The Fifth Riff http://pod.pirefower.com The podcast where having a musical bias is necessary. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:11:34 +0000 en hourly 1 The Fifth Riff is a weekly 30+ minute podcast that focuses on band/music artist and albums from said band or artist. Frequently getting off topic and hilarity tend to ensue as Mike and Nate discuss the band or artist in question. The podcast where having a musical bias is necessary. The Fifth Riff http://pod.pirefower.com/tfrlogo.jpgThe Fifth Riffhttp://pod.pirefower.com music, review, analysis, music analysis, discussion, comedy yes Mike Rapin and Nathan Schumacher mike@pod.pirefower.com Chicago’s Finest Post-Punk Band: Alkaline Trio http://pod.pirefower.com/chicagos-finest-post-punk-band-alkaline-trio-275.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/chicagos-finest-post-punk-band-alkaline-trio-275.htm#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:05:35 +0000 Mike Rapin http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=275 Alkaline Trio - From Here To InfirmaryCovering one of Mike’s favorite bands ever, The Alkaline Trio, a serious bias is shown. Nate begs to differ and many shout outs are given.

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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/chicagos-finest-post-punk-band-alkaline-trio-275.htm/feed 2 Covering one of Mikes favorite bands ever, The Alkaline Trio, a serious bias is shown. Nate begs to differ and many shout outs are given. E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm Covering one of Mikes favorite bands ever, The Alkaline Trio, a serious bias is shown. Nate begs to differ and many shout outs are given. E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions [...] Under the Underground Rap: Deltron 3030 http://pod.pirefower.com/under-the-underground-rap-deltron-3030-262.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/under-the-underground-rap-deltron-3030-262.htm#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:46:51 +0000 Mike Rapin http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=262 6a00cd970e4cda4cd500cd9710410f4cd5-500piThis week we covered a fantastic underground rapper: Deltron 3030.

Definitely for those fond of rap/hip-hop/etc., but you should still check this out.

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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/under-the-underground-rap-deltron-3030-262.htm/feed 0 This week we covered a fantastic underground rapper: Deltron 3030. Definitely for those fond of rap/hip-hop/etc., but you should still check this out. E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm This week we covered a fantastic underground rapper: Deltron 3030. Definitely for those fond of rap/hip-hop/etc., but you should still check this out. E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us [...] The Fifth Riff 28:09 deltron 3030, deltron, del, rap, hip hop, underground yes It’s Called Power Metal for a Reason : 3 Inches of Blood http://pod.pirefower.com/its-called-power-metal-for-a-reason-3-inches-of-blood-256.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/its-called-power-metal-for-a-reason-3-inches-of-blood-256.htm#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:27:06 +0000 Nate http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=256 advance-and-vanquishSorry for the delays and all of that jazz.

This week we turn it up to 11 with power metal gods, 3 Inches of Blood and we cover their discography from Battlecry Under a Winterson all the way to their upcoming album, Here Waits Thy Doom.

This is for you metal fans out there, so take a listen and raise your horns.

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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/its-called-power-metal-for-a-reason-3-inches-of-blood-256.htm/feed 0 Sorry for the delays and all of that jazz. This week we turn it up to 11 with power metal gods, 3 Inches of Blood and we cover their discography from Battlecry Under a Winterson all the way to their upcoming album, Here Waits Thy Doom. This is for you metal fans out there, so take a listen and raise your horns. E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm Sorry for the delays and all of that jazz. This week we turn it up to 11 with power metal gods, 3 Inches of Blood and we cover their discography from Battlecry Under a Winterson all the way to their upcoming album, Here Waits Thy Doom. This is for [...] Mathcore Isn’t Really About Math But it Sure is Awesome: The Number Twelve Looks Like You http://pod.pirefower.com/mathcore-isnt-really-about-math-but-it-sure-is-awesome-the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-243.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/mathcore-isnt-really-about-math-but-it-sure-is-awesome-the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-243.htm#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:02:34 +0000 Nate http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=243 coverWe are back!  This week we are covering mathcore band, The Number Twelve Looks Like You. We have a “hidden secret” at the end of the show!


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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/mathcore-isnt-really-about-math-but-it-sure-is-awesome-the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-243.htm/feed 2 We are back!  This week we are covering mathcore band, The Number Twelve Looks Like You. We have a hidden secret at the end of the show! E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm We are back!  This week we are covering mathcore band, The Number Twelve Looks Like You. We have a hidden secret at the end of the show! E-mail us! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us [...] The Fifth Riff 25:14 Experimental, experimental mathcore, experimental metal, hardcore, hardcore punk, math core, mathcore, Metal, mongrel, nuclear. sad. nuclear, number 12, number twelve, Progressive, progressive metal, put on your rosy red glasses, rock, the number 12 looks like you, the number twelve looks like you, worse than alone no Monthly Smorgasbord #3 (Veil Of Maya, Portugal. The Man, Blackbird Raum, Cynic) http://pod.pirefower.com/monthly-smorgasbord-3-veil-of-maya-portugal-the-man-blackbird-raum-cynic-237.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/monthly-smorgasbord-3-veil-of-maya-portugal-the-man-blackbird-raum-cynic-237.htm#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:33:29 +0000 Mike Rapin http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=237 This week was our Monthly Smorgasbord. We covered 4 bands in under a half hour! Woohoo!


