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…
Monsters of Ink: Paul Romano Discusses his Breathtaking Work with Mastodon, Dälek, and More
“Failing and making mistakes is part of a learning process that will only make you better,” and other nuggets of wisdom from a very special artist who’s responsible for some very special album artwork.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Bug
If you’re reading this, you could help save a life. The shelter is FULL!! Chicago ACC desperately needs you to adopt a dog so they can make room for new dogs coming in. Stop in any day from 12pm-6pm to meet the pups and adopt. The best dog breed is adopted. You should adopt Bug.…
Listen to ‘Pyramids of Salt’ The New Song From The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years just released, “Pyramids of Salt”, a new track from their upcoming album Sister Cities due out April 6 via Hopeless (and available for pre-order here). That’ll give you a couple months to bone up on the tunes before your big date with the band at Concord Music Hall in Chicago on June…
Fuck It, Dude, Let’s Go See “The Big Lebowski”
I know it’s like you know, like, just our opinion, man, but The Big Lebowski is one of the greatest movies of all time, and it’s coming back to theaters for two days only. Fathom Events presents The Big Lebowski in theaters nationwide for a very limited run. Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve…
Paramore Announce North American Summer Tour Dates
Riot Fest alums Paramore announced their North American summer tour dates today. Kicking off in St. Augustine, Florida on June 12th and finishing up at Red Rocks on July 24th, they will be touring with Foster the People. GA tickets go on sale on Friday, March 16 at 10 a.m. local time, although there are…
Beach Rats, A New Band Featuring Members of Minor Threat, Bouncing Souls, and Lifetime, Is a Thing
Brian Baker of Minor Threat and Bad Religion, Ari Katz of Lifetime, Pete Steinkopf and Brian Kienlen of Bouncing Souls, and some dude named Danny Windas appear to have joined forces to form a new supergroup called Beach Rats. According to the Beach Rats’ Instagram profile (that just materialized), their first practice was on September…
Is ‘Peaky Blinders’ a Long-Lost Descendant of ‘Paradise Lost’?
Tommy Shelby — the cunning, stylish, and seemingly invincible protagonist of the BBC series Peaky Blinders — might as well have stepped out of Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand” as the “tall handsome man with a dusty black coat” who roams “the ghettos,” and can acquire anything by criminal means. However, “Red Right Hand” is not…
Preview The Track, “I’ll Still Be Around” From ‘SkyTigers’, Out This Friday
Red City Radio has returned with a new EP. SkyTigers is scheduled for release this Friday, March 9 via Red Scare Industries. According to a press release, SkyTigers is what you should expect from Red City Radio: a heaping helping of guitar and drums. We listened to the secret streaming link sent to us and respectfully concur… but what the hell…