Special: 2019 In Review: Best Movies of 2019

89. The Hustle
88. The Professor And The Madman
87. Wine Country
86. The Last Laugh
85. Angel Has Fallen
84. The King
83. Little
82. The Dead Don't Die
81. Missing Link
80. The Dirt
79. Child's Play
78. The Kid Who Would Be King
77. See You Yesterday
76. The Two Popes
75. Hustlers
74. Dragonball Super: Broly
73. Annabelle Comes Homes
72. The Laundromat
71. Glass
70. Uglydolls

69. Hellboy
68. The Kitchen
67. Judy
66. Us
65. Parasite
64. Yesterday
63. The Curse Of Llorona
62. Dark Pheonix
61. The Secret Life Of Pets 2
60. Triple Frontier
59. Fyre
58. Rambo: Last Blood
57. Lady And The Tramp
56. The Highwaymen
55. Late Night
54. The Addams Family
53. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile
52. Men In Black International
51. The Angry Birds Movie 2

50. Let It Snow
49. Brightburn
48. 6 Underground
47. Pet Sematary
46. The Irishman
45. Klaus
44. Blinded By The Light
43. Point Blank
42. Wonder Park
41. Crawl
40. Teen Titans Vs. Teen Titans Go!
39. 1917
38. Good Boys
37. The Lion King
36. Ford v Ferrari
35. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
34. Justice League Vs. The Fatal Five
33. Dumbo
32. Fighting With My Family
31. Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

30. Frozen II
29. It: Chapter 2
28. Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
27. Long Shot
26. Reign Of The Supermen
25. Jumanji: The Next Level
24. Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
23. Toy Story 4
22. Booksmart
21. Happy Death Day 2U
20. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
19. Screwball
18. John Wick 3: Parabellum
17. How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
16. Togo
15. Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
14. Alita: Battle Angel
13. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
12. Abominable

11. Stuber
10. Noelle
9. Ready Or Not
8. Dora And The Lost City Of Gold
7. Spider-Man: Far From Home
6. Avengers: Endgame
5. Knives Out
4. Aladdin
3. Captain Marvel
2. Detective Pikachu
1. Shazam!

Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 20 - 11

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20. Angels & Airwaves - Rebel Girl


19. New Found Glory - This Is Me


18. Sum 41 - 45 (A Matter Of Time)


17. Simple Plan & State Champs Ft. We The Kings - Where I Belong


16. The Story So Far - Proper Dose


15. As It Is - The Fire, The Dark


14. blink-182 - Darkside


13. Mayday Parade - Looks Red, Tastes Blue


12. Simple Creatures - Adrenaline


11. Hawthorne Heights - Starlighter (Echo, Utah)


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 30 - 21

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30. Steve Aoki Ft. blink-182 - Why Are We So Broken


29. Fever 333 - One Of Us


28. Weezer - The End Of The Game


27. The Menzingers - Strangers Forever


26. Sleeping With Sirens - How It Feels To Be Lost


25. I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Choke


24. I Prevail - Hurricane


23. Sleep On It - Under The Moment


22. Marshmello Ft. A Day To Remember - Rescue Me


21. State Champs - Criminal


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 40 - 31

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40. Blessthefall - Welcome Home


39. Courage My Love - Teenagers


38. With Confidence - Without Me (Paquerette)


37. The Story So Far - If I Fall


36. Simple Creatures - One Little Lie


35. New Found Glory - Accidentally In Love


34. Beartooth - You Never Know


33. Locket - Hunnie


32. Anti-Flag - Unbreakable


31. Grayscale - Young


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 50 - 41

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50. Seaway - Pleasures


49. Issues - Tapping Out


48. Eat Your Heart Out - Carousel


47. Sum 41 - Out For Blood


46. Panic! At The Disco - Dancing's Not A Crime


45. A Day To Remember - Resentment


44. The Early November - Ave Maria


43. Senses Fail - Elevator To The Gallows


42. Carousel Kings - Lock Meowt


41. WhoHurtYou - Wish We Never Met


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 60 - 51

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60. New Found Glory - Eye Of The Tiger

