Moreno and Law break down the new trailer for The Irishman, get nostalgic by listening to their favorite Summer jams over the years, finally get to hear what Moreno thought of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and then break from the norm to deliver their Mt. Rushmores of cinema. They give the top 5 favorite movies, actors, actresses, and directors of all time.
In what has become a yearly tradition, Binge Media was invited to Columbia, Missouri (Visit Columbia, MO) to cover the Roots N Blues N BBQ festival. The festival has quickly become one of my favorites. From the amazing food, to the amazing bands and musicians, to that good ol’ Midwestern hospitality, RNBNBBQ is the chillest festival I’ve ever been to.
Chris Prunckle, my old buddy from Wannabe The Comic, joins me in recapping each day of this year’s festivities, including our highlights and who we thought won this year’s festival.
0:01:15-Law and PeteMC. Holy fuck. That’s a way to start the show. Tech diff. Ammon is late, per the usual. But he’s got a lot to bring to the table. Moreno is at some stupid music festival. Nic Cage Round Up makes its return later. Law loves having some PeteMC to himself, so he debuts the new segment called “Ask Pete.” Super powers. 🎶BingeMedia Round Up🎶 Pete has some tech diff during this long ass pre-traditional segment discussion (and for the rest of the show, basically).
0:50:46-GOOGLE VOICE
1:39:25-TV ROUND UP (with new sounder to start!). Maggie and Bianca: Fashion Friends! Wait, what the fuck? Pete has A.P. Bio, then teams up with Law on Ash vs. The Evil Dead, Barry, and Silicon Valley. Law is sticking with Roseanne, The Challenge, and The Walking Dead. Jesus.
2:24:50-WHAT DID YOU WATCH? New voicemail is played. Wait, what the fuck? Pete has 6 goddamn movies: Red Sparrow, Kidnapped, Paterno (phone call from El Mariachi during this segment),
Kodachrome, and Connor McGregor: Notorious (which Law also saw). Ammon FINALLY fucking shows up. He tells a side story about Better Call Binge, then goes to TV Round Up after hearing the new sounder. Anyway he’s got Atlanta, The Terror, American Crime Story: Giovanni Ribisi (or whatever), Trust, Lost in Space, Legion, Nailed It, then shifts to 🎶MoviePass roundup:🎶 Rampage, and A Quiet Place. Law Burp Sounder debuts. Ammon also watched 24 Hours to Live. Everyone watched The Commuter. Ammon viewed The Greatest Showman. So did Pete. Holy piss.
4:08:07-NIC CAGE ROUND UP (with new sounders introduced into a medley): The Runner.
Jack, PeteMC and Ammon take over the BingeCast. They review a metric f***-ton of stuff including ASH VS EVIL DEAD, ATLANTA, AMERICAN CRIME STORY, WACO, MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION, INSIDE NO 9, KITCHEN NIGHTMARES, CHANNEL ZERO, THE FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES, THOR RAGNAROK, EX MACHINA, ANNIHILATION, MUTE, BLACK PANTHER, BIGGER STRONGER FASTER, THE RITUAL, CRAZY LOVE, DEATH WISH, DEATH WISH (2018), DARKEST HOUR, GAME NIGHT, DEAD BODY, VERONICA, WELCOME TO WILLITS and RED SPARROW.
That was exhausting just typing all that.
Anyways, the boys also give their Top 10 Films of all time and talk about their Winstons, or lack thereof. Download now!
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0:01:32-Jack and Pete. Sounds like a great drink, am I right? Ammon is possibly showing up. Jack reviews Pete’s recent appearances on the Bingecast, and asks him how much time he uses to prep for the show when he’s on. What’s going on with the site? Binge has an instagram. Follow dat shit. Pete meeting Patrick Wilson. Meeting famous people. Jack got a VR headset. Look at fucking Ready Player One over here. Oscars.
0:39:22-TV ROUND UP (with new sounders!). Pete starts off with Ash vs. Evil Dead, Waco, A.P. Bio, The Office (U.S.), and Impractical Jokers. Jack has American Crime Story, Atlanta, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Kitchen Nightmares, and Inside Number 9. Ammon! The Broccoli stalksucker talks Waco really quick, then shifts to Butcher’s Block, The Frankenstein Chronicles, and his This is Us progress. Winston the mustache. More Oscar talk.
