Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery + 3-Day Recap Video
So many great pictures, it’ll probably crash your tabsRiot Fest is over, and yeah, we’re bummed too. But don’t worry, the memories live on (and so do the porta-potty lines). There were crowdsurfing newlyweds, reunions, anniversaries, and of course, you beautiful maniacs. We’ll have a few more galleries, videos, and cool shit to share in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait until…
Couldn’t Get That Black Hoodie? Preorder Riot Fest 2024 Merch Now
Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did?Are you already regretting not picking up some of our 2024 merch? Was your favorite design sold out by the end of the weekend? Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did? We got you covered. Riot Fest 2024 merch is now live. Merch items typically ship in 2-3 weeks…
Riot Fest 2024: Sunday Photo Gallery
Riot Fest 2024 is over, but the memories will live on forever if you want them to. See the pics from day three, and don’t delete the app! We’ll have our Best Of Riot Fest Gallery, People Of Riot Fest Gallery, and a few more videos and photos coming your way soon. Plus, if you…
Riot Fest 2024: Saturday Photo Gallery
Gates open 12 PMIt’s the beginning of the end – Sunday of Riot Fest 2024 is here. Take a look at our Saturday photo gallery, and get ready to end this festival weekend with a bang. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. Take a look at the final Late Night…
Riot Fest 2024: Friday Photo Gallery
Gates open at 11amRiot Fest 2024 Day One. If you can’t remember what happened, watch the video recap and see how good you look in all the photos. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. We’ve also got daily schedules, Late Night Aftershows, transportation and neighborhood guides so you know where to get late night…
These Knitted Morrissey’s Are A-MOZ-ing
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I WantLast night I dreamt that somebody knitted me a Morrissey doll. Now my heart is full because today I found out that Kate from Eaten By Weasels decided to do just that. No glamorous glue needed for these charming little men, they are all hand knitted and custom. I was going to make a Morrissey…
Is $200 Too Much For a Tour T-Shirt?
Coming from someone who once spent $60 on a Miley Cyrus tour t-shirt, yes, $200 is a crazy price to pay for any t-shirt. According to Miles Raymer at Esquire, it seems as though the crazy expensive tour t-shirt may become much more common place as artists try to one up each other with audacious…
‘MTV Classic’ is Bringing Back The 90s
On August 1st, 1981, video killed the radio star with the launch of MTV. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the launch, MTV plans to rebrand VH1 Classic as MTV Classic. Starting with ‘MTV Hour One’ fans will be able to watch the very first hour of MTV programming from the 1981 launch. According to…
The Smithsonian Institute is Hiring a Beer Historian
The Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History is looking for a beer historian that will “focus and dedicate efforts towards research, documentation, and collecting American brewing history.” It’s a three-year appointment funded by the Brewers Association and pays $64,650 a year plus benefits, “We have collected food history for many years, so when we were…
Donald & Hobbes
The fine folks at Reddit on the subreddit Donald and Hobbes have been having some fun the past few months mashing up beloved comic strip Calvin & Hobbes and reality TV star Donald Trump. It looks like it all started by a user named eucalyptusfire and it seems to work frighteningly well. Check out the…
If It’s A Severed Head, I’m Going To Be Very Upset
If you’re planning on taking a severed head on vacation this summer, just make sure it’s “properly packaged, labeled and declared”. At least if that severed head is that of Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher who died in 1832. The TSA runs an AskTSA that lets travelers find out what is and isn’t allowed through…
Our Lollapalooza 2016 Picks
It’s that time of year again. Lollapalooza (July 28 – July 31, 2016 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL) is back celebrating its 25th Anniversary and its 12th year as a multi-day Chicago festival. All the bands, all the after parties, and we will be there. We took a little time to let you know…
Cockroach Milk Is Coming
You can milk just about anything with nipples. Even cockroaches. Ok, cockroaches don’t actually have nipples, and only one type of cockroach, Diploptera punctate, produces what you would refer to as ‘milk’, but scientists have found that this ‘milk’ contains protein crystals with four times the nutrition found in cow’s milk. Why is this important?…