YouTube sensation Marcel The Shell took the world by storm 12 years ago with the animated shorts- “Marcel The Shell With Shoes On.” Now he’s on the big screen! Check out the trailer!
6.26.2022 History Of Alternative
Hour 1
- Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
- Beck – Where It’s At
- Jimmy Eat World – A Praise Chorus
- Madness – Our House
- Alice In Chains – No Excuses
- The Primitives – Crash
- Beastie Boys – Sure Shot
- Chemical Brothers (w/Noel Gallagher) – Let Forever Be
- Smashing Pumpkins – Muzzle
- Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me
- Blink 182 – I Miss You
- Joan Osborne – One Of Us
- Nirvana – You Know You’re Right
Hour 2
- R.E.M. – Orange Crush
- Sugar Ray – Fly
- Soundgarden – My Wave
- XTC – Senses Working Overtime
- Sublime – Doin’ Time
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Y Control
- Green Day – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
- The B-52s – Roam
- Pearl Jam – Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
- O.M.D. – So In Love
- Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
- Cracker – Get Off This
- Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Hour 3
- Barenaked Ladies – One Week
- The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
- Weezer – Buddy Holly
- The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
- Garbage – Vow
- Jack Johnson – Flake
- The Pixies – Debaser
- Mike Ness – Don’t Think Twice
- Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
- Echo And The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
- Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
- Letters To Cleo – Here And Now
- The Smiths – This Charming Man
Hour 4
- Rancid – Salvation
- Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- Foo Fighters – Big Me
- Haircut 100 – Fantastic Day
- No Doubt – Just A Girl
- The Stone Roses – Love Spreads
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California
- Caviar – Tangerine Speedo
- Radiohead – High And Dry
- Romeo Void – Never Say Never
- Young The Giant – My Body
- Stereo MCs – Connected
Weezer on Broadway: Rivers and company to do a week long residency
Weezer is going to be doing a week long residency on Broadway.
The band will devote one night each to playing the spring, summer, fall, and winter inspired albums of the “SZNS” project — and the last night will “feature tracks from all of the EPs, as well as some Weezer favorites.”
This all happens September 13-18th. You can snag your tickets here — and start making your travel plans!
Rage Against the Machine pledge $475K!
Ice Cube joins Brian, Ali, & Justin
Dave Matthews is high on life
What’s up with Dave…? Whatever he’s on, he’s certainly having a good time
Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to talk to you in the voice of your grandmother
In 2019, Alexa could change it’s voice to sound like a famous person. Now Amazon has gone nostalgic. It can learn someone’s voice quickly and mimic it. So your grandma could read a bed time story! It can also go in conversation mode so don’t have to keep saying “hey alexa”- watch!
Police are using kids to help stop speeding
Cops in a Canadian town are using children with digital backpacks to let drivers know if they are speeding in a school zone. So if the ticket doesn’t get you, the guilt trip will. There are large screens attached making sure that drivers can see them. The program was designed to better protect kids in school zones.
A kid got plowed over by a Bull Mascot
Some mascots and kids were in a foot race at a NCAA baseball game. Sound innocent enough, right? Wrong! The bull really wanted to win and was willing to do whatever it took, including knocking kids over. This child got taken out!
Muse surprises crowd with Duality cover
At the Isle of Wight festival in Newport, England, Muse covered a Slipknot song. Not exactly the first band you’d think Muse would cover, but their version of “Duality” is pretty awesome! A few fans got what was going on right away and started head-banging. Watch!
Do They Belong To The Streets?
Is she wrong for moving on- or did she do it too soon?
Am I The Jerk?!
Is he the jerk for his driving habits in traffic?!
A Small IL Town Toyed With People’s Emotions By Telling Everyone Chick-Fil-A Was Coming
In Bethalto, IL, a town of about 9,200 people, a sign was put up on Tuesday that read “Chick-Fil-A Coming Soon.” The sign was taken down 30 minutes after it went up, after it was reported to police by a public works employee. The police shared the picture of the sign on their Facebook page alerting citizens that Chick-Fil-A is indeed NOT coming to their town. The closest one is about 20 miles away. They think it was part of a TikTok challenge where people put up signs that read “coming soon…”
If “Steal My Sunshine” Was An Emo Song…
“Steal My Sunshine” from Len was a HUGE summer hit in 1999. It was perfect. Now it’s got a twist. Here’s how it would sound as a pop-punk emo song, enjoy!
The difference between Jordan and Bird trash-talking…
Byron Scott experienced the best of best giving him the business. He’s been trash-talked by both Jordan and Bird. Jordan, would tell you how many points he’d score. Larry Bird would layout exactly what he was going to do to you- and then actually do it. Watch!
Willie Wilson is giving away $2 mil, AGAIN!
Willie Wilson is doing it again! He’s giving away $2 million in gas and groceries this time. The coupon for the groceries will start at 7am on June 28th. The gas giveaway will start at 7am on July 9th. Locations for each will be revealed soon, so stay tuned! Many people were thankful for the free tank back in May, others just thought it caused too much traffic. Either way, he’s working hard to get those votes!
Matt Maeson โ The Lounge
“Chicago Looks Good On You” Party at Pinstripes
Pinstripes held their “Chicago Looks Good On You” party last night at their River East location to celebrate their re-opening on the first day of summer and to show off a new public art installation featuring large scale portraits of people “wearing” Chicago landmarks. The exhibit will be up for the rest of 2022 at Pinstripes. They also have T-shirts for purchase with prints of the art and a portion of the profits will go to the Chicago Artists Coalition, a non-profit organization that supports emerging Chicago artists. -Ali
Whose Karen Is It?!
This Karen used to LOVE to go to the movies until this happened…
Crazy Facts You Should Know!
It’s another edition of crazy facts! This time you’re going to learn about a spider that gets you excited, why you should eat pineapple fast, and why to Coca-Cola execs can’t ride on the same plane together!
