Top Five

Things Paul Dickow has learned in 10 years as Strategy.

Top 5 1. Never quit music. 2. Make backups—hard drives, duplicate copies…back up everything. Often.3. Be a “late adopter” of new technologies of any sort, because power corrupts. St ...   More

 

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Paul Dickow

Top 5

Things WW’s music editor digs right now!

Top 5 Braid reissues!The folks at Polyvinyl Records are my heroes. They’ve reissued a generous chunk of Illinois emo legends Braid’s discography—including The Age of Octeen and the two-par ...   More

 

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 CASEY JARMAN

Top Five

Things we’re looking forward to at SXSW

Top 5 Breakfast tacosHave two more beautiful words ever been stuck together?BatsThousands of them! They hang out under a bridge, then fly around at dusk. Whee!SwagWe’re trying to find day parties spo ...   More

 

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Top Five

WW checks in with the Billboard Hot 100

Top 5 Black Eyed Peas, “Imma Be”The Black Eyed Peas find themselves in Houston, then wander off into Daft Punk territory. Which part is supposed to get stuck in my head?Young Money, “BedRo ...   More

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 CASEY JARMAN

Top Five By MarchFourth Marching Band

Five places you can’t throw a rock without hitting a member of the MarchFourth Marching band.

Top 5 Crystal Ballroom on Thursday, March 4We celebrate our birthday...with YOU!The bike laneOne right (wrong) turn and you may run one of us over.Last Thursday on AlbertaEven if we’re not playing, we ...   More

 

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 WW Editorial Staff

Top 5 Favorite Jazz Albums

by Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin And Wood)

Top 5 Duke Ellington, Money JungleDuke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach having one of the most powerful musical conversations ever. It’s a very powerful trio.Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah UmFor me ...   More

 

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Top 5 Songs We’re Excited For At Cover Your Hearts 3

Top 5 PDX Speedwagon (Charmparticles and Jonah), “More Than a Feeling”Boston’s coke-and-backseat-sex anthem gets the local treatment. Love it.Gentlemen, “Power of Love”Huey Lew ...   More

 

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Eyedea’s Top 5 Favorite Herbal Remedies

Top 5 Kava, for general anxiety and insomnia. This stuff works on the same receptors as classical benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, etc.) but is more anxiolytic than hypnotic in effect, so you won’t wak ...   More

 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Rev. Shines’ Top 5

Favorite George Clinton and Parliament songs.

Top 5 5. “I’ll Stay,” ParliamentShows the bluesier side of P-Funk. Love the haunting vibe on this. Plus, it’s sampled by the greatest group of all time, De La Soul.4. “Atomic D ...   More

 

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Turntablist Rob Swift’s Top 5 All-Time Favorite Songs.

Top 5 “Rebel Without a Pause,” Public EnemyThis for me was the song that bridged the era of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” with the pro-black Afrocentri ...   More

 

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF