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 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...
Top 5 Speeding Ticket Inducers
Sometimes it's simply unavoidable. That driving beat, that incredibly heavy riff, those angst-ridden lyrics . . . these are those elements found in certain songs that seem to unexplainably make a journey that starts at the auditory canal and twists and winds through our anatomy ending up at your feet. From there, these songs are...
Hugo’s Top 5 Covers
I effin love cover songs, do you? It is always interesting to find out what songs your favorite band may have cut its teeth on or drawn inspirado from. I am all for tongue-in-cheek but when a cover is done well and transcends the original to almost surpass it, it is testament to both...
The Top 5 Bands That Should Make Another Album
Whatever the reason, there are bands that I would really like to hear from again. And that's not even to say that all of the artists that made my list have an insufficient catalog, but they exited before my cravings were completely satiated.
My Top 5 Elvis Presley Songs
I'm always amazed at how little respect Elvis garners from my peers. I mean, the man was so influential, setting cultural riffs in the 50s that are still reverberating. He brought gospel and R&B gems to the forefront, but with his own unique stamp that included tons of attitude and snarl. No he didn't invent...
The Top 5 Rapture Eve Songs
So there is a contingent prophesying that it's time for a little rapture, some sinner's comeuppance. If this does happen, I'll be pretty irritated that I'm working the day away and ate such a sensible lunch. Anyway, every occasion needs its own soundtrack, so I did my best to get together some facing the end,...
The Top Five Instrumental Hip-Hop Albums
A recent Synconation post about hip-hop’s place in the pantheon of poetry got me thinking about the many forms of the genre. The wordsmiths are the first to be lauded as poets, but what about those musically adventurous souls that explore the poetry of the form with mouths firmly shut. Here’s a top five dedicated to...
The Top 5 Gay Anthems
I think you'll love these anthems because no matter how you'd categorize yourself, they're absolutely fabulous, kids. In no particular order...
