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Telegraph
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
The 30 greatest guitar riffs of all time
We're going to fall out about this, obviously. But here we go. Let's just start with the idea that a riff is a short, repeated musical figure that can be melodic or rhythmic. We've allowed for a bit of progression – let's call it prog – or we're going to have all sorts of trouble getting some great guitarists in here (looking at you, Brian May). And we're going to demand that the riff is sort of the main hook of the song. We've tried to avoid bass riffs, unless they've clearly become the lead riff. And we've favoured electric guitar over acoustic guitar, with exceptions. It's strictly one entry per guitarist in this list, too. Apart from that, it's a bun fight. This could easily run to a hundred riffs – if your favourite isn't there, let us know in the comments section. As far as methodology goes, this was always going to be subjective, but hours and hours have gone into it, from scouring guitar mags to dredging the depths of online forums, polling everyone I know, listening to dedicated playlists, putting things in, taking things out, leaving out lots of my own favourites, accepting that every genre of music and every set of fans has its own hierarchy for this stuff and will know that this list is plain wrong. There may be also be a slight Anglocentric bias that will wind up Strokes, Fontaines and Aerosmith fans, equally. But above all, guitar riffs ultimately tell a remarkable story of ongoing musical evolution. So here goes… (or skip to the top 10) 30. Nutbush City Limits – Ike & Tina Turner (1973) This could just as easily have been in the top 10 but we needed something great to kick us off. I've only moved it here because this crunchy, funk stomper is actually two guitars melded together. It's made more fun by the fact that there's a mystery about who played them. Rock legend would have it that Marc Bolan, of all people, played the fuzz rhythm and James Lewis, from Ike's backing band, the wah-wah that wreathes around it like a snake.
UAE Moments
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- UAE Moments
Today's Moon Mood: Friday, July 25, 2025
Get ready to shake off the shadows and run toward the light — the Moon is strutting into Sagittarius, and she's packing wild child energy. Yesterday's introspection? Important. Today's freedom? Essential. You might feel a sudden urge to plan a trip, text your ex something philosophical, or start a new project with zero clue where it's going. Roll with it. This is cosmic caffeine. Moon Mood Highlights: Wanderlust activated: Whether it's a road trip or a mental getaway, you're craving newness. Blunt honesty: You're telling it like it is — with truth bombs and zero filter. Zoom out energy: Problems feel smaller when you change your perspective. Cosmic Care Tip: Move your body. Dance it out, take a walk, stretch like you mean it — motion helps you channel this wild wave of wanderlusty vibes. Your Moon Mantra: 'I open myself to joy, expansion, and all the magic waiting just outside my comfort zone.' Playlist of the Day (for free-spirit Friday feels): 'Electric Feel' – MGMT 'You Only Live Once' – The Strokes 'Dog Days Are Over' – Florence + The Machine 'No One Knows' – Queens of the Stone Age 'Solar Power' – Lorde What To Do Tonight: 🎉 Spontaneous Hang or Stargazing Mission. Call up your most 'yes girl' friend or head out solo. Watch the stars, catch a rooftop view, or plan that next trip. The vibes are made for some kind of adventure. Join our FREE WhatsApp channel to dive into a world of real-time engagement! This article was previously published on omanmoments. To see the original article, click here
UAE Moments
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UAE Moments
Today's Moon Mood: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Get ready to shake off the shadows and run toward the light — the Moon is strutting into Sagittarius, and she's packing wild child energy. Yesterday's introspection? Important. Today's freedom? Essential. You might feel a sudden urge to plan a trip, text your ex something philosophical, or start a new project with zero clue where it's going. Roll with it. This is cosmic caffeine. Moon Mood Highlights: Wanderlust activated: Whether it's a road trip or a mental getaway, you're craving newness. Blunt honesty: You're telling it like it is — with truth bombs and zero filter. Zoom out energy: Problems feel smaller when you change your perspective. Cosmic Care Tip: Move your body. Dance it out, take a walk, stretch like you mean it — motion helps you channel this wild wave of wanderlusty vibes. Your Moon Mantra: 'I open myself to joy, expansion, and all the magic waiting just outside my comfort zone.' Playlist of the Day (for free-spirit Friday feels): 'Electric Feel' – MGMT 'You Only Live Once' – The Strokes 'Dog Days Are Over' – Florence + The Machine 'No One Knows' – Queens of the Stone Age 'Solar Power' – Lorde What To Do Tonight: 🎉 Spontaneous Hang or Stargazing Mission. Call up your most 'yes girl' friend or head out solo. Watch the stars, catch a rooftop view, or plan that next trip. The vibes are made for some kind of adventure. Join our FREE WhatsApp channel to dive into a world of real-time engagement! This article was previously published on omanmoments. To see the original article, click here
Metro
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
My date said I had one drink to impress him - so I downed it
