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My name is Riley, and I play drums and write music for a band called Thrice.
This is where I ramble about music, sports, food, books, the interwebs and whatever else I deem worthy of sharing.
In addition to my ramblings here, I write a weekly column for Getting Blanked called "The Battle Of Los Angeles" and a bi-weekly column for PureVolume called "Everything In Its Right Place".
I'm also the co-founder of a baseball-specific twitter feed and blog with my good friend Ian, called Productive Outs.
In the past, you may have read my column at OC Weekly called "3hree Things", which ran every Tuesday for a couple of years, my writing on the Los Angeles Angels and Lakers for SB Nation Los Angeles, my newsdesk contributions for several of SB Nation's regional sites, or my sporadic contributions to Flip Collective .
And last, but not least, I have a bandcamp page and a soundcloud page that I'll be posting my own music and remixes on every once in a while.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions presented on this blog are mine and mine only, and do not reflect the position or views of Thrice as a whole.
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My latest for Getting Blanked, featuring The 5 Stage of SciosciaFace, a book idea, a TV show idea, T.J. Simers’ worst lede in years, Golden Boy DERP, and oh yeah … some mostly awful baseball.
So, I fell into a YouTube wormhole tonight and ended up here. Weird. I’ve gotta say that this song was not only one of my favorites to play, but that it might have moved me more than any of the songs that we ever wrote because of the energy, dynamics and lyrics involved (especially given the loss and chaos we all were experiencing at the time that it was written and recorded).
I’m very proud of this one, and very pleased with this performance.
Not-So-Random Start: Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
These guys played before Jimmy Eat World at the KROQ Weenie Roast on Saturday and I’ve had this song stuck in my head ever since. I’d heard it several times before, but it wasn’t until I heard and saw it in a live setting that it really stuck.
Buy Night Visions here.
Random Start: Pig Destroyer, “Totaled”
Need a Friday morning pick-me-up? Slam two cups of coffee and blast this record into your earholes. You’ll be running through walls in no time.
Buy Book Burner here.
Just put the finishing touches on my tech bag for some upcoming shows I’ll be working for @zlind76 and the Jimmy Eat World camp. Stoked and honored to be a part of the crew.
Random Start: Mastodon, “Aqua Dementia”
Leviathan was on the shortlist of titles for the album that became Vheissu. That idea got nixed quickly after Mastodon’s second LP was released.
Also, I love the Scott Kelly (Neurosis) appearance in this track.
Buy Leviathan here.
Random Start: The Appleseed Cast, “Silas’ Knife”
This reminds me that these guys have a new record that I totally whiffed on and forgot to check out. I’m gonna remedy that now, and I’d advise that you do the same (if you haven’t already).
Buy Peregrine (released in 2006) here, and buy Illumination Ritual (released a few weeks ago) here.
It’s time for a brand new Battle of LA for Getting Blanked, featuring plus-SciosciaFace, the birth of MattinglyFace, K-pop DERP, a(nother) horrible column from T.J. Simers and some really bad baseball.
