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…
10 Questions with Diarrhea Planet
Nashville six-piece Diarrhea Planet has become a fast rising rock band in recent years for their mix of high-energy, pop-influenced tunes laced with various metallic, alternative, and trippy overtones. Despite their gross out moniker—which serves as a firm (?) reminder on those days the news/current events get you thinking thinking we live on a shithole of a…
Sleigh Bells Releases Video for “It’s Just Us Now”
Brooklyn noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have released a new video for their song, “It’s Just Us Now,” off of their upcoming album, Jessica Rabbit. Directed by the band’s own Derek Miller, the video alternates shots of vocalist Alexis Krauss grappling with some bad feelings in a swimming pool — dressed in red, as the the cartoon character…
Die Antwoord Releases Video for “Banana Brain”
Cape Town-base rap/rave group releases a drug-addled new video from their upcoming album.Cape Town’s Die Antwoord has released a new video for “Banana Brain” off of their upcoming album, Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid. The video starts with Yolandi, dressed in a pure, white, “innocent”-looking dress, drugging her parents’ tea before getting in Ninja’s car for a night of hedonistic fun. Everything starts out kinda awesome before taking a…
Modern Drummer Hosts Refused “Drum Cam”
Earlier this week, Modern Drummer gave us another reason to get pumped to catch the legendary Swedish hardcore band Refused at Riot Fest this year when they hosted a live cam video of drummer David Sandström playing crowd favorite “New Noise,” off the band’s iconic 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come. Check it out below…
10 Questions with NOFX
Skate punk icons NOFX are no strangers to Riot Fest, having appeared on our stages many times since the festival’s inception. The group formed in Los Angeles in the early 1980s and have maintained the same lineup since 1991 when guitarist/trumpet player Aaron “El Hefe” Abeyta came into the fold, making them one of the longest-running bands in…
Download The Riot Fest App
Or Don’t Download It.Download the Riot Fest App. Or don’t download it. Do whatever the hell you want. This is a free country. Don’t let us bully you into doing something you don’t want to. Seriously though, all the cool kids are downloading the Riot Fest App. So you’re going to Riot Fest! We hope this app will…
Researchers Use “Pop Music vs. Screamo” Experiment to Study Cooperation
Results UnsurprisingDo these Riot Fest-ers look more cooperative or uncooperative to you? Inspired by the use of music as “added value” in retail settings, researchers at Cornell University launched a study to explore the effects of music on employee mood. By playing participants a sampling of “happy” songs such as the Beatles, “Yellow Submarine,” and less…
Netflix Finally Officially Renews Stranger Things
What About Barb?We all knew they would, but Netflix finally officially renewed Stranger Things for a 2nd season. According to Variety, work has been underway on season two for awhile now, but Netflix hadn’t officially confirmed anything until today. For now, they’ve just released a teaser video with the titles of the nine new episodes they have…
