We here at ATTT have all the respect in the world for smart people. People that put in the resources, hard work and time to get an advanced degree deserve all the good they get in the world. When we say 'advanced degree' we mean a Master's or higher. Using these parameters yielded precious few rockers that qualify, no matter what genre they're in. To be a rock star with an advanced degree is a serious rarity, and these are truly special and awesome individuals. Add to the list one Dr. Nick Baker, who has just earned his PhD in education. Nick helps us highlight this very tiny subset of the rock world - they got the brains and the music we love.Stream this brainy playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62eIKnCFZCsfTkzu7sWMHE?si=22a6089ec784466aGet Top Ten Outros With Shannon Hurley on February 1st and every other monthly exclusive episode by getting into the Patreon thing. Find out more here:https://alltimetoptenpod.comNick is as always hard at work with his supremely talented wife Marina V. Links to her music and everything they do can be found here:https://marinav.com

We feel sorry for you if you missed it. The 90s were a time of artistic expression and exploration. Punk taught Generation X that they could do anything, and they did when given the chance in the 90s. Beginning with the musical explosion coming out of Seattle, bands and scenes popped up all over, and record labels went "cool hunting", looking high and low (and spending exorbitant amounts of money) searching for the next musical haven. Luckily for us there were a bunch of them percolating in the US and beyond and this week we're getting a bit nostalgic for those incredible scenes made up of bands, record labels, venues, promoters, zine writers and fans. Musician, writer and founder of Cool Adjacent Management Ian MacKinnon was there too and he helps us take a closer look at 10 of the best places to exist as a music fan in that hallowed decade. Stream this mighty playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3GmrIVCY9IAj6tsnT317Kj?si=cd6e5bd24d984a77Get thee to the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.comWe have links!Ian MacKinnonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/imackin/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImackinCool Adjacent Management Instagram: https://instagram.com/cooladjacentmanagementTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoolAdjacentMGRAnd his bands:Da’an Instagram: https://instagram.com/daan_baandPuppy Angst Instagram: https://instagram.com/puppyangstTwitter: https://twitter.com/puppyangstRigbyInstagram: https://instagram.com/rigbygoldenSno DazeInstagram: https://instagram.com/snodazzesock jockInstagram: https://instagram.com/kcojkcosTwitter: https://twitter.com/kcojkcostofusmell Instagram: https://instagram.com/tofusmellTwitter: https://twitter.com/tofusmell

HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all!Now that 2021 is behind us, this is all we want to say about it: Welcome to 2022! Before we close the door on '21, check out Top Twenty Songs Of 2021 Part 2. This most excellent conversation and playlist features our long-time pals David Daskal, Shannon Hurley and Linda Trujillo helping us count down #10-1 of the best songs of the year. Then let us never speak of that poopy year ever again.Check out this playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1thHM4y4WUtGqvpclclSjF?si=04ca949e511a41e4Speaking of Spotify, we proudly present the following playlist. The best songs of the year according to our listeners. ALL OF THE LISTENER PICKS:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ik252lVm5evjZimkjWpHf?si=bbc006d0239d45cbCan't get enough David Daskal? He was kind enough to join for the latest Patreon exclusive episode - Top Ten Bands/Artists That Have Only One Album. Get on the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

Greetings one and all to season 11 of this fine podcast. As is the custom around here, we've been compiling the best songs we've heard all year long for this very special episode - the 8th installment in our year end spectacular. David Daskal, Shannon Hurley and Linda Trujillo were more than up to the task this year, as the four of us play the best bangers and bops of 2021. If anyone tells you there's no good music today, you can send them this link for definitive proof of their pathetic ignorance. 2021 as a crummy year had a few bright spots, and you'll hear 20 of them by the time we're done.Stream this groovy playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mPtVDvpzrZc9ggMgSZ76p?si=badfbebdf1fa4181Get links to the Patreon Thing, the archives, social media and more at our lovely and talented website:https://alltimetoptenpod.comShannon's very active music career can be followed at her website:https://shannonhurley.com

We absolutely adore the Numbers Girl around these parts. Her seemingly effortless way of announcing each pick warms the soul, and we couldn't possibly do the show without her. The good news we just signed her to another 10 year contract and as a thank you for 10 years of service, we are dedicating this special episode to The Queen Of The Count. Joe Lavelle's brain is a funny place and it came up with this ludicrous topic, and we figured it would be a fitting way to wrap up season 10. These are our picks for the SONG TITLES WE WANT THE NUMBERS GIRL TO SAY. Stream this mighty playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2j6yl9x3xwpsXC45U5Ce4p?si=b32d90020d9e403eJoe's long running and very expensive passion project is called Joe Lavelle's Brandy Sidecar, and it needs to be heard to be believed! Get your copy at Joe's Bandcamp:https://brandysidecar.bandcamp.com/album/the-christmas-3-epGet the Patreon Thing in your face and links to other stuff at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com/

