Remembering Destroy Build Destroy, an Andrew W.K. Show About Teamwork and Wrecking Stuff
Looking back at the short-lived Cartoon Network game show, which—while cancelled—outlasted the network’s other experiments with live-action seriesSome things are just too beautiful to stick around in this world. Cherry blossoms bloom, then quickly fall to the ground. Exquisitely detailed mandalas are made by Buddhist monks, only to be ceremonially wiped away. Andrew W.K. hosts a game show where he lets a bunch of tweens let loose on piles of smoldering wreckage…
Cypress Hill Heads Up Chicago’s Ruido Fest This August
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. CT for the annual 3-Day Latin alternative music festivalOur friends over at Ruido Fest just announced their 2022 lineup, with tickets going on sale tomorrow. Set for August 19–21 in Chicago’s Union Park, the Latin alternative festival is headlined by Cuco, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, and Riot Fest alumni Cypress Hill. If you caught Cypress Hill at Riot Fest in 2018, you know you’re…
Twenty Years On, Simple Plan are Still Just Kids
Pierre Bouvier on how Simple Plan’s debut album No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls has taken on new meaning two decades later as a fatherOn March 19, Simple Plan’s debut studio album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls celebrated its 20th anniversary. The album features many of the band’s better-known hits, including “I’m Just a Kid,” “Perfect,” “Addicted,” and “I’d Do Anything.” This month, Simple Plan will return to Chicago to play a set of their classic pop punk anthems…
Premiere: No Trigger’s “Antifantasy” is a Ripping Ballad Against Bootlickers
Melodic hardcore band No Trigger is currently gearing up to release a five-song EP called the Acid Lord EP. Today, we’ve got an exclusive first single for you—with a tripped-out music video filled with cop chases and “Punkle Sam.” Watch the music video for “Antifantasy” below. Massachusetts’ No Trigger is offering Acid Lord EP as…
‘Dig Me Out’ Turns 25: How Sleater-Kinney’s Biggest Record Broke Every Boundary
The band’s third studio album rejected labels, challenged critics, and rose above personal attacks. It stands today as their most important release: the record where everything clickedDig Me Out (released 25 years ago today) is the beginning of an era for Sleater-Kinney—a point on the map that you can point to as a reference for where a turn was made down a new road.
JER Announces Debut Solo Album, Drops First Single “Clout Chasers”
Known for their work as Skatune Network, Jeremy Hunter‘s first release as JER is a thrilling thrust forward for skaWhether you’ve heard them as Skatune Network before or not, JER’s debut solo album ‘Bothered / Unbothered‘ (out May 27) is sure to please. Catch them live in Chicago on June 2 at Reggies.
Protect Trans Kids! A Charity Shirt for Transgender Day of Visibility
100% of the proceeds from these shirt sales will be donated to Equality Texas Foundationn recognition of Trans Day of Visibility this year, we’re releasing a new shirt design today (via RiotBrand.org) to support trans kids in Texas. 100% of the proceeds from each shirt sale will go directly towards Equality Texas Foundation.
My Grocery Store’s Radio Stuck With Me Forever
The soundtrack of a past job can follow you forever—but hearing those same songs on repeat isn’t always badI’m lying to you when I’m out shopping. Not about anything major; I’m not carrying some dark secret in my basket. But if you were to approach me and try to say something, I would point to my AirPods and make a series of vague gestures with my hands to signal that sorry, I can’t…
