RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include the Rolling Stones, Blink-182, Cleo Sol, Miley Cyrus, Allison Russell, Victoria Monét, Kali Uchis, Fall Out Boy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Manchester Orchestra, Janelle Monáe, JPEGMafia with Danny Brown, Blondshell, Doja Cat, Andre 3000, Mick Jenkins, Sir Chloe, Ryuchi Sakamoto, James…

Rick Springfield, “Automatic.” The last song on the new record by Rick Springfield – the last of 20(!) – is called “We Are Eternal.” Automatic Rick Springfield SongVest Records, Aug. 4 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. He may be right. I speak my truth when I say Rick…

Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. If you’ve watched a lot of Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom—whatever, you’ve witnessed the time-lapse scenery progressions of the African watering hole, as the animals continue to show up despite the lake becoming a pond, then a puddle, then mud. Then the…

Messing around with COIN at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 25, 2018. Photo: Roman Gokhman. I think this column is morphing into more of a “my favorite Roman stories” list, but what still holds true is that memorable interviews still lead better stories. I tell the RIFF staff, which…

Puddles Pity Party A tribute to Kids in the Hall, America’s Got Talent fan favorite Puddles Pity Party and Busy Philipps have been announced as additions to the 2019 SF Sketchfest lineup. Other performers and events announced Wednesday include Crashing Live with Pete Holmes, Judd Apatow and Madeline Wise, a…

Photos: Martin Lacey NAPA — Rick Springfield released a new bluesy record just a few months ago, but it was his ’80s power pop hits on which he focused the most Sunday at the Uptown Theatre. Springfield covered songs from from eight of his albums and a few of…

We’re doing another set of 10. I didn’t realize this, but the entire ’80s happened in 1981. It’s true! Because basically every song they play on Sirius XM’s 80s on 8 came out in the same year. It’s weird because I thought I was born in 1982 but, nope,…

Rick Springfield photographed at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco on Jan. 20, 2018. Alessio Neri/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — Before he was a heartthrob on General Hospital, pined for “Jessie’s Girl,” wrote 17 Top 40 hits and sold more than 25 million albums, Rick Springfield was an Australian teen…

Courtesy: Tommy Lau Jon Hamm, Zach Galifianakis, rocker Rick Springfield and the voice actors of Looney Toons have been announced as additions to the 2018 SF Sketchfest lineup. Other performers announced Thursday include Rachel Bloom, Maria Bamford, Fred Armisen, Louie Anderson, Gina Gershon, Tony Hale and Sherilyn Fenn. The…