| HOUR 1 | |
| Kennyhoopla | Estella |
| Bob Moses feat. ZHU | Desire |
| Clairo | Sofia |
| Two Feet | Think I’m Crazy |
| ONR | Must Stop |
| Left Field Messiah | Fuzz Machine |
| Romy | Lifetime |
| Lewis Del Mar | The Ceiling |
| The Knocks feat Foster the People | All About You |
| Bad Suns | Baby Blue Shades |
| Grandson | Dirty |
| Beabadoobee | Care |
| TV Priest | Decoration |
| Nothing | Say Less |
| Ritt Momney | Put Your Records On |
| HOUR 2 | |
| Run the Jewels feat Royal Blood | The Ground Below |
| Remi Wolf | Hello Hello Hello |
| Giant Rooks | Heat Up |
| jxdn | So What |
| Dreamers | True Crime |
| 347Aidan | Dancing in my Room |
| Boy Pablo | Hey Girl |
| Finneas | Can’t Wait to be Dead |
| Kiwi Jr | Cooler Returns |
| Cold Hart feat Lil Peep | Me and You |
| Backseat Lovers | Kilby Girl |
| Foushee | Deep End |
| Glass Animals | Heat Wave |
| Jay Way | No I’m Not Ok |
| Gorillaz | The Valley of the Pagans |
| Laura Jane Grace | Swimming PoolsQueued |
12.6.2020 History Of Alternative
Hour 1
- The Runaways – Cherry Bomb
- U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing
- Alice In Chains – No Excuses
- Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities
- Sponge – Molly
- Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffany’s
- The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
- Bjork – Human Behaviour
- Nine Inch Nails – Every Day Is Exactly The Same
- Roxy Music – More Than This
- The Strokes – Reptilia
- Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion
- Rage Against The Machine – No Shelter
Hour 2
- The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing
- Kings Of Leon – The Bucket
- Blink 182 – Josie
- Haircut 100 – Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
- Porno For Pyros – Pets
- Radiohead – Bodysnatchers
- Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
- Mest – What’s The Dillio?
- Hole – Miss World
- Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
- Smashing Pumpkins – Rocket
- Soup Dragons – I’m Free
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Higher Ground
Hour 3
- Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
- The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
- Soundgarden – Burden In My Hand
- Kajagoogoo -Too Shy
- Bush – Greedy Fly
- Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
- The Cure – Pictures Of You
- Tracy Bonham – Mother Mother
- Green Day – Geek Stink Breath
- Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Death Cab For Cutie – Crooked Teeth
- Fiona Apple – Criminal
- Soul Coughing – Circles
Hour 4
- They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng
- Deftones – Change (In The House Of Flies)
- Oasis – Live Forever
- Kim Wilde – Kids In America
- Lit – Miserable
- The Eels – Novocaine For The Soul
- The Pixies – Debaser
- Primus – Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
- Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
- Concrete Blonde – Joey
- Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
- Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
The cost of buying everything in the 12 Days of Christmas this year? $16K.
The tradition of calculating how much one would spend on buying all the gifts outlined in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” checked in for another year here in everyone’s faaaavorite, 2020 🙄.
Amongst other fluctuations in prices calculated by looking at the Consumer Price Index, one big noticeable savings in this pandemic is the screeching halt put on the performing arts. So while the inability to hire drummers, musicians, & dancers will save you, maybe you can throw some of that cash towards saving the independent Chicago venues that make up CIVL and help save THEM?
By the way, if you wanted to be true to the song and buy the 364 gifts listed in EVERY verse of the song — $105K. If you’ve got that kind of money, adopt me. — [eric]
[📷: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels]
| 1 | Partridge In A Pear Tree | $210.18 |
| 2 | Turtle Doves | $450.00 |
| 3 | French Hens | $210.00 |
| 4 | Calling Birds | $599.96 |
| 5 | Gold Rings | $945.00 |
| 6 | Geese-A-Laying | $570.00 |
| 7 | Swans-A-Swimming | $13,125.00 |
| 8 | Maids-A-Milking | $58.00 |
| 9 | Ladies Dancing* | $0.00 |
| 10 | Lords-A-Leaping* | $0.00 |
| 11 | Pipers Piping* | $0.00 |
| 12 | Drummers Drumming* | $0.00 |
| TOTAL | $16,168.14 |
Listen to Billie Eilish cover the Beatles
The Beatles have influenced generations of music beyond the perception of human imagination. There generations of music lovers born decades from now who will discover their work, and it appears alternative singing breakout Billie Eilish has found her preferred Beatles song. This cover of the George Harrison-penned song ‘Something’ was performed this week during a session with Sirius XM.
