Previously on Adam Riff™: I am chuffed to present My Super Sweet '16, a gallimaufry of audio things 2016 The Upside Sound, Adam Robot and White Jon's counterpoint to my 2016 mix Completing our triptych is Sum of Sixteen, Ben's 2016 master cleanse. As it…
Posts tagged decade mixtape
If You're Reading This
Previously on Adam Riff™: I am chuffed to present Mad Mix, a croquembouche of audio things 2015. And if you're not down with that, I've got two words for you: Ben's mix. • STREAM DOWNLOAD YO! MMXV TRAX [1:09:03] • alternate streak/download link As Ben's…
Secrets from our American dreams
Previously on Adam Riff™ (2009): Our favourite songs. One per year. After dropping our 2014 audio mixes, I roped Ben into revisiting our decade mixtape half a decade later and expanding it into a 21st century mixtape. To recap: Side A (curated by Jon) 1….
Class of 2009
Our favourite songs. One per year. Side A (curated by Jon) 10. So Many Dynamos – "New Bones" as heard on The '09 Sound "New Bones" is…a march. A doomed march. Think Talking Heads' "Born Under Punches" covered by Skynet. I wish I composed it….
Class of 2008
Our favourite songs. One per year. Side A (curated by Jon) 9. T.I. – "Whatever You Like" The genius of "Whatever You Like" is that it is a parody of itself. Whether T.I. is in on the joke or the joke is on him, however,…
Class of 2007
Our favourite songs. One per year. Side A (curated by Jon) 8. Frank Turner – "The Real Damage" As someone who's partial to music, I appreciate song lyrics more as phonics than words. The lyrics to "The Real Damage," however, struck a chord with my…
Class of 2006
Our favourite songs. One per year. Side A (curated by Jon) 7. DragonForce – "Through the Fire and Flames" I love the histrionic bombast of My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade" and the dueling instrument (trumpet and sax) solos in Mark Ronson's cover…
Class of 2005
Our favourite songs. One per year. Side A (curated by Jon) 6. The Mountain Goats – "This Year" Composing an optimistic song that doesn't sound "gay" is no small feat, much less composing one about being trapped in an abusive household as a minor. John…
Class of 2004
Our favourite songs. One per year. Side A (curated by Jon) 5. Ratatat – "Seventeen Years" All together now: "I've been rapping for about seventeen years, okay? I don't write my stuff anymore, I just kick it from my head, you know what I'm saying?…