Baby Nirvana Good news! We’ve made it to the ’90s in RIFF Rewind. OK, yeah, it’s still technically 1989. But any list that includes Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails and Faith No More’s “Epic” is basically the ’90s, right? In fact, I was surprised by the latter two of those…

Wham! The cuts in this top five songs of 1984 were tough. The Cars’ “You Might Think” and Sheila E’s “The Glamorous Life” are favorites of mine, and I’m sure I’m going to get backlash about leaving out Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the Talking Heads and Tina Turner. But who…

  Illustration: Vivian Shih It’s “love and hate” week at RIFF. We’ve taken on the theme of Valentine’s Day to talk about both sides of love. We’re starting off with my favorite love songs, but there are some caveats: These are only since 1980. There’s a whole bunch of really…

Madonna performs at HP Pavilion in San Jose on Oct. 6, 2012. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Madonna performs at HP Pavilion in San Jose on Oct. 6, 2012. See more photos and watch videos of “Gang Bang,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” “Hung Up,” “Open Your Heart,” “Vogue” and “Like a Virgin” below. Madonna…