We had a memorably great time with Billie a few years back when she visited the LOUNGE for a session that featured ‘Ocean Eyes’, ‘Bellyache’ and ‘When the Party’s over’.
‘Late Late Breakfast’ livestream: Comedians fight silly challenges for the Hideout
For years before this current challenging year on Saturday afternoons, the Hideout would host the delightful comedy weirdo game show, the Late Late Breakfast which forced stand-up comics to perform in ever-increasing odd circumstances and silly games. Pies get thrown, they make the comics put on ridiculous costumes, and simply get out of the run-of-the-mill sex humor and regular delivery on stage. Imagine if you saw NFL players put through an obstacle course while also trying to play a game, that’s basically the idea of the gimmick.
With independent venues like the Hideout shuttered during the pandemic and their doors likely not opening until months into 2021, they have put on a series of special streaming events including today’s special event at 3 pm CST today with the Late Late Breakfast gang. The show will feature some big comedy stars like Kyle Kinane (the voice of Comedy Central), Tom Thakkar (TBS’s ‘Conan’), Clark Jones (HBO’s ‘Crashing’) social media darling Megan Stalter, and many more Chicago comedy cool people. You can buy the stream for $10 to support the Hideout during this trying time while aslo laughing your butt off at some content made right here in town. Get in on the party here.
Santa Claus and Stephen Colbert answer kid’s questions on ‘Late Show’
In his reoccurring segment where he answers kid’s questions, Late Show’s Stephen Colbert called upon a very surly Santa Claus who looks lot like Will Ferrell. The short bit was quite funny and it had an extra little bit of holiday weirdness with Santa smoking a candy cane-like it was a cigar. Santa shows up at the six-minute mark here.
No here is more funny stories of Satnas behaving badly.
- This teenage burglar is no Santa, gets stuck in a chimney
- That one time Rambo had to save Santa and kick some ass
- Top 50 Alternative Holiday songs that don’t suck
Root root root for The Strokes!
The Strokes have released a new video for “The Adults Are Talking”.
Directed by Roman Coppola, the video finds The Strokes playing baseball against a team of future robots.
Watch it here:
The Strokes new album, The New Abnormal, is up for Best Rock Album at the Grammys this year.
The Most Popular Ice Cream Flavor of the Year Is . . . Yeah, Vanilla
With ALL the ice cream people have eaten at home this year, THIS is the best we could do?
Haagen-Dazs just released its four best-selling flavors of 2020. And the most popular ice cream is . . . vanilla.
Chocolate didn’t even make the Top 5. Sad trombone.
The rest of the top five are: Coffee . . . strawberry . . . and butter pecan . . . and a bar of vanilla ice cream dipped in milk chocolate and covered with almonds. (Red Tricycle)
Warner Brothers Movies Will Hit HBO Max the Same Day They Hit Theaters in 2021
Warner Brothers announced yesterday that all the movies on its 2021 release schedule will hit HBO Max the same day they hit theaters. They’ll be available on the streaming service for no extra charge, but only for 31 days.
That’s 17 films in all, including “Godzilla vs. Kong”, “The Matrix 4”, “The Suicide Squad”, “Dune”, “Space Jam: A New Legacy”, “Tom & Jerry”, “Mortal Kombat”, “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”, and the “Sopranos” prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark”.
Warner Brothers said it’s trying to guarantee, quote, “as many movies as we could for the year for the global theatrical marketplace.”
They also don’t think it’ll hurt theater attendance because, quote, “We think where theaters are open, and consumers can go, that a lot of people will choose to go to the theater, especially for big movies.”
Still, theater chains were caught off guard, and AMC just entered negotiations with them.
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Is this dating consultant too harsh?
Would you get mad at a dating consultant for being to real about your situation?
You did go to them for advice, so there has to be something to it right?
But this dating consultant really went in on this, seemingly nice, lady who wants to date a man who makes 6 figures.
What do you think? Was this too harsh or was it a little dose of reality?
How to cook a steak on a plane
Air travel can be a real pain in this COVID ridden world.
