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Is 19 too old to still shower with your kid?

October 25, 2020 | jnettlebeck

The bond between child and parent is so special.

That is, until it’s not. Like showering with your kid after they can legally vote for instance.

GROSS!

This is just way too much.

10.25.2020 History Of Alternative

October 25, 2020 | bphillips

Hour 1

Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
R.E.M. – So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
Green Day – Hitchin’ A Ride
Adam Ant – Strip
U2 – The Fly
Matisyahu – King Without A Crown
The Clash – I Fought The Law
K’s Choice – Not An Addict
The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Counting Crows – Rain King
Muse – Time Is Running Out
INXS – Never Tear Us Apart

Hour 2

Nirvana – Sliver
The Shins – New Slang
Weezer – Hash Pipe
Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me
Collective Soul – Gel
The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Pump It Up
The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
Rise Against – Give It All
The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Incubus – Stellar
Lush – Ladykillers
Pearl Jam – Corduroy

Hour 3

Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It
Live – All Over You
Yaz – Don’t Go
Cracker – Teen Angst
Rooney – Blueside
The Cult – Love Removal Machine
10,000 Maniacs – These Are Days
Rancid – Fall Back Down
Split Enz – I Got You
Toadies – Possum Kingdom
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Filter – Take A Picture

Hour 4

The Vines – Get Free
Morrissey – Suedehead
Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Zephyr Song
The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
Depeche Mode – Strangelove
Smashing Pumpkins – Thirty-Three
Dynamite Hack – Boys-In-The Hood
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
New Order – Age Of Consent
The Ramones – Rock-N-Roll High School
Alkaline Trio – Time To Waste

Website tracks the status of EVERY McDonald’s ice cream machine, EVERYWHERE.

October 25, 2020 | Eric

Ladies & gentlemen, I present to you McBroken: an website dedicated to telling you if the ice cream machine at your area McDonald’s restaurant is broken or running.

This is the money quote from the “how and why” Ars Technica article:

“I reverse-engineered McDonald’s internal ordering API,” he explained when he launched the tool, “and I’m currently placing an order worth $18,752 every minute at every McDonald’s in the US to figure out which locations have a broken ice cream machine.“

The spirit and ingenuity of America is still alive, people. — [eric]

[📷, BELOW: a McBroken screen grab of the status of Chicago’s machines.]

[📷, ABOVE: Somben Chea from Pexels]

TV show from 1989 NAILS future tech predictions — like, almost 100%.

October 24, 2020 | Eric

Flat-screen TVs reached the mainstream in the late nineties. Ditto for HD television. And voice-activated personal assistants that could dim lights, draw blinds, and make phone calls really didn’t hit the big time until a few years ago.

But this 1989 episode of the home improvement show “This Old House” almost perfectly predicts the future years before these things came into our lives — including having to ask Alexa twice to do something. (It’s almost too perfect…🤔)

Perhaps it’s the fact that these technologies were around for DECADES before coming to consumers that made these predictions possible. Or — just maybe — someone had a functioning DeLorean time machine to help. I like to think it was option two. — [eric]

New music video from Royal Blood

October 24, 2020 | <3 Lauren

I love Royal Blood. Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher are a match made in rock and roll heaven. I hear we are going to get a third album from the duo in the spring amid covid-related delays and if this first song is any indication, it is going to be badass.

I hear Trouble’s Coming. <3 Lauren

Day of the Dead events with Dos Equis

October 23, 2020 | JVO

We realize you’ve missed quite a few holidays this year, so come celebrate Dia de los Muertos, AKA Day of the Dead, with Dos Equis on Friday October 30th and Saturday October 31st!  Swing by these great bars and restaurants to sample an ice cold Dos Equis, scare up some great prizes and find out what colorful tricks the Dos Equis team has up their sleeve!

21+ only. Dos Equis, a most interesting beer.

