Media & Entertainment

Jon “Bones” Jones is one of the most dominant fighters in UFC history. From his meteoric rise as the youngest champion in 2012 to his triumphant return as a heavyweight champion in 2023, his legacy continues to inspire. Read about his journey, challenges, and the role RIOT played in documenting his story.

Discover how the Washington Commanders' mascot Major Tuddy came to be through fan involvement & how the Hog theme was chosen in this cool sports history moment.

Rediscover a rare interview with Jonathan Davis of Korn. Learn about the band’s evolution, Jonathan’s creative process, and how Korn shaped the nu-metal movement.

Step into the world of Evan Dando with this insightful interview. From his journey with The Lemonheads to the creative process that shaped their iconic sound, we uncover the stories behind the music.

Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke opens up about creativity, legacy, and pushing boundaries in this exclusive interview. Learn how Kele has redefined indie rock while staying true to his artistic voice.

RIOT’s bold, unfiltered edit of Imagine Dragons’ “Believer” is a testament to our creative capabilities. Using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, we transformed contest footage into a cinematic masterpiece. Watch and enjoy!

Ásgeir’s “Unbound” is a glitchy, futuristic masterpiece with stunning falsetto vocals and a cinematic video set in a dystopian virtual reality. Discover why this track has become a RIOT HQ favorite.

Few songs have the power to stop you in your tracks and completely reset your mood. For the past few weeks, Wenninck’s “Dissolve” has been doing exactly that. Every time that somber piano emerges after the initial glitch, the world around me fades, and I’m left in a space where only the music and I exist. It’s stunning, clever, and thought-provoking—a journey into another dimension where introspection takes the lead. The brilliance of “Dissolve” lies in its ability to simultaneously transport you and ground you. It’s a moment of pause in an otherwise chaotic world. For me, it’s the way the song holds space for you, allowing reflection to take center stage. It’s a powerful reminder of how art can quietly but profoundly alter your state of mind. A Personal Journey “Dissolve” makes me think about myself. Today, it made me pause to reflect on my own day. Here I am, tattooed with the Santa Cruz blue hand (complete with its iconic mouth inside) fresh on my arm, still deep in work mode while waiting for my second burrito from Essex Taco in the Lower East Side. Yes, my second. It was so divine I didn’t even hesitate to reorder […]

TEPR’s “Half Below” is a progressive, hypnotic track that energizes and inspires. Paired with a bold, creative video by ELMØ, it’s our Song and Video of the Day. Dive into the magic now!

In case you haven’t noticed, at RIOT we absolutely adore music – in case our amazing sister site AltSounds didn’t make you already realize this! It’s our favorite medium for art, no other art form can place you back to a time in your life where you can fully picture and see a whole scene in your head, simply thanks to a certain song that brings it all flooding back. As such, we’re listening to music almost all of the time; in the background as we work, while we walk, skate, cycle, drive, party. Of the thousands of songs we listen to every single month, there are some that stand out from the crowd. The ones that make you skip back instantly and listen again and again and again like a drug habit you can’t kick. These best of the bunch songs are rare though, sometimes very rare with only one coming to us over a two week period, other weeks there might be a few. At the start of July we decided to start putting together a playlist every quarter aptly titled “The Greatest Playlist Of All Time” because, well, it is! We decided on doing one a quarter […]

At RIOT, we’re avid TV watchers. We absolutely adore the ability to watch full seasons in one go while we work. The major problem with that is you end up running out of new shows to watch really quickly. It was a pleasure then to get a text this morning recommending WGN America’s new drama series “The Outsiders” that’s currently streaming on Hulu. It’s akin to Game of Thrones or Vikings for it’s scruffy, burly, bearded men, but it’s set in the present, not the past or some mythical land. A similar modern day reference would be Sons of Anarchy, with The Outsiders sharing a cast member in Ryan Hurst who played Opie in SOA. He was was one of our favorite characters in that show who (#SpoilerAlert) ended up sacrificing his life for Sam Crow in an emotional, stomach churning prison battle. The Farrell clan, (which sounds a lot like Feral, which we thought was their name until we looked it up) live in the Kentucky hills and are outcasts to the rest of the town. They have their own leadership, rules and they despise money. The basic storyline of series one revolves around the local coal company trying their hardest to […]

Kae Tempest’s “Europe is Lost” is a fearless poetic anthem reflecting on modern chaos. Tackling immigration, consumerism, and societal decay, Tempest’s sharp verses cut through the noise with raw honesty.