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Oldschool Sunday: MUZZA CHUNKA

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker January 26, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: MUZZA CHUNKA https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/01/26/oldschool-sunday-muzza-chunka/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor In 1991, the soon-to-explode Alternative Metal and Grunge movements were building steam to burst at their seams. As is generally the case when something has an allure, this one being a genre of music, it had started to sweep over the land. [...]

Oldschool Sunday: EVERY MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE [New Official Video]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker January 18, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: EVERY MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE [New Official Video] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/01/18/oldschool-sunday-every-mothers-nightmare/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor As the Eighties moved past the mid-way mark of that particular decade, boundless possibilities were presenting themselves in the realm of music. Of course, like everything else, this could be either a positive or a negative, depending upon where you were placed [...]

Oldschool Sunday: TYRANT [New England Stoner & Doom Fest III Appearance]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker January 5, 2020 Oldschool Sunday: TYRANT [New England Stoner & Doom Fest III Appearance] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2020/01/05/oldschool-sunday-tyrant-nesadf-2020/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor When it comes to putting a spotlight on a tyrant, or in this case a band named TYRANT, there are actually multiple contenders one could pan said light to or from. Our TYRANT today is the long-running act from Pasadena, California, formed [...]

Oldschool Sunday: BLIND FAITH

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker December 29, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: BLIND FAITH https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/29/oldschool-sunday-blind-faith/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor It was February 8, 1969, when what may arguably be the first, true “supergroup” announced their existence to the world at large; the day Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Steve Winwood (Ric Grech was still three months away from joining) unveiled BLIND FAITH. [...]

Retro Riffs: VOIVOD ‘Nothingface’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht December 28, 2019 Retro Riffs: VOIVOD ‘Nothingface’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/28/retro-riffs-voivod-nothingface-album-review-stream/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor The pursuit of individuality is a common theme amongst artists of all stripes. Most bands aspire to having a singular sound, one that is immediately recognizable from the hordes. VOIVOD certainly had that from the start. But unlike most groups who were content [...]

Oldschool Sunday: BUSTER BROWN

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker December 15, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: BUSTER BROWN https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/15/oldschool-sunday-buster-brown/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor If you are someone a bit “seasoned” or, say, long in the tooth, then perhaps you recall the early 1900’s comic strip character Buster Brown. Created by Richard F. Outcault, the boy with a look similar to Little Lord Fauntleroy (though he [...]

Oldschool Sunday: GODSPEED

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker December 8, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: GODSPEED https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/08/oldschool-sunday-godspeed/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor It was 1992, in The Garden State of New Jersey, U.S.A., when the Asbury Park-based GODSPEED materialized with its founding trio of guitarist Tommy Southard, drummer Tim Schoenleber, and bassist Rob Hultz. Soon after, the three recruited David Blanche as their vocalist [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ASBESTOSDEATH

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker December 1, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: ASBESTOSDEATH https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/01/oldschool-sunday-asbestosdeath/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Before there was Sleep, before the myriad post-Sleep bands that followed – High On Fire, The Sabians, Om, Shrinebuilder, Kalas, and the like… there was ASBESTOSDEATH. Formed in San Jose, California circa 1989, the trio of high school students getting together under [...]

Retro Riffs: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ‘The Battle Of Los Angeles’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht November 24, 2019 Retro Riffs: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ‘The Battle Of Los Angeles’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/11/24/retro-riffs-ratm-the-battle-of-los-angeles-album-review-stream/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor As popular as they were in their heyday, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE were an inherently divisive, polarizing band for many. Any band that questions the status quo, particularly the value and viability of America moving forward in its current state, is bound to [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ATROPHY [“30 Years Violent By Nature” EU. Tour 2020]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker November 17, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: ATROPHY [“30 Years Violent By Nature” EU. Tour 2020] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/11/17/oldschool-sunday-atrophy-eu-tour-2020/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor We find today’s subjects in the city sometimes referred to as “The Old Pueblo”, yet better known as Tucson, Arizona, where the band Heresy was formed in 1986, by Chris Lykins (guitar), James Gulotta (bass), and Brian Zimmerman (vocals). Before a year [...]

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