It was 2007 and Indie Sleaze was at its peak. I was 24 and living with my parents in a small town where everyone knew everyone. I had just sacked off an are-we-aren't-we? situationship with Ronan*, one of my best boy mates that consisted largely of us sending each other deep-sounding Libertines lyrics and snogging in the pub during The Strokes tribute act. My only chance to find myself a hot, Indie-Sleaze boyfriend who would make Ronan jealous was online dating. So, I joined up to a site and typed in my requirements, which were essentially a trilby hat and slightly cleaner nails than Pete Doherty. Joel* got in touch after a few days. At 28 he was a few years older and looked like Luke out of the Kooks with his curly brown hair, band T-shirt and vintage denim jacket. We got to talking and had the same interests and tastes in music, so arranged to meet a week later at a gentrified, former-old-man-boozer one town over that played Up the Bracket on a loop. We got off to a bad start. Love reading juicy stories like this? Need some tips for how to spice things up in the bedroom? Sign up to The Hook-Up and we'll slide into your inbox every week with all the latest sex and dating stories from Metro. We can't wait for you to join us! He'd asked to meet outside the pub, rather than inside, and when I arrived five minutes late, having already warned him that my train had been stuck in a tunnel, Joel was checking his Nokia dramatically, clearly furious, arms folded and foot tapping in anger. 'I was literally about to leave. Being late's disrespectful, don't you think?' I stuttered an apology, because I hadn't yet realised I didn't owe this man anything, and we went inside to the bar. We were barely through the door before he started talking about Indie music. He was obsessed to the point where it was his entire personality. Within 30 seconds he'd asked me to name all the members of The Pigeon Detectives, and then their birthdays, to prove I was a 'real fan'. And I hadn't even had a drink yet. And as we propped ourselves up at the bar, he told me how he was in a band. Correction: He was the band. No gigs. No bandmates. Just him and his limitless artistic vision. 'I've not found anyone good enough to join yet,' he said. 'I'm not being arrogant, it's just no one else gets it. I could be famous right now, but I'm waiting for the right moment.' 'I'm a poet,' he continued. 'A proper one.' And at this moment he proceeded to dig a battered notebook out of his pocket. And read to me, completely deadpan with unrelenting eye contact, his lyrics about skinny jeans and smoking cigarettes. 'Oh, very good,' I said, trying to catch the bartender's attention to get that drink I knew I was going to need. Up close, Joel smelled slightly musty, like an old Oxfam coat. 'You actually look like your photo,' he said to me, happily. 'That's good. I was worried you'd be fat.' He followed that up with, 'Because, you're already too old for me. I never usually date women as old as you. Women peak at 25, scientifically.' I was four years younger than him. I was so gobsmacked at his arrogance that I stood there doing my best goldfish impression as he went on. 'I'm not sure if I fancy you yet. I'll get you a drink, and decide while you're drinking it.' I asked for a gin and tonic, which he ordered and handed over like he was doing me a massive favour, studying me as he did so. So, I did probably the only cool and quick-thinking thing I've done in my life: Took a breath, downed the whole thing in one, almost choked halfway through, slammed the glass down on the bar and said: 'I've decided that I don't fancy you.' So, How Did It Go? is a weekly series that will make you cringe with second-hand embarrassment or ooze with jealousy as people share their worst and best date stories. Want to spill the beans about your own awkward encounter or love story? Contact It was as if I'd slapped him, or stood on the bar and weed in a pint glass. Then I walked out, without looking back, leaving him gaping behind me like someone had just unplugged his amp mid-solo. He messaged me constantly for the next few weeks. He told me he still wasn't sure if he fancied me, but that he couldn't stop thinking about me. And that maybe he was in love with me? Oh, and that he could write songs about me – I just had to meet up with him again so he could decide properly. And of course, he sent me more of his poetry about Morrissey, vinyl and my lateness. More Trending I never replied to any of it. But I like to think there's now a Tinder bio of him out there, still looking for his perfect match, older, balding, with an aesthetically shot photo holding a guitar, and a bio that probably says: 'Poet. Visionary. Undiscovered genius. Looking for a girl who gets it.' If you see it, swipe left. *Names have been changed Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch by emailing Share your views in the comments below. MORE: I thought I'd nailed screen time until my kids admitted the truth MORE: I slept for 24 hours straight and realised something was seriously wrong MORE: Ready for a hot summer romance? Your star sign's tarot love horoscope Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.
ABC News
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
The Strokes guest program rage (2005)
People? They don't understand. Girlfriends? They don't understand. In spaceships?? They won't understand… But rage fans will understand that this week's Vault Guest Programmer is a band that scarcely requires any introduction: The Strokes. Join OG bandmates (and prep-school buddies!) Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi and Fabrizio Moretti as they play music video roulette with the rage red book. First aired back in 2005, on the very festive December 24th, this rage ep captures The Strokes in an absolute golden era of their success and caps off a fabulous year of rage Guest Programmers (a whole two decades ago!). Expect a cheeky show with a bunch of fun clips from artists including Beck, The Bee Gees, PJ Harvey and whoever else Fab thinks is, well, fab. Kicking off at 11:08pm this Friday on ABC Entertains (or stream live on ABC iview!).
