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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 piece for PureVolume is about making the transition from drummer-to-tech, and how it played out over a weekend with Jimmy Eat World.
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.
RIP Chi Cheng
I woke up today and was deeply saddened to read the news that Chi Cheng had passed away early Saturday morning. It’s heartbreaking. Thrice was fortunate enough to play almost 70 shows with the Deftones over the years, and Chi’s kindness and generosity toward me and my bandmates during that time was something I’ll never forget.
RIP Chi.
Here’s the latest installment of Everything In Its Right Place, in which I prattle on about why I haven’t been to Coachella since 2005 (and probably won’t make it back).
Hi all,
My good friend, Mark Beemer is in the midst of raising funds to re-release his book of punk rock photography called “Stealing Time”. He needs our help, as he’s about $4,500 short of his goal with 12 days remaining in the fundraising process. Proceeds from sales of the book will benefit SSE, a charity that Thrice has supported since the release of The Artist In The Ambulance in 2003.
Mark has started an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds that includes some awesome perks for donations from anywhere from $5 to $50,000.
I know times are a bit lean for a lot of us, but if you can spare some money to help a great cause and support the philanthropic efforts of a great person, it’d be outstanding.
Thanks,
-Riley
This was written on guitar in Hawaii a few weeks ago and built in Reason when I got back to the mainland. Every day, the sunrises there were absolutely stunning, incredibly inspirational and daily reminder that every day begins anew.
I hope you enjoy what you hear. Thanks for listening and spreading the word. I really appreciate the support.
“What Are You Waiting For?” is available for streaming/downloading here, and streaming here if you prefer to use Soundcloud.
This is an idea I put together around the same time Thrice decided to do the Alchemy Index project (2006 or so). We weren’t touring much at the time, so I’d spend my time at home with my face buried in my computer for hours and hours and build loops for an ambient/instrumental project that I hoped to get off the ground when things got reeeeally slow. I guess this is part of that.
Long story short … I lost the original Reason file for this in one of my many hard drive transfers/backups over the years and tried to rebuild it on 1/27/13 from an mp3 I dug up in my iTunes about a year ago.
My FutureWife™ paints to this track quite often, and I’ll throw it on from time to time when I want to zone out and remember to breathe.
I hope you enjoy it.
I’m honored to be a part of CX.City’s “Creative Minds, Creative Spaces” series. My interview went live today. It gives a little bit of insight on my creative process, space and routine (or lack thereof). Check it out if you feel so inclined, and if you’re in the market for some new threads, I’d highly recommend checking out CX.City’s gear. They sent me a box of tees and hats a couple weeks ago, and it’s really all I’ve been wearing ever since.
The world is supposed to end in like twenty minutes or whatever so … I posted an idea that has been floating around for a couple of months.
It’s been fairly quiet here for a while, and I’d like to apologize for that. With a ton of change comes a ton of introspection and … a ton of uncertainty. I’m working very hard to battle through both, and have found this piece to be therapeutic for me.
I’m hoping to have a few more songs ready for early next year, and I really, really appreciate the support of those of who you’ve given a damn to check out what I’ve been doing post-Thrice. It’s encouraging and comforting. I’m incredibly grateful for that.
Happy holidays or end of the world or whatever.
-Riley
Just heard the news of Josh Stern’s passing, and I’m heartbroken. He spent some time on the road with us to shoot this video, and couldn’t have been a kinder person. He integrated into our band dynamic seamlessly and made one of the best videos we ever had, capturing candid moments and presenting them in an artistic fashion. You can’t just waltz onto a band/crew’s bus (that has been touring for years) with a camera and step into that dynamic quickly and easily. Josh did, and that’s a testament to how good a person he was and how fun he was to be around.
I know how tough loss is, and I hope that his family and closest friends can/will deal with it as best as they possibly can.
RIP Josh. You were one of the good ones.
