It's the weekend, oh baby. Oh baby, it's the weekend. Rejoice.

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick reunite in the digital space for another round of music news, focused album dissection and, but of course, a Top 5 countdown.

Samples are on the menu this time out, so too is a different list that dominated the week's pop culture agenda. Or maybe it just came and went. Who knows?

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ACT ONE (5:27): Dave goes through a decent chunk of Rolling Stone's latest crack at the Best 500 Songs Of All Time list. Craig reacts accordingly. There's also time for Nicki Minaj, Todd Rundgren and Taylor Swift. Tis the news.

ACT TWO (36:20): Noisy NYC hipsters Sleigh Bells are BACK. Have they managed to capture the magic of their decade-old debut? Let's review.

ACT THREE (47:04): Dave gets nostalgic. Craig achieves Zen. The boys lay out their Top 5 Samples.

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