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441 2003 - AUG: Janes Addiction “Strays”
May 11, 2026
35m 02s
440 1996 - APRIL: Alice in Chains “Alice in Chains”
May 4, 2026
38m 08s
439 1998 - OCTOBER: Chris Cornell “Euphoria Mourning”
Apr 27, 2026
31m 52s
438 1999 - JUNE: Santana “Supernatural”
Apr 20, 2026
35m 02s
437 1996 - JUNE: Styx “Greatest Hits Part 2”
Apr 13, 2026
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| 5/11/26 | ![]() 441 2003 - AUG: Janes Addiction “Strays” | Wayne riffs on the third studio album by Jane’s Addiction, Strays from August 2003 (Strays / Everybody’s Friend / Just Because / Price I Pay). STAFF PICKS: Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes — Rob. The Boys of Summer by The Ataris— Bruce Stacy’s Mom by Fountains of Wayne — Brian ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Reload by Rob Zombie (from the motion picture The Matrix Reloaded ) **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 35m 02s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | ![]() 440 1996 - APRIL: Alice in Chains “Alice in Chains” | Rob riffs on the third studio album By Alice in Chains, eponymously named “Alice in Chains” from April 1996 (Heaven Beside You / Again / Grind / Over Now). STAFF PICKS: A Walk by Bad Religion — Wayne Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter — Lynch Too Much by Dave Matthews Band — Bruce INSTRUMENTAL TRACK: Waiting (Phase Two) by Porcupine Tree. **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | ![]() 439 1998 - OCTOBER: Chris Cornell “Euphoria Mourning” | Lynch riffs on the debut solo studio album from Chris Cornell, Euphoria Morning, recorded in October 1998 (Flutter Girl / Can’t Change Me / Preaching the End of the World / Mission). STAFF PICKS: Whacha Gonna Do? by Cowboy Mouth — Wayne Teardrop by Massive Attack — Rob. My Father’s Eyes by Eric Clapton — Clint Barret (friend of the show). ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: What is Love by Haddaway (from the motion picture A Night at the Roxbury. **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 31m 52s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | ![]() 438 1999 - JUNE: Santana “Supernatural” | Bruce riffs on the eighteenth studio album by Santana “Supernatural” from June 1999 (Love of My Life / Corazon / Maria Maria / Smooth). STAFF PICKS: Let Forever Be by The Chemical Brothers — Rob The Kids Aren't Alright by The Offspring — Wayne Zip-Lock by Lit — Lynch. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Wild Wild West by Will Smith (from the motion picture "Wild Wild West"). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 35m 02s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | ![]() 437 1996 - JUNE: Styx “Greatest Hits Part 2” | Wayne riffs on the compilation album from Styx entitled “Greatest Hits, part 2” from June of 1996 (Light Up / Mademoiselle / A.D. 1928 / Rockin’ the Paradise). STAFF PICKS: Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods — Bruce Pepper by Butthole Surfers — Rob. All I Know by Screaming Trees — Lynch ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main Title Theme from the motion picture “Mission Impossible.” **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 31m 52s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | ![]() 436 2006 - May: Tool “10000 Days” | Friend of the Show Clinton Barrett riffs on the dark 4th album from Tool entitled ”10,000 Days” a ROGUE album outside our timeframe from May of 2006 (Vicarious / Jambi / The Pot). STAFF PICKS: Original Fire by Audioslave — Lynch The Kill (Bury Me) by Thirty Seconds to Mars — Rob Woman by Wolfmother — Wayne ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: The Kraken, by Hans Zimmer (from the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 35m 36s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | ![]() 435 1995 - January: Bush “Sixteen Stone” | Lynch riffs on the debut studio album from Bush entitled Sixteen Stone from January of 1995 (Machinehead / Everything Zen / Comedown / Glycerine). STAFF PICKS: Dancing Days by Stone Temple Pilots — Rob She’s A River by Simple Minds — Bruce Stand Up by Thunder — Wayne. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Whiney Whiney (What Really Drives Me Crazy) by Will One Blood (from the motion picture ”Dumb & Dumber”). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 32m 43s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | ![]() 434 1995 - July: Natalie Merchant “Tigerlily” | Bruce riffs on the debut studio album from Natalie Merchant “Tigerlily” from July 1995 (San Andreas Fault / Wonder / Jealousy / Carnival). STAFF PICKS: Waydown by Catherine Wheel — Lynch Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver by Primus — Rob I Walked by Wanderlust — Wayne ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main Theme from the motion picture ”Apollo 13” **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 32m 43s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | ![]() 433 1998 - September: Hole “Celebrity Skin” | Rob riffs on the third studio album by Hole “Celebrity Skin” from September 1998 (Celebrity Skin / Awful / Hit So Hard / Malibu). STAFF PICKS: Fire Escape by Fastball — Wayne. Somehow, Somewhere, Someway by Kenny Wayne Shepherd — Bruce Freak of the Week by Marvelous 3 — Lynch ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith (from the motion picture ”Armageddon”). