Nirvana's Nevermind Turns 31 Today
With over 75 million albums sold, billions of streams, and generations of fans, Nirvana is still relevant 31 years after its iconic...
Can Musicians Get Paid Fairly In The Age Of Streaming?
The United States Senate introduces the American Music Fairness Act More than a year after the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) made...
Brains, Beats, and Bars
My conversation with Hip-Hop producer and Ph.D., Configa Artistry comes in many forms. Technical skill, hours, and years of practice in...
Chuck D of Public Enemy Agrees to Sell Music Catalog
In what's becoming one of the hottest trends in the music industry, Chuck D of the iconic Public Enemy has agreed with Reach Music...
It's Called Gratitude, And That's Right
Celebrating the life and music of Beastie Boys Adam Yauch (MCA) on what would've been his 58th birthday Today is my daughter's birthday....
Music For Insight & Regard, But Mostly, For The FKN Love
Arrested Development's latest album just might be their best. My conversation with Speech about this and much more. “When the hard stuff...
Snap, Crackle, Play
Those pops and hisses you hear when you drop the needle on the record are anticipatory bliss Listening to music is supposed to be a...
Generation Riff - The Podcast
We started with the Abandoned Albums podcast, added Generation Riff to the fold, and are plotting even more future excitement! Generation...
10 Years Gone But Never Forgotten
Remembering Beastie Boys founding member, Adam Yauch (MCA) on the 10th anniversary of his death Earlier this week, May 4th to be exact,...
Let The Music Jump Off The Page
Reading, writing, and discussing music books are an underrated part of music fandom There's something about the written word, no matter...
East To West And Back Again
Adam Silvestri of Radiator King rocks the East Coast again "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the...
90s Alternative Comes Roaring Back...And It's The Girls Who Are Doing It
Mega-star Olivia Rodrigo pays homage to 90s Alt-rockers, Veruca Salt, and the internet goes nuts Photo credits - Olivia Rodrigo (Emma...
752 Days Later...Live Music Comes Back Into My Life
The Menzingers at Starland Ballroom 4/2/22 Photo by author Let's go back a bit, shall we? The date was March 11. 2020 and my life (and...
Remember This Song?
Volume I - 1991 An exclusive Generation Riff look at a song you know, possibly love, but may have forgotten about Welcome back to another...
Remember This Song?
Volume I - 1991 An exclusive Generation Riff look at a song you know, possibly love, but may have forgotten about Welcome to Remember...
Did U2 Influence 90s Music? I'm Not So Sure
As successful as U2 is, and just as The Joshua Tree turns 35, they didn't play much of a role in defining the new sounds emerging from...
Concert Reviews Just Got Personal
A new podcast, Yesterday's Concert, gives you a front row seat and a unique perspective to your favorite shows and the stories behind...
'Little Earthquakes', The Masterful Debut Album By Tori Amos Turns 30
The album that helped give a voice to female artists in the 90s shines just as brightly now as it did all those years ago "And do you...
That Sound In Your Soul Is The Voice Of Mark Lanegan
The prolific pioneer of grunge and alternative music died suddenly at the age of 57 Photo credit Steven Friederich Music is the greatest...
We Will Always Have The Music
Remembering Nirvana's Kurt Cobain on what would've been his 55th birthday "Teenage angst has paid off well, now I'm bored and old" are...
