just That Kind Of Girl
• Tuesday - Too Much Of Today
• Weezer - Pink Triangle

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Artist:	Against Me!
Title:	Pretty Girls (The Mover)
Link Text:	Against Me! - Pretty Girls (The Mover)
File Name:	07%20Pretty%20Girls%20%28The%2 0Mover%29.mp3
Bitrate:	233 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	2005

Artist:	Alkaline Trio
Title:	Every Thug Needs A Lady
Link Text:	Alkaline Trio - Every Thug Needs A Lady
File Name:	08%20Every%20Thug%20Needs%20A% 20Lady.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	2003

Artist:	Lucero
Title:	She's Just That Kind Of Girl
Link Text:	Lucero - She’s Just That Kinda Girl
File Name:	10%20She%27s%20Just%20That%20K ind%20Of%20Girl.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	2006

Artist:	Tuesday
Title:	Too Much Of Today
Link Text:	Tuesday - Too Much Of Today
File Name:	09%20Too%20Much%20Of%20Today.m p3
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	1997

Artist:	Weezer
Title:	Pink Triangle
Link Text:	Weezer - Pink Triangle
File Name:	08%20Pink%20Triangle.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	1996

five against one: treno in transito al binario tre

Sep 30, 2011, 4:57am JunkiePop

C'è gente che davvero riesce a stare in treno senza cuffie, senza leggere o fare cose, qualsiasi cosa. Sono fermi nei loro posti a guardare il vuoto e se un cellulare squilla provano anche piacere ad ascoltare le altrui telefonate. Sono quelli che piegano il collo meglio di un contorsionista per riuscire a leggere la prima pagina del quotidiano in mano al tizio di fronte a loro. Sono quelli che ti rivolgono parola..che è tipo vietatissimo. 1) Hum - Stars she thinks she missed [...]

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Five Fantastic Independent Scottish Bands From Dave Hughes

Sep 12, 2011, 10:52am The Ruckus

We are honored to have folk-rocker Dave Hughes take us on a journey through his favorite independent Scottish music [via YouTube]. The accents make me a little weak in the knees, personally, so I was quite excited for this feature. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. If you're hungry for more amazing music, go listen to some of Dave's here . 1. Help Save the Youth of Cumnock and Doon Valley - Roscoe Vacant This song is basically what is happening in Scotland right this moment. Roscoe writes [...]

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Top Five Reasons We Weren't Watching the VMAs

Aug 29, 2011, 8:54pm The Ruckus

My twitter/facebook/google reader was overwhelmed with VMA information last night and this morning. Otherwise, I don't think I would have been aware that they were even happening. I can't say that I have been since the nineties. Jokingly, I made a top five reasons I didn't watch the show and sent it to Melanie. She replied with her own top five and now it is a post. Tiffiny's list: 1. I wasn't aware it was still relevant. 2. Two words: Chris Brown 3. I don't have cable. [...]

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Top Five By the Charts

Aug 22, 2011, 7:10pm The Ruckus

My last.fm doesn't update very often. I don't know why. I've tried reinstalling it, changing the settings, restarting my computer, and restarting my iPod. It isn't the biggest deal in the world, but every couple months when it does update, I enjoy tracking what I've been listening to. This possibly seems like a no-brainer to some people, but I find that what charts isn't necessarily the way I remember it. For example, I would say that U2 is my favorite band right now, but they are all the way down at number ten on my [...]

• Fake Problems - Soulless
• Frank Turner - Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
• Josh Ritter - Good Man
• Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Baby Bones
• The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio

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Artist:	Fake Problems
Title:	Soulless
Link Text:	Fake Problems - Soulless
File Name:	soulless.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Frank Turner
Title:	Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
Link Text:	Frank Turner - Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
File Name:	reasons-not-to-be-an-idiot.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2008

Artist:	Josh Ritter
Title:	Good Man
Link Text:	Josh Ritter - Good Man
File Name:	good-man.mp3
Bitrate:	202 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2006

Artist:	Laura Stevenson and the Cans
Title:	Baby Bones
Link Text:	Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Baby Bones
File Name:	001.mp3
Bitrate:	193 kbps

Artist:	The National
Title:	Bloodbuzz Ohio
Link Text:	The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
File Name:	bloodbuzz-ohio.mp3
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2010

Duets

Aug 15, 2011, 10:00am The Ruckus

There's something about combining male and female vocals that does it for me. The dynamic is gorgeous. Here are five of my favorite duets from some of my favorite artists. Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) & Lisa Hannigan - Some Surprise This track was written by Bell X1 , another band that I'm fond of for their charity project, The Cake Sale . Lisa and Gary recorded this song perfectly. It's one that I've put on repeat many times. Gary [...]

