Jen and Andy Guthrie of Band in Boston: “Five Local Songs We’d Love to Play in Rock Band”

1_The Soft Drugs, “Let It Be”
2_The Self Righteous Brothers, “Electric Boogaloo”
3_Apollo Sunshine, “Brotherhood of Death”
4_Viva Viva, “Valentine”
5_Township, “Highway”

Band in Boston curated a series of shows at P.A.’s Lounge that runs through this Saturday.

Joel Roston of Big Bear and Don’t Ever Lie to Anyone: “Songs I've Totally Annihilated at Karaoke”

1_Oasis, “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
2_Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill”
3_Billy Joel, “The Longest Time”
4_Liz Phair, “Supernova”
5_The Beatles, “Oh! Darling"

Don’t Ever Lie to Anyone play upstairs at the Middle East on Friday.

Tom Korkidis of Eksi Ekso: “Top Five Songs To Go Alongside the 17 North Shore Summer of Love Stories”

1_The S.O.S. Band, “Take Your Time (Do It Right)”
2_Benny Mardones, “Into the Night”
3_Jermaine Stewart, “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off”
4_Smokey Robinson, “Being With You”
5_Matthew Wilder, “Break My Stride”

Bassic resident DJ Dabu: “Top Five Tracks To Get You Loving Dubstep (and Your Neighbors Hating It)”

1_Skream, “Rottan”
2_Mala, “Lean Forward”
3_Kode9 & the Spaceape, “Portal”
4_Zomby, “Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)”
5_Bloc Party, “Where Is Home? (Burial Remix)"

The next Bassic goes down Wednesday, July 30 with Hatcha, Jam-2, and Pandai’a.

Tony the Bookie: “5 Classic Songs I Want To Hear Covered by Local Bands”

1_“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Drug Rug
2_“Leader of the Pack” by Elizabeth Butters with Indian Style
3_“Perfect Day” by Ryan Lee Crosby
4_“My Funny Valentine” by Keys to the Streets of Fear
5_“I Shall Be Released” by Faces on Film

John Flax of the Perennials: “Top Five Summer ’08 Barbecue Boombox Picks”

1_Various Artists, Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal
2_Sam Cooke, Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
3_Cut Copy, In Ghost Colours
4_The Misfits, Static Age
5_Various Artists, An England Story, From Dancehall to Grime: 25 Years of the MC in the UK 1983–2008

Mike Fiore of Faces on Film: “The Five Songs That Would Be Way Better If Roy Orbison Had Sung Them”

1_Arcade Fire, “Crown of Love”
2_Clinic, “Distortions”
3_The Flaming Lips, “Do You Realize??”
4_Lou Reed, “Perfect Day”
5_Low, “Dinosaur Act"

Faces on Film play upstairs at the Middle East Wednesday, July 9.

Eric Penna of Ketman: “5 Awesome Songs in a Language Other Than English”

1_“Construção,” Chico Buarque
2_“Initials B.B.,” Serge Gainsbourg
3_“Qui Peut Dire,” Françoise Hardy
4_“Abracadabra,” Sylvie Vartan
5_“Dvacet,” the Plastic People of the Universe

Ketman celebrate the release of their new full-length, El Toro, upstairs at the Middle East Saturday.

Mission of Burma’s Roger Miller: “Top 5 Random Interests While in Spain”

1_Movie: Le Scaphandre et le papillon|The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2_Music: Richard Leo Johnson, The Legend of Vernon McAlister
3_City: Gijón, Spain
4_Airline: none
5_Street: any of the 10 or 12 in the hilly section slightly east of Washington Street near Brookline Village

Joshua Glenn: "5 Favorite 'Bop' Songs"

1_Gene Vincent, "Be-Bop-A-Lula"

2_Ramones, "Blitzkrieg Bop"

3_Parliament, "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)"

4_Akon, "Gangsta Bop"

5_Hanson, "MMMBop"

Joshua Glenn writes "Brainiac," a blog and column for the Boston Globe’s "Ideas" section, and is co-editor of Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance.