First, “The Goonies.” Now cast of “Back To The Future” will reunite.

May 10, 2020 | Eric

First, we got to see The Goonies.  Now we get to go back in time with another eighties cinema classic.

Josh Gad’s web series Reunited Apart will reunite the cast of Back To The Future this week.  And as you can see in his Instagram teaser, the two primary members — Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd — will definitely be there.  Tune in Monday morning and you will see some serious s#@t. (Or, just some great memories shared of one of my favorite childhood movies) — [eric]

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May 10, 2020 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • Smashing Pumpkins – Rhinoceros
  • Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
  • Catherine Wheel – Judy Staring At The Sun
  • Beck – The New Pollution
  • The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
  • Garbage – Vow
  • CIV – Can’t Wait One Minute More
  • The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
  • Public Image LTD. – Rise
  • Tracy Bonham – Mother Mother
  • Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song
  • Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
  • Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me

Hour 2

  • Radiohead – Paranoid Android
  • The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
  • The Jesus And Mary Chain – Head On
  • Weezer – My Name Is Jonas
  • Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me
  • Sublime – Badfish
  • Folk Implosion – Natural One
  • Psychedelic Furs – Heartbreak Beat
  • The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
  • Danzig – Mother
  • The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
  • Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching
  • Siouxsie And the Banshees – Kiss Them For Me

Happy Mother’s Day

Weezer on this weekend’s Simpsons

May 9, 2020 | Kevin

Their latest album ‘Van Weezer’ may be delayed but beloved alt icon Weezer will get animated this Sunday on the latest episode of ‘the Simpsons’. The episode called “the Hateful Eight-year olds” will feature the Weez portraying a cover band on a romantic cruise that Homer and Marge are taking. According to Consequence of Sound, Weezer will be featured with 3 songs including a never-before-heard track “Blue Dream”.

Several alternative bands have appeared on the long-running animated TV institution including an entire episode that spoofed the Lollapalooza tour with Homer joining the tour as ‘freakshow’ performing who gets got shot in his jiggly belly with a cannonball. The episode called ‘Homerpalooza’ (Season 7 / Episode 24) came out in 1996 when Lolla was culture tidal wave of on the peak of 90’s alternative music breakthrough period culturally so it was ripe for satire. There is some very memorable scenes with Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, and Sonic Youth all providing their voices for the episode.  You can stream every episode of the Simpsons now on Disney+.

The Top TV Shows People Started Watching While Social Distancing

May 8, 2020 | Tim Virgin

The streaming search engine Reelgood has a list of the top TV shows its users are watching for the FIRST TIME since March 16th, when COVID-19 started forcing Americans to start social distancing.  They then calculated the first-time streams for those top titles and ranked them accordingly.  They listed 19 in all . . . but here are the Top 10

P.S.  I still have not seen the whole “Breaking Bad” series. – Tim Virgin

 

1.  “Ozark”, Netflix, 2017-present

2.  “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness”, Netflix, 2020

3.  “Breaking Bad”, AMC, 2008-2013

4.  “Game of Thrones”, HBO, 2011-2019

5.  “Westworld”, HBO, 2016-present

6.  “Better Call Saul”, AMC, 2015-present

7.  “The Office”, NBC, 2005-2013

8.  “The Good Place”, NBC, 2016-2020

9.  “Stranger Things”, Netflix, 2016-present

10.  “The Walking Dead”, AMC, 2010-present

 

(BusinessInsider.com has the whole list.)

 

Watch Foo Fighters Lollapalooza 2011 headlining set

May 8, 2020 | Kevin

The status of the year’s Lollapalooza in Grant Park will be decided before the end of the month but meanwhile Lolla is answering the call to help the out-of-the-work stage hands and crews of Live Nation. Lolla founder Perry Farrell introduces this very memorable epic performance from the Foo Fighters at the 2011 party on the lake shore.

It’s another reminder of how seismically big and engaging the Foos have become as one of the greatest alternative bands of all time. It’s worth noting this was 9 years ago, and they have not missed a step, as they continue to push themselves both in the studio and on stage.

Lollapalooza will continue to share full sets on YouTube for Crew Nation efforts on Thursdays moving forward.

DONATE to Crew Nation here.

Joe Rogan laughs in Elon Musks face when he reviles how to say X AE A-12’s name

May 8, 2020 | jnettlebeck

There has been a lot of scrutiny over the name that Elon Musk and Grimes chose for their new born baby X AE A-12 Musk.

So Elon went on his good friend Joe Rogan’s podcast to tell people how to pronounce it.

X like the letter. Ash is the pronunciation of AE and  A-12 after Elon Musk’s favorite plane.