• Against Me! - Borne On The FM Waves of the Heart (featuring Tegan Quin)
• Damien Rice - Volcano
• Gary Lightbody & Lisa Hannigan - Some Surprise
• Rachael Yamagata - Duet
• Snow Patrol - Set The Fire To The Third Bar (feat. Martha Wainwright)

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Artist:	Against Me!
Title:	Borne On The FM Waves of the Heart (featuring Tegan Quin)
Link Text:	Against Me! - Borne On The FM Waves of the Heart (featuring Tegan Quin)
File Name:	06-borne-on-the-fm-waves-of-th e-heart-featuring-tegan-quin.m p3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Genre:	Other

Artist:	Damien Rice
Title:	Volcano
Link Text:	Damien Rice - Volcano
File Name:	02-volcano.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Gary Lightbody & Lisa Hannigan
Title:	Some Surprise
Link Text:	Gary Lightbody & Lisa Hannigan - Some Surprise
File Name:	04-some-surprise.mp3
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2007

Artist:	Rachael Yamagata
Title:	Duet
Link Text:	Rachael Yamagata - Duet
File Name:	1-06-duet.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	Pop
Year:	2008

Artist:	Snow Patrol
Title:	Set The Fire To The Third Bar (feat. Martha Wainwright)
Link Text:	Snow Patrol - Set The Fire To The Third Bar (feat. Martha Wainwright)
File Name:	08-set-the-fire-to-the-third-b ar-feat.-martha-wainwright.mp3
Bitrate:	188 kbps
Genre:	Indie Pop
Year:	2006

Places I Have Never Been (by Adam, who is not a dinosaur)

Jul 19, 2011, 5:48pm The Ruckus

"Write about what you know" is a phrase you've probably heard many times. The thing with these recycled quotes people parrot out is that sometimes, well, they don't actually mean anything do they? I mean, seriously, no one wants to hear a song about what you really know. Let me put it this another way – let's say you're a college student, for example. No one really wants to hear a song about getting wasted, eating pizza and trying to get girls to take their clothes o....oh no, I apologise, I'm wrong. They actually do. It's called 'I Love College' [...]

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Top Five Bruce Springsteen Covers (by Adam Sharp)

Jul 15, 2011, 10:25am The Ruckus

Whenever I get in a conversation about songwriters with friends, inevitably I bring up the fact that I think Bruce Springsteen is one of the best ever. I don't say it to be cute, funny or different. I say it cause it's the damn truth. Beneath the schmaltz, tight jeans and dancing Courtney Cox is a man who possesses an ability with the pen that isn't matched by many. The problem, of course, is that we hear these songs with all that 80s excess and don't really think about how depressingly real the words are that Springsteen uses. For instance, [...]

• A.A. Bondy - I'm On Fire
• Beerjacket - Dancing In The Dark
• Josh Ritter - The River
• Kyle Morton (of Typhoon) & Danielle Sullivan (of Wild Ones) - Atlantic City
• Matthew Ryan - Something In The Night

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Artist:	A.A. Bondy
Title:	I'm On Fire
Link Text:	AA Bondy - I'm On Fire
File Name:	im-on-fire.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Beerjacket
Title:	Dancing In The Dark
Link Text:	Beerjacket - Dancing In The Dark
File Name:	01-dancing-in-the-dark.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	Other
Year:	2009

Artist:	Josh Ritter
Title:	The River
Link Text:	Josh Ritter - The River
File Name:	the-river.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Other

Artist:	Kyle Morton (of Typhoon) & Danielle Sullivan (of Wild Ones)
Title:	Atlantic City
Link Text:	Kyle Morton and Danielle Sullivan - Atlantic City
File Name:	atlantic-city.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Ryan
Title:	Something In The Night
Link Text:	Matthew Ryan - Something In The Night
File Name:	something-in-the-night.mp3
Bitrate:	196 kbps

five against one: il fumo uccide ma fa socializzare

Jul 14, 2011, 10:42am JunkiePop

Con un titolo del genere mi viene in mente la scena di It Crowd dove tutti sono fuori dallo stabile a fumare e lo scenario diventa il set di un film russo, e la situazione vuole essere un po' quella e un po' una cosa leggermente diversa. Da Blake Schwarzenbach a Nick Drake, 5 mosse sulla scacchiera per dare il matto all'avversario e attaccare la pezza definitiva, come quella pubblicità delle caramelle (o sciroppo) per la gola della tizia sul treno che viene tampinata sempre di più dal tipo con gli occhiali che poi la impezza. Ci siamo capiti. [...]

