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Chicago Creative: Photographer Bianca Garcia Shoots In Color
When Bianca Garcia grudgingly signed up for a photography class her freshman year of high school, she wasn’t setting out to become one of Chicago’s most high profile fashion photographers. She just needed to fill a gap in her schedule. “It was an accident,,” the 22 year old explains during a quick phone call between…
The Riot Fest Week in Review
Week of October 30th, 2017We learned about George Papadoupolus. A new book of David Bowie Photos is coming in 2018 We learned about a $25,000 taco. We learned some fun facts about Candy Corn. (It’s trash). For $50 / hour, you can take drum lessons from Type O Negative and Danzig drummer Johnny Kelly. We…
Want To Survive The Upcoming Nuclear Apocalypse? Move To Kansas City
Are you worried about the upcoming nuclear apocalypse? Realtor.com made a list of the best cities you have a chance to survive a nuclear attack in and Kansas City is ranked number one. Realtor.com used a number of criteria to calculate the best cities to survive the nuclear apocalypse including, home listings with a lake,…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: TWIX
TWIX A174116 • Spayed, 2-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Twix is a scared little milky mamma. Just a baby who had babies and was dumped. Poor girl. She curls up in a corner of her cage and looks at you with sad eyes. Twix is a smaller girl who was very…
Hey WWE, Make Darren Young Gay Again
Last week, WWE announced that it had “come to terms on the release” of former Tag Team Champion Darren Young. The news was less shocking than the surprise release of fan-favorite Emma, announced the same day. Young, whose last televised appearance was on January 18th’s WWE Main Event — a match that was called off…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Midnight
MIDNIGHT A170112 • Neutered, 2-year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Midnight is SUCH a wonderful dog. He’s a bigger guy, but his energy level is a nice medium. Midnight takes treats very gently and loves to chase after tennis balls (retrieving them, though… not so much). After being out with me for…
Thrice Release ‘Red Telephone’, A B-Side From ‘Beggars’ Album
Thrice and Circa Survive are coming to Chicago on December 7th with Chon and Balance and Composure. (tickets on sale now). In the meantime, check out the song ‘Red Telephone’ from the Thrice album Beggars. “Hey friends! This was a B-side from Beggars that we all really dig and like all of our B-sides it…
Take Drum Lessons From Type O Negative / Danzig Drummer Johnny Kelly
When Johnny Kelly, drummer for Type O Negative and Danzig, isn’t touring, he lives in Texas and teaches drums. “We just moved here, and if anyone is interested in doing it, hit me up and we will fit it in,” he tells the Dallas Observer. “We can have some fun.” Before moving to Texas in July,…