A Letter from the Editor
Content. It’s all around us. It’s in our computers. It’s in the smaller computers that we carry around in our pockets. The very air you breathe is saturated with powerful radio waves carrying the content that you crave. Starting today there’s going to be a lot more content happening around here at Riot Fest dot org. Our…
Hot Water Music Announce New Album, Release New Song
Hot Water Music, who just happen to be playing Riot Fest in September, have announced a new album and released a new song. The album, Light It Up, is the follow up album to 2012’s Exister, and is scheduled for release on September 15 via Rise Records. They also released a lyric video for ‘Never…
41 years ago, the Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” was banned from the BBC for “gross bad taste”
“There are not many songs written over baked beans at the breakfast table that went on to divide a nation and force a change in popular culture.” – Johnny Rotten On May 31st, 1977 the Sex Pistols song “God Save the Queen” was banned from being played on the BBC for “gross bad taste.” Though it…
Check out The Lillingtons’ New Video (Premiere)
Riot Fest is proud to premiere “Project 313,” a brand new video from The Lillingtons. The track is from the band’s new Project 313 EP, which is their first release since The Too Late Show came out 11 years ago. We asked singer/guitarist Kody Templeman to tell us something about the clip, and he said…
Listen To The Dark New Dopamines Record
Cincinnati’s Dopamines haven’t put out a record since 2012. Don’t blame frontman Jon Weiner for the delay, he’s been busy opening and running Northside Yacht Club, a successful neighborhood restaurant and live music bar (try the wings!). This leaves very little time for writing and recording punk rock, even though the songs are usually pretty…
Dude Gets Arrested For Catfishing The Pittsburgh Penguins
CHUM ON THE ICE! In one of the more bizarre sporting traditions we’ve seen in quite some time, apparently fans of the the NHL’s Nashville Predators have a made a habit of inexplicably throwing dead catfish on to the ice when their team makes the playoffs. They actually seem to enjoy it! So one would be…
Hellloooo, Nurse! The Animaniacs Are Getting A Reboot!
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, and apparently we’re all addicted to the 1990s. According to Indiewire, after 20 years, the Animaniacs are reportedly getting a reboot and coming back to a TV near you. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television is again teaming up with Warner Bros. to bring back the eight-time Emmy award winning…
Riot Fest Horoscopes – Week of May 29th, 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) Ain’t it fun living in the real world? Don’t go crying to your mama ‘cause you’re on your own in the real world. [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) You have made…
