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Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017Fats Domino has passed away. Ain’t that a damn shame? Thanks for everything, Fats! We just announced that The Dangerous Summer is coming to Cobra Lounge on February 10th with Special Guests, who really seem to get all the good gigs. Very busy, those Special Guests. SOLD OUT – The Dangerous Summer Mean Jeans just…
Fear and Loathing in TV Land: A New Series about Hunter S. Thompson Is In Development
The Hollywood Reporter has reported from Hollywood that MGM Television is developing an authorized biographical TV series on the life of the other Great Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson. Fear & Loathing — with Get Shorty‘s Davey Holmes as showrunner) — will bring the legend to life, and what a life it was. The journalist joined the Hells…
Canadian Man Fined For Singing C+C Music Factory Song While Driving
Canadian Man, Taoufik Moalla, was driving near his home in Montreal, when he was pulled over by the police. Was he speeding? No. Driving recklessly? No. Expired tags? No. The violation? Screaming in a public place. When Taoufik pulled over and rolled down his car window, the police asked him for his identification and if…
Direct Hit and Pears to Release A 12-Track Split Album, Watch New Video
On November 3, Fat Wreck Records will release Human Movement, a split album from Direct Hit and PEARS. Human Movement is a 12-track split album that sees both bands writing five new songs each and covering one of their counterpart’s tunes. They even made a joint video, which obviously means they all got together, smoked joints, and rolled film. Everybody’s…
“Fuck No, I’m Not Running For Senate”, Says Man Who Was Once Arrested For Fighting Inside A Waffle House
Despite claiming he was for several months, Kid Rock, a real person who grew up in a wealthy rural suburb 35 miles outside of Detroit, and probably best known for once being arrested for fighting inside a Waffle House, told Howard Stern this morning, that he is not running for Senate in Michigan, but that…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, October 23rd, 2017Sincere Engineer‘s Deana Belos shared some of her big influences with Consequence of Sound the other day, and in return the publication premiered her new video. Sounds like a fair deal to me. Sweet video, too, check it out! There’s a new video from the National! Check out “I’ll Still Destroy You,” or I’ll destroy…
The Riot Fest Interview: Isis Queen from Barb Wire Dolls
Barb Wire Dolls are a great classic sounding-and-looking punk band from Greece. You don’t see that every day, so take a deep dive with us ahead of the band’s Cobra Lounge show this week, and find out how a punk band from such a beautiful Mediterranean locale looks, smells, and thinks. RIOT FEST: τι κάνεις?…
Eight of the Heaviest Musicians Around and the Shitty Horror Films They Love
This is the time of year when every listicle generator on the planet imaginatively cranks out X-amount of “must-see” horror movies in honor of Halloween. You know the drill: The Shining, The Thing, Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, blah blah blah. But since flipping the script is in the RiotFest.org style guide, we’ve asked eight…