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.

Music news: American Football announce first album in 17 years

When emo icons American Football reunited in 2014, their itenerary included a handful of concert dates and a reissue of their only album, 1999’s American Football. New music didn’t seem to be on the radar for the trio, but that all…

Music news: Pink Floyd to release rarities box set

Photo Credit: Pink Floyd Pink Floyd has announced a new box-set that features long-sought after rarities and unissued material from the group’s first seven years of existence. The Early Years: 1965-1972, a 27 disc set retailing at $550, will be…

Battlebots Chat: Episode 2×06

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…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 8/2/2016

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 return from a brief hiatus to write about our late contenders for the songs…

Battlebots Chat: Episode 2×05

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…

Battlebots Chat: Episode 2×04

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…

Nintendo announces NES Classic plug-and-play system

Nintendo is banking on the retro game boom for the holiday season with the announcement of a miniature NES plug-and-play system. The company announced the release of the NES Classic Edition in a press release issued earlier today. The system marks…