Books/Gigs/Venues/Albums/Docs
The Riffs editorial board are keen to publish reviews of books, albums, gigs, and music-related documentaries on our website. In-keeping with the aims of Riffs, we to support our reviewers in experimenting with the form of academic and journalistic reviews, and to find alternative methods to share insights and critique. These can be written, audio, or visual, and previous reviews have used methods such as podcasts and playlists.
Get in contact with us if you are keen to be in our reviewer pool or if you have something already in mind to review. We will request review copies (physical where possible) of books and albums, and contact promoters to request press passes (where possible).
The Riffs Reviews are managed by Mathieu Berbiguier on riffsjournal@gmail.com
Published Gig Reviews
“We Bridge Musical Festival and Expo” produced by Infinite Prospects Entertainment, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2023. Reviewed by Sharon Kong-Perring, Birmingham City University (UK).
Published Book Reviews
Like Lockdown Never Happened by Joy White, Repeater Books, 2024. Reviewed by Dr Lambros Fatsis, City St George’s, University of London (UK).
I Know How To Live’ by Guy Mankowski and Jason Pfaff, self published, 2024. Reviewed by Tom Astley, Northumbria University, Newcastle (UK).
Aesthetics of Pop Music by Diedrich Diederichsen, Polity Press, 2023. Reviewed by G. Douglas Barrett, Syracuse University (USA).
Sounds Northern: Popular Music, Culture and Place in England’s North edited by Ewa Mazierska, Equinox Publishing, 2018. Reviewed Dominic Deane, Independent Researcher.
Renegades: Digital Dance Cultures from Dubsmash to TikTok by Trevor Boffone, Oxford University Press, 2021. Reviewed by Deanne Kearney, York University (Canada).
Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage by Tori Amos, Atria Books, 2020. Reviewed by Jenny Cubin, Independent Researcher.
Ripped, Torn and Cut: Pop, Politics and Punk Fanzines From 1976 edited by the Subcultures Network, Manchester University Press, 2018. Reviewed by Matt Grimes, Birmingham City University (UK).
The Beatles by Ian Inglis, Equinox Publishing, 2017. Reviewed by David Kane, Birmingham City University (UK).
Yodeling and Meaning in American Music by Timothy E. Wise, University Press of Mississippi, 2016. Reviewed by Sebastian Svegaard, Birmingham City University (UK).
