202 - Woodstock '99, Ithaca, RZA as Bobby Digital, Oceans of Slumber

Riot Act

Oh happy days, Riot Act is back. It's your weekly delve into the world of alternative music, and this week Steve is once again joined by lovely Sam Sleight to talk about new albums from Ithaca, RZA as Bobby Digital and Oceans of Slumber. Before that we pay tribute to both Paul Ryder and Mariusz Lewandowski, both of whom sadly passed away recently, and end the show by looking back at Woodstock 99 on its 23rd birthday. Obviously it was a very controversial, tragic and infamous festival, and much of the blame of what went wrong is laid at the feet of some of the musicians on the bill. While we can't say that those pointing the fingers are being fair or reasonable in that assessment, we thought that maybe there would have been a more suitable way to book the festival to keep the ethos and aura of the original Woodstock more present in people's minds. So both Steve and Sam have fantasy booked the two main stages on all three days of the festival to see what might have been. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy