ARE YOU RIFF'S TOP V.I.B.? Listen for your shot to win $101 and qualify to be the Top VIB! 101 WRIF and Dave & Chuck The Freak are looking for someone to become the “Top V.I.B” for 2019! The Top V.I.B will grab $5000 to cover party expenses for the year, concert tickets, a trip…
Dee Snider joined Anne Carlini today at the Lady Jane's studio in Birmingham to talk about his new album "For the Love of Metal" and Astronomicon. For more info on Astronomicon click HERE.
This weekend Badflower rolled through Detroit to perform at the Mayhem at the Masonic with A Perfect Circle. Before that set they stopped by the John Varvatos store in Detroit to perform a couple acoustic songs for some WRIF listeners. You can check out those videos ("Ghost" and "Heroin") and photos below. The debut album…
Segment One: The Sound Of…Sammy’s Guitar: - We welcome guitarist Sammy Boller in to challenge the panel to identify songs by listening only to the guitar solo.
Alice In Chains Mark Layne Staley's Birthday With Tribute Video ::Alice In Chains News ::antiMusic.com Alice In Chains are streaming a video tribute to their late singer, Layne Staley, on what would have been his 50th birthday
ICYMI: Last week Frankenmuth, Michigan's own Greta Van Fleet stopped by Otus Supply Company in Ferndale, MI to perform a few songs for WRIF listeners. You can be viewed below. Don't forget these up and coming rockers will also be opening up the main stage at Riff Fest (feat. Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Halestorm,…
Flashback: Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Sing 'Hunger Strike' The shocking news of Chester Bennington's suicide is just beginning to sink in, leaving us with a lot more questions than answers along with endless heartache. The Linkin Park frontman battled addiction and depression throughout his life, but at least by outward appearances he seemed to…
Watch Previously Unreleased 1988 Nirvana Radio Shack Performance Nirvana record their first demo tape Jan. 23, 1988. The next day, the unknown band filmed a video afterhours in an Aberdeen, Washington Radio Shack, according to . Though clips of the performance have been seen before, the full 17-minute recording has never been released in its…
A Stadium Full Of Green Day Fans Singing Along To 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Green Day played a show in London over the weekend. But while they were off stage the crowd proved they like Queen as much as they like "Dookie."
KENDALL + KYLIE JENNER Apologize For 'Disgusting' T-Shirts Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, KISS Kylie and Kendall Jenner have apologized for selling "vintage" T-shirts with the pair's faces superimposed over some of rock and rock's biggest icons. The T-shirts in question were unveiled on the sisters' Kendall + Kylie online shop Wednesday, and featured images of…
Chris Cornell's Widow Vicky Opens Up About His Addiction Battle and Final Night: 'He Didn't Want to Die' People 5 hrs ago Janine Rubenstein It's been just over a month since her husband Chris Cornell died, but time has stood still for Vicky Cornell, who can recite every single detail of that painful night. On…
Chris Cornell video for The Promise released to mark World Refugee Day Survival Pictures released the official video for Chris Cornell's song, "The Promise", on June 20 to mark World Refugee Day. The tune is the title track to the 2016 film of the same name directed by Terry George and starring Christian Bale, Oscar…
If you want to know what 'blue eye soul' sounds like, listen to Gregg Allman. He truly was one of the most soulful singers ever. I had the chance to introduce him at Harpos one night. It just happened to be the night the Tigers won the world series. The crowd erupted when I walked…
Serj Tankian recently said he "was disappointed" there was no progress on new System of a Down music. However, he did surprise fans with this tribute to the late Chris Cornell. Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of SERJ TANKIAN's 'Like A Stone' Performance With Surviving Members Of AUDIOSLAVE SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian joined PROPHETS…
