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…
The Breeders Return With a New Song, a New Album, and New Tour
The Breeders are back. Kim and Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson have a new song, a new album, and a new tour. It will be the first album with this lineup since 1993’s Last Splash. Their new album, All Nerve, will be released on March 2nd via 4AD. You can listen to the…
We Talk To Lori Barbero of Babes in Toyland About Her All-Girls Music Studio In St. Paul
Lori Barbero, one of our favorite people ever and drummer in Babes in Toyland, has partnered with multi-media artist Chris Larson and musician Corey Avery to launch the MN All-Girls Music Studio. A GoFundMe campaign is seeking to raise $20,000 for the MN All-Girls Music Studio which will “provide the space and equipment for girls…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, January 8, 2018Today is the 71st birthday of the human body that bravely carried David Bowie‘s soul for nearly 70 years. What does that mean in regards to astrology? Let’s find out… https://riotfest.org/2018/01/riot-fest-horoscopes-week-january-8-2018/ Freshly unearthed David Bowie demo, anybody? Speaking of musical geniuses named David… https://riotfest.org/2018/01/david-byrne-releases-new-song-announces-new-album/ Check out the new series where we talk to some of…
Sex Pistols 7″ Single Sells For $14,690
Punk’s not dead, but it’s going to cost you a lot of money. Discogs recently verified the sale of a rare 1977 Sex Pistols 7″ single that sold for $14,690 in November. About 20,000 copies of the 7″ were pressed in 1977 by A&M Records with ‘God Save The Queen’ on Side A and ‘No…
“I’m Never Satisfied with Half-Assed Artwork”: Jim Blanchard Kicks Off Our New Artist Series, ‘Monsters of Ink’
Monsters of Ink is a new series where we talk to some of the artists and designers, both legends and legends-to-be, whose contributions define the visual language of modern music. Without these tireless screenprinters, typographers, and obsessive stipplers, our archetypal image of rock & roll would probably just be a bunch of dweebs with guitars…
David Byrne Releases New Song, Announces New Album
David Byrne just released a new song and announced a new album. The song, “Everybody’s Coming To My House,” will be released March 9th the album American Utopia, via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records. In a statement, Byrne said about American Utopia, “These songs don’t describe an imaginary or possibly impossible place but rather attempt to depict the…
Riot Fest Horoscopes – Week of January 8th, 2018
[bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-2″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-10″] Aquarius (January 20 – February 18) You’ve really made the grade and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear. Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare. [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-2″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-10″] Pisces (February 19 – March 20) You’ve…
Why ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’
On January 29th, 1979, using a rifle her father had given her as a gift, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer killed two people and wounded eight students and a police officer when she opened fire on children arriving at Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego located across the street from her house. During the standoff, when…
