Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

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3. The Chronic 2020 (Sex Education, S02E01)

Honourable Mention

  • Brad's Score (Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time, 14 Jan 20)

Stray Observations

(WWE Raw, 13 Jan 20)

  • "Chainsaw bear!" (The Good Place, S04E11)
  • "Pushing the rock up the hill gave me a purpose. Who am I if the rock's gone?"
    "Ironically, that's exactly what Vin Diesel asked me when Dwayne Johnson refused to appear in The Fast and the Furious 9." (The Good Place, S04E11)
  • "What magnificent word choice. You are truly the Shakespeare of the sea."
    "I prefer to think of myself as the Dickens of the deep."
    "Hey, Deep Dickens, let's wrap up this episode of Frasier." (Harley Quinn, S01E08)
  • "You could be the next member of the LOD. That's what we call the Legion of Doom."
    "Oh, is that what it stands for? I thought it was Legion of Dildos."
    "That is a sex shop down the street with whom we're currently in a protracted legal battle." (Harley Quinn, S01E08)
  • "Does anyone with a car wanna team up with me? I bladed here." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E09)
  • "Is there gonna be a Smash Mouth concert at the end?" (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E09)
  • "It came back up again while I was doing online research to find bean movies." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E09)
  • Joe Pera Talks With You Season Grade: C

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Watchmen
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: Rick and Morty

Posthumous Humiliation

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Previously on Adam Riff™:

Adam Riff™'s 2019 retrospective festivities conclude with my 16th audio almanac. Hear ye hear ye Old Tune Road.

Our mates Adam Robot and Jon Bell also curated a 2019 mix. Hör ni hör ni Mixsommar.

Our mate Ben decided to curate a 2019 mix after all, so hear ye hear ye Uncut Jams as well:


1 hr 19 min

Previously on Adam Riff™:

Our favourite songs. One per year.

Update:

JON
1. Radiohead – "The National Anthem" [2000]
2. Finch – "What It Is to Burn (Demo)" [2001]
3. Spoon – "Stay Don't Go" [2002]
4. The Mars Volta – "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt"
5. Ratatat – "Seventeen Years"
6. The Mountain Goats – "This Year"
7. DragonForce – "Through the Fire and Flames"
8. Frank Turner – "The Real Damage"
9. The Wonder Years – "You're Not Salinger. Get Over It."
10. So Many Dynamos – "New Bones"
11. Jamie Lidell – "Your Sweet Boom"
12. M83 – "Midnight City"
13. Jai Paul – "Jasmine (Demo)"
14. CHVRCHES – "The Mother We Share"
15. CFO$ – "Worlds Apart"
16. Oneohtrix Point Never – "No Good"
17. Kanye West – "Ultralight Beam"
18. GoldLink – "Crew (feat. Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy)" [2017]
19. Panic! at the Disco – "High Hopes" [2018]
20. Labrinth – "Still Don't Know My Name"

Jon: I knew this song was the one before I, heh, even knew its name, noting it in Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week stray observations as "Unreleased Labrinth song over end credits (Euphoria, S01E02)" because Shazam didn't recognize it and Tunefind was of no help. In a year in which Kanye West laboured to get us closer to God, Labrinth just casually dropped a better spirit bomb than anything Kanye conceived.

ADAM ROBOT
1. Snapcase – "Typecast Modulator" [2000]
2. Rival Schools – "Travel by Telephone" [2001]
3. City of Caterpillar – "And You're Wondering How a Top Floor Could Replace Heaven" [2002]
4. Every Time I Die – "Ebolarama"
5. Codeseven – "All the Best Dreams"
6. Comeback Kid – "Wake the Dead"
7. Jesu – "Silver"
8. Rob Crow – "Up"
9. Russian Circles – "Campaign"
10. Coalesce – "Wild Ox Moan"
11. Deftones – "Rocket Skates"
12. Touché Amoré – "Home Away From Here"
13. Torche – "Kicking"
14. Coliseum – "Fuzzbang"
15. Violent Soho – "Covered in Chrome"
16. Baroness – "Chlorine and Wine"
17. Joyce Manor – "Last You Heard of Me"
18. Charly Bliss – "Westermarck" [2017]
19. Daughters – "The Reason They Hate Me" [2018]
20. Angel Du$t – "Want It All" [2019]

Adam Robot: Typically, the music I listen to leans very hard, very dark, and very loud. I can't live in the darkness forever, so here I am embracing catchy, upbeat, punk pop from a hardcore punk supergroup that doesn't make much sense on paper.

