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Songs About Your Dad
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18th, 2017. Make sure to call your dad. Unless he went out for a pack of smokes and never came back. Then you can still call him, just call him an asshole. Everclear – Father Of Mine Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone George Michael – Father Figure Luther Vandross…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, June 6, 2017Today is National Eyewear Day as well as National Higher Education Day. Coincidence? We think not. Everybody knows that nerds wear glasses. Wanna fight about it, nerd? Paramore‘s After Laughter is #6 on SPIN’s top 50 albums of 2017 so far. Shabazz Palaces have released more new music, this time it’s “Julian’s Dream (ode to…
A Ukrainian Zoo Has A Statue of Slayer’s Tom Araya
If you happen to be in the village of Demidiv in the Ukraine anytime soon, you should stop by the XII Months zoo and see their recently unveiled statue of Slayer’s Tom Araya. The owner of the zoo, Mikhail Pinchuk (Михаил Пинчук), is a big fan of Slayer, but we’re still not really sure why exactly…
Nine Inch Nails Announce Two New EPs
Did you know there’s a new top-secret Nine Inch Nails EP due out this summer? And another one that’s set to be released 6-8 months after that? In December of 2016, Nine Inch Nails released the EP Not The Actual Events. And now in an email from Trent Reznor to fans who ordered the vinyl…
Why DIY? A New Advice Column By White Mystery’s Alex White
Chapter 1: IntroductionThe term DIY gets thrown around a lot, and people need to be educated about what “Do It Yourself” actually is. It is an entrepreneurial spirit that drives an attitude where everything is possible with creativity and a strong work ethic. There are quite a few tips and methods to establishing and maintaining a successful…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, June 5th, 2017Today is National Veggie Burger Day, but thankfully it’s also National Moonshine Day. Richmond, VA-based Style Weekly has an update on the GWAR-Kathy Griffin beef we reported on last Friday. Looks like Griffin (improperly) name-checked the band at her press conference later that afternoon, and Beefcake the Mighty responded by inviting the comic on stage…
Riot Fest Horoscopes – Week of June 5th, 2017
[bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-2″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-10″] Aquarius (January 20 – February 18) A twenty-dollar bill says you’re up late night starting fist fights versus fences in your backyard. [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-2″] [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-10″] Pisces (February 19 – March 20) When everything you’ll get is everything that you’ve wanted, well…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
June 2nd, 2017Today is National Leave the Office Early Day, so go home now, you lazy sod. Moving on… GWAR decapitating the president is not news to Riot Fest regulars, so clearly Kathy Griffin is NOT a Riot Fest regular. How else can you explain the fact that she stole GWAR’s genius when she was photographed holding…