A crooner can perform magic with their voice. They can take a lyric and weave endless amounts of nuance into it with seemingly effortless ease. A master crooner will put you in your feelings whether you want them to or not. Employing melancholy, sadness, wry wit, humor, or unabashed joy, these singers can make your heart melt. When ATTT decided to enter the world of the crooner, we chose to take a hard left turn the moment we got there. What we found was all of the nuance and class of the legends, but our crooners made their bones being unconventional, and in all cases presented here - complete originals. Joining us on our trip in to the land of the unconventional crooner is first time guest, singer-songwriter Jason Berk. Come help us explore this odd but strangely alluring universe. Stream this playlist on Spotify if you want more:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4GcoW1i5iUQ1RmdeaouLCU?si=6e4dbc2621f5497dEverything Jason Berk Music can be found at his website:https://www.jasonberkmusic.com/All of your ATTT needs can and will be fulfilled at alltimetoptenpod.com:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

You know the deal. These songs were retired from ATTT for being too damn good and getting played too many times. Therefore, it's no surprise that TOP TWENTY SONGS RETIRED BY ATTT Part 2 is the greatest playlist of all time. Shannon Hurley, Joe Lavelle, Ryan Blake and Dustin Prince help us bring these transcendent songs back for one more go around, as we celebrate 10 Years Of All Time Top Ten!If you don't believe it's the greatest ever, give the Spotify playlist a spin:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0onhYIWNm1wAIQF1iasg6y?si=a83a5cdec0a14b05Everything ATTT is at our website https://alltimetoptenpod.comJoe Lavelle's Brandy Sidecar is his most ambitious musical project. Get the Christmas 3 EP today at his bandcamp:https://brandysidecar.bandcamp.com/album/the-christmas-3-epShannon Hurley's music is at https://shannonhurley.comRyan Blake's new album Silence In The Traffic is available on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/1IaF1zB2qQ5sHbZONOtLnr?si=WlLatSk6T2SNmiSigKe9Yw

It's been a long time coming, but we did it. We outlasted Seinfeld by a year! ATTT turns 10 years old this week, and to celebrate we've invited a bunch of our beloved regulars - Joe Lavelle, Shannon Hurley, Dustin Prince and the Old Boy Himself Ryan Blake - to help us dig through the past decade's worth of episodes and temporarily "un-retire" those songs that have passed the 5 spin threshold. In rock n roll nobody ever really retires. Even after they're in the cold hard ground, our favorite rock stars still tour as holograms, or in a delightful spin through your eardrums as you revisit your favorite songs. We're here to stand up for those songs that went over the hill and we're bringing them back for our 10 year celebration. Pound for pound this might be the best playlist ever.Here's the Spotify playlist for part 1 if you don't believe it:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/596WrhQlCWhYuvZdiDRbNx?si=2cc3ed85d7ce4358Get access to the Patreon thing and other goodies at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.comGet on our social media to interact with us about the upcoming new countdown series, the ATTT 1000, the 1,000 greatest songs we've ever heard. 

mensch/men(t)SH/noun1. a person of integrity and honor.2. Fuzzbee MorseAs Thanksgiving approaches and the first 10 years of this podcast wind down, we are most thankful for all the kind, funny and genuine people we've met in the last decade. There have been many good souls along the way but none could possibly be menschier than the one and only Fuzzbee Morse, who we hadn't seen in person in nearly 2 years. We had a wonderful time talking about our favorite mensches in music, Fuzzbee regaled us with stories of those he has encountered over the years in his Forrest Gump-like life in rock n roll, and we played some amazing tunes, highlighting the mensches that do their best to be upstanding citizens, and advocates for the need to spread good vibes. Stream this fine playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yi2XCjlr0IjTTkivJirxe?si=ad75c92463ee4635The Supermensch Supreme Fuzzbee Morse's MUSIC can be found at his Bandcamp:https://fuzzbee.bandcamp.comGet to the Patreon thing and more at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

Behold the biggest no-brainer in the history of ATTT. We love lists. Special guest Ryan Stockstad loves lists. We hope you love them too, as we deliver the first of many volumes of List Songs. These beautiful tunes bring you lists, lists of everything from reasons to kill yourself to things that we care about to people that died. There's nothing we can't make a list out of on this show, and these songwriters have won our hearts with their list-making ways.Stream this lovely playLIST on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Xg2YgXXZZk77uByRl5qJr?si=1e0b6aad376b471cIt would take us an hour to list off all the things we love about Sir Ryan Stockstad. For one he's got a ton of great ideas for web content. Check out his latest project - Macon County Movie Club on the LA Frankenstein channel:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjWAPdF9m6GnMCJRNiwcRp0lxd8voWfvqGet yourself to the ATTT website posthaste to get access to the Patreon thing and everything else we're up to:https://alltimetoptenpod.com