Tag Archives: AC/DC
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Professor Music: Like ‘This is Spinal Tap,’ this column goes to 11
Distortion is an electronic effect produced by overloading an audio circuit. This simple excess of electrons is responsible for everything from Chuck Berry’s overdriven twang to Jimi Hendrix’s chewy fuzz, Black Sabbath’s bone-shaking crunch and…
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RIFF Rewind: Public Enemy, Deee-Lite and They Might Be Giants had the top 10 songs of 1990
Double-length edition again! I try to keep to my rules, but it was looking I’d have to cut either Sex Packets or Flood, and I’m just not going to do that. Turns out way too many…
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10 drinking songs for St. Patrick’s Day
The one day a year when binge drinking is socially acceptable and every asshole with a Guinness in their hand is suddenly one-sixteenth Irish is upon us again. The RIFF team would be remiss in our duties if we…
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Review: AC/DC shakes San Francisco all night long
On the one hand, there’s the clichéd image of Butthead in his constant AC/DC shirt. On the other, it’s a wonder to think how many classics guitarist Angus Young and his various bandmates in 40-plus years have…
