Riot Fest, Saturday the 14th – Chicago 2013
(Find Friday’s coverage here.) I woke up in a deep corner of Humboldt Park. It was a dog’s tongue slobbering all over my face that woke me. All night I dreamed of snakes snapping at my face. But when I woke I found myself covered in Gwar slime and a piece of paper saying that […]
Riot Fest, Friday the 13th – Chicago 2013
Because it was Friday the 13th, I decided to see my phriendly neighborhood pharmacist before the weekend officially started, loading up on all my favorites: bennies, yellows, angel dust, ether…after all, Gwar was playing later tonight. I still owe them from last time. Anyways, I re-upped on methamphetamine in the park as I made my […]
Feeling Free: A Conversation With Duane Pitre
I first knew the name Duane Pitre from my skateboarding days. It was the late ’90s and his style had a natural, authentic flow to it, blending old-school technique with what was then a newer, more technical approach. In many ways, his segment from the Footage skate video, backed with music from Dinosaur Jr., encapsulates […]
