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The Riffs

Legendary Ska Band - England's Finest!

About Me

THE FINAL THROWS OF 2007 saw the long-awaited release of The Riffs' new live album, "The Riffs - Live At Club Ska", recorded in London at what sadly turned out to be Laurel Aitken's last live performance.
Featuring 11 tracks by The Riffs with special guest appearances by DAVE BARKER (Dave & Ansel Collins who sings his number one hit, Double Barrel, with the band) the late PAUL FOX (joining them for a version of The Ruts' hit Jah War) and WINSTON 'MR FIX-IT' FRANCIS (who joins the band for a unique encore), Moon-Ska World are the label responsible for what has been an eagerly anticipated album by ska fans throughout Europe and around the world.
Visit The Riffs' website [ BUY LIVE AT CLUB SKA HERE ] to get a copy of the album, or find it at your local high street record shop, or a variety of other online shops like Amazon, Record Store, etc..
AS 2008 DAWNS (well, we're into March already but we were delayed a bit by Spenny jetting off on holiday in Thailand for a month!) The Riffs are currently working a NEW STUDIO PROJECT with a number of new tunes already recorded as demos and other ideas being mulled over.
Before that though we're going to get back into the swing of things with some live gigs both in the UK and in to MAINLAND EUROPE so watch this space, we'll be coming to a venue near you soon!
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PAUL FOX - RIP Babylon is still burning...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/28/2006
Band Website: theriffs.com
Band Members:
Spenny Taylor (Lead Vocals & Guitar)
Mark 'Clem' (Drums)
Dave 'Fish' (Keyboards)
Andy (Trumpet & Saxophone)
Duane 'aka Den' (Bass & Backing Vocals)
Influences: Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady, 2-Tone, Soul, Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, & loads more!
Sounds Like: Funky reggae, soulful ska, get-up-&-dance music - exactly what you need for a great night out!

Indeed, if you have any of these you may just know what we sound like already!

Record Label: Moon Ska World
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

RIFFS - GIGS = LONDON, SKEGNESS & GERMANY!

Check it out, new gig dates announced which include so far the Ace Cafe in London on 15 March, the fabulous Ska Splash in Skeggy at the end of April, and then we should be in Germany around 20-23 June...
Posted by The Riffs on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:18:00 PST

THE RIFFS WITH MADNESS - Fri 14 December!

How chuffed are we? We've just received a call from Madness asking if we'd like to play at their indoor 'Madstock' at London's O2 on Friday 14 December.Of course we said yes so any Maddies getting dow...
Posted by The Riffs on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:48:00 PST

Blind Date - Acoustic Version on a Ukulele!

Yes it's true, Sean of Pama International found it for us and it's certainly different!There's a chap named Parker Jacobs of GOGO13 who's posted this film of him doing our old classic on You Tube, wit...
Posted by The Riffs on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:46:00 PST

RIFFS NEW ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Yes it IS true, The Riffs Live At CLub Ska is finally available on Moon Ska World records.Here follows the press release and you can get it from Amazon, Moonska and shortly from The Riffs website too ...
Posted by The Riffs on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:22:00 PST

Paul Fox  RIP

RIP PAUL FOX OF THE RUTSPAUL FOX OF THE RUTS DIES AGED 56Legendary guitarist, Paul Fox, died at home in Uxbridge, Middlesex at 3AM on Sunday 21st October. Over the years Paul has performed and record...
Posted by The Riffs on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:34:00 PST

THE RIFFS POSTPONE VISIT TO GERMANY

The Riffs Postpone German DatesIt is with great regret that The Riffs announce the postponement of their forthcoming live dates in Germany. This is due to a sudden and severe illness to a member of t...
Posted by The Riffs on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:29:00 PST

Fantastic Foxy Night!

What can we say but what a great night it was on Saturday! BIG thanks to all those involved in organising it, especially Dave & Co at the Crown & Treaty who were rushed off their feet from 7am until t...
Posted by The Riffs on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:44:00 PST

PAUL FOX BENEFIT GIG SOLD OUT!

That's it, all tickets are gone for the show on Saturday 7 July 2007.For those that have got them, thank you very much - we look forward to seeing you there.For those that haven't, well you should hav...
Posted by The Riffs on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:25:00 PST

Paul Fox Benefit Gig @ Crown & Treaty (7 July 2007)

The following is a copy of a blog posted by 'The Crown & Treaty"----------------------------------------------------- It is with great sadness to tell you that the legendary Ruts guitarists Paul Fox ha...
Posted by The Riffs on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:09:00 PST

A Good Time in the Jungle!

Just a thank you to all those involved in the hard work organising the Concrete Jungle Festival over the weekend. Also to those happy peeps jumping around, dancing and singing whilst we were up on sta...
Posted by The Riffs on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:50:00 PST