Exploring Ska’s Strangest Strains
Ska is a genre rich with history, originating in 1950s Jamaica before slowly spreading across the globe. Serving as the precursor to both reggae and rocksteady, ska is not only a fundamental building block, it’s the rare genre that’s able to be transmuted without losing its distinct features. In the ‘70s, ska would reach England…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017The Replacements‘ Paul Westerberg has released a new song via Soundcloud. Check out “2HAWK_1” (which could very well just be the name of the file that was uploaded to the site) below, and then fondly reminisce with us about the time that The Replacements played Riot Fest thrice. Prophets of Rage released a new single…
Jawbreaker Documentary Gets Premiere Date and New Trailer
Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker to Premiere in San Francisco on August 11thOn May 4th, we gave you an Albini-laden sneak peak of Don’t Break Down, the highly anticipated documentary on Jawbreaker. The film’s producers have now announced a premiere date and released its first proper trailer. Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker, directed by Tim Irwin and Keith Schieron and produced by The September Club,…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017ICYMI: Riot Fest Weekly Horoscopes are up now, and you can buy the remnants of one of The Misfits‘ Jerry Only’s legendary Rickenbacker basses! We’d like to wish a happy 10th anniversary to Nine Inch Nails‘ “Capital G” single, which was released on July 11th, 2007. Common speculation is that the “G” stands for “George,”…
Morrissey Is A Fan Of Smash Mouth, Says Smash Mouth
Last night I dreamt that Smash Mouth loved me. In a recent Stereogum interview with Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth, he says that Morrissey is a fan of the band. If you’re not familiar with the band Smash Mouth, they are best known for their hit song “All Star”, from the movie Shrek. The…
You Can Bid On Jerry Only’s 1979 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass
[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″] UPDATE: The winning bid was $5,238.00 plus $50.00 for shipping. Looking for something pretty amazing to hang on your wall? There is currently an auction happening on Ebay for what remains of Jerry Only’s 1979 Rickenbacker 4001 bass guitar that he used in…
Riot Fest Horoscopes – Week of July 10th, 2017
[bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-2″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-10″] Aquarius (January 20 – February 18) Stay in school cause it’s the best. [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-2″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-10″] Pisces (February 19 – March 20) The way you rock, don’t stop. Girl, you got the chops. Flip flop. She bop. Self-taught. You lick so…
World’s First Whiskey-Fueled Car Takes First Test Drive
Since 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland-based biofuel juggernaut Celtic Renewables Ltd. has been paving the way towards a brighter future for humankind. That’s because the company, a spinoff from Edinburgh Napier University, has been quietly developing biobutanol. Well, not quietly over there, where the government recently fermented Celtic’s operation with a £9 million grant to build a full-on…
