Ryan Gibbs
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Ryan Gibbs is a journalist and music critic from Newport, Rhode Island. He is the music editor for The Young Folks, and writes the "Freshwater Phish" column about the rock band Phish.

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×01): “General Breast Theme with Cobras”

  Last season, The Last Man on Earth grew into a show that succeeded through its strong ensemble cast; Ironic considering the show title and what we were lead to assume was its premise. The actors bounce off one another…

From the Record Crate: Game Theory – “The Big Shot Chronicles” (1986)

Scott Miller is one of the ultimate cult figures in rock and roll: He was a musical genius of undeniable talent that deserved more recognition than he received in his lifetime. In fact, he once jokingly referred to his cultishly…

Album Review: Teenage Fanclub – “Here”

  The Scottish group Teenage Fanclub are one of the most iconic acts in all of power pop. The band are experts at crafting the kind of jangly, catchy guitar pop that have endeared them to fans of that genre,…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: September 2016

Welcome to the August installment of New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our monthly feature in which our music staff write about their favorite new songs. This month, we head into back-to-school season with music that is rocking our early autumn. Reagan Harrison’s…

Battlebots Chat: Season 2 Finale

  For this season of Battlebots, The Young Folks’ music editor Ryan Gibbs and staff writer Joey Daniewicz will be giving their impressions of each episode in our new feature Battlebots Chat. These will be a little more informal than…

Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen – “E•MO•TION Side B”

Carly Rae Jepsen’s third album E•MO•TION was one of the best of albums of 2015. You already know my feelings on it, and it’s been repeated by plenty of other critics and year-end lists. So it was a disappointment that the…

Battlebots Chat: Episode 2×07

For this season of Battlebots, The Young Folks’ music editor Ryan Gibbs and staff writer Joey Daniewicz will be giving their impressions of each episode in our new feature Battlebots Chat. These will be a little more informal than our…