Nine Inch Nails, Run The Jewels and more set to headline Riot Fest 2021
The organizers of Riot Fest have announced that the festival is returning to Douglass Park in Chicago this fall. In typical Riot fashion, the lineup for Sept. 17, 18 and 19 is stacked. “We’ve missed you and we can’t wait to see you this year,” the festival organizers shared. Headliners include alternative veterans Nine Inch...
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts team up with Z2 Comics for graphic anthology
Z2 Comics, the music-based comics publisher, is teaming up with Blackheart Records for a new title celebrating the 40th anniversary of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts’ breakthrough album, I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll. Titled Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40×40, the graphic anthology celebrates Jett’s achievements via a series of pieces based on the 20...
Paris Texas unmask themselves with their debut project 'BOY ANONYMOUS'
Paris Texas have released their debut project, BOY ANONYMOUS. The self-produced 8-track mixtape is available now via DSPs. The new recording follows the mysterious rise of Paris Texas, the joint project of Louie Pastel and Felix. The duo crept onto the scene through a chain of drops including “FORCE OF HABIT,” “SITUATIONS” and “HEAVY METAL.”...
10 unexpected collaborations that effortlessly blend genres
Collaboration among artists can make good songs turn into great ones. Surely, the alternative scene has witnessed this, whether it’s Alex Gaskarth and Mark Hoppus joining forces to create Simple Creatures or even My Chemical Romance and the Used coming together to work on “Under Pressure.” These collabs, of course, were no surprise, as the...