Yearly Archives: 2017

Double Door has been evicted from its Wicker Park space

Double Door has been evicted from its Wicker Park space

After months of legal battles, the Double Door’s battle with its current landlord seems to have come to a very unceremonious end this afternoon, as the music venue was evicted from the building it has occupied for the past 23 years.

Netflix titles to queue up on Valentine’s Day, no matter your relationship status

Netflix titles to queue up on Valentine’s Day, no matter your relationship status

Valentine’s Day can be a struggle. Reservations are hard to come by, everything is marked up and the pressure to be in love—the kind that’s perfectly Instagrammable—is overwhelming. Skip the pressure, stay in on the couch. Netflix can make for a perfectly suitable Valentine’s Day

2.5.17 – Alt_Backspace

2.5.17 – Alt_Backspace

It’s like finding a bomb mixtape from the early 90s, except you get to listen on a smartphone app instead of a cassette player.

Glass Animals Are Crazy!

Glass Animals Are Crazy!

Safe to say, Glass Animals have they’re own unique sound, and it works so good on the cover of Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy.  Check it out! -wALT

Butt Out: Hundreds Expected To Moon Trump Tower In Chicago

Butt Out: Hundreds Expected To Moon Trump Tower In Chicago

The mission statement for Chicago’s, uh, cheekiest anti-Trump protest is pretty straightforward: “Kiss Our A**es, Release Your Taxes!” The minds behind a new comedy enterprise are urging Chicagoans to join them on Sunday, Feb. 12 for a good old-fashioned mass mooning of Trump Tower

Sears Tower set to receive a $500 million makeover

Sears Tower set to receive a $500 million makeover

The city is hoping a proposed $500 million renovation of the Willis Tower will make the iconic, yet formidable looking building feel more open and accessible to the public. Plans for Chicago’s tallest building include six levels of new retail and entertainment space, enhancements to the famous Skydeck observation area

Facebook plans to be more like YouTube than Netflix as it pays for video

Facebook plans to be more like YouTube than Netflix as it pays for video

Facebook isn’t going to immediately dive into funding a ton of TV shows and movies. Zuckerberg noted “Over the longer term…people will experiment with longer form of video as well in all kinds of different things.” But quick, snackable clips are “the primary focus for the foreseeable future.”

AFI

AFI

Saying they rocked the Riv is an understatement