Nerd. Pay way more attention to this stuff than I should. I keep ticket stubs. I listen to vinyl. I live in the past. London Calling, The Specials, This Year’s Model, Kaya, Sound Affects, Only A Lad, Road to Ruin, Phantasmagoria, Seventeen Seconds, Come On Pilgrim, 10, 9, 8…, . But have used music festivals to discover great new music. Much of which was heavily influenced by what I grew up with. Walking into a tent at Coachella and hearing Grinderman for the first time (tippytoe…tippytoe…). Or Frank Turner. Or that Wolf Alice aftershow at Lollapalooza. Or stumbling across Ghost with only about 100 others (everyone else was at Radiohead on the main stage) at dusk at Lolla. And the Slaves aftershow opening for Buzzcocks at Riotfest (what the hell was that???). And I have opinions…many of them. Without prompt. I’ll tell you how unworthy some musicians are. And will spew useless knowledge about the mundane. That’s when you can call BullChip.
Musings…observations from the fourth line on the festival lineup poster
Riot Fest 26 Friday for Barb
CallbullChatGPT was asked what a good Friday schedule would be for Barb. This is what they came up with. I do think maybe Sex Pistols instead of All American Rejects may be a good add if not just for the historical perspective. I also think Bratmobile (Riot Girl) instead of the Paradox may be a …
Riot Fest 2026 Loose Ends
Here are some acts that didn’t make my original reviews via callbullChatGPT. Most were conflicts, some were just overlooked. 3OH!3 From: Boulder, ColoradoSound: Electro-pop, crunkcore, dance-pop and electronic rock, built around huge synth hooks, programmed beats, shouted/sung vocals and deliberately ridiculous party lyrics. They’re best known for songs like “Don’t Trust Me” and “Starstrukk.”Live: Expect a very high-energy, party-oriented …
Choose Your Adventure – Riot Fest 2026
Here’s my potential schedule, noting a few conflicts and last minute decisions. Friday, Guttermouth (Jimmy’s and my buddies from Surf City) to Motion City Soundtrack will be a decision. And how to navigate Pixies to Iggy to GWAR and Blothar will take some finesse. Saturday there are a lot of conflicts early. Gotta see some …
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Mike Watt (The Minutemen) 
Frank Turner 
Robert August (Endless Summer) 
Foreigner 
Tim Armstrong 
Lorna Thomas (Skinny Lister) 
Tony Hawk 
Angelo Moore (Fishbone) 
Charlie Harper (UK Subs)