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Top Five Songs Used as TV Theme Tunes (by Joanna)

Jul 12, 2011, 8:55am The Ruckus

Two things I love most: Music and TV. (Don't worry, this is old news to my hubby and children.) So in my opinion one of the best things ever is when a TV show uses a great song as theme music. The 80's spring to mind first because let's face it, the 80's rocked in every way. But in trying to be somewhat up to date I am limiting myself to shows that aired in this century. So apologies to everyone who was thinking you were about to get a link to the classic Greatest American Hero [...]

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Five Syd Barrett Tunes (by Oliver Ignatius)

Jul 7, 2011, 8:24pm The Ruckus

Syd Barrett was one of the only true enigmas who ever passed through the forcefield of celebrity that is being a pop star, however brief his reign. For a few shit hot months in 1967, he led Pink Floyd to chart dominance in the UK, as some of the earliest innovators of the new psychedelic sound. At the center of Pink Floyd's appeal at that time were Syd Barrett's unhinged, angular electric guitar playing and his dazzlingly unique songwriting, always delivered in the same sleepy, childlike monotone. Sadly by the year's end, he had begun to succumb to the strains [...]

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I Am America and So Can You: 5 Songs about America

Jul 4, 2011, 11:00am The Ruckus

Today's Top Five was curated by our good friend Regina , who is home on leave this weekend from the United States Navy (fuck yeah). Since she spends most of her time serving this great country of ours, we figured that she could provide us with a unique musical perspective on the July 4th holiday, in the form of a Top Five. We were not disappointed. 05 America - Simon and Garfunkel I have this thing where I'm obsessed with exploring and seeing America. Forever in love and slightly obnoxious [...]

• America - Simon and Garfunkel » america..mp3
• Chicago - Sufjan Stevens » chicago.mp3
• Jimi Hendrix - Freedom
• OK Go - Do What You Want

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Link Text:	America - Simon and Garfunkel
File Name:	america..mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Link Text:	Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
File Name:	chicago.mp3
Bitrate:	209 kbps

Artist:	Jimi Hendrix
Title:	Freedom
Link Text:	Freedom - Jimi Hendrix
File Name:	freedom.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	OK Go
Title:	Do What You Want
Link Text:	Do What You Want - Ok Go
File Name:	02-do-what-you-want-1.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2005

Songs About Trains

Jun 24, 2011, 11:52pm The Ruckus

Me and my friends in the park drinking beer underneath the tree Lying on your back as the sun goes down, you know it's perfect cause you've got to leave On a Saturday night in a town like this I forget all my songs about trains A bar with a jukebox and you on my arm heaven and earth are pretty much the same -"Me and Jiggs" Josh Ritter Down In the Valley - The Head and the Heart [...]

• Bright Eyes - Train Under Water
• Frank Turner - Smiling At Strangers On Trains
• Josh Ritter - Harrisburg (Live)
• The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train
• The Head and the Heart - Down in the Valley

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Artist:	Bright Eyes
Title:	Train Under Water
Link Text:	Bright Eyes - Train Under Water
File Name:	05-train-under-water.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	2005

Artist:	Frank Turner
Title:	Smiling At Strangers On Trains
Link Text:	Frank Turner - Smiling At Strangers On Trains
File Name:	22-smiling-at-strangers-on-tra ins.mp3
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2009

Artist:	Josh Ritter
Title:	Harrisburg (Live)
Link Text:	Josh Ritter - Harrisburg
File Name:	1-04-harrisburg--live-.mp3
Bitrate:	129 kbps

Artist:	The Cure
Title:	Jumping Someone Else's Train
Link Text:	The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train
File Name:	06-jumping-someone-elses-train .mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	1979

Artist:	The Head and the Heart
Title:	Down in the Valley
Link Text:	The Head and the Heart - Down in the Valley
File Name:	down-in-the-valley-1.mp3
Year:	2011

five against one: mi piace il caffè nero così come il mio metal

Jun 20, 2011, 6:28pm JunkiePop

Metto subito un bel puntino sulla i: al posto di cinque canzoni basterebbe Lua di Bright Eyes, solo per quella piccola frasettina che non sto nemmeno a riportare, ma magari finirà nella top five delle canzoni della vita. A rigor di correttezza, sì, il titolo è una citazione dei Mindless Self Qualcosa. 1) Black Flag - Black Coffee Drinking black coffee, black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the wall Black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, staring at the wall [...]

