Top Five

This week we break new ground on Top Five with our first remote recording session! Unlocking a world of future guests, but who better to kick it off than the Incomparable singer, poet and dear friend Ross Farrar!With a topic that allows us to wax romantically about some of the “wax” in our collections and where/how we acquired them. So please Tune in and enjoy “Top Five 7”s that we own”*NOTE* I set the volume levels on Ross a little too low; but should have that fixed soon.

This week we were lucky enough to get long time Portland punk mover-and-shaker, Alex Carroccio to join us to deliberate and discuss our favorite all female bands (bands featuring no cis men). Alex's bar, Blackwater just reopened this week, so if you're in the Portland area, get over there!Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

We were very thrilled that Nick Vicario  dropped by the Top Five studios to chat about some quintessential sophomore releases of the 80s! You really get to know the man behind the Smirk on this one ;)Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

We were fortunate enough to get Portland Punk Boss Keith Testerman to take a break from running a punk empire for a couple hours to reminisce about some of the best live sets we've seen over the ages. Nostalgia It universally popular these days and what better way to get it out in the universe than on a podcast?

We got another real one with us this week! A man with a radio voice so smooth you can lay it down flat and skate on it... Matty Clark (Boiling Over)  Talking about capital “P“punk and capital “P” piano songs. Check out  the playlist on this one for sure!Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

Coolhead Amy Kay brings us a delicious topic today...FOOD!!!! Tune in for our lighthearted music talk and a lot of laughs.Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

He's in Portland. He's important. Comedic/songwriting genius and the coolest of heads, Andy Place, joins us to count down the top five tracks (singles excluded) of a huge influence of his, and one of our favorite artists: David Bowie!Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

Forever punk Colin Jarrell (Long Knife, Fetish, The Riffs) joins us to talk about a year in music history specifically in punk and hardcore known for its changing of sound... Welcome to 1984Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

Adam Rader (Rigorous Institution, Bluebird, Lifeform, Spetsnaz, Captagon) takes a break from writing his Novel to chat with us about some of his favorite acoustic guitar jams. Listen and enjoy the soothing talking voice of Adam Rader!Link to our Spotify playlists below.https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgTo help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

The fabulous and charismatic Sunny Faris of Portland heavy hitters Blackwater Holylight graces us with her presence to discuss the greatest "heavy" metal records. Metalheads beware; the rules will be broken. Everyone else, rest assured; laughs will be had. Enjoy!Link to our Spotify playlists below.https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgFor bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

We are joined by our good bud Eric Hines (Frenzy, Andy Place & the Coolheads, Bi-Marks, Acid Wash and Nervskade) to talk about what we believe to be some of the greatest records of 1973! Press play and listen to us get into it.Link to our Spotify playlists below.https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgFor bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

We are joined by the delightful and always charming Kerby Strom of Danava, Acid Wash, and Dead Hunt. Talking about our favorite FAKE BANDS from movies. We had a blast with this one and hope you enjoy it as much as we did!Link to our Spotify playlists below.https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgFor bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

A true Portland punk rock legend Jonny Cat of Chemicals, Cyclops, Jonny Cat records etc. joins us to discuss our top five favorite portland bands.Please consider giving to Jonny's gofund.me for his on going cancer treatments. https://gofund.me/0967351eLink to our Spotify playlists below.https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgFor bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

The hilarious and very talented Andrew Bassett of The Mean Jeans and The Hound of Love joins Ian and Kenton on their debut episode of Top Five to discuss their personal favorite Ramones tracks that are NOT featured on Ramones - Mania (a best of record) starting at #5 and working their way to #1!Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDgFor bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at www.patreon.com/Topfivepod