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…
Stay at BANGTEL During Riot Fest to be the Envy of your Peers
If you’re coming to Chicago soon for Riot Fest and you’re tired of the mundane mundanity of hotel rooms, and terrified of the frights that could potentially await you at an AirBnB, then you need to check out BANGTEL. Founded by Chicago creative-type Liz Klafeta in 2014, BANGTEL puts a modern, hip, and often hilarious…
The End Of The World Will Begin On Sept. 23rd And I Feel Fine
Fortunately, we only have a few more weeks before the end of the world and the end of civilization as we know it, and I feel fine. The good news, or bad news depending on how you see it, is that the end of the world won’t begin until after Riot Fest weekend. According to…
Here are 12 Pictures of Cheese Pizza In Honor of National Cheese Pizza Day
Adidas Made Puke and Beer Repellent Shoes That Are Perfect For Music Festivals
Just in time for festival season, adidas has released the München limited edition shoe that you can puke all over. “Inspired by the Bavarian leather pants, the adidas München comes with high-quality leather and premium materials. Finest leather with DPBR coating make a durable puke & beer repellent upper. The rich brown colorway of the…
A Petition To Replace Christopher Columbus Statue In Minnesota With A Prince Statue
A petition started by Wintana Melekin, with almost 4,000 signatures, wants to replace a Minnesotan statue of Christopher Columbus with a statue of Prince. Titled “Replace Columbus Statue with a Prince Statue and One Chosen by the Native Community,” the petition is addressed to Governor Dayton and the State Legislature of Minnesota and wants to…
Hüsker Dü Announce ‘Savage Young Dü’, A New Three-Disc Box Set With Unreleased Tracks
Suprise! Hüsker Dü has announced a brand new three-disc box set with 69 (nice!) different tracks, some of which have never been heard before. The box-set, titled Savage Young Dü, was originally set for 110 tracks, but ended up being cut down to 69. “At a certain point, making every single thing available was going…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, September 1st, 2017Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Tubthumping, that Chumbawamba album with that one song. We’re not going to embed the video here, because who’s got that kind of time? Now Motörhead, on the other hand, is a band that stops time. And apparently defies it as well with today’s posthumus release of…