Riff Raff was a London-based monthly rock magazine that was translated into several European languages. It was founded in 1989 by Mark Crampton, a former graphic designer, and included among its writers Mark Blake

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, Chris Collingwood, Joe Mackett, Nick Douglas, Peter Grant, Colin Liddell, Mark Liddell, and "The Fly".. The magazine, which featured interviews with top rock stars of the day, including Kurt Cobain

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, the Manic Street Preachers

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, Marillion

Marillion

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, Megadeth

Megadeth

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, and Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan

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, was translated into 16 European languages, but ultimately proved unsuccessful, and folded in 1995.

Its proudest moment was perhaps in 1993, when Bono of U2 directly quoted Riff Raff columnist The Fly's catchphrase, "Bringing you the latest news, blues, and views", at the concert when Salman Rushdie came out of hiding.