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Thursday, July 27th, 2017Happy birthday to Karl Mueller, the late Soul Asylum bassist. Karl was the glue that held Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy together during the rag-tag band’s roller coaster of a career, and would turn 55 today had he not sadly passed away from esophageal cancer on June 17th, 2005. If you aren’t familiar with Soul…
Top 5 Riot Fest Myths, Squashed
OK, I’ll come out and say it: I’m not really a music festival person. Massive crowds, long lines and drunken teenagers in flower crowns are just a few of the terrifying images that pop into my head when I hear the word “festival,” which is more than enough to make me say “pass.” Why then,…
The First Official Trailer For IT. You’ll Float Down Here Too.
The first “official trailer” (whatever that means) for New Line Cinema and Andrés Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It was released today and I think I pooped my pants a little. They float, they all float… and on September 8th, fat boy, you’ll float too. Be afraid. You all taste so much better when you’re afraid.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of The Week: Topsy
TOPSY TURVY A158404 • Spayed 4-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC VOLUNTEER FAVORITE!!! Topsy is ALL about the people around her. She is wonderful with adults and has been really good with kids she has met. She lets every single person who comes up to her pet her and thinks nothing of…
David Crosby on Punk Rock: ‘Pretty Much All Dumb Stuff…No Musical Value At All And Mostly Childish Lyrics’
David Crosby, a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and star of such films as Backdraft and Thunderheart has a Twitter account. He uses his Twitter fairly regularly, and yesterday, he shared his opinions on punk rock, and let’s just say I don’t think he’ll ever be coming to Riot…
DIO Returns (In Hologram Form For World Tour)
After debuting at Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival in 2016, and then “performing” alongside Dio Disciples at Pollstar Awards in February of 2017, DIO is back! Again! In hologram form! A nine city European tour is planned for the end of 2017 with a U.S. tour planned for spring of 2018 and as well as…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017Rolling Stone just premiered a gruesome new video from Dead Cross. It’s called “Obedience School,” and it’s a doozy. Graphically taking the viewer into the fucked up world of cockfighting, this video requires a major trigger warning. WARNING: trigger. Speaking of Rolling Stone premiering things, we have a new Dave Hause video. Check out “The…
Clown Motel Next To Cemetery Filled With Victims Of Mysterious 1902 Plague Is For Sale
If you have an extra $900,000 lying around, you can be the new owner of the Clown Motel, a 31-room clown themed destination motel in Nevada. Located in Tonopah, just three hours northeast of Las Vegas and four hours southeast of Reno, the Clown Motel has been owned by Bob Perchetti since he opened it…
