Join our Discord to chat about your stories or anything else — When I was initially starting The Riff, I always resisted the idea of having a social media group. My idea at the time was to incentivize the community to only talk to each other via the platform (Medium). Here’s why I was completely wrong. The platform of The Riff isn’t…

A question I’ve been asking myself for years — You just wrote an article about that Pink Floyd album you weren’t able to put down for forty years. You put their album artwork in your article. We have a question about that. Did you ask Pink Floyd for permission to use their artwork? The short answer to the question…

Holy shit, has it really been one year since I’ve written on this platform? You’re probably wondering where the hell I went and why I left, or you probably don’t care. You probably don’t care. I respect that. You have your own shit, and I have mine. That’s why I’ve…

Hello, world! — It’s been such a looooong time. Where Did I Go? When I announced that I was going on vacation, I was only on vacation from The Riff. I wasn’t on vacation from anything else. I needed to reduce my workload at that point in time — I was focused on getting other aspects…

News and updates for the gang — Hey everyone! Feels like a while since I’ve said what’s up. Got some stuff I need to share. Let’s get straight to it. I’m Offline Until August I am taking a vacation. In fact, I am technically on vacation right now while writing this. I’m traveling until early August and I’m taking off from…

Welcoming Nelson George to ‘The Riff’ — I’d like to share a special piece of news with everyone here. Normally I don’t spotlight individual writers as there are too many to recognize. But a writer who’s literally made and documented music history has joined The Riff as a contributor. Let’s give a big welcome to Nelson George! Who is Nelson George? …

You definitely don’t want to miss this — Our latest episode is not what you think. Peter Kater isn’t just a pianist, he’s a real artist who doesn’t let anyone dictate his work. He’s completely in control and has been very successful at it. People see him in gigs across oceans, listen to his music in his albums…

A vocalized Seuss-a-doodle — Listen to the audio version embedded. Holy cannoli! Bagels and lox! Spilled aioli In my cardboard box! All of it smelled My clothes and Prime Where aioli dwelled And arrived on time. You would think The driver would see A box that stinks He has a degree! International Relation His…

A new series and another podcast episode — Wow, almost 700 followers at The Riff! I can’t express the level of gratitude I have for everyone here. The Riff is my online home, a place where I can freely share my thoughts on music and more. More importantly, it has been a place where I’ve met incredible people…