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Riot Fest 2026 Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce The Veil, Alanis Morrisette, Taking Back Sunday, Morrissey, Pixies, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Pennywise, Angine de Poitrine, GWAR, Chat Pile, and More

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Riot Fest has announced the line-up for 2026 event, with headliners such as Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce The Veil, and Alanis Morrisette! The festival also features Taking Back Sunday, Morrissey, Pixies, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Pennywise, Angine de Poitrine, GWAR, Chat Pile, Haywire, Melt Banana, and many more! Taking place on September 18-20 in Douglass Park, the fest always promises an immersive experience, and late-night after-shows throughout Chicago. Check out our coverage of past Riot Fests and interviews at the event here. Three-day general admission tickets for the rain-or-shine, all-ages event are available now for $340 at the links below.

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FEATURE: “The Queen’s Not Dead…Yet” – An Analysis of Morrissey’s “Make Up is a Lie” Album  

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Neil Young once declared it was “better to burn out than fade away.” At 80, it was advice he should have heeded, as it’s been 30 years since he released a decent album that wasn’t sandbagged material from the seventies left in the vault. What makes a great artist like your Iron Maidens and David Bowies is consistency. How are you holding up 14 albums into your solo career? This is the question we ask going into the newest Morrissey release, Make Up is a Lie (Sire Records). 

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FEATURE: A Curious Outsider’s Guide to Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” 

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Before you read the headline and roll your eyes, clicking on due ot morbid curiosity, consider this is being written by the same guy who also reviews Sanguisugabogg and hundreds of black metal bands you have never heard of. This is not a sales pitch to recruit you into my Swiftie cult; Taylor Swift needs no one to market her anymore. It’s unlikely there is going to be much objective commentary Metal/Goth/Punk side of the fence that is devoid of contempt before investigation regarding a Pop phenomena too big to be ignored. With that out of the way, I can speak now about this album that fearless fans are buying without the benefit of a lead single and solely on Swift’s reputation. 

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