Working In The Music Industry Can Be Bad For Your Mental Health
A study commissioned by Help Musicians UK and undertaken by University of Westminster researchers Sally-Anne Gross and Dr. George Musgrave confirmed what anyone who has every worked in the music industry already knows, the music industry can be bad for your mental and physical health. They study, titled Can Music Make You Sick?, was the…
Frank Zappa, Who Died in 1993, Is Going On Tour in 2019
Frank Zappa, who died 25 years ago, is going on tour next year. While they aren’t displaying his dead body on stage and touring him around the world, they are turning him into a hologram and touring him around the world to make as much money as possible. Set to launch in 2019, the hologram…
You Better Watch Out, I’m Telling You Why, Christmas Music Is Bad And Bad For You
You better watch out. You better not cry. Better not pout. I’m telling you why. Studies have shown that too much Christmas music can be bad for you. Scientists call it ‘mere exposure effect,’ and Victoria Williamson, Ph.D says it can have a legitimate psychological impact. An endless loop of “Santa Claus Is Coming To…
‘Songs That Saved My Life’ Compilation to Benefit Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention
Featuring songs from Neck Deep, Movements, Stand Atlantic, Dance Gavin Dance, Against Me!, Taking Back Sunday, Dream State, As It Is, Oceans Ate Alaska, Too Close to Touch, Dan Campbell & Ace Enders, and The Maine, ‘Songs That Saved My Life’ is a new compilation project dedicated to raising money for mental health awareness and…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Doofy
Doofy seems like he’s going to be a lot of dog in his cage. He barks for attention and jumps up on the cage, but when I opened the door to his cage that behavior subsided. Doofy was easy to leash up and went straight for the door. Outside he appeared to be potty trained…
The Freaks Come Out To Play In This New Song From The Menzingers
We are the worst. We were busy getting our Halloween costumes ready and completely missed this awesome new video and new song from our friends in The Menzingers. It’s an awesome Halloween themed video for their song “The Freaks” and “captures a freaks-only Halloween party, attended by devils and bumblebees, aliens and handmaids, vampires and…
Typesetter: Nothing Blues’ Influences
Typesetter is a band that doesn’t quite fit into any one box you want to put them in. Their sound is raw but eloquently pieced together, varied but concise, and boundary-pushing yet familiar. It should come as no surprise that the band draws from a wide variety of influences – some that are a bit…
Ian MacKaye Is In A Band with Joe Lally in Washington, DC
Ian MacKaye has finally reunited with bassist Joe Lally, but it’s not for the ‘band whose name we shall not speak’. This new as-yet-unnamed band also includes his Evens bandmate Amy Farina. They will play their first show this Sunday, November 11 at St. Stephen’s Auditorium in Washington, DC, at a benefit for Loaves &…
