RIOT Release Radar #008
Let's see, what's been going on in the news this week. Nope, can't think of any stories that have particularly stolen the headlines. I guess we all just lay low and look forward to the summer's festiv…
Tape Sales & Jean Shorts: How a DIY Band from Nunhead got to the USA
“I remember it was the middle of the night. I checked my emails and saw that South by Southwest had got back to me offering us a couple of showcases.” Alexander Sokolow, or Sox, is making two cups …
RIOT Release Radar #007
Coronavirus is still causing mayhem across the world. SXSW festival has been cancelled as a precaution to prevent the virus spreading, meaning that thousands of artists have lost money, publicity and …
Glastonbury Festival Reveals first wave of Lineup
Amid all the doom and gloom in the news, Saint Emily Eavis has offered us a beacon of hope in the form of the Glastonbury lineup. As always, the lineup is too closely packed with huge names to even…
Album Review: The Districts // You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere
"I was falling in love with someone new," The Districts' frontman Rob Grote recently said in a promotional statement. 'And trying to juggle this desperate desire to escape with the need to show up in …
Album Review: Circa Waves // Sad Happy
Festival mainstays of recent years, Circa Waves, arrive at their fourth EP with a luxury that artists of their breed are seldom afforded; the space and platform from which to grow, both sonically and …
RIOT’s Release Radar #006
It's International Woman's Day on Sunday; a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women... as well as reminding bellends on Twitter that International Men's Day…
WIN: Two Tickets to Manchester’s NBHD Weekender
RIOT have teamed up with the Warrington festival to offer one lucky follower a pair of tickets to this year's NBHD Weekender. You can catch the likes of Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ian Brown, Sam …
RIOT’s Release Radar #005
As storms once again ravaged our coasts, Corona Virus sent the world into seemingly into meltdown and good ol' Bo-Jo announced an emergency meeting for Monday (after all, you can't let a pandemic spoi…
Thom Yorke Joins Massive Attack at All Points East
Thom Yorke will perform at All Points East in support of Massive Attack on 24th May. The Radiohead frontman, who released the paranoid, electronic full-length Anima last year, will play a rare solo…
