We Talked With Real Gone Music’s Gordon Anderson About Soundtrack LPs, Commando, and “The One That Got Away”
In 2011, Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana pooled their 35 years of music-reissuing experience as the respective founders of Collectors’ Choice Music and Hep Cat Records & Distribution to create Real Gone Music, a reissue label dedicated to ace production values, eclectic sounds, and one of the most rigorous schedules in the game (about 10…
Tool Is Actually Recording a New Album, Says Tool
A Perfect Circle’s new album is scheduled for release on April 20, and now Maynard James Keenan (or whoever runs Tool’s Facebook account) has announced that Tool is actually in a recording studio, recording new music for a new Tool album. The band has “moved into a major studio” and has “been getting sonically adjusted…
Riot Fest Horoscopes – Week of March 12th, 2018
Virgo: After taking a four-week vacation from your air traffic controller job, you will be forced to beat the arrogant landlord of your rental property in a local sailing competition with the help of a pirate and your family.
Daylight Saving Time Is Killing Us
Did you “spring forward” this weekend and lose an hour of sleep? Congratulations. You have an increased chance of dying this morning. Today is the first Monday after daylight saving time (or DST), which means you have a better chance of having a heart attack this morning than any other Monday morning all year. A…
Chicago Creatives: Juan-Elias Riesco Brings Delicious Art to the Table at Nini’s Deli
How the local photographer turned turned his family grocery into a sceneLorena Cupcake profiles the local photographer, who developed his family grocery into a vibrantly creative community café.
Monsters of Ink: Paul Romano Discusses his Breathtaking Work with Mastodon, Dälek, and More
“Failing and making mistakes is part of a learning process that will only make you better,” and other nuggets of wisdom from a very special artist who’s responsible for some very special album artwork.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Bug
If you’re reading this, you could help save a life. The shelter is FULL!! Chicago ACC desperately needs you to adopt a dog so they can make room for new dogs coming in. Stop in any day from 12pm-6pm to meet the pups and adopt. The best dog breed is adopted. You should adopt Bug.…
Listen to ‘Pyramids of Salt’ The New Song From The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years just released, “Pyramids of Salt”, a new track from their upcoming album Sister Cities due out April 6 via Hopeless (and available for pre-order here). That’ll give you a couple months to bone up on the tunes before your big date with the band at Concord Music Hall in Chicago on June…
