My Top Five…

Another week, another bunch of great songs, thanks guys! Listen to your Soundtracks Podcast here

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Keeping in similar lines to the soundtracks, this week we’re looking for instrumental tracks. Sometimes you don’t want lyrics (like studying or reading) and other times the music is so fantastic you don’t need lyrics. So let’s listen to the musicians shine, here are My Top Five Instrumental Tracks

5. Halo Benders, Rebels Got a Hole in it

4. Super Extra Bonus Party, Propeller

3. Metronomy, You Could Easily have me

2. Nomo, Nu Tones

1. Mogwai, You Don’t Know Jesus

Thanks for the solo/side project suggestions! I was surprised (but secretly happy) not to see Thom Yorke.

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This week promises to be another monster of a podcast as we are doing My Top Five Soundtrack Songs! There are so many, I could have done a Top Five on John Williams alone. So here are My Five (I really struggled to get it down to 5 but you don’t have to), what are yours?

5. Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters

4. Yen on a Carousel, Ocean’s Twelve

3. Clubbed to Death, The Matrix

2. Gabriel’s Oboe, The Mission

1. Indiana Jones Theme, Indiana Jones

There’s nothing we appreciate more than a well made mixtape. So it’s no surprse we’re well impressed with Nialler9’s summer mixtape.

Check it out here.

MyLeftVentricle has her latest Lolomix out too here. It’s about Sleep.

Any other mixtapers I’ve forgotten? Graham Linehan does one occasionally.

Thanks everyone for helping with the Driving Songs! Check out the podcast here.

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So for next week we’re paying homage for those who want to break out of their pack and start something new and different. It’s My Top Five Solo/Side Projects! We’re not going to be picky about what constitutes a side project. Is every off shoot from Broken Social Scene a side project? We will allow it! So here are mine what are yours?

5. Stephen Malkmus

4. Feist

3. The Raconteurs

2. Frank Black

1. Gorillaz

A brilliant crop of songs from you guys helped make this one of my favourite podcasts so far. Download it here.

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So with the weather picking up and a Bank Holiday on the horizon, I thought about doing My Top Five Driving Songs for next week. Just imagine the wind in your hair, an empty road and just kicking back through those miles. A lot of songs I would normally play were already on my workout podcast but here are mine, what are yours?

My Top Five Driving Songs

5. I Turn my Camera On, Spoon

4.Ballad of the Lonely Argonaut, Beulah

3.Unforgettable Season, Cut Copy

2. Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen

1. Let’s Get Out of The Country, Camera Obscura

The Wedding Reception Classics were very fun and thanks everyone for helping. Download it here.

Wedding Podcast.mp3

Returning back to our indie roots, this week we’re looking for your Top Five Alternative Voices. By this I mean singers who sound unique and different in a good way. In a world of X-factors and Pop Idols, this week we’re looking for the people who can’t sing, at least not in a conventional sense, yet they deliver more emotion and identity to music than your average Backstreet Boy.

Here are My Top Five, what are yours?

5. Neutral Milk Hotel

4. EDIT Wolf Parade

3. The National

2. Tom Waits

1. Bright Eyes

Thanks to everyone who left comments for the Unplugged Podcast, It’s twelve songs long and you can download it here.

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As a dedication to my friend Ian who’s getting married tomorrow, we’re looking for your Top Five Wedding Reception Classics. I’m talking about the songs that will make men, women and children dance (some with more panache than others). So what songs will Uncle Jimmy try to boogie to?
Here are My Top Five what are yours….
5. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
4. Video Killed The Radio Star, The Bugles
3. Do the Hustle, Disco
2. I Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles
1. Teenage Kicks, The Undertones

Download the Air Guitar Podcast here

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Thank you everyone for making the delightfully silly testosterone mania that was the Air Guitar Top Fives! So for a little bit of contrast and inspired by Earth Hour, this week we’re putting down the electric guitars and going for our Top Five Unplugged Acoustic Songs. So get your thinking caps on! It can be something soothing and relaxing or something you play at a guitar house parties or just any old acoustic song!
Here are My Top Five what are yours….
5. Hotel Yorba, White Stripes
4. Thirteen, Wilco (Big Star)
3. Weezer, No One Else
2. Sunday, Bloc Party
1. Layla, Eric Clapton