Blink-182 are going for old school vibes in their new music

October 22, 2020 | Kevin

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According to AltPress, Blink-182 are working on new music to follow-up 2019’s ‘Nine’, and it looks like it will harken back to their earlier days.

Matt Skiba who we also love in Alkaline Trio, shred in a recnet IG post that these new songs that Mark Hoppus and him are crafting currently remind him of the first two Blink albums. This yet-to-be-released music which we had hoped would have been streaming earlier this year, will come out as an EP at some point. John Feldman of Goldfinger is producing the songs, following his work on ‘Nine’ and 2016’s ‘California’.

Two months ago, Blink released the timely anthem of general resentment ‘Quarantine’. Listen to this song that has some very dirty words that really talk about our very weird world.

Jared Leto returns as Joker in Zack Synder’s Justice League

October 22, 2020 | Kevin

Jared Leto got the supervillain spotlight when he played a tattooed-take on the Joker in 2016’s ‘Suicide Squad’. but the 30 Seconds To Mars singer is set to return to the DC Cinematic Universe in the upcoming re-done Justice League in newly added scenes directed by Zack Synder. Ben Affleck, Ray Fisher, and Amber Heard among those involved with the reshoots for the new version of the 2017 superhero team-up movie according to CommingSoon.net.

There was some reported tension from Leto’s camp in October 2019 when Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker role was created in a film that does not seem to exist in the same cinematic storyline as the other DC films. Read about that story here.

At the DC FanDome that the movie will release on HBO Max in 2021 by being broken up into four one-hour parts that will also be rolled out as one four-hour film. It’s one of those things that feels like it’s only possible in the new age of streaming video content.

Beyond the Trailer lays all out of the confirmed rumors and more about Leto as the clown prince of crime in the video above.

 

 

Don’t Forget About Me Adoption Event at PAWS

October 21, 2020 | jnettlebeck

The Don’t Forget About Me Adoption Event is going on now at PAWS Chicago! It’s for the animals at PAWS that are searching for the right family.

Sometimes it can take weeks, months, and even years for a dog or cat to find a family. This week PAWS is accentuating their animals that may have been passed by but are still totally lovable, ADORABLE, and adoptable. Fees are waived this week for select long-term adult cats and dogs!

Check them out! Please adopt one before I “accidentally” come home
with another dog. – Ali

Lowe’s Will Deliver Your Christmas Tree for Free This Year

October 21, 2020 | Tim Virgin

Christmas tree shopping is going to look a lot different this year . . . you know, just like literally everything has looked a lot different this year.

So Lowe’s is offering a pretty sweet service for everyone who’s worried about shopping for a tree in person.

Starting next week, you can order a tree from them and they’ll DELIVER it for FREE in two to five days.

That seems like a really good solution, even if you’ll really miss the tradition of going to the lot with your family to pick out a tree.  (CNN)

Feel you have aged exponentially during the pandemic?

October 21, 2020 | <3 Lauren

When reflecting on the last 8 months I tend to have mixed feelings.  There are times I wonder how I haven’t learned a new language or instrument or done something monumental; and other times I feel lucky just to make it through the day.  This pandemic has pushed and pulled a lot of us to our limits and then some… and a Harvard researcher says the shocking impact of COVID is that it has cost Americans 2.5 million years of life.  More on that HERE.

With that in mind, I wanted to ask you to give yourself a break.  Wash those hands and then pat yourself on the back.  Stay safe, wear a mask and know that you are loved.  Whether you are on the front lines saving lives firsthand or just making it through the day, you are doing a great job.

<3 Lauren

Photo by Shopify Partners from Burst

 

Whose Karen is it??

October 21, 2020 | jnettlebeck

It’s Wednesday my dudes! You know what that means.

Time to play whose Karen is it!

This week we have a Karen who can only drink a Starbucks coffee if her name is spelled right on it.

So whose going to claim them?

Keep sending in your Karen posts, they never stop happening!

Only 23% of Us Will Travel for the Holidays … What About You?

October 21, 2020 | Tim Virgin

 A third of the people who normally travel for the holidays won’t be traveling this year, according to a new survey.  And overall, only 23% of Americans plan to travel.  Another 14% still aren’t sure.

Here are six more ways we’ll be doing things differently because of the pandemic.

 

1.  Reducing the number of people you invite over.  31% who normally have people over said they won’t invite as many this year.

2.  Go to fewer parties and gatherings, 38%.  1 in 4 said no gatherings at all.

3.  Buying fewer gifts because money’s tight, 21%.  Only 5% said they’re buying more.

4.  Skipping church?  21% who normally go around the holidays won’t this time around.

5.  Driving to a destination instead of flying, 12%.

6.  Not putting up decorations this year, 9%.

 

27% of people who took the survey said they won’t be changing any of those things.

