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 ...

South London-based band Dry Cleaning’s music lies at the intersection of beat poetry and ambient instrumentals. With the ...

Influenced by Britpop music and mod fashion, Pleasure Pill features frontman Jonah Paz (JINX!) and his brother Ethan Paz (rhythm guitar), whose father Oscar Paz played with Kill Holiday in the 1990s ...

There's a young generation of guitarists getting ready to leave their mark on the rock world, and one of the more promising musicians to emerge in recent years is Téa Campbell of the pop-punk band ...

Get into bands like Propagandhi, Belvedere, Pears, A Wilhelm Scream, and more! If you're a metal fan looking to get into punk rock, and you want to start on the more riff-centric side of things, you ...

Underscores, the musical pen name of April Harper Grey, has quickly risen to the top of the growing hyperpop genre. Her 2021 debut album “fishmonger” brought a breath of fresh air to the genre, ...

Bryan Adams and Green Day don’t seem alike at first. Bryan Adams makes classic rock with strong guitar riffs while Green Day makes loud punk rock. But some fans say Green Day may have borrowed a lot ...

Chuck Berry started a revolution when he put the guitar front and center, paving the way for classic riffs in rock music. By 1969, Jimmy Page set the standard with “Whole Lotta Love”, and decades ...

A great rock song doesn’t need to have an iconic guitar riff. Everyone from Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty to Oasis and Wilco has strummed through simple chord progressions on many timeless hits.