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A Biopic About The Inventor Of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Is Coming To A Theater Near You
After a bidding war between multiple studios, Fox Searchlight is set to produce “Flamin’ Hot,”a true story about Richard Montanez, the janitor at Frito-Lay who created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Yes, there will be an actual Hollywood movie about Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Richard Montanez, who was born in Mexico, grew up as a migrant farm worker…
‘Embiggen’, A Perfectly Cromulent Word, Is Now In The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Embiggen, a perfectly cromulent word that was coined in “Lisa the Iconoclast,” a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, is now actually a real word, on account of it’s in the Merriam-Webster dictionary (see below). In the episode, educators Edna Krabappel and Elizabeth Hoover are showing their pupils a cheap filmstrip about the founder of their town called…
Wayne Kramer to Testify for 50 Years of the MC5 by Touring with Killer New Band and Releasing His Memoirs
Members of Soundgarden, Fugazi, and King’s X will Get Down with the Golden Anniversary of ‘Kick Out the Jams’ as MC50Original drummer Dennis Thompson, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Dug Pinnick (King’s X), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla) will join Wayne Kramer on the road as MC50 to celebrate his new memoir and the 50th anniversary of the Motor City Five’s national debut.
Feeling Sad? Here’s a Free Therapy Session with Dr. Faith G. Harper
Is crying in class punk rock? Mental health crises are integral to punk, from the Ramones wanting to be sedated to depression taking hold of Black Flag. Still, addressing one’s own mental health issues isn’t necessarily considered cool, and being open about your feelings in a way that doesn’t involve launching your fist through a…
Liam and Noel Gallagher Can’t Even Agree on Whether or Not They Pooped in a Bathtub in 1989
Consequence of Sound has pointed out that—according to a recent report in UK-based Sunday Sport—Noel and Liam Gallagher were not model citizens before forming Oasis and becoming rock ‘n’ roll stars; and that everybody poops indeed. According to the report, the brothers from the same mother allegedly used to break into Manchester homes during the…
Riot Fest Horoscopes – Week of March 5th, 2018
Pisces (February 19 – March 20): Keep on pushin’ love `cause your heart can’t deny you’ll be right on time if you keep on push in’ love.
Slayer Announces Second Leg of Final World Tour
On January 22, 2018, Slayer announced that it would do one last concert tour around the globe. The band has already announced the first leg of their final world tour—kicking off in San Diego on May 10th—and today, leg two has been revealed, commencing on July 26 in Gilford, NH. New tour dates are listed below. In a 2016 interview,…
The Riot Fest Week in Review
Week of February 26, 2018Check out new music from Bombpops, Johnny Cash, David Byrne, Tigers Jaw, Mini Meltdowns, and more, plus Andrew W.K. Interpretive Dance Party, Walter Schreifels’ many bands, NIN, Kids in the Hall, Dolly Parton, Prince, the Riot Fest Street Team, and, well, that’s about it.