 

(YouGov)

 

This Reese’s trick-or-treat door rolls around the street giving people candy!

October 20, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Kids might not be able to go out and trick-or-treat this year, but that doesn’t mean trick-or-treat can’t go to them!

Reese’s might have invented the coolest thing ever.

The door is controlled by remote control, so no one has to make contact. All you have to do is say “trick-or-treat” and a king size Reese’s bar magically pops out of the mail slot!

This is so cool!

Maybe Halloween isn’t ruined after all!

What color are Billie Eilish’s shoes?

October 20, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Oh no, this is another one of those blue and black or blue and gold dress debates.

Ok, what do you see?

Are Billie Eilish’s shoes pink and white, or mint and white?

What is it! I can’t take this!

Science Says That the Scariest Movie of All Time Is . . .

October 20, 2020 | Tim Virgin

What’s the scariest movie you’ve ever seen?  If it’s not “Sinister”, then you’re WRONG.  Because science just determined that it’s the ACTUAL scariest movie of all time.

“Sinister” stars ETHAN HAWKE as a true crime writer who moves into a house where a family was murdered and . . . stuff happens.  It came out in 2012.

So how was this decided?  Someone chose 50 horror movies, then had 50 people sit down and watch them all . . . and their heart rates were monitored the whole time.

Fifty movies isn’t exactly a comprehensive overview of the horror genre, but they chose them based on their ratings on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.  And the list did include many of the supposedly scariest films of all time.

“Insidious” came in second.  The test subjects reacted to both of the top movies with an average heart rate of 86 beats per minute.  “Sinister” won for keeping their hearts pounding for the entire movie, while “Insidious” got the biggest jump scare.

(They didn’t identify the actual scene with the biggest jump scare, but it was probably this one.)

 

Here are the Top 20 scariest movies, and the average heart rates they generated:

 

1.  (tie) “Sinister” and “Insidious”, 86 beats per minute.

3.  “The Conjuring”,  85 bpm.

4.  “Hereditary”,  83 bpm.

5.  “Paranormal Activity”,  82 bpm.

6.  “It Follows”,  81 bpm.

7.  (tie) “The Conjuring 2” and “The Babadook”,  80 bpm.

9.  (tie) “The Descent”, “The Visit”, and “The Ring”,  79 bpm.

12.  (tie) “A Quiet Place” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”,  78 bpm.

14.  (tie) “Halloween”, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, “28 Days Later”, and “The Exorcist”,  77 bpm.

18.  “Hush”, 76 bpm.

19.  “It”, 75 bpm.

20.  “Scream”, 73 bpm.

It’s interesting that everything in the Top 10 came out within the last 20 years.  THEN you start seeing more classic stuff.

It’s kind of amazing that legendary flicks like “Halloween”, “Chainsaw”, and “The Exorcist” don’t even make the Top 10, but tastes change.  I mean, people were terrified of the old “Frankenstein” and “Dracula” movies when they first came out in the ’30s and ’40s.

Some other classic movies that appear further down the list include “The Omen”, “The Shining”, “Alien”, “The Thing”, and “Friday the 13th”.

(Bro Bible)

 

Brookfield Zoo free on Tuesdays & Thursdays

October 20, 2020 | Kevin

Each Thursday and Tuesday in October and November will be free at Brookfield Zoon with a reserved ticket. 

No tickets will be sold on-site and you will have to pay for parking in advance online. More info on COVID-19 safety precautions at the park is available in the video above with the park following state and local guidelines. Face coverings are required to enter and when you can not maintain social distancing including when making a concession purchase.

Online reservations are required with times available in 20-minute increments from 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

ABC 7 reports that in December, the free days move to Mondays and Tuesdays.

New Found Glory’s Jordan Pundik scares up fun (Exclusive Interview)

October 20, 2020 | Kevin

 

Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory talks cover songs, Disney princesses showing up at their shows, and much more in this special chat recorded way back in the simpler times of 2019. You can see NFG on Night 1 of the Riot Fest Halloween Special at the Chicago Drive-In at SeatGeek Stadium on October 30,2020. This show will also have a special screening of the Tim Burton classic ‘Beetlejuice’.  You can also get tickets for Night 2 of the Halloween Special which creature features Knuckle Puck and Hot Mulligan with a screening of ‘The Exorcist’ on October 31st. Click here for tickets for this safe socially-distant show and learn how you can win passes to Riot Fets 2021 in a special costume contest. 
Check out our interview with NFG how they are a special band that has thrived in their longevity, recording kick-ass covers of songs you have heard in movies, and so much more.
New Found Glory’s new album ‘Forever and Ever X Infinity’ and their latest movie covers EP, From The Screen to Your Stereo 3, is available now on Hopeless Record.
Here is their very Halloweenie horrific new music video ‘Scarier Than Jason Vorhees At A Campfire’

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