Existentialism On The Beach: A Conversation With The Front Bottoms’ Brian Sella
We chat with The Front Bottoms’ frontman Brian Sella about life, death, and impermanence, and how to write an album about all of it.
Stream The New Knuckle Puck Album ‘Shapeshifter’
The new album from Knuckle Puck, Shapeshifter is out now. Find it on the streaming service of your choice and see them on tour. Despite its title, the second album from Knuckle Puck isn’t a reinvention; rather, Shapeshifter is the sound of the Chicago-based pop-punk band taking their best qualities and honing them to make…
Good News. A Supervolcano Could Erupt Sooner Than Expected And Kill Us All.
There is some good news to report. A supervolcano located underneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, could erupt much sooner than previously thought and mercifully kill us all. Previous studies by geologists had estimated that it would take centuries for supervolcanos to make the transition to super eruption, but researchers at Arizona State University analyzed…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, October 12th, 2017Check out Tim Armstrong‘s journey to the end of a tree branch to play one of our favorite Rancid songs. https://riotfest.org/2017/10/tim-armstrong-climbs-tree-plays-journey-end-east-bay/ Keep your eyes peeled (literally) for our big Friday the 13th feature tomorrow, but in the meantime, we have… https://riotfest.org/2017/10/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-release-cover-john-carpenters-halloween-friday-13th/ If you get a minute—and of course, after you’re done reading all of your…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Malania
MALANIA A168178 • Spayed, 5-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Malania is a young, happy girl. She can be a little jumpy and will need some training on how to properly walk on a leash. She is sweet and affectionate and takes direction well. She knows “sit” and takes treats gently. Malania…
Tim Armstrong Climbs A Tree And Plays ‘Journey to the End of the East Bay’
There aren’t any silhouetted palm trees backing it up against the sky, and we’re not in Echo Park, but at this year’s 2017 Musack Rock n’ Roll Carnival on October 7th, in a backyard in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong climbed a tree to sing an acoustic version of the Rancid…
Listen To The Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Cover of John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross released a cover of John Carpenter’s Halloween today, Friday The 13th. John Carpenter – The Master of Horror is set to release Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, a collection of 13 of Carpenter’s classic movie themes newly recorded with the collaborators that worked on his Lost Themes albums, next Friday, October…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017Tim Barry is a legend to us, and he’s playing at the Cobra Lounge on Thursday. Problem is, too many people don’t know about his first band, Avail, and we’ve set out to change that nonsense. https://riotfest.org/2017/10/beginners-guide-avail/ The Flatliners announced tour dates in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their LP The Great Awake, including…
