September 7, 2020September 9, 2020 ‘The Lost Boys’ and the Definition of a Cool Vampire By Miles Raymer / Editorial, Riot Fest At The Movies, TV+Film / editorial, TV+Film, Riot Fest At The Movies ‘The Lost Boys’ is a movie that’s completely obsessed with cool, while also being deeply suspicious of the very concept. Read more
January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 The Weirdest Shit We Saw at NAMM 2020 By Miles Raymer / Editorial / editorial, guitar, Gear The music gear industry is in the middle of a period of wild experimentation, and NAMM was the center of it all last weekend. Read more
December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 From Naughty to Nice: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christmas Music By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, Riot Festmas / Riot Festmas, christmas, editorial So, you hate Christmas music. I totally get it, and I was once like you. Things, however, have changed. Read more
October 28, 2019 The Hex Girls From ‘Scooby-Doo’ Put a Spell on Me By Annabel Paulsen / Holiday / halloween, holiday, editorial It's almost Halloween. Let's talk about about the Hex Girls from ‘Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.’ Read more
September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 RIP Ric Ocasek, The Man With The Sound as Universal as Vanilla Ice Cream By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial / editorial, weezer, Bad Brains Remembering the late, great Ric Ocasek, the legendary frontman of The Cars whose production work carved out the best of bands like Suicide, Bad Brains… Read more
September 15, 2019September 14, 2019 Patti Smith and the Merits of Self Preservation By Annie Fell / Editorial, Riot Fest 2019 / riot fest 2019, editorial, Patti Smith Patti Smith is a punk like no other. Don’t miss her set today at the Riot Stage, 6:20–7:20 PM. Read more
September 9, 2019 E-Girls to the Front By Annie Fell / Editorial / riot fest 2019, editorial, Bikini Kill With bands like Bikini Kill, the riot grrrl spirit is still thriving in the digital age thanks to several online communities. Read more
August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Guided By Voices and the Power of Clarity By Annabel Paulsen / Editorial, Riot Fest 2019 / riot fest 2019, editorial, guided by voices RiotFest.org contributor Annabel Paulsen writes about her dad's favorite band: Guided By Voices. Read more
August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 17 Years In, ‘Yoshimi’ Remains The Flaming Lips’ Most Universal Classic By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, Full Albums, Riot Fest 2019 / riot fest 2019, editorial, the flaming lips The Flaming Lips will perform Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots at Riot Fest 2019. Here’s why the album is still the band’s most universal classic. Read more
August 2, 2019September 15, 2019 The Radical Playfulness of the B-52s By Annabel Paulsen / Editorial, Riot Fest 2019 / riot fest 2019, editorial, essays An essay on the everlasting charm of the band’s campy, kooky form of songwriting. Read more
June 27, 2019May 13, 2020 21 Years Later, ‘Enema of the State’ Stands the Test of Time By Luca Cimarusti / Editorial, Music / riot fest 2019, editorial, Blink 182 Enema came from a purely different time in American history, but still manages to still sound fresh, timely, and alive. Read more
July 3, 2012 Did you know it was 775 degrees in Baltimore the other day? By Riot Fest / Archive / editorial, editorials, this heat Yup. Read more