Top 5 Greatest Guitarists Who Are Also Great Songwriters with Oscar Albis Rodriguez of Ghost Robot NInja Bear (formerly of Nakatomi Plaza / De La Hoya)

You may know Oscar Albis Rodriguez from his extensive punk rock background with bands such Ghost Robot Ninja Bear, Nakatomi Plaza, and De La Hoya, but what you may not know about him is that he is a bit of a guitar snob and known to call Jimmy Page’s playing “sloppy” and rave madly over Eddie Van Halen’s noodling. 

 Below you’ll find a list of his Top 5 Greatest Guitarist Who Are Also Great Songwriters.

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5 Essential Red Scare Industry Releases

Red Scare Industries formed in 2004 by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg when his friend, Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms, needed a label to release an EP by his new side project The Falcon. Since then the label has been a hotbed for up and coming punk talent and has released music from The Copyrights, Nothington, The Sidekicks, Cobra Skulls, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Menzingers and many more.

Find out which 5 Red Scare Industries albums made the cut.

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Top 5 Saddest Punk Albums Of All Time

Sad music has been an important part of my life for quite awhile now, so compiling this list was an interesting challenge to see if I could condense years and years of listening/being bummed out, into one top 5 list. Some of these albums I haven’t listened to in a while. It was really neat dusting off some old records, and remembering all the things I had associated them.  Maybe you agree with these choices, maybe you don’t. Either way, each one of these albums is worth a listen.

Find out which albums we think are the Top 5 Saddest of All Time below.

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Top 5 Things Not To Do In A Most Pit

Being at a punk or hardcore show may look like chaos at first glance, but behind the haymakers, circle pits, and stage dives is an organized gathering of people there to have a good time. Just because it looks like anarchy, doesn’t mean that you can’t do it wrong. There is a punk rock etiquette to follow. 

Keep reading for the Top 5 Things Not To Do In A Mosh Pit

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Top 5 Tour Tips with Calvinball

Calvinball are no strangers to being on tour. Which is suprising considering their lack of transportation, money and sobriety. So that is why we here at PMPD decided to ask the band to give us their 5 top tips to touring. If you are a new band, yet to play a show, you need to read this. If you are a band that has played a show, dealt with a hangover or left your guitars in a taxi, you also need to read this. And if you’re not in a band, you soon may want to be. We’ll let Matt and Dave take you into the crazy world of Calvinball on tour.

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Landmines’ Top 5 Summer Drinks + Full Album Stream

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When Landmines aren’t shredding their way across America playing loud, fast punk rock in vein of Avail and Strike Anywhere they are kicking back like the rest of us and enjoying the summer sitting on their back porch drinking beers and shooting the shit with their friends while listening to an endless playlist of Hot Water Music. Below you’ll find their Top 5 Favorite Summer Beverages along with recipes on how to make them yourself. Can you guess what their #1 is?

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Great Cynics’ Top 5 Songs About Summer

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Great Cynics have a brand new LP out on Kind of Like Records titled Don’t Need Much. Although they are very busy with the release of the new record and organizing their UK tour with The Living Daylights they let us in on their Top 5 Songs About Summer!

Great Cynics’ Top 5 summer songs:

1. Limbeck - ‘Honk & Wave’

2. Dillinger Four - ‘Gainesville’

3. The Get Up Kids - ‘Coming Clean’

4. The Menzingers - ‘Time Tables’

5. Broadway Calls - ‘Back To Oregon’

 All put me in the front seat of a car when I listen to them, all killer.

To listen to the recommend tracks, check below.

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Top 5 Punk Bands For Non-Punk Rockers

I absolutely hate people who are always trying to push their musical tastes in my face, misunderstanding what I mean when I say I listen to punk music, and instead trying to get me to listen to what indie artist is all the rage on Pitchfork at the moment. Today it’s my turn to recommend some music. In this Top 5, we will provide five punk releases that anyone can appreciate, whether they’re into punk or not.

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Top 5 Reasons Not to go to Festivals This Year

I’ve had some great times at festivals (Bamboozle, the year Lifetime and Paint it Black played, for one), but mostly I’ve had horrible times (I’m looking at you Warped Tour). Here are my top five reasons why you should skip festivals this year and instead visit as many local shows as possible this summer. Continue reading for our top 5 reasons.

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Direct Hit!: Top 5 Movies To Watch While Fucked Up

Direct Hit! frontman, Nick Woods, enlightens us with a few of his personal film recommendations. If you haven’t experienced the sheer intensity of Nick Woods in Direct Hit! or while reading our interview with him we posted a few days ago then you’re in for one hell of a treat. Yeah, the CAPS are all his!

Read his Top 5 Movies To Watch While Fucked Up after the jump!

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