1:18:19-WHAT DID YOU WATCH (another new sounder!)? Pete starts with Game Night and Dead Body. Ammon has got Welcome to Willits. Back to Pete with Veronica and Victor Crowley. The boys discuss the original Death Wish. Then Pete talks the new Death Wish. Ammon has The Ritual (spoilers), Black Panther (Jack saw it too, he’s such a Jack Panther), and Red Sparrow. Jack has Lady Berrrrgggeee, Thor: Ragnarok (revisit), Ex Machina (also a revisit), CraZy Love, Bigger Stronger Faster, The Darkest Hour, Mute, and Annihilation.
3:06:20-JACK’S, PETE’S, and AMMON’S TOP 10 FILMS OF ALL TIME.
0:02:38-Moreno, Kupka, and Drunky McDrunkerson himself, Chad C., are here tonight. What are the boys sipping on? Who did PeteMC/Winston meet? Revisiting Chad C’s first famous Bingecast appearance. Alyx details the content for the show you’re listening to.
0:15:27-DRUNK SEGMENT #1
0:19:58-TV ROUND UP. Discussion about Elton John, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead tickets. South Carolina music festival. 🎶Concert Round up.🎶 TV round up finally begins 10 minutes later when Alyx brings up Waco. Kupka and lady rewatched Parks and Rec and Arrested Development. Breaking Bad rewatches. Better Call Saul comes back in the fall. Hey look, rhyming. Seinfeld. Chad C. talks High Maintenance, and Detroiters. Drunk History.
0:52:34-DRUNK SEGMENT #2. Followed by some Binge Media site updates and other shows that are coming back. Olympics. New TM drop! Pee Break. #wherethefuckisammon. BMFML. More music stuff.
1:21:47-GOOGLE VOICE.
1:57:51-DRUNK SEGMENT #3. Random bullshit. Oscar talk.
2:09:25-DRUNK SEGMENT #4
2:15:14-WHAT DID YOU WATCH. Alyx begins with Wheelman. Kupka gives a quick rating on Phantom Thread, then discusses Darkest Hour, The Post, Iron Man 1 and 2, and The Hans Zimmer Concert. Chad C. checked out Like Me, and revisited Ex Machina. Black Panther. Ammon shows up hella late. He’s got two minutes to run through some shit to play catch up with the rest of the boys. THIS IS US UPDATE. Red Sparrow and Death Wish.
3:03:38-DRUNK SEGMENT #5. Followed by 3-5 actors you’d want to have a beer with.
3:25:10-WHAT DID YOU WATCH (continued)? The boys discuss Mute and Annihilation.
The Roots N Blues N BBQ festival in Columbia, Missouri (Visit Columbia, MO) came to a resounding close on Sunday and the natural high of seeing many of my favorite musicians and living legends still has me buzzing. As we did last year, Chris Prunckle from Wannabe The Comic joins me in recapping the three day festival, highlighting who we think won the day and what our favorite moments of the day were. We both had amazing access to see the artists up close but given Chris’ access to the photo pit, he provides unique insight into being even closer to the action.
Here are some other highlights:
Biggest Surprise
My favorite thing about music is discovering something new to listen to. Even if it’s an artist that has been around, old becomes new for me. Last year at the Roots N Blues Fest, my biggest surprises were discovering Southern Culture on the Skids and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, two groups I follow religiously now. This year, two stood out for me.
I was only able to catch a couple of songs from The Suffers but I was immediately hooked by the power, passion and range in frontwoman Kam Franklin’s vocals. I’ve been listening to their full length, self-titled debut and dancing regularly ever since.
I was introduced to Nikki Lane by a coworker who plays a haunting rendition of “You Can’t Talk to Me Like That” at open mic nights at my bar. And though that song was my intro, and it’s of course a great song, once I delved into Highway Queen, I soon realized why she deserves the moniker “Hurricane Lane”. Her performance was outstanding, her band rocking, and the banter in between songs is what I expected from someone who says “it’s always the right time to do the wrong thing”.
Best Moment
Though we discuss our favorite moments in this show, I have to underscore that by far the single best moment for me was listening to John Prine play “Sam Stone”. The crowd was so respectful, hanging onto every lyric, and when Prine played that final note, there wasn’t a dry eye in the venue. Niagara Falls, Frankie Angel.
