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Could Tequila Be Good For You? Science Says Yes
Science is awesome. It let us know that drinking whiskey can help cure a cold, it confirmed the five-second-rule is real, and it proved that your festival wristband is disgusting. And now science would like us to know that drinking tequila might be good for you. Maybe. Dr. Mercedes López, found that blue agave, the…
Shabazz Palaces Release Music Video, Announce 2nd New Album
Shabazz Palaces already announced one new album, titled Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, is set for release on due out July 14. Now, they’ve announced a second album, Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines, which will be released the same day. Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines is one of two fully-realized albums of new Shabazz Palaces material…
The More You Swear, The More Fucking Honest You Are
In a 2016 study titled “Frankly, we do give a damn: The relationship between profanity and honesty,” some smart fucking scientists and researchers like Gilad Feldman from Maastricht University, Huiwen Lian from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Michal Kosinski from Stanford University and David Stillwell from University of Cambridge, UK, concluded that the more…
Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Dead Says Cat Who Wrote The Song ‘Beth’
According to the cat from Kiss who wrote the hit song ‘Beth’, “Rock ‘n’ roll is over”. In a recent interview with Hi Fi Way, former Kiss drummer Peter Criss has declared that rock ‘n roll is dead, things were better back in his day, and making music took more effort than it does today. He…
Drink Pisner, Beer Made With Recycled Music Festival Urine
Have you ever been in a porta potty at Riot Fest and said to yourself, “it seems like such a waste to throw away all that piss”? Well urine luck! Nørrebro Bryghus, a microbrewery in Copenhagen, collected more than 10,000 gallons of urine from Denmark’s Roskilde Music Festival in 2015 and used to help create…
Hey Fat Boy, Watch The New Trailer From Stephen King’s IT
Don’t turn off the lights during this brand new clip of “IT” from the #MTVAwards airing right now! pic.twitter.com/2rTf7HcATO — MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2017 They float, they all float… and on September 8th, fat boy, you’ll float too. The new trailer for the remake of Stephen King’s IT premiered on tonight’s MTV Movie &…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Brooklyn
Brooklyn A162870 • 6 months • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Brooklyn came into the shelter as an owner surrender 3/16 and is waiting for her perfect forever home. Even though this cutie has tons of puppy energy, she is really smart and knows sit. We think a home that will continue to work…
Jay Cutler, The Best QB In Bears History, Retires, Quotes Henry Rollins
Jay Cutler, the best quarterback in Chicago Bears history, sort of retired from the NFL today, and he quoted Henry Rollins, or at least he thinks he did. Jay Cutler retires with the most touchdowns, the most passing yards, the most completions, and the most wins of any quarterback in Chicago Bears history. In 8…
