Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery + 3-Day Recap Video
So many great pictures, it’ll probably crash your tabsRiot Fest is over, and yeah, we’re bummed too. But don’t worry, the memories live on (and so do the porta-potty lines). There were crowdsurfing newlyweds, reunions, anniversaries, and of course, you beautiful maniacs. We’ll have a few more galleries, videos, and cool shit to share in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait until…
Sleigh Bells Releases Video for “It’s Just Us Now”
Brooklyn noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have released a new video for their song, “It’s Just Us Now,” off of their upcoming album, Jessica Rabbit. Directed by the band’s own Derek Miller, the video alternates shots of vocalist Alexis Krauss grappling with some bad feelings in a swimming pool — dressed in red, as the the cartoon character…
Die Antwoord Releases Video for “Banana Brain”
Cape Town-base rap/rave group releases a drug-addled new video from their upcoming album.Cape Town’s Die Antwoord has released a new video for “Banana Brain” off of their upcoming album, Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid. The video starts with Yolandi, dressed in a pure, white, “innocent”-looking dress, drugging her parents’ tea before getting in Ninja’s car for a night of hedonistic fun. Everything starts out kinda awesome before taking a…
Modern Drummer Hosts Refused “Drum Cam”
Earlier this week, Modern Drummer gave us another reason to get pumped to catch the legendary Swedish hardcore band Refused at Riot Fest this year when they hosted a live cam video of drummer David Sandström playing crowd favorite “New Noise,” off the band’s iconic 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come. Check it out below…
Download The Riot Fest App
Or Don’t Download It.Download the Riot Fest App. Or don’t download it. Do whatever the hell you want. This is a free country. Don’t let us bully you into doing something you don’t want to. Seriously though, all the cool kids are downloading the Riot Fest App. So you’re going to Riot Fest! We hope this app will…
Researchers Use “Pop Music vs. Screamo” Experiment to Study Cooperation
Results UnsurprisingDo these Riot Fest-ers look more cooperative or uncooperative to you? Inspired by the use of music as “added value” in retail settings, researchers at Cornell University launched a study to explore the effects of music on employee mood. By playing participants a sampling of “happy” songs such as the Beatles, “Yellow Submarine,” and less…
Jimmy Eat World Drop New Video, “Sure and Certain”
Jimmy Eat World has released a new video for “Sure and Certain.” The song is from its upcoming ninth studio album, Integrity Blues. The album, produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, Tegan and Sara, M83) will be released on October, 21 on RCA Records. Check out the video below. It’s a lyric video, so you’ll definitely…