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Oldschool Sunday: DISAVOWED [First New Music In 13 Years]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 24, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: DISAVOWED [First New Music In 13 Years] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/05/24/oldschool-sunday-disavowed-first-new-music-in-13-years/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Class is now in session but today, we won’t be going so far back as some of our recent #OSS spotlights have visited, but still, far enough to satisfy the criteria. We find ourselves in The Netherlands, Amsterdam to be specific, and just a mere two decades [...]

GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #10: WARHORSE/ CONCLAVE/ DESOLATE’s Jerry Orne

Leanne Ridgeway May 18, 2020 GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #10: WARHORSE/ CONCLAVE/ DESOLATE’s Jerry Orne https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/05/18/gear-assembly-series-10-warhorse-conclave-desolate-jerry-orne/ (Feature photo: RockNRoll Socialite) Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The “Gear Assembly” interview series is especially for the music gear addicts, or simply the curious like myself. Each article in the Gear Assembly series features a different musician answering the same questions, highlighting both their varying preference in music gear, as well as their [...]

Oldschool Sunday: GACK

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 17, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: GACK https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/05/17/oldschool-sunday-gack/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor The grunge and alternative rock scene establishing itself in the Pacific Northwest during the early Nineties would seemingly affect everyone and everything in time. One of the supposed casualties was the thrash metal community, a scene that soon found its pioneers [...]

GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #9: GRAVEHUFFER’s Ritchie Randall

Leanne Ridgeway May 14, 2020 GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #9: GRAVEHUFFER’s Ritchie Randall https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/05/14/gear-assembly-series-9-gravehuffer-ritchie-randall/ Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the music world. We had started a few things to highlight some in their plight. All these temporary additions are now permanent features. Along with our regular articles and reviews, we’ll have a weekly quick-list of bands (formerly “Virally Affected” and [...]

Oldschool Sunday: KILLING FLOOR

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 10, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: KILLING FLOOR https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/05/10/oldschool-sunday-killing-floor/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor We jaunt back across the pond this week, returning to jolly ol’ England. To be more specific, the Southeastern side where London sits on the River Thames. It was 1968, the “blues boom” was in full detonation. While some bands like The [...]

GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #8: HEXXUS’ Billy Luttrell

Leanne Ridgeway May 6, 2020 GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #8: HEXXUS’ Billy Luttrell https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/05/06/gear-assembly-series-8-hexxus-billy-luttrell/ Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the music world. Many feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and anxious from personal situations, yet some find solace in helping others. We’ve started a few things to highlight their plight. Along with our regular heavy music articles and reviews, we’ve started random Twitter [...]

GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #7: MERLOCK’s Taylor Waring

Leanne Ridgeway April 29, 2020 GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #7: MERLOCK’s Taylor Waring https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/04/29/gear-assembly-series-7-merlock-taylor-waring/ Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the music world. Many feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and anxious from personal situations, yet some find solace in helping others. To somehow assist bands and artists in trying to get their music to the people, we’ve started a few things to [...]

Oldschool Sunday: LETHAL PRESENCE

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker April 26, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: LETHAL PRESENCE https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/04/26/oldschool-sunday-lethal-presence/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor In the early to middle Nineteen-Eighties, Toronto, Ontario, Canada was not unlike most any other well-populated place found upon the North American continent. Every urban sprawl, even a few rural locales, had some degree of a music scene taking place. Some of [...]

GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #6: SWITCHBLADE JESUS’ Chris Black

Leanne Ridgeway April 23, 2020 GEAR ASSEMBLY Series #6: SWITCHBLADE JESUS’ Chris Black https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/04/23/gear-assembly-series-6-switchblade-jesus-chris-black/ Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the music world. Many feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and anxious from personal situations, yet some find solace in helping others. To somehow assist bands and artists in trying to get their music to the people, we’ve started a few things to [...]

Oldschool Sunday: THE THIRD POWER

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker April 19, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: THE THIRD POWER https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/04/19/oldschool-sunday-the-third-power/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ The Sixties are coming to a close, and while the coastal U.S. music scenes are getting most of the attention, there is a movement of sound taking place in the Motor City. Acts like Frijid Pink, MC5, Rare Earth, The Frost, and SRC (The Scot Richard Case) [...]

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