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…
Sadie Dupuis from Speedy Ortiz Waxes Off on Nicki Minaj, What A Twerp Verse is, and More Nicki Minaj
Speedy Ortiz is not a ‘90s band, no matter how much you wanna compare them to Dinosaur Jr. Front-demon Sadie Dupuis grew up between Connecticut and New York City under the reign of Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, and Hot 97. If you listen closely, the influence of hip-hop and R&B is pretty apparent in Speedy’s music,…
We Asked Beach Goons if San Diego is Actually A Cool City
SPOILER ALERT: It is.Maybe it’s the downtown: a nondescript floral arrangement of condos and banks, culminating in the frat-friendly Gaslamp Quarter. Or perhaps because from its countless gorgeous beaches to hip contemporary neighborhoods like Hillcrest and North Park, the vast majority of what’s interesting about San Diego requires a healthy Uber account to visit. Sure, the many commercial…
Morning, Dude. Check out blincubus-182, our new blink-182 / Incubus Mashup Band.
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We Waited Until the Last Minute to Compile This Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Guide
You can’t imagine how busy the Riot Fest staff gets this time of year. Or any time of year. Between debating the merits of Uncle Jesse vs. Dr. Tony Gates, trying different kinds of pizza, and delivering the fans what they want, we barely have the time to hate-binge on cantaloupe, make people cry on…
Calpurnia Dropped a Debut EP? Stranger Things Have Happened
Calpurnia dropped its debut release today. We’re pretty sure—without doing any research whatsoever—that this new six-track Scout EP is the only record released this week that was both produced by Twin Peaks frontdude Cadien Lake James and features one of the stars of Netflix’s throwback horror phenomenon, Stranger Things. Scout is available now on all download and streaming services (and…
Hey, This Official Riot Fest Father’s Day Playlist Ain’t Gonna to Listen to Itself
Don’t make us come down there…Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 18 so we’ve put together a playlist of dad jams to help you gear up for the big day. It’s pretty comprehensive, so if dad went out for a pack of smokes and never came back, he won’t stop bugging you about getting parking tickets, or is no no…
Slug from Atmosphere on Fatherhood, Finding That Balance, and Sourdough Pancakes
On the 2011 album The Family Sign, indie-rap mainstay Atmosphere—who’d gained a devoted fan base drawn in by front man Sean “Slug” Daley’s gleefully self-lacerating tales of debauchery and depression—switched things up by showing off a more domestic side, exemplified by the pudgy hand of a baby adorning the cover. The progenitors of “emo rap”…
Listen To Young the Giant’s New Song, “Simplify”
Young the Giant just released “Simplify,” its first new song since 2016. It’s available for download and streaming right now via Elektra Records. “Everything in modern life is complicated,” explains lead singer Sameer Gadhia. “Each decision divides into possible alternatives, reflections multiplying within themselves endlessly, like a room of a thousand mirrors. We construct images…