Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, November 20, 2017Trigger warning for rock ‘n’ roll purists! Remember when Lars Ulrich’s boneheadedness led to a potentially classic Metallica album having no bass guitar in the mix whatsoever? Sorry… too soon? https://riotfest.org/2017/11/eye-beholder-brief-history-metallica-songs-movies-tv/ One, two, three, four! Normal Legos, such a bore! Four, five, six, seven! Ramones Legos, good heavens! https://riotfest.org/2017/11/ramones-legos-interview/ You know the cool backing band…
Eye of the Beholder: A Brief History Of Metallica Songs in Movies and TV
We can all agree that the finest application of Metallica’s music in a motion picture was Some Kind of Monster. Cool music, cool lyrics, cool sweaters. But in the halcyon days before lifestyles determined deathstyles, you will be surprised to learn that the biggest of the Big 4 wrote four albums regarded even more highly…
Block ‘n’ Roll High School: The Genius Behind A Proposed Ramones Lego Set Puts It All Together For Us
Also: What You Can Do To Help Make This Punk Rock Playset A RealityWhile we’ve all reluctantly accepted the fact that the Ramones can never reunite in the flesh, they still might be able to get back together in the plastic. Right this minute there’s an internet campaign going on to immortalize the band as Legos, posing with their gear and looking punk as hell for all eternity.…
The Riot Fest Week in Review
Week of November 13th, 2017RIP Warped Tour Are The Spice Girls Reuniting? Stone Temple Pilots have a new song and a new lead singer Jeff Lynne’s ELO to Tour North America for First Time in 35 Years When Lou Reed Heard the Ramones For The First Time How To Ruin A Thanksgiving Turkey When Johnny…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, November 16th, 2017https://riotfest.org/2017/11/ruin-thanksgiving-turkey-doritos-flaming-hot-cheetos-funyuns/ How to ruin your Thanksgiving Turkey. https://riotfest.org/2017/11/green-day-gods-favorite-band-releases-greatest-hits-album/ God’s Favorite Band, release greatest hits album. https://riotfest.org/2017/11/perfect-circle-releases-music-video-doomed/ New music from A Perfect Circle. https://riotfest.org/2017/11/machine-head-releases-new-single-beyond-pale/ New music from Machine Head. https://riotfest.org/2017/11/jawbreaker-playing-benefit-show-olympia-wa-thurston-county-food-bank/ Jawbreaker announce benefit show in Olympia, Washington. Immediately sell out. TONIGHT! SWINGIN’ UTTERS with WESTERN SETTINGS, DARIUS KOSKI, and TOP SHELF LICKERS. Diarrhea Planet has a…
Jawbreaker Playing Benefit Show In Olympia, WA For Thurston County Food Bank
And it’s SOLD OUT. Jawbreaker just announced a benefit show for the Thurston County Food Bank at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington on November 28th. It’s only $25 and it’s all ages. But it’s sold out now, so you’re shit out of luck I guess.
Machine Head Releases New Single, “Beyond The Pale”
Machine Head’s ninth studio album, Catharsis, will be released on January 26 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Listen to the new single “Beyond The Pale,” and order the album here. Receive an instant download of the song with your iTunes and Amazon Music digital album pre-order. See Machine Head on Friday, February 23rd at Concord Music…
Green Day, God’s Favorite Band, Releases Greatest Hits Album
Green Day released a 22-song greatest hits album today titled “Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band”. Billie Joe Armstrong said he thinks it’s the perfect soundtrack for our “age of outrage,” and rather than a farewell album, is “sort of like a book of short stories.” “I don’t think there’s really any sadness,” Armstrong said, “I think…
