INTERVIEW: Jarret Reddick of Bowling For Soup Talks Legacy, Warped Tour and “1985” at Riot Fest


Ghost Cult Keefy caught with Jarret Reddick of Bowling For Soup at Riot Fest 2023! He reflected on his first Riot Fest, being a veteran of Vans Warped Tour, European festivals, friends like Frank Turner and Flogging Molly Band, and plans for some anniversary activities in 2024 and 2025!Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Rou and Rory of Enter Shikari on Music Festivals and More at Riot Fest


Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with the guys from Enter Shikari at Riot Fest! The guys talked about how Riot Fest compares with festivals in Europe, performing live, their new album “A Kiss for the Whole World” – released in 2023! The band went on to an explosive performance that day and are currently sweeping the UK and Europe on a huge tour!Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Pinkshift Discusses The Jump to Performing at Music Festivals at Riot Fest


Ghost Cult Keefy hung out with Ashrita, Myron, and Paul of Baltimore’s Pinkshift at Riot Fest! The band discussed their leap to performing at festivals, thoughts on touring, the vibe check when playing with heavier bands, some thoughts on festival clashes both as a band, and as fans, and more! They were great live, and super nice in person, so give them a follow and check out their music!

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INTERVIEW: Jami Morgan of Code Orange Talks About “The Above” at Riot Fest


(Please note, this interview was recorded last fall and before the recent cancellation of Code Orange’s North American headline tour, following the news of guitarist Dominic Landolina’s health crisis. Get well soon Dominic!)

Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Jami Morgan of Code Orange at Riot Fest 2023 for a quick interview! Chatting with us right after their triumphant set in front of thousands of fans, Jami reflected on the band’s rise from small Hardcore shows, the evolution of their sound, and the new album “The Above” – out now on Blue Grape Music. Continue reading


Ghost Cult’s Weekly Rock and Metal News Livestream 11-17-23


 

Catch up on what you missed this week in the world of Rock and Metal news with our show! #musicnews #rocknews #interviews #newmusicfriday #metalfestivals #tourdates #metalconcerts #vinylcollector #metalmerch

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Riot Fest 2023 Live at Douglas Park


 

After many years of covering Riot Fest at Ghost Cult, your intrepid chief of editor got to experience it for himself. The lineup was too good to be true, even the competition from the many Punk and Metal festivals all happening around the same time in the USA. Having personally covered one other festival in Chicago in the past, (RIP Chicago Open Air), I was excited to spend some time here.

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INTERVIEW: Mike Vennart and Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro) of Empire State Bastard Breakdown “Rivers of Heresy”


Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Mike Vennart (ex-Oceansize) and Simon Neil of Empire State Bastard. The supergroup features the duo from Biffy Clyro, along with Dave Lombardo (Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer, Dead Cross, etc.) After getting rained out at Riot Fest, the guys were kind enough to circle back with Keefy to pick up the chat with us. They discussed their love of extreme metal including Grindcore and Death Metal, a breakdown of the new album, subverting the expectations of Biffy fans, working with Lombardo, adding Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) to the live line-up on bass, signing to Roadrunner Records, their first USA gigs, and much more!

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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 149 – Tom Jordan of 20 Watt Tombstone on “The Chosen Few” and More


 

Sorry for the video issues. It recorded fine, but alas, we have barely any Nik on camera.

GMP takes a chaser between our last series on Cannibal Corpse and our next series on GWAR! Tom Jordan of 20 Watt Tombstone joins the pod to discuss the new album “The Chosen Few” – truly great guitar, Mitch Ostrowski and other famous Mitches we like, a cool story about meeting Joe Bonamassa, and more!

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Riot Fest 2023 Announces its Daily Lineups with Foo Fighters, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, The Cure, Queens of the Stone Age and more


 

Riot Fest 2023 has previously announced their stellar lineup with Foo Fighters, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, The Cure, Queens of the Stone Age, Turnstile, with The Mars Volta, Mr. Bungle, Tegan and Sara, 100 Gecs, The Gaslight Anthem, AFI, Death Grips, The Used, The Dresden Dolls, Say Anything, 070 Shake, The Breeders, Kim Gordon, Viagra Boys, Pup, Sleep Token, The Interrupters, Flogging Molly, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Pennywise, Bayside, Ani DiFranco, Finch, Silverstein, Insane Clown Posse, Head Automatica, Parliament Funkadelic Ft. George Clinton, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, L.S. Dunes, Gorilla Biscuits, Ride, Cults, Nothing Nowhere., Code Orange, White Reaper, Balance and Composure, Fake Names, Eshu Tune, Quicksand, Enter Shikari, The Wrecks, Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, Bowling For Soup, Braid, H20, Spitafield, Jehnny Beth, Drain, Snapcase, The Bronx, Microwave, Oso Oso, Origami Angel, The Exploited, Plosivs, Steve Ignorant Band / Crass, Black Angels, Yard Act, Warpaint, Nothing, Screaming Females, High Vis, Rival Schools, Caroline Rose, Sludgeworth, Free Throw, Just Mustard, Hotline TNT, Quasi, Corey Feldman, Just Friends, Bearings, Pinkshift, Olivia Jean, Calva Louise, The Aquadolls, Enola Gay, Earth Crisis, Empire State Bastard, Cassyette, FEA, Fleshwater, The Bobby Lees, Pool Kids, Young Culture, Fade ‘Em All, CK Vassi, and Total Chaos. Tickets are on sale now and the fest just announced their daily schedule!

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Ghost Cult’s Weekly Ritual LIVE Rock and Metal News Show 7-21-23


 

Catch up on what you missed this week in the world of Rock and Metal news with our show! #musicnews #rocknews #interviews #newmusicfriday #metalfestivals #tourdates #metalconcerts #vinylcollector #metalmerch

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