They’ve Worked It, Girl: When Drag Queens Go Pop
Lip syncing is a fundamental part of drag, whether in the sacred tradition of a shake-n-go wig-clad queen mouthing along to Gloria Gaynor in a dingy dive bar, or a young pageant queen lip syncing for her life on national television. But throughout her-story, certain multi-hyphenate queens have explored a more inventive route: releasing their…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, January 22nd, 2018Happy National Hot Sauce Day. The End Is Near: Slayer Announce 2018 Farewell World Tour. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/end-near-slayer-announce-2018-farewell-world-tour/ We interview Mark Dancey, The Motor City’s Scribbling Satirist, for our new series Monsters of Ink. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/monsters-of-ink-ii-dancey/ Rush broke up two years ago and forgot to tell anyone. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/rush-broke-up/ Blur‘s Graham Coxon To Release ‘The End of the F***ing…
Blur’s Graham Coxon To Release ‘The End of the F***ing World’ Soundtrack on Digital and Vinyl
Graham Coxon, you may know him from the band Blur, will be releasing the soundtrack to The End of the F***ing World. The 16-track album will be released digitally January 26th and on vinyl in March. Recorded in Graham’s home studio in Summer 2017 the album was written, composed and performed by Coxon and marks…
D’arcy Wretzky Will Not Be Part Of A Smashing Pumpkins Reunion
If you’ve been waiting for the rumored Smashing Pumpkins reunion, you can scratch Darcy Wretzky off the reunited lineup. In a text message, Darcy told Blast Echo, “I only just found about yesterday that the band has decided to go with a different bass player.” “My apologies to all of the Smashing Pumpkins fans out…
Phil Anselmo Would Be Open To The Idea Of A Pantera Reunion With A Dimebag Darrell Hologram
Even though Vinnie and Rex have said no in the past, Phil Anselmo said in December that he’d be open to a Pantera reunion, “I think it would be a great idea if everyone else felt it was a great idea. And I would just say that if everybody came calling, then count me in…
Rush Broke Up Two Years Ago, Forgot To Tell Anyone
It appears the Canadian rock band Rush broke up two years ago and forgot to tell anyone. In a recent interview with the Globe and Mail, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson announced that the band stopped touring in 2016 and that they basically broke up. “It’s been a little over two years since Rush last toured,” the…
“We’d Put In Straight-Up Lies Because They Were Funny”: Monster of Ink Mark Dancey, The Motor City’s Scribbling Satirist
Monsters of Ink is a new series where we talk to some of the artists and designers, both legends and legends-to-be, whose contributions define the visual language of modern music. Without these tireless screenprinters, typographers, and obsessive stipplers, our archetypal image of rock ‘n’ roll would probably just be a bunch of dweebs with guitars…
The End Is Near: Slayer Announce 2018 Farewell World Tour
Existing on damnation’s edge, the priest had never known to witness such a violent show of power overthrown. Slayer is calling it quits. No dates, or locations, or venues, or details have been released, but the “end is near” for Slayer. In a 30 second YouTube video, Slayer has announced “its exit with one, final…
