Our Five Most Popular Articles
Looking at our article archive, we’ve noticed there’s a lot of good content already in here that’s still relevant. It’s just not right on the front page. Here’s a countdown of our five most popular articles since we’ve been up and running: 5) Keeping it Long Distance: An Interview with Onra Synconation’s very first interview . . ....
Five B-Sides That Skirt The Issue That B-Sides Are $#iT
B-Sides suck. But they also don't. Life is strange like that. Errett Goff discusses this in detail and also does da cha-cha. Errett Goff like-a do-a da cha-cha.
My Top 5 Most Anticipated Albums of 2012
It is essential to caveat such a list with the disclaimer that there is not a whole lot of information available for next year’s releases beyond April 2012. You can find lists of anticipated future releases, but there isn’t always much certainty about when, or if, they will drop . . . drop, like they are hot...
Five things you didn’t know could make music
With artists like Amon Tobin and Schneider TM producing entire albums based on field recordings, you can expect the definition of what a musical instrument is to grow more relaxed.
Top 5 21st Century Protest Songs
With people declaring that they are mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore at Occupy events all around the country, I thought it fitting to give you a rundown of my top five 21st century protest songs. Whether speaking out against war, greed or oppression, these songs are all a rallying cry for...
Top 5 Indie Lo-Fi Garage Rock Tracks of 2011
As you all may know, I listen to a lot of indie music. Some of it comes from a genre you may or may not have thought was dead. Yes, Lo-fi grungy garage rock-style music is still alive and well and while it's not quite the same idea they had in the nineties, I'm a...
Top 5 Cover Songs That Outdo the Original
It's obvious that we have an affinity for cover songs at Synconation. And sometimes . . . it's rare, but sometimes, a cover will outshine the original. That can be a true stroke of genius, to take something that exists already, is celebrated and known, and redo it to the point that it's actually a...
Top 5 Synconation Song of the Days, Lamont Edition
I have a love/hate relationship with Top 5 lists. I love to read what people think are worthy, I love to disagree or agree. I love coming across something new, something I would have never thought of. I love being won over. And now the paradox and hate. I hate to have disagreement, I...
Top 5 Terrible Pop Songs That Get Stuck In Your Head
It happens when you least expect it. You’re minding your own business, strolling through the bread aisle or watching a TV show or driving down the highway. And then the familiar notes of some horrible song reach your ears. You try to tune it out or grit your teeth and take it or simply switch...
Top 5 Indie Songs by Bands With Whale in Their Name
There's lots of indie bands out there that derive their name from something to do with whales, most of them with folk tendencies. Sometimes it can be hard to sort through all of them and get to the good songs. Well guess what, I've done it for you, right here for my faithful Synconation readers....
Top 5 Mope Fest Songs
It's simply the ebb and flow of life. Some days you're up, some, you're down, and others, you're humming away somewhere in that vapid middle ground. That's right, I say bring on the extremes!
Top 5 Covers Projects
There’s something about a good cover song. Experiencing the familiar and unfamiliar simultaneously can be jarring, but when it’s done right it can be downright magical. But today’s top 5 isn’t about a band doing someone else’s song well. Oh no, that would be too easy. Instead I’ll be focusing on artists who have put...