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five against one: le canzoni che parlano dei supereroi (parte 2)

Jun 16, 2011, 4:38am JunkiePop

Gli ultimi sette giorni sono stati veramente difficili per i fan della Dc. La prospettiva di un nuovo - ed ennesimo - reboot non va a genio a molti e soprattutto al sottoscritto. Senza fasciarsi la testa prima del dovuto - roba che se Jim Lee si mette a disegnare con i piedi, perchè i suoi alti e bassi li ha avuti, vado direttamente a prenderlo a schiaffoni al quartier generale della JLA, che cambierà nome in Justice League International. Vabbè. 1) Weezer - In The Garage [...]

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Five Songs I Heard On The Ruckus

Jun 14, 2011, 10:00am The Ruckus

[Editor's Note: In addition to being my husband (full time job) and occasionally contributing top fives to The Ruckus, James spends some time reading the music we put up. Yesterday was our anniversary and this list was a nice gesture of love. Just knowing that one person has been converted in their musical ways is the best part of doing this blog, especially if you share a home (and often a car stereo) with this person. -Tiffiny] 5. Churchill - Loud A Denver band with natural talent and good looks. [...]

• Churchill - Loud
• Fake Problems - 5678
• Frank Turner - The Road
• Ha Ha Tonka - St. Nick On the Fourth in a Fervor
• Josh Ritter - To the Dogs or Whoever

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Artist:	Churchill
Title:	Loud
Link Text:	Loud
File Name:	loud.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Fake Problems
Title:	5678
Link Text:	Fake Problems - 5678
File Name:	02-5678-1.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Frank Turner
Title:	The Road
Link Text:	Frank Turner - The Road
File Name:	08-the-road-1.mp3
Bitrate:	287 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2009

Artist:	Ha Ha Tonka
Title:	St. Nick On the Fourth in a Fervor
Link Text:	Ha Ha Tonka - St. Nick On the Fourth in a Fervor
File Name:	02-st.-nick-on-the-fourth-in-a -fervor.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2006

Artist:	Josh Ritter
Title:	To the Dogs or Whoever
Link Text:	Josh Ritter - To the Dogs or Whoever
File Name:	01-to-the-dogs-or-whoever-2.mp 3
Bitrate:	232 kbps
Year:	2007

five against one: le canzoni che parlano dei supereroi (parte 1)

Jun 6, 2011, 7:21pm JunkiePop

Parte prima di una serie di top 5 tematiche, in questo caso sui personaggi dei fumetti cantati dai nostri gruppi preferiti. Questo incipit è, un po' casualmente e un po' no, interamente dedicato ai supereroi DC. 1) R.E.M. - Superman I am, I am, I am Superman and I know what's happening I am, I am, I am Superman and I can do anything Michael Stipe per iniziare, la colazione dei campioni che non vedono i sentimenti riflessi negli [...]

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Five Pre 90's Songs I Was Exposed To Because of Later Media Releases

Jun 1, 2011, 10:00am The Ruckus

Here are five songs that I missed the first time around, but thanks to television, video games, and general pop culture, they found a way into my life (and into my heart). Dance Hall Days – Wang Chung One of the best songs from the Vice City soundtrack. The song makes absolutely no sense, though. Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) – Journey Another song I first heard in the 90s on a Beavis and Butt-Head [...]

• Dio - Holy Diver
• Elton John - Street Kids
• JOURNEY - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
• Night Ranger - Sister Christian
• Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days

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Artist:	Dio
Title:	Holy Diver
Link Text:	Ronnie James Dio - Holy Diver
File Name:	ronnie-james-dio---holy-diver. mp3
Bitrate:	224 kbps
Genre:	Heavy Metal
Year:	1983

Artist:	Elton John
Title:	Street Kids
Link Text:	Elton John - Street Kids
File Name:	liberty-rock-radio---04---elto n-john---street-kids.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	JOURNEY
Title:	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Link Text:	Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
File Name:	08-separate-ways-worlds-apart- --journey.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Night Ranger
Title:	Sister Christian
Link Text:	Night Ranger - Sister Christian
File Name:	01-sister-christian.mp3
Genre:	Soundtrack
Year:	2009

Artist:	Wang Chung
Title:	Dance Hall Days
Link Text:	Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
File Name:	wang-chung---dance-hall-days-a lbum-version.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	New Wave