Dua Lipa performs at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco March 17, 2017. Gary Chancer/STAFF. The worst part of getting your car stolen is the radio. OK, that’s not true. The worst part is no longer having a car, followed by losing the sentimental and practical items…

“Round and Round” by RATT; need we say anything more? As our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman alluded to in last week’s column, I’ve got a girlfriend. Sorry ladies, but I’m off the market. It’s become somewhat of a Valentine’s Day tradition for me to openly loathe romance and love…

Whitney Houston’s hologram has performed so flawlessly on its (her?) European tour that it’s getting its own Las Vegas residency. No, no … I’m very serious, and it’s no laughing matter. There hasn’t been anything remotely funny about Whitney Houston since she said Bobby Brown was the king of…

Depeche Mode performs at the Oracle Arena on Oct. 10, 2017. The band is one of the inductees into the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Staff photo. The latest class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced, which means America’s racists have resumed ranting…

Not Joan Jett. It’s Groundhog Day, which means one thing: It’s my mom’s birthday. Everyone say happy birthday to my mom! Also, it means that a weird giant rodent that looks kinda like a beaver’s slacker cousin gets pulled out of a fake stump by a man in a…

You will always always love her. I’m just gonna warn you in advance: “Achy Breaky Heart” is on the Honorable Mentions list. Do I think it’s one of the best songs of 1992? No. Do I think it’s a curse placed upon mankind in retribution for our many, many…

It’s “love and hate” week at RIFF. We’ve taken on the theme of Valentine’s Day to talk about breakups, both sides of it. We’re finishing off with my Top 10 breakup songs, but there are some caveats: These are only since 1980. So, there’s a whole bunch of old really good soul,…