Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
‘The Govna’ Talks About Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow And How Riot Fest Accidentally Booked Him
Circus sideshows originally began as exactly what their name implies: an attraction placed outside of the main tent of touring circuses. First created in the late 1800’s by P.T. Barnum, sideshows were where you would go to see the freaks, menageries, magicians, palm readers, illusions, side dings and blowoff tents with burlesque dancers–the types of…
Woman Attempts To Smuggle Vodka Into Horse Race Inside A Salami Sandwich
A woman attending Ladies Day at Southwell Racecourse near Nottinghamshire, England was stopped by security this past weekend when they noticed something odd about her salami sandwich. Outside food may be brought into the Southwell Racecourse, but outside booze is not allowed and when the salami sandwich passed through security, they noticed it was heavier than…
Foo Fighters Release New Song ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’
Foo Fighters have released the second track from their new album Concrete and Gold coming September 15th. Watch the video for ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’ above. Video directed by Dave Grohl. LISTEN Apple Music – http://smarturl.it/FFSKYa Spotify – http://smarturl.it/FFSKYsp iTunes – http://smarturl.it/FFSKYi Amazon – http://smarturl.it/FFSKYaz Google Play – http://smarturl.it/FFSKYg Deezer – http://smarturl.it/FFSKYdz Official Store…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, August 21st, 2017Once upon a time, in the gilded burg of Boston, MA, a band of bad motherfuckers decked only in plaid, plaid and more plaid married their love of both ska and hardcore music, flipped the script on both genres, laid down one hell of a gauntlet, and created one of the most enjoyable 18-armed monsters…
‘Sid & Nancy’ Restored For New Criterion Collection Release
The 1986 cult classic film Sid & Nancy has been restored for a new Criterion Collection Blu-ray/two-DVD release which is available today. With the lacerating love story Sid & Nancy, Alex Cox reimagines the crash-and-burn affair between punk s most notorious self-destructive poster children: Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen brought to…
Will You Win The $700,000,000 Powerball Jackpot?
No. If you’re reading this, you will not win the estimated $700,000,000 jackpot in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. Your odds of winning are 292,201,338-to-1. You have a better chance of dying while reading this sentence than you do at winning all that money that will probably just make you a bigger asshole than you already are.…
Murder By Death, The Anniversary & Diarrhea Planet to Headline the Inaugural Würst Music & Beer Fest
Bands. Beer. Bratwurst. Announcing Würst Music & Beer Fest featuring Murder By Death, The Anniversary, Diarrhea Planet, Masked Intruder, Shiner, Dramatic Lovers, Pkew Pkew, Pkew, The Crombies, Post Child, Last False Hope, Kali Masi, Bleach Party, The Eradicator, Adam Lee, Speed Babes, Bad Mechanics, Sam Vicari, Sincere Engineer, and Hi Ho. Brewed up in the…
We’re Not Gonna Take It: Blacklisting White Power Music From Streaming Services Is Not Censorship
Last week, streaming services from industry leader Spotify down to lesser-known platforms like Deezer announced that in the wake of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia they’d be removing hate-fueled music they’d been hosting by white power bands, such as Skrewdriver. For some people, including activists at the Southern Poverty Law Center—who have repeatedly…
