Chicago’s Finest Post-Punk Band: Alkaline Trio
Covering 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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…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.
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Ska/punk/ska/punk. The Suicide Machines (Destruction by Definition)
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.
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Download!
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(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.
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Getting All Cabaret on Your Ass: The Dresden Dolls (Yes, Virginia…)
This week, we review The Dresden Dolls’ second album, “Yes Virginia…”.

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In this show…
- Brief summary of the band
- Style
- Song Content
- Overall
- Similar Artists (recommendations)
- …and a little bit of small talk, and general BS.
- We go off on a MAJOR tangent, and Mike is going to get us kicked off of iTunes one of these days.
Show notes:
Visit The Dresden Dolls’ website
Email us: (nate[dot]pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike[dot]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.
Hardcore Punk Minus the Cliche: Comeback Kid – “Wake the Dead”
It’s the first podcast of The Fifth Riff! We apologize for some sound issues (mic gain problems). Especially our intro song. We are still working out the minor kinks.
Just ignore it, and get ready for a few laughs.
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In this show…
A review of the band Comeback Kid, and their album “Wake the Dead.”
- Brief summary of the band
- Style
- Song Content
- Overall
- Similar Artists (recommendations)
- …and a little bit of small talk, and general BS.
Show notes:
- The best/worst movie ever – Cannibal Holocaust
Intro credits go to A Day to Remember.