They don’t even serve hot meals on flights anymore!
How are you supposed have a first class experience without a t-bone steak!
Well, don’t worry this guy has got it figured out. Just make your own on the plane!
Now that’s class!
2020 in memes
2020 hasn’t been great so far…
And really, if you want to have a laugh, take a look at some of these memes here that perfectly summarize the terror of a year that 2020 has been.
Last month! We’re almost out of it!
John Mulaney was investigated by the Secret Service!
John Mulaney might be one of the only people to have a good 2020.
He got to host SNL twice.
But on an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Mulaney explained why he was being investigated on by the Secret Service!
C;mon, look at this guys face.
He’s way to sweet to do any crime!
How to cook an entire meal in a hotel room
Kitchens are a thing of the past!
Who needs a house with a fully functioning stove, when you can travel across the globe and cook in hotel rooms!
It’s super simple, just check it out for yourself!
What other meals do you think you could make with these devices?
This cute dog talks back
We’re almost done with the work week.
Here is a cute dog that talks back at his owners to get you through your Thursday.
Listen to what he says! He’s always right and such a good boy!
Jake Paul calls out Conor McGregor again!
I have to be fair.
Jake Paul’s knockout against Nate Robinson was nice.
But now he wants to take on Conor McGregor. That is just a crazy move.
He would most definitely get destroyed this time. Two “professional” fights and he thinks he can take on Conor McGregor!?!?!
The pay day would be nice though…
Chicago woman who went into labor while taking bar exam passed the test!
Remember a few weeks back when we talked about the super mom who went into labor while taking the bar exam?
Well she finished the test, only taking a quick break to actually deliver the baby…
And update, she passed!
This lady really shows us that there are no excuses.
Moms are awesome!
Farrah from 16 and pregnant makes music now?
This song is up there with famous people thinking they can make music because they’re famous.
Vin Diesel hit us with the song of the century last summer and now we have a new tune from Farrah Abraham, who stared on 16 and pregnant.
Fair warning, it’s not good.
I’m sorry you had to witness this, but let her live her dream!
Best and Worst Cities for Single People … Where does Chicago rank?
It’s been a weird and frustrating year for dating . . . maybe SO weird and frustrating that you’d be willing to uproot your life out of Chicago and move across the country to improve things. And here’s how to do THAT :
WalletHub.com just released a study ranking the 182 biggest cities in the U.S. from the best place for single people to the worst.
The rankings are based on 32 different factors including the percentage of single people . . . the gender ratio . . . the number of people using online dating . . . and the cost of things like dinner, drinks, entertainment, and rent.
And because it’s 2020, they also included the state’s coronavirus restrictions in the calculation . . . the fewer the regulations, the better the score. That’s right: Less regulation equals more dating opportunities. It’s a difficult time to be single.
Anyway, based on all of that, the five best cities for singles are: Madison, Wisconsin . . . Atlanta . . . Denver . . . Salt Lake City . . . and Columbia, South Carolina.
And the five worst cities are: Glendale, California . . . Brownsville, Texas . . . Pembroke Pines, Florida . . . Warwick, Rhode Island . . . and Laredo, Texas. (WalletHub)
(Here are the full rankings of all 182 cities.)
Alice in Chains honored with MoPOP 2020 Founders Award
From the Museum of Pop Culture:
“The Museum of Pop Culture’s one-night-only annual benefit event streamed for FREE on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 with an unforgettable performance from Seattle’s own Alice In Chains, plus an acclaimed lineup of tribute artists who put their own spin on some of the band’s most iconic songs. The Founders Award event serves as the nonprofit museum’s principal annual fundraiser for youth development programs, access initiatives, community engagement, and world-class exhibitions. Donate to MoPOP: https://mopop.org/foundersdonation
This year’s celebration featured performances by award recipients Alice In Chains, as well as tribute performances from Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction), Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), Dallas Green (City and Colour), Fishbone, Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), KORN, Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Ann Wilson, Duff McKagan (Guns n’ Roses), Mastodon, Metallica, Dave Navarro, Krist Novoselic (Nirvana, Giants in the Trees), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Nancy Wilson, and the debut musical performance of Lily Cornell Silver (daughter of Chris Cornell and Susan Silver), among many others. The event also featured appearances from members of Pearl Jam, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Les Claypool, Robert Downey Jr., and many more.”