BEN
1. Outkast – "B.O.B." [2000]
2. Gob – "I Hear You Calling" [2001]
3. Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River" [2002]
4. The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"
5. Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out"

6. R. Kelly – "Trapped in the Closet" ***
6. Bloc Party – "This Modern Love"

7. TV on the Radio – "Wolf Like Me"
8. UGK – "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) [feat. Outkast]"
9. MGMT – "Time to Pretend"
10. Passion Pit – "The Reeling"
11. LCD Soundsystem – "Dance Yrself Clean"
12. M83 – "Midnight City"
13. Bruno Mars – "Locked Out of Heaven"
14. Daft Punk – "Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)"
15. Duke Dumont – "I Got You (feat. Jax Jones)"
16. Major Lazer × DJ Snake – "Lean On (feat. MØ)"
17. G.L.O.S.S. – "Give Violence a Chance"
18. Kendrick Lamar – "DNA." [2017]
19. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It" [2018]
20. Lil Nas X – "Old Town Road – Remix (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)" [2019]

Ben: How could it be anything else? The biggest record in Billboard Hot 100 history was a country song made by a gay black teenager – obviously the only way to close out the decade. Nowadays, it's about finding happiness in the small ways you can, and Nas gave us something to be joyful about.

*** Boy, my pick of R. Kelly really aged poorly. If I can revise, I'd rather take Bloc Party's "This Modern Love."

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2. Relaxer (Black-ish, S06E11)

Honourable Mention

Stray Observations

  • Cybertruck (The Good Place, S04E10)
  • "Wow. This is a toughy. On one hand, I would love to get some spiders in those buttholes. On the other hand, there would be billions of buttholes going completely un-spidered." (The Good Place, S04E10)
  • "You live your life, screw up a bunch of stuff. Like, a lot of stuff. Like, to the point where people are like, 'This is messed up, even for Florida.'" (The Good Place, S04E10)
  • "Oh, oh, that's Janeane Garofalo."
    "Uh-huh, from 24." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E08)
  • "October of 1985 this expired."
    "Wow, '85."
    "A lot of hijackings that year." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E08)

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Watchmen
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: Rick and Morty

Mix Underground

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Previously on Adam Riff™:

Adam Riff™'s 2019 retrospective festivities conclude with my 16th audio almanac. Hear ye hear ye Old Tune Road.


Our mates Adam Robot and Jon Bell also curated a 2018 mix.

Our mates Adam Robot and Jon Bell also curated a 2019 mix.

Hör ni hör ni Mixsommar:

2 hr 12 min?!

More like The Irishmix, amirite?

32 in all, to die, and be reborn in the great cycle.

Mix-1-9

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Previously on Adam Riff™:

Adam Riff™'s 2019 retrospective festivities conclude with my 16th audio almanac.

Hear ye hear ye Old Tune Road:

Artwork by Jon Wilcox.

  1. Song for Steve Jon Glaser Loves Gear 0:10
  2. Like a Girl Lizzo 3:05
  3. Bambina Vampire Weekend 1:43
  4. Still Don't Know My Name Labrinth 2:33
  5. Soft Rock The Art of Self-Defense 0:30
  6. Bulls on Parade (triple j Like a Version) Denzel Curry 4:30
  7. I'm Not Ok ILOVEMAKONNEN 3:15
  8. I Lost My Life Prince Hyena & The Daddy 3:25
  9. On a Roll Ashley O 2:35
  10. Doorman slowthai & Mura Masa 3:04
  11. Baby Boy Kevin Abstract 3:32
  12. Good Book Ezra Furman 2:34
  13. He Jai Paul 5:30
  14. My Brother's Gay and That's Okay! ChaseDreams 2:22
  15. Sucker Jonas Brothers 3:01
  16. Grimy Waifu JPEGMAFIA 2:55
  17. Feel Something Clairo 2:57
  18. IGOR'S THEME Tyler, the Creator 3:21
  19. This Is Me New Found Glory 3:29
  20. The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson 2:24
  21. Fast Juice WRLD 3:29
  22. Corn Maze Malibu Ken 3:23
  23. Dead of Night Orville Peck 3:59
  24. gec 2 Ü 100 gecs 3:18
  25. I Got 5 on It (Tethered Mix from "Us") Luniz (feat. Michael Marshall) & Michael Abels 1:43
  26. Location (feat. Burna Boy) Dave 4:01
  27. Find Your Throne Origami Angel 3:26
  28. Otro Trago (feat. Darell) Sech 3:46
  29. Misbehavin' (1989) Aimee-Leigh & Baby Billy 2:02
  30. bury a friend Billie Eilish 3:13
  31. Taking It Out DaBaby 1:58
  32. NUN WITH A MOTHERF*&*ING GUN Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross 3:17
  33. You're Gonna Hate What You've Done Greet Death 8:59
  34. Bad Idea (feat. Chance the Rapper) YBN Cordae 3:55

