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Why M.I.A. Is Punker Than You
On the surface, M.I.A. might seem like an odd choice to stick near the top of the roster for a punk-heavy festival like Riot Fest. Even with the presence of rappers like Vic Mensa, psychedelic electronic artists like Tobacco, and the nearly unclassifiable performance artist/spoken-word MC Saul Williams on the bill, M.I.A. seems like a…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Boomer
Boomer A162696 • Neutered 2-year-old • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Boomer is super sweet, knows sit and enjoyed eating treats. He is pretty strong on a leash, but manageable. Boomer allowed handling all over and enjoyed affection! He has a great smile and loved chasing the ball. He is still working on bringing…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
June 1st, 2017Today is National Say Something Nice Day, so fuck you. And on to the news… Prophets of Rage dropped the new Michael Moore-directed video for “Unfuck the World,” the first single from the super-important-group’s self-titled debut album, which was produced by Brendan O’Brien and comes out on September 15. Does that make their Riot Fest…
A Letter from the Editor
Content. It’s all around us. It’s in our computers. It’s in the smaller computers that we carry around in our pockets. The very air you breathe is saturated with powerful radio waves carrying the content that you crave. Starting today there’s going to be a lot more content happening around here at Riot Fest dot org. Our…
Hot Water Music Announce New Album, Release New Song
Hot Water Music, who just happen to be playing Riot Fest in September, have announced a new album and released a new song. The album, Light It Up, is the follow up album to 2012’s Exister, and is scheduled for release on September 15 via Rise Records. They also released a lyric video for ‘Never…
41 years ago, the Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” was banned from the BBC for “gross bad taste”
“There are not many songs written over baked beans at the breakfast table that went on to divide a nation and force a change in popular culture.” – Johnny Rotten On May 31st, 1977 the Sex Pistols song “God Save the Queen” was banned from being played on the BBC for “gross bad taste.” Though it…
Check out The Lillingtons’ New Video (Premiere)
Riot Fest is proud to premiere “Project 313,” a brand new video from The Lillingtons. The track is from the band’s new Project 313 EP, which is their first release since The Too Late Show came out 11 years ago. We asked singer/guitarist Kody Templeman to tell us something about the clip, and he said…
Listen To The Dark New Dopamines Record
Cincinnati’s Dopamines haven’t put out a record since 2012. Don’t blame frontman Jon Weiner for the delay, he’s been busy opening and running Northside Yacht Club, a successful neighborhood restaurant and live music bar (try the wings!). This leaves very little time for writing and recording punk rock, even though the songs are usually pretty…