Best Stage Setup
Not that I expect a huge, dramatic and elaborate stage setup for roots and Americana artists, but it’s hard not to pick pick Ryan Adams stage as the best. Unfortunately, Adams, who delivered above and beyond what I expected, suffers from Meniere’s Disease, so no flash photography was allowed. This is the best pic I have of his TV stage set up. In this podcast, Chris and I detail just how cool it was to see. Also, tons of smoke.
Best Food
Goddamit. We never got a pic of our favorite food from the year, which was a pulled pork sandwich on a glazed doughnut bun. Sound gross? You’re wrong, it was delicious.
Best Performance
I hate this category considering I had my face blown off by so many amazing performances. Lee Fields & the Expressions was like going to church. Booker T’s Stax Revue played Green Onions and it blew everyone away. Ryan Adams was intensely great. Band of Horses showed up with so much positive energy I still get goosebumps thinking of it. Pokey Lafarge had the crowd in the palm of his hand and treated them well. Leon Bridges made everyone dance. And John Prine made me immediately want to pick up a guitar and learn every single song he’s ever written.
However, no one blew my face off like Gary Clark Jr. While I won’t say it wasn’t a close race, Gary just added that certain “kill” factor that only the greatest live performers can deliver. He attacked the stage. He was cool. He was composed. And his guitar work was unparalleled. Not to mention his superb backup band, notably his other guitarist who Gary let take solos at times too. The man was all class, tearing it up, coming back for an encore and bowing like the Southern gentleman he is.
Our live show was a huge success and we couldn’t be happier. Without a doubt the highlight for me was PeteMC doing his original Lawlapalooza sounder with TM on guitar and everyone singing along with it. Pete recorded a “studio” version of it and we’re stoked to release it now. Bring the tissue, because you’ll want to pleasure yourself.
And then you’ll cry.
You’re crying.
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Another day, another loyalty test failed. Where do we hire these guys? I still love their guts. Alien Covenant gets full spoiler treatment, Snatched gets punched in the dick, and American Gods gets super gay. Timestamp Guy knows what I’m talking about…..
0:02:26-Kupka is here. Law is here. Falvey is here. What a trio. What’s going on with Smash? Did Smash have a crash? In your face, Dr. Seuss. Alien: Covenant will be spoiled the fuck out of later so keep your guard up. Spoiler Sounder will be played beforehand so calm your tits, we will warn you. Ammon’s podcasting future is seriously in question. Loyalty test given by Law.
0:24:29-TV ROUND UP. Kupka explains why he doesn’t watch Fargo at the current moment. The show is discussed further by the other co-hosts. Falvey tries out American Gods again. Law delivers an AG spoiler but for reasons Jack needs to know. How’s Better Call Saul going? Special Patreon episode with Falvey and Moreno (and another host) is happening soon. Johnny Cakes says little beyond that. Has Kupka tapped into Brockmire? Law checked out The Keepers on Netflix. He fifes all over The Handmaid’s Tale. Veep, Silicon Valley, Archer, Rick and Morty, Arrested Development, The Leftovers (fucking starving right now), and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2:29:30-WHAT DID YOU WATCH? J. Valley is put on the growing list of folks that watched L.A. 92. Kupka watched The Space Between Us and Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul. More like Joe Cock(suck)er, amiriteguys?
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We take a moment to talk about Chris Cornell. What an incredibly talented artist that left the Earth too soon. RIP.
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Law did get to see Snatched over the May Two Four weekend (still not a thing). Alien: Covenant is the biggie, and the boys leave nothing behind. If you haven’t seen it, skip over this. If you don’t give two shits about hearing everything, then by all means, proceed forward. This dissection steers the rest of the show all the way to the end.
OG3 in the house to fight about what is Canadian and what isn’t. Homo milk is. Dickies aren’t. This argument goes on for way too long and we forget everything else we were talking about for an hour or two.
Google Voice see the return of The Search For Garrett’s Bar and an Unknown Caller, as well as one of the greatest accent reviews of all time.
Movie Homework gets everybody all worked up about THE PATRIOT, aka AMERICAN BRAVEHEART.
TV Round-Up has Always Sunny, Cheers, Taboo, Game of Thrones, The Path, The Batchelor, Scientology and the Aftermath.
What Did You Watch gets rolling with DR. STRANGE, BEWARE OF THE SLENDERMAN, OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL, THE ART OF ORGANIZED NOISE, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC.
You can find our “Waiting For Ammon” edition of Monday Morning Moreno available for download right now and stay tuned this week for the new Patreon show which features the five characters we’d invite to our end of the world party. There’s yelling.