You know I thought I was going to have a harder time pronouncing it.

And I guess X AE A-12 can always just go by Ash. That’s not too bad now is it!!

 

Watch Keanu Reeves host Friday night stream of ‘John Wick’

May 8, 2020 | Kevin

Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry will be hosting a special online stream tonight of the action revenge modern day classic ‘John Wick’ at 8pm CST on YouTube for free with Fandango and LionsGate Studios. The stream will also feature appearances by others involved with film which has spawned two well-received sequels where Wick kicks all sorts of ass. You can watch the stream below here on this page.

The timing is perfect for all of us in quarantine but it comes with a great cause according to ComingSoon.net with viewers able to donate to the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, an group that helps workers throughout the motion picture industry which is currently providing financial assistance to theater employees furloughed by the COVID-19 crisis.

Best and worst of Simpsons video games

May 8, 2020 | Kevin

The Simpsons have become an all encompassing culture gravitational pull of beloved characters with episodes we have watched over and over, The citizens of Springfield have made the leap off TV into thousands of other adaptions in comics, puzzles, and other fun products but what drew you here is video games. Triple Jump made this delightfully deep dive into the console video games of the long running animated treasure from the clunky graphics of ‘Simpsons Wresting’ to it’s grand button-mashing memories on Super Nintendo.

My personal favorite is the arcade 4-player game from the early 90’s, Fun sweaty nights at the nerd heaven that is Galloping Ghost in Brookfeild. were spent in years gone by with friends help me play along because I could not pull my weight or rather swing Marge’s vacuum weapon effectively.

Fun Mother’s Day ideas for all of us stuck at home!

May 7, 2020 | JVO

Sheltering in place makes it truly difficult to go all-out for Mother’s Day this year. Why not try these thrifty ideas?

Make a homemade card!

Offer her a tasty treat!


Give her a shot of booze!


Pick her some fresh flowers!


Walk her dog!

The options are as expansive as your imagination!

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Adele has completely transformed!

May 7, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Adele stuns fans with her physical transformation that she’s been working on for the past year.

She does so through an Instagram post on her birthday, and I gotta say, She looks amazing!!

She’s almost lost 100 pounds since she split up with her husband.

Congrats on the healthy living!!

Earl Thomas held at gunpoint after found naked in bed with his brother!

May 7, 2020 | jnettlebeck

There is a lot going on here, so let’s catch you up.

NFL star and player of the Baltimore Ravens Earl Thomas was involved in a violent altercation with his wife Nina back in April where the he was actually held at gunpoint by his wife.

The two had been fighting earlier in the day after which Earl Thomas left his home and was picked up by his brother Seth.

Nina was so upset that she hacked her way into Thomas’s snapchat account where she found videos from another woman.

Nina tracked down Thomas to a local Airbnb in their hometown of Austin, Texas where she expected to find Earl and a woman.

She did find the two in bed… but she also found Earl’s brother Seth naked in bed with them too!

So what does Nina do… well she chases Earl around with a gun, yes she took the magazine out of the gun, but she didn’t realize there was a bullet in the chamber.

Luckily the police showed up before anyone got hurt, and Nina was arrested, but jeez what a weird situation to be in!

Here is what Earl Thomas has to say about the situation.

Yikes! Toilet flushes during the middle of supreme court battle

May 7, 2020 | jnettlebeck

What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done on a zoom meeting?

For this lawyer arguing over the phone, in a Supreme Court battle mind you, this has to take the cake.

Now either technology is so advanced that his phone picked up the toilet somehow….

Or this lawyer was arguing his case while on the porcelain throne.

Yikes!!

When you gotta go, you gotta go!!!

Black Mirror creator: Unsure if audience could ‘stomach’ new episodes right now

May 6, 2020 | JVO

Black Mirror, the tech ‘Twilight Zone-like show that’s been just plausible enough to be completely unnerving, won’t be returning anytime soon. Creator Charlie Brooker says the pandemic has soured his enthusiasm for working on new episodes. He tells RadioTimes, “At the moment, I don’t know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart.”

In the meantime, he says he’s working on scripts that make him laugh.

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Pitchfork out for 2020; Lollapalooza still undecided

May 6, 2020 | JVO

Big day for festival news: Pitchfork officially announced that its 2020 festival won’t be happening, due to COVID-19. In an announcement, organizers said they expect to be back next year, provided the “public health situation allows for it.”

Meanwhile, Lollapalooza is still on the calendar. In an email yesterday, organizers let fans know that a final decision about Lollapalooza 2020 will be made by the end of the month.

Lollapalooza is on the books for 7/30-8/2.

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