Clockwise from top left: PUP, Alex Porat, Snny, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Vacation Manor, Sad13 and Shenna. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has…

Clockwise from top left: BAILEN, August Eve, Altin Gün, WHIPPED CREAM, PUP, Kailee Morgue. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to…

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music on the internet. Don’t get me wrong, I love how platforms like YouTube, Bandcamp and Soundcloud have opened the floodgates of independent artists. But navigating the flood is easier said than done. That’s where RIFF steps in. We do the heavy…

Calpurnia, courtesy. Finn Wolfhard has wanted to play music since before he broke out as an actor on hit Netflix show Stranger Things. One of his first on-screen gigs was as a young stand-in for Canadian punk band PUP’s frontman Stefan Babcock in a music video. This was in 2014,…