Vacation time is here, there or right around the corner—and if you’re in San Francisco, Karl the Fog is back! It’s time to get out of dodge and find the sunshine, so who has time…

French history does not seem like a particularly metal subject. It seems like it would be heavy on horizontally-striped shirts, excessively long cigarette holders, berets and baguettes. But oh, that is not the case. Take…

Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to…

It’s probably obvious what topic I’m doing this week: World Chocolate Day, celebrated annually on July 7. Supposedly it celebrates the day chocolate was introduced to Europe. It should not be confused with National Chocolate…

With so much music coming out at once, it’s easy to stick to what you know and avoid the intimidating ocean of tunes. Daunted music lovers can count on RIFF to deep dive for you.…

With the first primary debates complete, the Presidential campaign season is officially underway. This means a lot of things: Incessant political commercials, arguments about people you had never heard of six months ago and will…

Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to…

A’s closer Blake Treinen isn’t the only one on the injured list this weekend. My beloved Camaro is also on the list… well, on a lift more specifically, in my dad’s shop. Ten to 14…

Summer’s here, and with the season comes a tidal wave of album releases. It’s the best time of year to be a music fan, but also the most overwhelming. With so many new songs dropping…

A common criticism I get on Twitter about this column, other than that I hate Europeans, is that I’m stuck in the past and hate modern music. Which is true. Modern music is garbage. But…