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…
‘The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ Turns 25
Reminiscing a killer soundtrack’s influence on mall goths“Music Inspired by the Motion Picture” is generally not a disclaimer to be trusted, but the original soundtrack to ‘The Crow’ oozed style. Today marks its 25th anniversary.
The American Dream of Scamming
Navigating through an increasingly inauthentic digital worldWe navigate scammy situations all day long, every day—yet despite spending so much time and energy avoiding hundreds of scams a day, we can’t seem to get enough of scammers.
‘Watered Down Pornos’: Inside The History of Teensploitation Cinema
Exploring cinema’s horniest genre in ‘Teen Movie Hell’Mike “McBeardo” McPadden’s teensploitation anthology ‘Teen Movie Hell’ collects over 350 capsule reviews of the genre’s most titillating films released between ‘American Graffiti’ in 1973 and ‘Dazed and Confused’ in 1993.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Mr. Big
He’s the one who wants to be with you. Deep inside we hope you want to, too.This is Mr. Big, he’s the one who wants to be with you. Deep inside we hope you want to, too. Brace yourself, this guy is large and strong… but he’s SUCH a sweetie pie.
Live Fast, Die Old: Remembering Dick Dale and Andre Williams
Two proto-punk legends who proved the cliche wrongWe lost two legends this week: “King of the Surf Guitar” Dick Dale, and R&B dynamo Andre “Mr. Rhythm” Williams. Both left a big footprint on punk as we know it.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: KINGSBURY
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week! Kingsbury might be big, but he knows his size. He won’t bowl you over, won’t overwhelm you, but he will love you. He enjoys playing with toys, rolling in the mud, butt scratches and hanging out with other dogs.
The Power Hitters of Baseball Punk Bands
Take a swing at one of the wildest cross-genres in recent punk historyThe confluence of baseball with all kinds of heavy music—namely punk, hardcore and grindcore—has spawned outsider art that is deeply offbeat, thoughtfully woke and, more often than not, literally pants-shittingly hilarious.
For Your Viewing Pleasure: A New Live Video From Architects
The second single off ‘Holy Hell’ gets a live video treatmentBefore Architects kick off a North American tour on April 26 in support of their recently released album ‘Holy Hell,’ they’ve been kind enough to share a new video of live video of “Royal Beggars.”