For Memorial Day this year, we wanted to do something a little different that the other sites who are likely doing a Top 500 Countdown (plus we do that on Labor Day). So we thought we'd share with you some of our personal favorites! That is, our top five favorite artists/bands, albums, and songs. This is just a cool glimpse into what makes our musical minds tick. Check it out!
Michael - Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Artists/Bands
1. The Rolling Stones
2. Nada Surf
3. Father John Misty
4. Phoebe Bridgers
5. Built to Spill
Albums
1. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
2. Let Go - Nada Surf
3. Boygenius - Boygenius
4. Hot Fuss - The Killers
5. The Bends - Radiohead
Songs
1. "Blizzard of '77" - Nada Surf
2. "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
3. "Roll the Bones" - Shakey Graves
4. "Pure Comedy" - Father John Misty
5. "Catfish Blues" (Live) - Gary Clark Jr.
Greg Payne - Director of Operations
Artists/Bands
1. Queen
2. Stone Sour
3. Foo Fighters
4. Avenged Sevenfold
5. Zac Brown Band
Songs
1. "I'm Not Jesus Apocalyptica" - Feat. Corey Taylor
2. "Sound of Silence" - Disturbed
3. "Under Pressure" - Queen and David Bowie
4. "So Far Away" - Avenged Sevenfold
5. "Monster You Made" - Pop Evil
Nicholas La Torre - Managing Editor
Artists/Bands
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Third Eye Blind
3. The Killers
4. Metallica
5. Sublime
Albums
1. Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
2. URSA Major - Third Eye Blind
3. Ride the Lightning - Metallica
4. Hot Fuss - The Killers
5. Sublime - Sublime
Songs
1. "Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You" - Led Zeppelin
2. "Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley version
3. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
4. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
5. God of Wine - Third Eye Blind
Frankie Hendricks - Senior Contributor
Artists/Bands
1. Foxing
2. Brand New
3. Jimmy Eat World
4. Tigers Jaw
5. Vampire Weekend
Albums
1. Let Go - Avril Lavigne
2. The Albatross - Foxing
3. American Idiot - Green Day
4. The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
5. Take this to your Grave - Fall Out Boy
Songs
1. "Teenage Dirtbag" - Wheatus
2. "January 10, 2014" - TWIABP
3. "LOVE" - Kendrick Lamar
4. "Aphrodite" - Peach Pit
5. "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME" - The 1975
Karis Raeburn - Contributor
Bands
1. Bad Religion
2. Billy Talent
3. The Pogues
4. Show of Hands
5. Green Day
Albums
1. Scary Monsters - David Bowie
2. Roverbrain - Eastfield
3. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
4. Stars of CCTV - Hard-FI
5. Coming Up - Suede
Songs
1. "Eton Rifles" - The Jam
2. "The Riddle" - Nik Kershaw
3. "Get Off My Cloud" - The Rolling Stones
4. "You Said" - Madness
5. "Caught by the Fuzz" - Supergrass
Jesse Stowe - Contributor
Artists/Bands
2. LCD Soundsystem
3. Anderson .Paak
4. Four Tet
5. Daft Punk
Albums
1. With A Little Help From My Fwends - Flaming Lips
2. The King of Limbs - Radiohead
3. Tonic - Medeski, Martin & Wood
4. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
5. Where the Wild Things Go Soundtrack: Original Songs - Karen O, THE KIDS
Songs
1. Everything Hits At Once” - Spoon
2. “The Gloaming” - Radiohead
3. “Summer” - The Carters
4. “Midnight on the Run” - Boombox
5. “Throw” - LCD Soundsystem
Rev. Zach Chandler - Contributor
Artists/Bands
1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Black Keys
3. The White Stripes
4. Muse
5. The Black Crowes
Albums
1. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
3. AM - Arctic Monkeys
4. Sixteen Stone - Bush
5. Elephant - The White Stripes
Songs
1. "Since I've Been Loving You" - Led Zeppelin
2. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - The Band
3. "Boom Boom" - John Lee Hooker
4. "The Wind Cries Mary" - Jimi Hendrix
5. "Luckenbach, Texas" - Waylon Jennings
Susan La Torre - Photographer
Artists/Bands
1. The Cure
2. Shakey Graves
3. The Airborne Toxic Event
4. The Wombats
5. The Breeders
Albums
1. The Greatest Hits (Acoustic) - The Cure
2. All at Once - The Airborne Toxic Event
3. Can't Wake Up - Shakey Graves
4. Rid of Me - PJ Harvey
5. Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos
Songs
1. "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
2. "Strange Girl" - The Airborne Toxic Event
3. "Dearly Departed" - Shakey Graves ft. Esmé Patterson
4. "Fuck You" - Lily Allen
5. "Middle Fingers" - MISSIO
Ashley Rowland Taylor, Contributor
Artists/Bands
1. The Avett Brothers
2. The Black Keys
3. The Rolling Stones
4. Jack's Mannequin
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd
Albums
1. I And Love And You - The Avett Brothers
2. Attack and Release - The Black Keys
3. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
4. Everything in Transit - Jack's Mannequin
5. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Songs
1. "I And Love And You" - The Avett Brothers
2. "Have Love Will Travel" - The Black Keys
3. "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones
4. "Dark Blue" - Jack's Mannequin
5. "Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tess Freedel, Contributor
Albums
1. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
2. Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. Take the Heat Off Me - Boney M.
4. Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
5. THUNDERBITCH - THUNDERBITCH