The annual Boston Calling festival will return for its ninth year at Harvard Athletic Complex this May. Spanning across three days, Boston Calling will be held Memorial Day weekend from May 26-28, and today, they have announced the set times for the upcoming three-day event. With anticipated headline performances from Foo Fighters (Friday, May 26), The Lumineers (Saturday, May 27), and Paramore (Sunday, May 28), there will be several major overlapping sets. Paramore‘s performance, which is scheduled to close out the festival on Sunday evening, will substantially overlap with Aussie rockers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Read more: Foo Fighters… Read more »
Earlier this year, Beartooth joined Papa Roach on their collaborative effort, “Cut The Line,” a re-released track featured on Papa Roach’s 2023 album Ego Trip. Now, we’ve got our first taste of 2023 of Caleb Shomo and co. doing what they do best on their new single, “Sunshine!” Marking the group’s first new release since July 2022’s “Riptide,” “Sunshine!” is a startlingly optimistic track offering filthy breakdowns with the group settling for a juxtaposing acoustic, stripped-down chorus that stands out amongst their past releases. Even upon first listen, it’s easy to hear that “Sunshine!” will become a staple of the… Read more »
Last year, genre-fluid darling K.Flay sadly suffered unexpected and permanent hearing loss as the result of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) and Labyrinthitis. As the alt-pop sensation is gearing up for a substantial spring/summer tour run alongside Canadian-American alt-rock artist grandson, she has unleashed her first new track since suffering hearing loss. The new single, “Raw Raw,” is the first preview of K.Flay’s soon-to-be-announced follow-up to her 2022 album Inside Voices / Outside Voices. “Raw Raw” and its accompanying video explore the disconcerting emotions linked to K.Flay’s hearing loss and marks a fresh beginning for her. Peeling back a new… Read more »
The Mars Volta have announced another string of North American tour dates to kick off September 13th in Minneapolis, MN and wrap up October 11th in Salt Lake City, UT. This headline tour will follow their world tour, spanning the entirety of spring and summer 2023. This news comes after the post-prog-rock group released the album Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón, a complete acoustic re-working of their 2022 reunion album, The Mars Volta, last week. This album was their first LP in a decade. The band is made-up of lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist-producer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. The two formed the group after the… Read more »
[imgfull][/imgfull] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in a lot of trouble. Also, the debate over raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour.
[imgfull][/imgfull] L–R: Keri Gray // Black Disabled Lives Matter (photo by Jen Deerwater) // Justice Shorter Geek Girl Riot host Day Al-Mohamed is joined by Keri Gray and Justice Shorter, two of the organizers of DC’s Black Disabled Lives Matter movement, for a conversation about disability, inclusion, and making the Black Lives Matter protests accessible for everyone. Introductions + Finding Inspiration Keri Gray is a speaker, consultant, organizer, and founder of the National Alliance of Multicultural Disabled Advocates. Justice Shorter is a crisis communicator, advisor and trainer to disability advocates and attorneys, concerning disasters and humanitarian crises. When the current… Read more »
[imgfull][/imgfull] David Pecker, owner of the National Enquirer, allegedly blackmails Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, by threatening to release a nude photo. In other words… David Pecker’s Penis Pic of Bezos’ Pecker Gets Pecker in a Pickle. Also, a news roundup and more.
The Rioters talk to Shadow & Act founder and filmmaker Tambay Obenson for a ‘Whachudoin’?’ segment, Sam gives her YA winter roundup, and Sherin and Philip dig into ‘Heathers’.
On our Geek Girl Riot 2017 special, we needed to talk about the amazing and the downright awful femme-driven news stories and we’re not holding back.