A tight 1:47:09. Headphone apple teeth.

Aaand an external stream with three voided skit tracks:

The flow isn't disrupted too much…

Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

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1. Marriage Story (WWE Raw, 30 Dec 19)

Stray Observations

  • "Yes. Yes. Yes. I'm not doing my impression of Jim Carrey in the 2008 film Yes Man." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E05)
  • "Ooh, rotisserie chicken. That's my favourite. It is kind of messed up, though, how a fully cooked chicken is $5.99, but a raw one is $9.85." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E05)
  • "He's on this new diet where he eats just one all-protein meal a day. Heard about it on The Joe Rogan Experience." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E05)
  • "I know what kind of freak you are for ham."
    "I love new ham." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E05)
  • "I need a brewski like my mama needs a kidney." (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E06)
  • "And we haven't boned since Brexit!" (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E06)
  • "Are you gonna get a divorce, Mike?"
    "No, Joe, I won't get divorced, because the pope does not let me do that!" (Joe Pera Talks With You, S02E06)
  • "Okay, so, no offense, but Taki is still hungry."
    "Oh. Did you not like the food, Taki?"
    "I'm sorry, but you tried to fill this delicate lotus flower full of 35 pounds of heavily-buttered mash. I'm surprised we didn't have an incident."
    "I'm so sorry. I've got a Viennetta in the freezer…"
    "Viennetta?"
    "No." (Giri/Haji, S01E03)
  • "Get her a vodka and Coke, and one for me too, please. Just going for a poo." (Giri/Haji, S01E06)
  • Giri/Haji Season Grade: C

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Watchmen
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: Rick and Morty

The Best Pictures: 2000-2019

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Previously on Adam Riff™ (May 2015):
Our favourite films of the 21st century. One per year.

Update:

Drew
2000: American Psycho
2001: The Devil's Backbone
2002: Adaptation
2003: Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2004: Shaun of the Dead
2005: A History of Violence
2006: Children of Men
2007: Sunshine
2008: WALL•E
2009: A Serious Man
2010: Winter's Bone
2011: Hanna
2012: The Raid: Redemption
2013: Inside Llewyn Davis
2014: Only Lovers Left Alive
2015: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2016: Green Room
2017: Get Out
2018: Hereditary
2019: Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

Steven
2000: Memento
2001: Bully + In the Bedroom [tie]
2002: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2003: City of God
2004: Undertow
2005: C.R.A.Z.Y.
2006: The Departed
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: Slumdog Millionaire
2009: A Single Man
2010: The Social Network
2011: Take Shelter
2012: Beasts of the Southern Wild
2013: Zero Charisma
2014: The Infinite Man
2015: Spotlight
2016: Moonlight
2017: Phantom Thread
2018: The Rider
2019: The Death of Dick Long

Adam Robot
2000: Snatch
2001: Memento
2002: City of God
2003: Oldboy
2004: Shaun of the Dead + Primer [tie]
2005: A History of Violence
2006: Children of Men
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: The Wrestler
2009: District 9
2010: Black Swan
2011: Drive
2012: Spring Breakers
2013: Under the Skin
2014: Nightcrawler
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016: Hell or High Water
2017: The Florida Project
2018: Hereditary
2019: Parasite

Jon
2000: Chicken Run
2001: The Royal Tenenbaums
2002: The Believer
2003: [The] School of Rock
2004: Primer
2005: Oldboy
2006: The Descent
2007: This Is England
2008: Hunger
2009: Dogtooth
2010: Four Lions
2011: Michael
2012: The Imposter
2013: Tim's Vermeer
2014: Whiplash
2015: Green Room
2016: Moonlight
2017: The Florida Project
2018: Transit
2019: Parasite

