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Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017ICYMI: Motörhead has a new album of cover songs! Check out their chooglin’ version of David Bowie’s “Heroes,” and check out the rest of the story here. If you’re lazy, and I know you are, Lollapalooza is going to webcast a bunch of bands this weekend via RedBull.tv. Streamed performances include White Reaper, The Districts,…
Now Doesn’t It Make You Feel Better? The Five Dopest Nine Inch Nails Remixes
A lot of artists look down on remixes as a cheap way to extend the shelf life of a single or to pad out an EP, but Trent Reznor’s always taken them more seriously than most. Over the course of his career he’s hired an astounding roster of electronic music legends to reimagine his work…
Cloak & Dagger Festival Has A Strict All Black Dress Code
The two-day Cloak & Dagger Festival at Globe Theatre and The Palace Theatre in Los Angeles on October 21st and 22nd, will feature performances from The Jesus and Mary Chain, KMFDM, She Wants Revenge, Poptone, and more. The festival will also feature a very strict, but appropriate dress code. Mentioned on the ticket page, “the dress…
Listen To Motörhead Cover David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Motörhead will be releasing a new album on September 1st called, Under Cöver. The compilation will consist of 11 covers, including David Bowie, Ramones, The Rolling Stones and more. Watch the newly released video above. They performed “Heroes” only one time live, in June 2015, at Germany’s Aftershock Fest. ONE THING Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell…
We Want to Name A Riot Fest Stage After You
Partially because we’re lazy and partially because you’re awesome, we once again teamed up with RedEye and need your help naming one of our stages at Riot Fest 2017. And since we’re going to be naming a stage after you, our fans, this means you could be watching actual bands performing on an actual *YOUR…
UPDATE: Three More Sightings Of Flying Bat-Like Humanoids Have Been Reported In Chicago
As we mentioned last week, more than a dozen sightings of a bat-like humanoid have been reported in Chicago this year. Now three more sightings of large bat-like humanoids have been reported to UFO Clearinghouse. On July 20th, July 27th, and July 29th. The witness of the July 27th gave this description of the incident,…
It’s All True, A Fugazi Musical Is Coming
It’s All True, a Fugazi opera, based on their live shows, is coming. No actual Fugazi music will be used in the opera, but it will utilize the sounds of “random feedback, aimless drum noodling, pre-show activist speeches, audience hecklers, and the police breaking up gigs” pulled from 1500 hours of archival live recordings from…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Tyke
TYKE A165108 • Neutered 8-year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Tyke is very calm in his cage and he easily comes out. He walks nicely on a leash and likes to sniff around a lot. Tyke is a calm, easy-going guy. He enjoys walking around the run with a toy in his…