59. Mayday Parade - Never Sure

58. Anti-Flag - Hate Conquers All

57. The Story So Far - Light Year

56. The Menzingers - America (You're Freaking Me Out)

55. Sleeping With Sirens - Leave It All Behind

54. Grayscale - If I Ever See You Again

53. I Prevail - Gasoline

52. Sleep On It - Hold Your Breath

51. State Champs - Real World

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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 70 - 61

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70. Beartooth - Afterall


69. Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties - Runnin' Toward The Light


68. Alexisonfire - Familiar Drugs


67. With Confidence - Paquerette (Without Me)


66. Jimmy Eat World - All The Way (Stay)


65. Our Last Night - Bury The Hatchet


64. Taylor Swift Ft. Brendon Urie - ME!


63. Hawthorne Heights - Hard To Breathe


62. The Interrupters - Gave You Everything


61. Waterparks - Dream Boy


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 80 - 71

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80. Simple Creatures - Strange Love


79. Eat Your Heart Out - Closer To The Sun


78. Rarity - Drown Me Out


77. MxPx - San Dimas High School Football Rules


76. Sleeping With Sirens - Agree To Disagree


75. Set It Off - Dancing With The Devil


74. The Damned Things - Cells


73. Too Close To Touch - F.I.N.E.


72. Fall Out Boy - Bob Dylan


71. I Prevail - Bow Down


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 90 - 81

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90. Roam - Turn


89. We Came As Romans - Carry The Weight


88. Angels & Airwaves - Kiss & Tell


87. Senses Fail - Bastard Son


86. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth


85. Bayside - Interrobang


84. Locket - Out Of Sight


83. The Used Ft. Jason Aalon Butler – Blow Me


82. With Confidence - Drops Of Jupiter


81. Weezer - Lost In The Woods


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Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 100 - 91

100. Jonas Brothers - Sucker


99. Story Untold - Mental Breakdown


98. Grayscale - Baby Blue


97. Homesafe - Without Warning


96. Marianas Trench - Don't Miss Me


95. Prophets Of Rage - Pop Goes The Weapon


94. Katy Perry - Never Really Over


93. Belmont - By My Side


92. New Found Glory - Let It Go


91. Fever 333 - Animal


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Special: 2019 In Review: Top 10 Music Videos of 2019

10. Simple Creatures - One Little Lie


Why? The "Pop Up Video" idea is one of my favourites and I wish it was done more in today's music video scene, especially since it's easy and cheap to do as Simple Creatures shows here. It's a simple performance but what they do, however, is mix in lies given what the song references and it becomes a fun activity to seek out the lies.

9. The Menzingers - America (You're Freaking Me Out)


Why? The song title says it all doesn't it? This Menzingers video follows an alien as he tries to live a normal American life but the Americans make it very hard to do so. It's an obvious commentary on life in America today for immigrants (Legal or otherwise) which makes this a very poignant video as well as being one of the best of 2019.

8. Our Last Night - Demons


Why?  The First Single from the two EP's that OLN released this year has the best video. It's mostly a band performance video however it has a stunning animation narrative as a backdrop which is what makes this video so entertaining for me. I wish more bands took a chance on animated videos, I suppose they probably cost a lot however OLN are not a huge band so if they can do it than others with label support should be able to manage.

7. I Prevail - Gasoline


Why? I Prevail's two Hurricane videos almost made this list but I opted for Gasoline instead thanks to the influence of one of my favourite movies Fight Club. The video has a long narrative section where we learn our main character was abused by his father growing up which has negatively affected his adult life and left him on the brink of poverty before a stranger invites him to a Fight Club to work out his aggression, while there he gets an I Prevail live performance. Win-Win.

6. Waterparks - Easy To Hate


Why? Waterparks singer Awsten Knight has took the directors chair on all 4 of the videos the band released from their Fandom album this year and Easy To Hate is by far the best. The song itself is about a significant other but given the albums title they worked it to be a Fan-Artist relationship as Awsten has often talked about needing to be someone different around his fans which he sometimes gets hate for so he flips it on it's head in this video where fans won't always like if the band lives up to their thoughts 24/7.

