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David Byrne, Jack White, and Dave Matthews Band Announce Tour Dates
David Byrne, Jack White, and Dave Matthews Band announced tour dates today. Don’t worry, they aren’t all touring together. OMG can you imagine? Tickets go on sale Friday, or earlier if you’re a member of fan clubs or Ticketmaster or other stuff. Dates are below. [bs_col class=”col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4″] DAVID BYRNE TOUR DATES March 3…
Calypso Be: A Rough Guide to the Raw Side of Vintage Caribbean Music
If you’re like most people, your introduction to calypso music probably came from the dinner scene in Beetlejuice, when the compromised diners start belting out a pitch-perfect rendition of Henry Belafonte’s massive 1956 cover of the traditional Jamaican folk tune “Banana Boat (Day-O).” If so, you might not be aware that the real island calypso…
Why You Should Be Binge Watching ‘Living Single’ Today
I’m spending Martin Luther King Jr Day weekend binge watching “Living Single”, and not because I’m black. Well, not just because I’m black. The series was just released on Hulu and in just a few short days, people of all creeds have binged themselves back into the 90s kind of world where a magazine editor,…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, January 12th, 2018Happy Birthday Rob Zombie New music from Andrew W.K. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/andrew-w-k-releases-first-song-off-his-new-album/ A Dr. Demento Punk Record. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/dr-demento-punk/ New music from Fu Manchu. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/listen-new-fu-manchu-track-clone-universe/ Stacey Dee from Bad Cop / Bad Cop needs help with medical expenses. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/bad-copbad-cops-stacey-dee-needs-your-help/ Did we mention our new single is out everywhere now? You can now also pre-order our new album, Clone…
Bad Cop/Bad Cop’s Stacey Dee Needs Your Help
UPDATE: A gofundme account has also been set up to “help her out and alleviate the heavy burden of medical bills“. Stacey Dee (Bad Cop/Bad Cop) was getting ready to head out on the road for a solo tour with the band Off With Their Heads when she ran into some medical issues that ended…
Listen To The New Fu Manchu Track “Clone Of The Universe”
Fu Manchu released “Clone Of The Universe”, a new track off their upcoming album, with the same name, set for release on February 9th on At The Dojo Records. Guitarist and vocalist Scott Hill tells Billboard it was the last song written for the new record, “On one of the final days of practice, our…
Andrew W.K. Releases ‘Music Is Worth Living For’, The First Song Off His New Album
Andrew W.K.’s album, You’re Not Alone, his first in 9 years, is set for release on March 2nd, and now we have “Music Is Worth Living For”, the first song off the album. “These songs on this album follow a surprising path to self-actualization,” Andrew W.K. says in a press release. “They give the listener permission…
Dr. Demento Just Released A Rad Punk Record, and Here’s Why That’s No Surprise
Nowadays, the connection between punk rock and novelty records may seem tenuous at best. In fact, some modern punks might even be offended by the suggestion that they’re related at all: punk is serious art about serious issues, man! Before the days of po-faced hardcore sourpusses, though, punk basically was novelty music; a concerted effort by a ragtag group…