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 Damned’s Rat Scabies
releases track from debut solo albumRat Scabies, co-founder of The Damned, has released “Chew On You”, the first track off his debut solo album. P.H.D. (Prison, Hospital Debt), scheduled for release on May 18th via Cleopatra Records, is the first-ever solo album from legendary co-founder of punk rock icons The Damned and has 11 original tracks and 1 Louis Prima…
Someone is mailing potatoes to Panic! at the Disco fans
MysteryPotato.com is a real and amazing website that anonymously sends potatoes to friends and enemies in the United States, UK, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and Germany. Now, fans of Panic! at the Disco are receiving potatoes in the mail with lead singer, Brendon Urie’s face on them. Why potatoes? Maybe because Panic! at the…
Prince is miraculously releasing a new album in September
After Prince Rogers Nelson’s death two years ago, the contents of his vault—a treasure trove of the prolific artist’s unreleased music, which had previously been locked away—were caught up in a legal battle for who’d take control and what should or shouldn’t be done with his babies. The Purple One was very protective and particular…
Don’t drop the mic: Karaoke etiquette tips from the pros
The fourth week in April is National Karaoke Week, which, let’s be honest, beats the hell out of its immediate predecessor, Organize Your Files Week. If you’re a mean-spirited, fun-hating scold like myself, you’re less interested in having a good time caterwauling along with your friends and more focused on quietly judging the behavior and…
Check out Monsters of Ink Alum Ryan Duggan’s Delicious Prints For the Chicago Pizza Summit
This past weekend, Old Style and the Empty Bottle’s third annual Chicago Pizza Summit brought Chicagoans together to celebrate three of the city’s favorite things: beer, live music, and stuffing your face with pizza. Along with a performance by Twin Peaks and hosting duties handled by local rapper ShowYouSuck (who’s apparently still recovering), the event…
Let’s all wish the Ramones’ debut album a happy birthday
While the band (arguably) may not have written the first punk song ever, it’s undeniable that 44 years ago this week (April 23, 1976) the genre would be pioneered by the Ramones’ debut release, Ramones. Thanks to Sire Records, the world beyond New York City would soon be introduced to Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and…
Someone’s putting photos of Donald Trump in dog poop
Chicagoans! Help to stop (or encourage) the Trumpoop Bandit™, depending on your politics.Someone has been anonymously leaving photos of Donald Trump next to piles of dog poop in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, fueling public speculation and raising a shitload of questions. Are the photos of Donald Trump being left as a warning for people not to step in the dog poop? Is this some sort of partisan…
Bathroom hand dryers blow poop on your hands
A recent study in the science journal Applied and Environmental Microbiogy—a great bathroom read if you can find it—found that those ubiquitous bathroom hand dryers that help reduce the use of paper towels (while not completely drying your hands) also suck in fecal matter, then blow it all over your hands. In the shit-tastic study, “Deposition…