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 31m 40s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | ![]() 432 2004 - JULY: Anchorman Soundtrack | Wayne riffs on the Soundtrack from the comedy motion picture “Anchorman” from December 2004 (Sunshine (Go Away Today) by Jonathan Edwards / Treat Her LIke a Lady by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose / Groovy Situation by Gene Chandler / Afternoon Delight by the ”Anchorman” cast). STAFF PICKS: The Reason by Hoobastank — Bruce. Heaven by Los Lonely Boys — Rob Cold by Crossfade — Lynch ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: “If” by Bread (from the motion picture ”Anchorman”). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 32m 43s | ||||||
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| 3/2/26 | ![]() 431 1997 - March: Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Let’s Face It” | Lynch riffs on the fifth studio album from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones entitled Let’s Face It from March of 1997 (Let’s Face It / The Rascal King / Desensitized / Noise Brigade). STAFF PICKS: Barely Breathing by The Duncan Sheik — Bruce. The New Pollution by Beck — Rob I Want You by Savage Garden — Wayne INSTRUMENTAL TRACK: Slowblow by Depeche Mode **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 25m 56s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | ![]() 430 1998 - December: Goo Goo Dolls “Dizzy Up the Girl” | Rob riffs on the sixth studio album from the Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up the Girl from December 1998 (Slide / Broadway / Iris / Bullet Proof). What the Riff?!? Lead Sponsor Frank Therrien joins us from Georgia Lighting for this episode. STAFF PICKS: Given to Fly by Pearl Jam — Lynch Turn It Up by Moon Dog Mane — Wayne Lullaby by Shawn Mullins — Bruce Got You Where I Want You by The Flies — Frank Therrien ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Frostbite by Trevor Rabin (from the motion picture ”Jack Frost”). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 38m 14s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | ![]() 429 1997 - April: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Coil” | Show sponsor Frank Therrien of Georgia Lighting joins us to riff on the fifth studio album from Toad the Wet Sprocket - Coil from April of 1997 (Rings / Come Down / Crazy Life / Throw It All Away). STAFF PICKS: If You Could Only See by Tonic — Wayne Song 2 by Blur— Rob The Impression That I Get by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones — Bruce Bound for the Floor by Local H - Lynch ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Hey Bulldog by Toad the Wet Sprocket (from the motion picture ”I Know What You Did Last Summer”). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 30m 32s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() 428 2002 - May: Rush “Vapor Trails” | Bruce riffs on the seventeenth studio album by Rush, Vapor Trails from May 2002 (One Little Victory / Ghost Rider / Vapor Trail / Earthshine). STAFF PICKS: Clap Your Hands by They Might Be Giants — Wayne We Are All Made of Stars by Moby — Rob By The Way by the Red Hot Chili Peppers — Lynch ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main theme from the motion picture Spider Man. | 35m 51s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() 427 2002 - January: Creed “Weathered” | Lynch riffs on the third studio album from Creed entitled Weathered from January 2002 (My Sacrifice / One Last Breath / Bullets / Freedom Fighter). STAFF PICKS: Dreamer by Ozzy Osbourne — Rob Standing Still by Jewel — Bruce You Don’t Bring Me Flowers by Neil Diamond & Barbara Streisand — Wayne ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Half Light by tomanandy & Low (from the motion picture “The Mothman Prophesies”). | 36m 06s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() 426 1998 - June: Page/Plant “Walking into Clarksdale” | Wayne riffs on the sole studio album by Page and Plant, “Walking into Clarksdale,” from June 1998 (Shining the Light / Most High / Please Read the Letter / Whiskey from the Glass). STAFF PICKS: One Week by the Barenaked Ladies — Lynch Lucky Man by The Verve — Bruce. My Own Worst Enemy by Lit — Rob. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main theme from ”Sex and the City.” | 30m 17s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() 425 1998 - December: Metallica “Reload” | Lynch riffs on the seventh studio album from Metallica, Reload from December 1997 (Better Than You / The Memory Remains / Fuel). STAFF PICKS: Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry — Rob Sex & Candy by Marcy Playground — Wayne Walkin’ On the Sun by Smash Mouth — Bruce. