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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a new interview with Guitar World discussing the origins of the 1989 hit – which became the shock rock icon’s first ever top 10 ...

Hurray for the Riff Raff’s music has always been for the outsiders. Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Alynda Segarra’s storytelling is often directed toward uplifting and celebrating the people ...

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Alynda Segarra has announced their next Hurray for the Riff Raff album: The Past Is Still Alive is out February 23 via Nonesuch. Listen to the new album’s first song, “Alibi,” below. The Past Is Still ...

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes “shifted heavy metal.” In anew feature with Consequence, the Metallica guitarist chose 11 albums that he thinks every ...