PinnedRob JanickeinThe RiffArtists Were Bigger Back in the Day, Right? Not So Fast…From Elvis to The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Taylor Swift, and…Bad Bunny? Today’s music has a chance to be bigger than the iconic…·7 min read·Apr 13, 2024----
PinnedRob JanickeinThe RiffNearly 12,000 Days After Its 1st Single, Pearl Jam Sounds As Strong As Ever On Its Latest Release…I could have used “Over Three Decades” instead of 12,000 days, but where’s the fun in that?·4 min read·Feb 15, 2024--5--5
PinnedRob JanickeinThe RiffI Wrote A Book About Music That Came Out More Than 30 Years Ago…Should Anyone Care?You conjure up an idea, scribble down some notes on a piece of paper, make voice memos on your phone, and voila, about three and a half…·5 min read·Dec 1, 2023--18--18
PinnedRob JanickeTable of ContentsAn easy way to search the topics I write about·13 min read·Feb 2, 2021--2--2
PinnedRob JanickeinAbout Me StoriesAbout Me — Rob JanickeI’m not sure who I am, so read this and hopefully you can explain it to me·5 min read·Jan 10, 2021--10--10
Rob JanickeinThe RiffBuy Concert Tickets or Don’t, but Understand We All Have a Hand in Their Skyrocketing PricesTicket companies, promoters, venues, artists, the music industry, streaming services, technology, and fans are all responsible for the…·11 min read·Feb 23, 2024--34--34
Rob JanickeinThe RiffAllowing Myself to Become Vulnerable Turned My Story About 90s Music into a BookSongs that discussed isolation and depression written by people I didn’t know helped me and millions of kids throughout the 90s, so not…·3 min read·Dec 10, 2023--6--6
Rob JanickeinThe RiffDistorted Guitars, Flannel Shirts, and Teen Angst — The Marketing of “Grunge”They say music brings people together. I’ve personally witnessed how true that statement is thousands of times over. There’s a kinship…·7 min read·Dec 5, 2023--20--20
Rob JanickeinThe Riff90 For The 90s90 of the greatest Alternative, Grunge, and Hip-Hop albums of the 1990s, one record at a time. First up, Ritual de lo Habitual by Jane’s…·8 min read·Apr 12, 2023--1--1
Rob JanickeinThe RiffThe Hypnogogue: The Church’s Ghost in the MachineBy Robert Dean Lurie·12 min read·Apr 11, 2023--1--1