5. The Damned Things - Cells


Why? Supergroup The Damned Things made their triumphant return this year and Cells was their first single and it came with a doozy of a music video. Cells sees the entire band get maimed in various, often hilarious ways while trying to record the song in studio safe for the lead singer Keith Buckley. At the very end of the video we discover that nothing was recorded which is met with hostility towards Buckley given his nonchalant answer however he does get his in the end.

4. Too Close To Touch - F.I.N.E.


Why? Too Close To Touch made the music video for this song part performance art and part social commentary combining for a great video for F.I.N.E. The song obviously tells of someone saying they are "fine" but in this case it stands for "Fucked up" "Insecure" "Neurotic" "Emotional" which ties in perfectly with the video which sees morph suit wearing people controlling the bands every movement telling them how to act and react around people or otherwise. This can be a metaphor for mental illness, societal pressures or anything else that can control your way of thinking.

3. Sleep On It - Under The Moment


Why? Under The Moment is about dealing with Depression and Anxiety so the music video mirrors just that. Lead Singer of Sleep On It, Zech Pluister deals with both conditions daily so the music video is about his daily struggles where he goes from having a great time with a friend or lover to being too paralyzed to move. But fear not, the video ends with Zech riding his bike looking happy wearing a shirt that says "Things Could Be Worse".

2. Anti-Flag - Unbreakable


Why? Anti-Flag reached out to a Nigerian group of filmmakers known as "The Critics" to collaborate on telling their story and the Unbreakable video is the result. Showing the day to day life of children in Nigeria as they make a short film about their life shows all the highs and lows. It's a much better representation than those sad infomercials will have you believe but at the end of the day they're still people longing to tell their story and this is it.

1. Grayscale - In Violet


Why? Grayscale has appeared on this list for the past 2 years and now on year 3 they're finally able to claim the top spot. In Violet deals with death and realizing you don't want people you love to mourn you when you're gone. This song and video was very personable as I lost my Grandmother this passed July. The video matches the song as it starts at a funeral with mourning before the deceased shows up in white and brings everyone else attending to their loved ones (also dressed in white) and all is happy while the band performs and eventually a purple cloud of dust comes to remind everyone to remember the good times and not dwell on the sadness.

Special: 2019 In Review: Best Albums of 2019

Top 5

blink-182 - Nine

Record Label: Columbia Records

Choice Cuts: On Some Emo Shit, Darkside, I Really Wish I Hated You, The First Time

Why? Definitely reminiscent of the untitled blink record. This album has dark themes throughout based upon the state of the world as well as the state of yourself and well-being. That being said you couldn't really tell if you didn't pay attention to the lyrics as this album is still bouncy and may just end up being my favourite since that untitled record, perhaps even surpassing it. blink makes it clear they don't need Tom or joke songs to put out a compelling record.

Waterparks - Fandom

Record Label: Hopeless Records

Choice Cuts: Easy To Hate, Watch What Happens Next, Cherry Red, War Crimes

Why? At this point it's obvious Waterparks will always be trying something new and FANDOM is riddled with new toys and tricks for the band to use. Awsten Knight went as far as to say that he almost scrapped a song (Telephone) because it was originally just a plain pop punk song but instead evolved it into something sonically different. There's still dashes of songs you can imagine being on their previous releases but layered in such a way that they also would seem out of place.

Sleep On It - Pride & Disaster

Record Label: Equal Vision Records

Choice Cuts: After Tonight, Babe Ruth, Under The Moment, Hold Your Breath

Why? Sleep On It's 2nd album is cut from a similar clothe although the evolution isn't as drastic, it works. Pride & Disaster fires on all cylinders as the album is full of hit after hit. Zech's voice is the highlight just above the improved harmonies and musicianship. If Overexposed was the gold standard, this might be the platinum standard.

