The Smashing Pumpkins reformed with a majority of their definitive lineup a few years ago with Billy Corgan mending past issues with guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, with Jeff Schroeder staying in his role as guitarists which he has had since 2007. They had a very successful tour which included packed shows at the United Center and released the warmly received ‘Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol 1: No Past, No Future,. No Sun.’ Now Corgan and company have fulfilled the cryptic countdown on their social media accounts, with two new songs called ‘Cyr‘ and ‘The Colour of Love’
These tracks are expected to be a part of a new double album due out sometime soon. Scroll up and also enjoy our exclusive Lounge session with the Pumpkins telling stories about their suburban Chicago lives shaping their creative spirit and much more.
One of the most anticipated sequels of the year in a year, ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ hits theaters and on-demand today. The teenage wanna-be rockstars who stumble through time in a telephone booth are 30 years older, and according to reviews they have matured and gracefully work in new characters in the new film. Series creators Ed Solomon and Chris Mattheson penned the script with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter back for another most excellent adventure that is getting solid reviews with a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 78%.
Before you see the new movie, let’s hop in a bloggable blast to the past to our youthful consumption of Bill and Ted’s mischief that is fun and sometimes questionable. An animated spin-off, a not-so-well received live-action adaption and action figures that look very radical. Scroll down for that. We will be doing some fun things with YOUR past with History of Alternative [ON AIR] on 101WKQX starting September 8th.
Red Letter Media who are known for their dry wit and biting sarcasm, dig into why both of the original movies stood out and why a lot of Gen Xers love these movies. They make some great observations about how the first film was very 80’s and the second one is very 90’s. They also show in this Re:View episode that the script for the ‘Excellent Adventure’ predates the script for ‘Back To The Future’.
The party dude teens were so popular with the kids that it got it’s own animated Saturday morning show on CBS but as SyFy breaks it down in their Everything You Didn’t Know series. The cartoon took some really fun spins on the original movie concept. The actors from the original series provided voices to give it some real-life flavor and authenticity. The second season of the show took an unfortunate dip with some odd choices, production changes, and the animated show moved to FOX along a new live-action adaption.
The live-action series was just um….it was. Stoned Gremlin tells us how the live-action which somehow became a thing. It aired in prime time in the summer, which is never a good sign if you follow how TV shows are rolled out.
So if you like air-guitaring along with these two bros, then you likely wanted the action figures. Kenner made this playful series which also includes some noteworthy names from the past. Figure Collections shows off the toyline in mint condition which is worth more than a $100 now.
33-year-old Deana-Rae Clayton is from Montego Bay Jamaica, so it is safe to assume that she grew up having a Jamaican accent.
That was until she was in a horrific car accident that left her in a coma. When she awoke she no longer had her natural accent, but rather a British one!
How does the brain just switch your accent entirely?
That is so crazy! Thankfully she is still alive after the crash. That’s what really matters!
Sister Stephanie Baliga was disappointed when the Chicago Marathon was canceled this year, but that wasn’t going to stop her from still running a marathon!
And for a good cause too!
Thank you to ALL for your incredible support. Sr. Stephanie finished in 3:33, treadmill marathon raised almost $95,000, and lots of shout outs to #Jesus
Thanks @FleetFeetChgo@actioncoachpj AND EVERYONE who donated (over 780 individual donors) pic.twitter.com/cy6Kk21Vkg
It’s been a couple of busy years for the Killers. The alternative icons from Las Vegas with guitarist Dave Keuning taking a hiatus from the group, the massive touring behind 2017’s ‘Wonderful Wonderful’, and trying to release another world-dominating album as the pandemic got going. This brilliant new album was originally due to come out in late May but got delayed so Brandon Flower and Ronnie Venucci could get it just right. It looks like that extra time really helped.
The album has some fun cameos from former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and pop singer K.D. Lang adding flavor to a collection of grandiose songs that drip vibes that remind you of ’80s alternative from the Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, and something you would hear on the soundtrack for a John Hughes movie. Flowers and company paint a very pretty and hopeful picture on this album for life beyond all the stress we are dealing with currently. It’s the music we need now, maybe more than we may have realized.
No matter how dark it is, Portugal.The Man knows the that “the sun will come out tomorrow.” Perfect timing for this cover, don’t you think?
The band did their own rendition of “Tomorrow” from the musical Annieas part of a charity album benefiting Save The Children. At Home With The Kids is set to come out on Friday [August 28th].
Channel your inner redhead….because as the resident bald man at KQX, I’ve got the part of Daddy Warbucks all sewn up. — [eric]