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Street Life by Randy Crawford (from the motion picture ”Jackie Brown”). **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 30m 25s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() 1998 - November: David Gray “White Ladder” | Bruce riffs on the fourth studio album by David Gray, ”White Ladder,” from November 1998 (Please Forgive Me / Sail Away / My Oh My / Babylon). STAFF PICKS: Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger — Wayne Turn the Page by Metallica — Rob Dragula by Rob Zombie — Greg ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main theme from the television series Animaniacs. **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 31m 45s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | ![]() 2002 - October: The Foo Fighters “One by One” | Rob riffs on the fourth studio album by the Foo Fighters, One by One, from October 2002 (Times Like These / Overdrive / Low / All My Life). STAFF PICKS: The Middle by Jimmy Eat World — Wayne Get Over It by OK Go — Bruce Prayer by Disturbed — Greg ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main theme from the motion picture ”Red Dragon”. **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.) | 31m 45s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | ![]() 1997 - January: 311 “311” | Lynch riffs on the third studio album from 311, eponymously entitled 311 from January 1997 (All Mixed Up / Misdirected Hostility / Don’t Stay Home / Down). STAFF PICKS: The Freshmen by The Verve Pipe — Rob. The Distance by Cake — Wayne. Van Halen by Nerf Herder — Bruce. NOVELTY TRACK: Enter Sandman by Pat Boone. | 27m 55s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | ![]() 2000 - December: Kiss “Kiss Symphony:Alive IV” | Wayne riffs on the fourth album in the Alive series by Kiss, Kiss Symphony: Alive IV, from December 2000 (Lick It Up / Calling Dr. Love / Love Gun / Detroit Rock City). STAFF PICKS: “Are You There” by Oleander — Lynch. “If You’re Gone” by Matchbox Twenty — Rob. ”Hanging By a Moment” by Lifehouse — Bruce. ”Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel - Julie Doran. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: ”He Carves the Roast Beast” (from the motion picture ”How the Grinch Stole Christmas”). | 38m 18s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | ![]() 1995 - June: Alanis Morisette “Jagged Little Pill” | Guest Host Julie Doran riffs on the third studio album by Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill from June 1995 (You Oughta Know / Ironic / Hand in My Pocket / Head Over Feet). STAFF PICKS: “Lightning Crashes” by Live — Rob. “Tomorrow” by Silverchair — Lynch. “Mockingbird Girl” by Magnificent Bastards - Wayne. “No More ‘I Love You’s’” by Annie Lennox — Bruce. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” by U2 (from the motion picture “Batman Forever”). | 39m 53s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | ![]() Christmas Songs that Rock VIII | MERRY CHRISTMAS!! What The Riff?!? hopes you enjoy our EIGHTH ANNUAL Christmas Rabbit Hole Episode in which we riff on the Christmas standards, classics, covers, and originals that make Christmas Rock! This year, we’re covering: Little Drummer Boy - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Jingle Bell Rock - Daryl Hall & John Oates. I Believe In Stanta Claus - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton. Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk this Christmas) - John Denver. Last Christmas - Wham! White Christmas - Chicago. O Holy Night - Michael McDonald. Christmas at Ground Zero - "Wierd Al" Yankovic. Grown Up Christmas List - Amy Grant. Please Come Home for Christmas -Cheap Trick. Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton. Redneck Christmas - Ray Stevens. All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey. And we close out with a very special Christmas song by Lynch’s band, “Cherubic Trash Panda” - exclusively from What the Riff?!? records! | 47m 19s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() 2001 - December: No Doubt “Rock Steady” | Rob riffs on the fifth studio album by No Doubt, “Rock Steady,” from December 2001 (Intro / Hella Good / Hey Baby / Platinum Blonde Life / Making Out). STAFF PICKS: “Blurry” by Puddle of Mudd — Lynch. “In Too Deep” by Sum 41 — Bruce. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: “A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics” (from the motion picture ”A Beautiful Mind”). | 29m 39s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | ![]() 2002 - September: Porcupine Tree “In Absentia” | Bruce riffs on the seventh studio album by Porcupine Tree, “In Absentia,” from September 2002 (Wedding Nails / Trains / The Sound of Muzak / Blackest Eyes). STAFF PICKS: “Anger Rising” by Jerry Cantrell — Rob. “Fine Again” by Seether — Lynch. “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne — Bruce. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: “The Ballad of Serenity” (from the television series Firefly). | 39m 46s | ||||||
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