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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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12 posts tagged Cloudkicker
Random Start: Cloudkicker, “Push It Way Up!”
There’s never a bad time for Cloudkicker. Even at 5 a.m.
Buy Beacons here.
Not-So-Random Start: Cloudkicker, “Dysphoria”
As a musician and someone who is obsessed with baseball, I tend to pay extra close attention to MLB players’ walkup music. 99% of that walkup music is awful.
This is the 1%. It’s Los Angeles Angels DH/1B/OF/all-around outstanding human Mark Trumbo’s choice for the 2013 season, and I back it in full.
Happy birthday to me, and also Butch Vig coincidentally. What better way to celebrate than by making the newest effort “Fade” available?
It is available for digital download right now at Bandcamp. Same deal as usual—get it for free by paying zero dollars or give me money for it. Either way,…
Well, this made my day.
Seconded.
Random Start: Cloudkicker, “%”
Cloudkicker is no stranger to this blog. I’ve been a fan ever since I heard Ben Sharp’s work a couple of years ago, and even after two or three years of having his entire body of work in heavy rotation, I haven’t gotten sick of it in the slightest. Even though a majority of it is heavy, it has the ability to fit almost any mood.
Buy ]]][[[ and everything else Ben has ever created here.
Cloudkicker - You and yours
If you’re a Cloudkicker fan, today’s a great day. If you’re not a Cloudkicker fan yet, congratulations, you just found your new favorite band.
NEW CLOUDKICKER! NEW CLOUDKICKER! NEW CLOUDKICKER!
This song is called You and yours. Check out and purchase the new record Let Yourself Be Huge as well as the new Loop digital download at http://cloudkicker.bandcamp.com/
11/22
I had a great time getting to meet, hang, and chat with Ben on the Columbus stop of this tour. Not only is the guy a phenomenal musician and songwriter, but he’s a quality person and friend (added bonus: and a baseball fan). I couldn’t be more excited for new Cloudkicker material. November 22nd can’t come soon enough.
Let Yourself Be Huge
8 Tracks
Digital Download / Compact Disc / 10” Vinyl
Loop
16 Tracks
Digital Download
A Very Cloudkicker Christmas
As a small token of my gratitude to everyone who has been supportive of me this year I humbly present “You and Yours”, my musical gift to you on your preferred winter solstice celebration.
‘Tis the season ^_^
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related: My Top 9 Albums of 2010, Vol. 2 of 3
Ben Sharp (aka Cloudkicker), the man behind one of my favorite 10 records of 2010 and my favorite EP of 2010, is posting a new music loop (almost) every day over on his blog.
Highly recommended listening.
About a week ago Frank from Metal Injection sent me an email wondering if I’d ever be in New York to chat for a little bit. Well it turns out I just happened to be in town a few days later, so we got together last Saturday night and discussed many pressing issues.
P.s. It was cold. So cold that halfway through answering a couple questions I forgot the question because of how cold it was.
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Ben Sharp (AKA Cloudkicker) interviewed by Metal Injection.
If you don’t have Beacons yet, you’re blowing it.
