Let’s Listen to Kevin Devine’s New Song From His Split 7-Inch with Craig Finn
Kevin Devine’s 7-inch series returns March 30 with Devinyl Splits No. 7, featuring Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers on side A, backed with “Kuala Lumpur,” Devine’s first new song since the release of his 2016 LP, Instigator, on side B. Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers contribute “Galveston,” a song in which the weaving,…
Joey “Shithead” Keithley Is Running For Mayor
D.O.A.’s slogan is Talk Minus Action Equals Zero. So, it should come as no surprise that Joey “Shithead” Keithley, founding guitarist and vocalist for the Canadian hardcore band, is backing up his talk with action by running for mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia. As mayor, Keithley has promised to increase affordable housing, freeze property taxes for…
S. Craig Zahler Explains How Neither His Films, Nor Mel Gibson, Are Horror
An accomplished music journalist (he freelanced for the sadly defunct Metal Maniacs), novelist (his latest, Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child, was released via Cinestate in January), screenwriter, and filmmaker, Zahler has suffused the gnarliest exploitation fare with unlikely pathos. Take his sophomore effort, last year’s revelatory, Vince Vaughn-starring Brawl in Cell Block…
Sorry, Late-1900s Shopping Mall Kids: Claire’s Has Filed For Bankruptcy
Ask any suburban Generation Xer who grew up roaming the mall during the 1980s and 1990s where they first had their ears pierced. Without fail, every time they’ll either say that they never had their ears pierced, or they went to Claire’s boutique. Founded in Hoffman Estates, Illinois in 1961, the jewelry retailer began piercing…
Check Out Another Great Music Video From Queens of the Stone Age
Queens Of The Stone Age just released a video for “Head Like a Haunted House,” the latest single from last year’s Villains album. The Riot Fest 2017 headlining was once again directed by frequent collaborator Liam Lynch (The Sifl & Olly Show, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic) and his…
All Work And No Play Can Afford You Jack Torrance’s Red Jacket From ‘The Shining’
Don’t mind if I do!The burgundy corduroy jacket that Jack Nicholson wore throughout the film is up for auction this month, alongside dozens of other pieces of Kubrick-related treasure.
Steven Spielberg To Begin Filming Indiana Jones 5 in April 2019
Be still my beating heart, it looks like filming for the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones saga will begin in April of 2019. In his acceptance speech last night at the Rakuten TV Empire Awards, Steven Spielberg said, “It’s always worth the trip when I get to work with this deep bench of talent coming out…
The Riot Fest Week in Review
Week of February 26, 2018Taco Bell Nacho Fries, Leprechaun movies, a new Tool Album, Ruido Fest, Heavy Metal Yoga, Liz Phair, and Clarissa Explains It All
