A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, obviously. But here we go. Let’s just start with the idea that a riff is a ...

Continuing the heavy metal thread is "Electric Funeral" from Black Sabbath's stellar second album "Paranoid". The cheery subject matter of complete nuclear annihilation is matched quite well by the ...

As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

Editor’s Note: This week we introduce Riffs, an occasional profile of a notable professional musician in the Southland. Known for finger pickin’ and putting his own spin on flamenco and classical ...