Adam Riff™ Clips of the Year

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1. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
2. Jon Glaser Loves Gear
3. The Good Place
4. WWE SmackDown Live
5. Shark Tank
6. Top Chef: Kentucky
7. PEN15
8. Miracle Workers
9. You're the Worst
10. PEN15
11. Kraft Punk's Political Party
12. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
13. Fresh Off the Boat
14. WWE Raw
15. Shark Tank
16. What We Do in the Shadows
17. I Think You Should Leave Now with Tim Robinson
18. Barry
19. What We Do in the Shadows
20. Cloak and Dagger
21. The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019
22. Cobra Kai
23. Tucker Carlson Tonight
24. Perpetual Grace, LTD
25. Holey Moley
26. Euphoria
27. 30 for 30: The Good, the Bad, the Hungry
28. Perpetual Grace, LTD
29. Pose
30. The Boys
31. Legion
32. South Side
33. MasterChef
34. Snowfall
35. Bachelor in Paradise
36. Succession
37. South Side
38. The Righteous Gemstones
39. Cake
40. Saturday Night Live
41. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
42. The Righteous Gemstones
43. Watchmen
44. AEW Dynamite
45. Mr. Robot
46. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
47. NXT TakeOver: WarGames
48. WWE NXT
49. Silicon Valley
50. Saturday Night Live
51. Saturday Night Live

52. Mr. Music (John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch)

Stray Observations

  • ♫: Styx – "Mr. Roboto" (Mr. Robot, S04E12)
  • "As far as you're concerned, I am evil incarnate." (Mr. Robot, S04E12)


(Mr. Robot, S04E13)

  • "This whole time, I thought changing the world was something you did, an act you performed, something you fought for. I don't know if that's true anymore. What if changing the world was just about being here, by showing up no matter how many times we get told we don't belong, by staying true even when we're shamed into being false, by believing in ourselves even when we're told we're too different? And if we all held on to that, if we refuse to budge and fall in line, if we stood our ground for long enough, just maybe, the world can't help but change around us. Even though we'll be gone, it's like Mr. Robot said: We'll always be a part of Elliot Alderson. And we'll be the best part, because we're the part that always showed up. We're the part that stayed. We're the part that changed him. And who wouldn't be proud of that?" (Mr. Robot, S04E13)
  • ♫: M83 – "Outro" (Mr. Robot, S04E13)
  • Mr. Robot Season Grade: C
  • "To nurse and protect." (The Mandalorian, S01E08)
  • "You expect me to search the galaxy for the home of this creature and deliver it to a race of enemy sorcerers?" (The Mandalorian, S01E08)


(The Mandalorian, S01E08)

  • "There is nothing to be sad about. I have never been alive." (The Mandalorian, S01E08)
  • "Come on, baby! Do the magic hand thing." (The Mandalorian, S01E08)
  • The Mandalorian Season Grade: C
  • ♫ "Let's all see what's on his mind / The guest star's name is Richard Kind" ♫ (John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch)
  • "What's your favourite comedy special?"
    "Nanette." (John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch)

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Watchmen
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: Rick and Morty

2019 AR™TV World Drama Championship Reigns
Homecoming – 35 weeks [carried over from 2018]
Perpetual Grace, LTD – 3 weeks
The Boys – 3 weeks
Snowfall – 3 weeks
Succession – 13 weeks
Watchmen – 3 weeks and counting

2019 AR™TV World Comedy Championship Reigns
Who Is America? – 27 weeks [carried over from 2018]
The Other Two – 36 weeks
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – 7 weeks
Rick and Morty – 3 weeks and counting

Looking forward:

The Top 10 Fight Scenes of 2019

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Down year…

10. Cliff Booth vs. Bruce Lee? • Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

9. Casey vs. Sensei • The Art of Self-Defense

8. Crazy Jane and Robotman vs. Von Fuchs • Doom Patrol

7. Adelaide vs. Red • Us

6. Baba Voss vs. Slavers • See

5. West Valley High School Rumble • Cobra Kai


4. Restaurant War • Anna

3. Barry vs. Ronny • Barry


2. John Wick vs. Boban • John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum


1. Knives Out • John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

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