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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/monthly-smorgasbord-3-veil-of-maya-portugal-the-man-blackbird-raum-cynic-237.htm/feed 0 This week was our Monthly Smorgasbord. We covered 4 bands in under a half hour! Woohoo! Download! The four bands we covered: Veil Of Maya Portugal. The Man Blackbird Raum Cynic This week was our Monthly Smorgasbord. We covered 4 bands in under a half hour! Woohoo! Download! The four bands we covered: Veil Of Maya Portugal. The Man Blackbird Raum Cynic The Fifth Riff 29:22 Veil Of Maya, Portugal. The Man, Blackbird Raum, Cynic, the fifth riff, experimental, metalcore, folk, gypsy punk, deathcore, metal, yes The Pinnacle of Progression: Rush (A Farewell To Kings) http://pod.pirefower.com/the-pinnacle-of-progression-rush-a-farewell-to-kings-233.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/the-pinnacle-of-progression-rush-a-farewell-to-kings-233.htm#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:12:44 +0000 Mike Rapin http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=233 Rush_A_Farewell_to_KingsThis week we covered Rush’s A Farewell To Kings. Lots of ranting and raving this episode given Nate’s absolute love for the band as well as Mike’s new love for this album.

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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/the-pinnacle-of-progression-rush-a-farewell-to-kings-233.htm/feed 0 This week we covered Rushs A Farewell To Kings. Lots of ranting and raving this episode given Nates absolute love for the band as well as Mikes new love for this album. Listen Now! E-mail us!! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm This week we covered Rushs A Farewell To Kings. Lots of ranting and raving this episode given Nates absolute love for the band as well as Mikes new love for this album. Listen Now! E-mail us!! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, [...] The Fifth Riff 40:05 rush, farewell to kings, progressive, love, sci-fi, fantasy, the fifth riff yes Concert Special #2 (La Dispute, Native, Oceans) http://pod.pirefower.com/concert-special-2-la-dispute-native-oceans-227.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/concert-special-2-la-dispute-native-oceans-227.htm#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:04:53 +0000 Mike Rapin http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=227 This week we decided to cover a concert we recently saw in Grand Rapids, MI. It was a fantastic show. (See below for Last.fm pages of the bands we saw.

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La Dispute
Native
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Comadre
Minnesota

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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/concert-special-2-la-dispute-native-oceans-227.htm/feed 0 This week we decided to cover a concert we recently saw in Grand Rapids, MI. It was a fantastic show. (See below for Last.fm pages of the bands we saw. Download! La Dispute Native Oceans Comadre Minnesota E-mail us!! (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm This week we decided to cover a concert we recently saw in Grand Rapids, MI. It was a fantastic show. (See below for Last.fm pages of the bands we saw. Download! La Dispute Native Oceans Comadre Minnesota E-mail [...] The Fifth Riff 37:50 la dispute, post-rock, oceans, native, concert special yes Progressively Awesome: The Fall Of Troy http://pod.pirefower.com/progressively-awesome-the-fall-of-troy-215.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/progressively-awesome-the-fall-of-troy-215.htm#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:34:10 +0000 Nate http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=215 Download! Email us: (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter [...]]]> thefalloftroy-manipulatorThis week we cover a band we have so much love for it hurts: The Fall Of Troy. Enjoy.


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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/progressively-awesome-the-fall-of-troy-215.htm/feed 2 This week we cover a band we have so much love for it hurts: The Fall Of Troy. Enjoy. Download! Email us: (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm This week we cover a band we have so much love for it hurts: The Fall Of Troy. Enjoy. a href=http://pod.pirefower.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/progressively-awesome_-the-fall-of-troy.mp3> Download! Email [...] The Fifth Riff 46:04 the fall of troy, manipulator, experimental, post-hardcore, awesome, love, music yes Ska/punk/ska/punk. The Suicide Machines (Destruction by Definition) http://pod.pirefower.com/skapunkskapunk-the-suicide-machines-destruction-by-definition-210.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/skapunkskapunk-the-suicide-machines-destruction-by-definition-210.htm#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 03:57:34 +0000 Mike Rapin http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=210 b000000ofd01lzzzzzzzThis week The Fifth Riff covered The Suicide Machines album Destruction by Definition. We had some stream issues, but as always we lasted for 30 minutes. Punk and ska and ska-punk and punk-ska fans only.


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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/skapunkskapunk-the-suicide-machines-destruction-by-definition-210.htm/feed 0 This week The Fifth Riff covered The Suicide Machines album Destruction by Definition. We had some stream issues, but as always we lasted for 30 minutes. Punk and ska and ska-punk and punk-ska fans only. Download! Email us: (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm This week The Fifth Riff covered The Suicide Machines album Destruction by Definition. We had some stream issues, but as always we lasted for 30 minutes. Punk and ska and ska-punk and punk-ska fans only. Download! Email [...] The Fifth Riff 31:46 punk, ska, punk-ska, ska-punk, the suicide machines, high school, love, destruction by definition yes Metal + Cellos = Kind of Bland: Apocolyptica http://pod.pirefower.com/metal-cellos-kind-of-bland-apocolyptica-197.htm http://pod.pirefower.com/metal-cellos-kind-of-bland-apocolyptica-197.htm#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 20:01:18 +0000 Nate http://pod.pirefower.com/?p=197 This week we review a band called Apocalyptica.  In short, they play metal music with the string instrument, the Cello.

Seriously, these guys are freakin’ insane.

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]]> http://pod.pirefower.com/metal-cellos-kind-of-bland-apocolyptica-197.htm/feed 0 This week we review a band called Apocalyptica.  In short, they play metal music with the string instrument, the Cello. Seriously, these guys are freakin insane. Email us: (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com) …and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear!  If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks. Follow the Fifth Riff on Twitter for updates. Mike on Twitter Mike on Last.fm Nate on Twitter Nate on Last.fm This week we review a band called Apocalyptica.  In short, they play metal music with the string instrument, the Cello. Seriously, these guys are freakin insane. Email us: (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, [...] The Fifth Riff 28:47 metal, cellos, haters, unique, gag, gimmick, metallica, Apocalyptica, negative yes