Grayscale - Nella Vita

Record Label: Fearless Records

Choice Cuts: Desert Queen, Painkiller Weather, IN Violet, Twilight (My Heaven)

Why? Grayscale definitely went poppier on this record and that's not a bad thing though they definitely buried the lead with the two lead singles even if they had pop twinges to them. If I wasn't for lead singer Colin Walsh's distinct voice I might think this was a The 1975 record (again not a sleight) but even if you're not into that there s still a few pop punk bangers like Twilight and Desert Queen along with the previously alluded to Painkiller Weather and In Violet.

Set It Off - Midnight

Record Label: Fearless Records

Choice Cuts: Criminal Minds, Killer In The Mirror, For You Forever, Midnight Thoughts

Why? This album is so strong I couldn't keep it out of the top 5 but the hold backs are there is a quite a few filler tracks that could've been cut from the 15 song tracklisting and still let you feel okay about the album length, that said when the songs are on they are on, mixing styles, catchy corus' and lead singer Cody Carson's strong vocals make Midnight a treat for SIO fans and non-fans alike.

Just Missed

Fever 333 - Strength In Numb333rs

Choice Cuts: Burn It, One Of Us, The Innocent

Roam - Smile Wide

Choice Cuts: I Don't Think I Live There Anymore, Hand Grenade, Play Dumb

The Maine - You Are OK

Choice Cuts: Slip The Noose, Forevermore, My Best Habit

Sleeping With Sirens - How It Feels To Be Lost

Choice Cuts: Break Me Down, How It Feels To Be Lost, Never Enough

Bayside - Interrobang

Choice Cuts: Bury Me, Interrobang, Prayers

Jimmy Eat World - Surviving

Choice Cuts: All The Way (Stay), Criminal Energy, Surviving

The Menzingers - Hello Exile

Choice Cuts: Strangers Forever, America (You're Freaking Me Out), Anna

Locket - All Out

Choice Cuts: Hunnie, Out Of Sight, All Out

Issues - Beautiful Oblivion

Choice Cuts: Tapping Out, Your Sake, Drink About It

New Found Glory - From Your Screen To Your Stereo 3

Choice Cuts: This Is Me, The Power Of Love, Accidentally In Love

I Prevail - Trauma

Choice Cuts: Gasoline, Hurricane, Bow Down

Sum 41 - Order In Decline

Choice Cuts: 45 (A Matter Of Time), Out For Blood, Heads Will Roll

2nd Tier Classics

Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties - Routine Maintenance

Choice Cuts: Lead Paint & Salt Air, Runnin' Towards The Light

Pup - Morbid Stuff

Choice Cuts: Kids, See You At Your Funeral

The Early November - Lilac

Choice Cuts: Ave Maria, Fame

Silverstein - Redux - The First 10 Years

Choice Cuts: Bleeds No More, Still Dreaming

All Time Low - It's Still Nothing Personal: A Ten Year Tribute

Choice Cuts: Weightless, A Party Song (The Walk Of Shame)

Weezer - The Teal Album

Choice Cuts: Africa, No Scrubs

Marianas Trench - Phantoms

Choice Cuts: I Knew You When, Wish You Were Here

Senses Fail - From The Depths Of Dreams EP (Reissue)

Choice Cuts: Bastard Son, Bloody Romance

Simple Creatures - Strange Love EP

Choice Cuts: Adrenaline, Lucy

Simple Creatures - Everything Opposite EP

Choice Cuts: One Little Lie, Thanks I Hate It

Seaway - Fresh Produce

Choice Cuts: Closer, Blur

Eat Your Heart Out - Florescence

Choice Cuts: Carousel, Closer To The Sun

Carousel Kings - Plus Ultra

Choice Cuts: Lock Meowt, Monarch

Taylor Swift - Lover

Choice Cuts: Death By A Thousand Cuts, I Think He Knows

Other Favourites

As It Is - The Great Depression: Reimagined (All 4 EP's)

Weezer - The Black Album

Silverstein - When Broken Is Easily Fixed Live

The Damned Things - High Crimes

Our Last Night - Let Light Overcome

Our Last Night - Overcome The Darkness

Hawthorne Heights - Lost Frequencies

Rarity - The Longest Lonesome

Too Close To Touch - I'm Hard To Love, But So Are You EP (All 3 Volumes)