7 RIFFS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE ARCHIVE WATCH STATE OF SOUND TV The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The La’s: 7 riffs that changed my life with Shapes Like People Watch Shapes Like People’s Carl Mann play the riffs that changed his life. Inspired by everybody from John Squire to Johnny Marr, Carl explains the secret behind a classic riff and why simplicity is always best. 21 March 2026 7 RIFFS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE ‘That human connection of fingers on strings’: 7 riffs that changed my life with The Red Tack Ted Thacker, aka The Red Tack, on how a Kiss riff made him take up the guitar, how the Runaways showed up his blind spot and why Keith Richards’ guitar style is impossible to copy. 7 February 2026
