[RH Photos] Riot Fest 2015

Photos by Vanessa Bly Riot Fest changed the festival game this year in a big way; it’s been the fest’s largest number of one-off reunion acts ever. With The Prodigy, Ice Cube & Special Guests covering Straight Outta Compton, Snoop Dogg playing Doggystyle, The Academy Is… playing Almost Here, The Ataris playing Blue Skies and […]

[Review] FIDLAR: “Too”

The L.A. dwelling skate punks of FIDLAR are known for their bad habits and goofy lyrics, but they’ve added raw emotion to the mix with their newest release. Their sophomore album, Too, shows more depth, sentiment and humility than anything the band have put out. I mean, it’s hard to think much of a band whose name […]

Top 10 Bands to See at Riot Fest 2015

Header by Geoff Henao As Riot Fest inches closer to it’s biggest and baddest debut, it’s time for you to know what to sing during this year’s fest. Changing the scenery from Humboldt Park to Douglas Park, we hope to catch you at Riot Fest this year to dance with us. Filled with old, new […]

[Review] Antarctigo Vespucci: “Leavin’ La Vida Loca”

At first, Leavin’ La Vida Loca by the indie folk-inspired punk duo Antarctigo Vespucci seems less reminiscent of Chris Farren and Jeff Rosenstock’s main projects (Fake Problems, Jeff Rosenstock) and more of Antarctigo Vespucci’s first EP, Soulmate Stuff. Establishing Antarctigo Vespucci as their own, vibrantly disparate sound than their alter-egos, the duo have proved to be […]

[Review] Bojack Horseman Season 2

Cartoons can be bleak. As adults, we still chase that same joyful escape from the real world with the familiarity of cartoons. In an age where cartoons have taken a turn from being imaginative to more realistic, we strive to make even the darkest realities funny as a way to cope. Bojack Horseman brings something […]

[Playlist of the Week] 10 Songs for America

Beers, burgers and the good ol’ US of A. While it’s obvious these past couple of weeks have been filled with both good news and bad news in our country, last weekend marked the 239th birthday of the United States. Country songs would be a cop-out for an Independence Day playlist, so we’ve compiled 10 songs that […]

[Playlist of the Week] 10 Blockbuster Hits of the Summer

With summer right around the corner, film buffs everywhere are gearing up for the soundtrack releases. While most people aren’t interested in scores, we’ve found the small light with familiar songs being featured on each film’s respective OST. In no particular order, here are 10 songs featured on blockbuster soundtracks of movies being released this summer.

[Review] Silicon Valley Season 2

[youtube id=”6yGxLogIdsM”] “You were all brought here to generate moonshots. I need a moonshot now. If there’s any greatness in any of you at all, now is the time to access it.” – Gavin Belson (S02E07) As if Season 1 of the hit HBO television show, Silicon Valley, wasn’t a moonshot already, it definitely is […]