Gimme Five

Warren Zevon, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson + Others: Halloween Gimme Five

Warren Zevon, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson + Others: Halloween Gimme Five

Stuck for a Halloween playlist to help while away the minutes between tonight’s zombie apocalypses?

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Van Halen’s ‘Runnin’ With the Devil,’ ‘Hot for Teacher’ + Others: Gimme Five

As frontman David Lee Roth celebrates his 65th birthday today, we return to a handful of Van Halen favorites.

Trade Winds and Foreign Tongues From Ozone Mama, Gin Lady, Baby Woodrose + Others: Gimme Five

Trade Winds and Foreign Tongues From Ozone Mama, Gin Lady, Baby Woodrose + Others: Gimme Five

These bands can all rock as hard as any other band from any other place, which shows that maybe the importance of location isn’t such a big deal anymore.

Jazz’s Best Last Records by John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy + Others: Gimme Five

Jazz’s Best Last Records by John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy + Others: Gimme Five

John Coltrane’s ‘Interstellar Space,’ released 45 years ago this month, is just one of jazz’s greatest final recordings.

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ZZ Top’s “El Diablo,” “Thunderbird,” “Rough Boy” + Others: Gimme Five

We returned to some old favorites as ZZ Top kicks off their 50th anniversary tour tonight.

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Warren Zevon, “Mutineer,” “Genius,” “Porcelain Monkey” + Others: Gimme Five

Celebrate Warren Zevon’s birth on January 24, 1947 with a look back at a handful late-period classics.

Christmas Music for People Who are Sick of Christmas Music: Gimme Five

Christmas Music for People Who are Sick of Christmas Music: Gimme Five

By now, you’ve probably had just enough of the same old holly jolly stuff. Mark Saleski is here to help with some suggestions from off the beaten path.

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Mystery Discs by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac, INXS + others: Gimme Five

I found a bunch of albums – including Lynyrd Skynyrd, INXS and others – that I didn’t know I had. In fact, I can’t say why I wanted them in the first place.

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Joan Baez, Queen of Folk Songwriting: Gimme Five

Few seem to know that Joan Baez is a gifted songwriter in her own right, composing many powerful and poetic tracks over the course of the decades.

Halloween Heroes From Ramones, Queen, R.E.M. + Others: Gimme Five

Halloween Heroes From Ramones, Queen, R.E.M. + Others: Gimme Five

Here are a few super-powered considerations to explore before cutting eye holes in the spare bed sheets this Halloween.