Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: TWIX
TWIX A174116 • Spayed, 2-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Twix is a scared little milky mamma. Just a baby who had babies and was dumped. Poor girl. She curls up in a corner of her cage and looks at you with sad eyes. Twix is a smaller girl who was very…
Hey WWE, Make Darren Young Gay Again
Last week, WWE announced that it had “come to terms on the release” of former Tag Team Champion Darren Young. The news was less shocking than the surprise release of fan-favorite Emma, announced the same day. Young, whose last televised appearance was on January 18th’s WWE Main Event — a match that was called off…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Midnight
MIDNIGHT A170112 • Neutered, 2-year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Midnight is SUCH a wonderful dog. He’s a bigger guy, but his energy level is a nice medium. Midnight takes treats very gently and loves to chase after tennis balls (retrieving them, though… not so much). After being out with me for…
Thrice Release ‘Red Telephone’, A B-Side From ‘Beggars’ Album
Thrice and Circa Survive are coming to Chicago on December 7th with Chon and Balance and Composure. (tickets on sale now). In the meantime, check out the song ‘Red Telephone’ from the Thrice album Beggars. “Hey friends! This was a B-side from Beggars that we all really dig and like all of our B-sides it…
Take Drum Lessons From Type O Negative / Danzig Drummer Johnny Kelly
When Johnny Kelly, drummer for Type O Negative and Danzig, isn’t touring, he lives in Texas and teaches drums. “We just moved here, and if anyone is interested in doing it, hit me up and we will fit it in,” he tells the Dallas Observer. “We can have some fun.” Before moving to Texas in July,…
Stream ‘Overexposed’, The New Album From Sleep On It
Sleep On It’s new album, Overexposed, is out tomorrow, but Kerrang! is letting you stream it today. TJ Horansky says, “Although our EP came out only a year ago, this record has been a few years in the making. There was a point not long ago when I was pretty convinced that this band would…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017https://riotfest.org/2017/11/fishbone-subliminal-fascism/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/restaurant-in-mexico-is-selling-a-25000-taco/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/new-david-bowie-photos-1983-released-book/ Once you’re done re-reading yesterday’s Riot Fest Interview with the Master of Horror, John Carpenter, watch this video of him playing the Halloween theme live at the Hollywood Palladium last night. Muahahaha. Check out the latest fire jams from Twin Peaks‘ Sweet ’17 Singles series. “With You” “Just Because” Ohhhh, David Letterman…
Fishbone’s Angelo Moore on Subliminal Fascism: Then & Now
In 1987, with the Cold War omnipresent, Angelo Moore wrote and recorded the Fishbone burner “Subliminal Fascism,” for the classic Truth and Soul album. Riot Fest sat down with Moore at Milwaukee’s Summerfest 30 years later to find out what inspired the song back then, and it resonates today. Since Angelo turns 52 years young…
