It’s Time For the Reawakening of Riot Spray (Ex-Trenchmouth, Fugazi, Rollins Band, Nirvana) In This New ‘Portlandia’ Teaser
Hit them with volume!While Portland can be a scary place, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s Portland is oddly comforting. It’s the kind of place where bands don’t need to know how to play their instruments, so long as The Man can hear them. Or so Fred Armisen’s Spyke thinks in this preview for the premiere episode of Portlandia‘s…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Kylo
[bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4″] This handsome boy lives in Virginia and needs a forever home. Deaf and blind from birth, Kylo is a one year old Mini Australian Shepherd. He came as a stray to an animal shelter that was going to put him down due to…
Tom Hardy Recorded a Mixtape in 1999 And Now You Can Listen To It
Before Tom Hardy became an actor, he wanted to be a rapper. And now we have the proof. “I started out rapping when I was 14 or 15,” Tom Hardy told BBC Newsbeat in 2011. “Because I come from a nice middle-class neighbourhood it was a very hard sell. And I wasn’t very good!” “I…
If The Members of Sleep On It Were Paintings, What Paintings Would They Be?
We downloaded the Google Arts & Culture app that all the kids are talking about and decided to have a little fun with it. So if you ever wondered what the guys from Sleep On It looked like if they were famous art, you now have your answers. Luka Fischman as ‘Portrait of a Man’…
UK Retailer Is Hiring A Chicken Nugget Taste Tester
B&M, a variety retailer in the UK, is looking to hire a Chicken Nugget Connoisseur aka, a chicken nugget taste tester. You don’t actually get paid, you just get to eat free chicken nuggets, but if you’re interested you can apply here. You can see the details below: Looking for a new challenge to tuck…
Woman Marries 300-Year-Old Pirate Ghost
Amanda Teague, of Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, is a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonator. She’s also a new bride. Her new husband, Jack Teague, is a Haitian pirate who lived in the 1700s and was executed for being a thief. The happy couple were recently married in international waters off the coast of Ireland. In case you…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, January 17th, 2018Happy Birthday, Betty White. Derek Smalls (formerly of the band, formerly known as Spinal Tap) is back. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/derek-smalls-formerly-of-the-band-formerly-known-as-spinal-tap-is-back-with-his-debut-solo-album/ Do you like OREOs? Are you super lazy? https://riotfest.org/2018/01/19-99-month-can-get-subscription-oreo-cookies/ We premiere a song from the band Datenight. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/datenight-premiere/ How to join a space cult. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/space-cult/ This one bears repeating, for our Rolodex game is strong. We were…
The Riot Fest Guide to Joining a Space Cult
At some point in recent weeks or months, you may have found yourself thinking, “Yes, now is the time for me to finally give up and join a cult.” Maybe it happened while you were reading about how the military is scrambling to get ready for the nuclear war that may or may not break…