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“Musicians who take the more difficult path often are the most resonant”: A Q&A with Boston hardcore historian Mike Gitter
As founder, writer, and editor of xXx fanzine, Mike Gitter was down in the sweaty trenches during the politically charged Reagan age, documenting Boston’s hardcore punk scene at the height of its power. A typical issue of xXx, published from 1983 to 1988, included interviews from punk giants like Cro-Mags, Husker Du, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys,…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, November 9th, 2017https://riotfest.org/2017/11/november-10th-declared-morrissey-day-los-angeles/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/chon-q-and-a-ariana-grande/ Friday night of The Lawrence Arms War on X-mas is now SOLD OUT! There are a couple of tickets left for the Thursday and Saturday shows… Get ’em before they’re gone! Thursday at Cobra Lounge: http://ticketf.ly/2hR2pMA Saturday at Bottom Lounge: http://bit.ly/2zp7X7S Two Day Bottom Lounge Passes (Fri & Sat): http://bit.ly/2hnGEHK At The Drive…
“We all love Ariana Grande”: Chon drummer Nathan Camarena on the prog band’s adventures in pop
SoCal quartet Chon has spent nearly a decade making high-energy, technically challenging music that’s routinely gotten them filed as a prog and/or math rock band. But on their new album, Homey (Sumerian), they show off a little more who they are at heart, which is a bunch of jazz fusion freaks who binge on pop radio…
November 10th Has Been Declared ‘Morrissey Day’
Friday, November 10th has officially been declared ‘Morrissey Day’ in Los Angeles. In a statement yesterday, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez said, “Morrissey Day honors the man who put the ‘M’ in Moz Angeles, an icon whose music continues to touch and uplift countless people across the globe. Morrissey uses his voice to raise awareness for many…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, November 8th, 2017Los Angeles declares Friday, November 10th as Morrissey Day. https://riotfest.org/2017/11/60-people-kicked-perfect-circle-show-taking-pictures/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/bring-ranch-dressing-hose-hidden-valley-selling-5-liter-kegs-ranch-dressing/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/parlor-walls-favorite-new-noise-loving-janet-jackson-fans/ Metro Chicago and Riot Fest present 2 nights with Tiger Army on 11/24 & 11/25! But here’s the catch – the 11/24 show is at Beat Kitchen and the only way you can get tickets is if you ALSO get tickets to the 11/25…
Parlor Walls Are Your Favorite New Noise-Loving Janet Jackson Fans
Parlor Walls are a unique band, even by the standards of the experimental edge of the Brooklyn punk scene where they’ve kicking up noise for the past few years. It’s not just because they’re one of the few groups around with a member who alternates between clarinet and the oddball breath-controlled MIDI interface known as…
More Than 60 People Kicked Out Of Perfect Circle Show For Taking Pictures
According to MetalsSucks.net, over 60 people were ejected from the Perfect Circle show at the Santander Arena & Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA last weekend. Most fans of Tool, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle know that Maynard James Keenan is no fan of cameras at his shows, and this weekend obviously showed he…
Bring Me My Ranch Dressing Hose! Hidden Valley Is Selling 5 Liter Kegs Of Ranch Dressing
Enough! I grow weary of your sexually suggestive dancing. Bring me my ranch dressing hose! Well it’s not a ranch dressing hose, but Hidden Valley® is selling a 5 liter keg of ranch dressing. That’s right, you can buy a keg that is specifically designed to dispense ranch dressing. These scientists and engineers could have…