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‘AdVenture Capitalist’ and Idle Gaming in the Attention Economy
Cold weather has a way of shrinking down the scale of our worlds, and with the temperature staying well south of freezing recently I’ve been on the lookout for things to keep my mind occupied that involve moving my body out of my comfortable and cozy bed. On a frigid recent afternoon after a particularly…
Are The Distillers Returning in 2018?
This isn’t a hint — and no, I don’t know the fucking Riot Fest lineup — but Brody Dalle of The Distillers teased a video on Instagram that the band may have some new things in store for 2018. A cryptic video with the caption “THE DISTILLERS 2018” was posted on the bands social media.…
‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarrazo Covers Paramore and Fall Out Boy
Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler) and Joe Keery (Steve Harrington) are in bands. We’ve already known that Wolfhard sings in a band called Calpurnia, and Keery is the drummer in Chicago psych-rock band Post Animal. New to the rock n’ roll cast party is Gaten Mattarazo, who plays the adorable Dustin Henderson on…
Top 10 Riot Fest Posts of 2017
2017 was a whirlwind year for the soft-hitting brand of real-yet-unbelievable news that Riot Fest brings you every day. When a manatee farted in Florida, you smelled it here first. When the Arcade Fire banned cellphones and other assorted everyday items from their shows, we were right there to mock them. Did we start a…
So, This is Festmas… What Have YOU Won? Last Chance To Answer With “Everything”
THE HO HO HAUL Grand Prize and Holiday Presale Tickets End Tonight!You’ve helped to make 2017 the… BEST. #RIOTFESTMAS. EVER. To show our gratitude, we’re giving you until the end of today to buy Holiday Presale Tickets for Riot Fest 2018… BUY. THEM. HERE. Today is the last day to SIGN UP TO WIN our grand prize, which is your chance to… WIN. IT. ALL! That’s…
Hey! Ho!… Ho! Ho!: Mickey Leigh Talks About A New Christmas Single By His Brother, Joey Ramone
Also: How Two Queens-Based Jews (Mickey and Joey) Spent Christmas As KidsHey ho, Ramones fans! For just $20, you too can own a piece of the Christmas Industrial Complex (CIC) in the form of a Joey Ramone vinyl record-shaped ornament, featuring the song “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight).” This holiday playlist staple, from the Ramones’ Brain Drain album, appears incognito, however. Side A is…
On The 12th Day Of Festmas: A Tale Was Told To Me, By The Lawrence Arms’ Brendan Kelly
Few #RiotFestmas traditions have stood the test of time quite like the traditional reading of The Night Before Christmas by a comforting and familiar voice. So we reached out to the local musician with the most comforting, silky smooth timbre available to us. And when we couldn’t get a hold of Josh from the Smoking Popes, we found…
We’ve Got A Lot of Problems With You People, and Now You’re Gonna Hear About It!
It’s The 2017 Airing of Grievances: Riot Fest Staff EditionThat’s right, you ingrates. Gather around the Festivus pole for the traditional Riot Fest Staff’s Airing of Grievances. Learn them. Know them. Live them… Or stay out of the way. If you wish to fire back, you can participate in today’s #RiotFestmas contest. Let us know how society has disappointed you in 2017 by posting…