Friday October 30th

The Whistle Sports Bar – 4911 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn, 6:30p-8:30p

115 Bourbon Street – 3359 W. 115th St. in Alsip, 9p-11p

Paisans Pizzeria & Bar – 6226 Ogden Ave. in Berwyn, 3p-5p

Guadalajara Grill – 6814 Cermak Rd. in Berwyn, 5:30p-7:30p

Lavergne’s Tavern – 6545 Windsor Ave. in Berwyn, 8p-10p

West End – 1326 W. Madison St. in Chicago, 3p-5p

Lottie’s – 1925 W. Cortland St. in Chicago, 5:30p-7:30p

Rambler – 4128 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago, 8p-10p

Tuco & Blondie – 3358 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago, 3p-5p

Broken English – 1400 N. Wells St. in Chicago, 5:30p-7:30p

Deuces – 3505 N. Clark St. in Chicago, 8p-10p

Saturday October 31st

La Mex – 3157 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet, 6p-7p

Casa Maya – 102 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet, 7:30p-8:30p

Front Street Cantina – 15120 S. Des Plaines St. in Plainfield, 9p-10p

Next Mex – 319 Front St. in Lemont, 6p-7p

El Cortex – 10128 191st St. in Mokena, 7:30p-8:30p

Fat Rosie’s – 28 Kansas St. in Frankfort, 9p-11p

La Canoa – 50 S. Greenbay Rd. in Waukegan, 3p-5p

Wild West Grill – 1412 Washington St. in Waukegan, 5:30p-7:30p

Grand Tequila Bar & Grill – 1334 Grand Ave. in Waukegan, 8p-10p

La Costa – 3119 N. Central Ave. in Chicago, 3p-5p

Las Islas Maria’s – 3242 N. Pulaski Ave. in Chicago, 5:30p-7:30p

Las Islas Maria’s – 6550 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago, 8p-10p

O’Shaughnessy’s – 4557 N. Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago 3p-5p

Federales – 180 N. Morgan St. in Chicago, 5:30p-7:30p

Broken English – 2576 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago, 8p-10p

Schubas – 1326 W. Madison St. in Chicago, 3p-5p

Big Star – 3640 N. Clark St. in Chicago, 5:30p-7:30p

Big Star – 1531 N. Damen Ave. in Chicago, 8p-10p

The reviews are in on ‘Borat 2’

October 23, 2020 | Kevin

It was considered one of the funniest movies of the 2000’s when the innovative Sascha Baron Cohen took on a deranged character coming to America for the first time with a lot of pranks, unaware supporting cast, and extreme satircal cringe humor. Now 14 years later, the anticipation is high for the sequel, especially with news this week that the film will feature former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulani being roped into a “compromising situation”. As the film hits Amazon Prime today, does it deliver? Here are some reviews of the film which is currently holding a certified fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%.

Dan Murrel details how impressive it was to keep the film under wraps when everyone knows who Borat is now.

Grace Randolph had a mixed review but she adored the ending and the film’s surprising heart-warming moments.

IGN loved it, giving it a 9 out of 10.

Pearl Jam are finally releasing their ‘MTV Unplugged’ set

October 23, 2020 | Kevin

Pearl Jam has a dedicated fanbase all over the world, that have devoured live recorded performances of the Seattle legends in any form they can find it. They are a band where some of their fans just need to have everything they have done, but one part in PJ’s history has never been widely available until now. This week sees the long-awaited release of Pearl Jam’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ show on CD, Vinyl, and streaming platforms. The show was given a limited release last year in April for Record Store Day but now you can listen to the memorable set on Spotify and Apple.

PJ is celebrating their 30th anniversary this week with another big release of a full remastered 2016 concert video from Philadelphia which saw them play the entire ‘Ten’ album in a massive 32-song set. You can purchase that stream through Nugs.tv at 8:00 p.m. ET tonight through October 25th.

Recorded on March 16th 1992, the seven-song ‘Unplugged’ set features Eddie Vedder and friends delivering emotional takes on tracks from the ‘Ten’ album in New York City. The set has been available on YouTube since 2014, so why not stream it here.