Top Five

By Ian Howe and Kenton McDonald

Top Five is a conversational music podcast hosted by Ian Howe and Kenton McDonald. Each episode we invite our special guest to pick the top five criteria, then we discuss our lists starting from the b... more

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How many episodes does Top Five have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.

Top Five episodes:

April 16, 2021 Ep.7 Colin Jarrell - Albums of 1984
Forever punk Colin Jarrell (Long Knife, Fetish, The Riffs) joins us to talk about a year in music history specifically in punk and hardcore known for its changing of sound... Welcome to 1984

Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

To help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 13min
April 09, 2021 Ep.6 Adam Rader - Songs featuring acoustic guitar
Adam Rader (Rigorous Institution, Bluebird, Lifeform, Spetsnaz, Captagon) takes a break from writing his Novel to chat with us about some of his favorite acoustic guitar jams. Listen and enjoy the soothing talking voice of Adam Rader!

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

To help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 16min
April 09, 2021 Ep.6 Adam Rader - Songs featuring acoustic guitar
Adam Rader (Rigorous Institution, Bluebird, Lifeform, Spetsnaz, Captagon) takes a break from writing his Novel to chat with us about some of his favorite acoustic guitar jams. Listen and enjoy the soothing talking voice of Adam Rader!

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

To help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 16min
March 26, 2021 Ep.5 Sunny Faris - Heavy metal albums
The fabulous and charismatic Sunny Faris of Portland heavy hitters Blackwater Holylight graces us with her presence to discuss the greatest "heavy" metal records. Metalheads beware; the rules will be broken. Everyone else, rest assured; laughs will be had. Enjoy!

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 19min
March 26, 2021 Ep.5 Sunny Faris - Heavy metal albums
The fabulous and charismatic Sunny Faris of Portland heavy hitters Blackwater Holylight graces us with her presence to discuss the greatest "heavy" metal records. Metalheads beware; the rules will be broken. Everyone else, rest assured; laughs will be had. Enjoy!

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 19min
March 12, 2021 Ep.4 Eric Hines - Albums of 1973
We are joined by our good bud Eric Hines (Frenzy, Andy Place & the Coolheads, Bi-Marks, Acid Wash and Nervskade) to talk about what we believe to be some of the greatest records of 1973! Press play and listen to us get into it.

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

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54min
March 12, 2021 Ep.4 Eric Hines - Albums of 1973
We are joined by our good bud Eric Hines (Frenzy, Andy Place & the Coolheads, Bi-Marks, Acid Wash and Nervskade) to talk about what we believe to be some of the greatest records of 1973! Press play and listen to us get into it.

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod

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54min
February 26, 2021 Ep.3 Kerby Strom - Fake bands from movies
We are joined by the delightful and always charming Kerby Strom of Danava, Acid Wash, and Dead Hunt. Talking about our favorite FAKE BANDS from movies. We had a blast with this one and hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 3min
February 26, 2021 Ep.3 Kerby Strom - Fake bands from movies
We are joined by the delightful and always charming Kerby Strom of Danava, Acid Wash, and Dead Hunt. Talking about our favorite FAKE BANDS from movies. We had a blast with this one and hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 3min
February 19, 2021 Ep.2 Jonny Cat - Portland bands
A true Portland punk rock legend Jonny Cat of Chemicals, Cyclops, Jonny Cat records etc. joins us to discuss our top five favorite portland bands.

Please consider giving to Jonny's gofund.me for his on going cancer treatments.
https://gofund.me/0967351e

Link to our Spotify playlists below.
https://open.spotify.com/user/fm0qfa19xtht0yb0amoqx1o1f?si=uuo8nIiUS02745zydDYLDg

For bonus content and to help us produce more episodes please consider giving to our Patreon. It can be found at
www.patreon.com/Topfivepod
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1h 38min

FAQs about Top Five:

How many episodes does Top Five have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.