Here’s a very, very numb feline — falling asleep to a piano cover of Linkin Park’s “Numb.” My long streak of NOT posting cat videos has ended after about five years. — [eric]
On February 19th, the Foo Fighters celebrated the 25th anniversary of their first gig — a kegger in Seattle. And the band posted a picture as proof:
There is a moment in every band’s history when you decide it’s time to load the gear out of the practice space and bring the music to the people for the first time. This was ours, 25 years ago today. Keg party at the Marine Store, Seattle Wa….#FF25#FF2020pic.twitter.com/xp2GFkneQo
The Foo Fighters are remembering those first touring days, living out of a small Dodge van — by embarking on The Van Tour 2020. No Chicago date, but you can catch their first ever show in Green Bay, Wisconsin this May — if, as a Chicagoan, you can look yourself in the mirror after setting foot in Packer Country. — [eric]
ARE YOU READY???
Join the Foos in commemorating their 25th anniversary by revisiting stops along their 1995 tour! IN THE ROUND! 🤘
Music and youth. They are synonymous with each other. Part of becoming a young adult is picking up the flag of a band or a musical artists that speaks to you in that emotionally turbulent time when you are growing into yourself. So how old were you exactly when you had that discovery of your first ‘favorite band’? That band that maybe you still listen to now and hold in a special place in your heart. When did you have that formative experience?
TickPick surveyed 1,010 people the question and determined a few things on this, and it looks like most people find that music at 13. The survey added that you’ll be introduced to “explicit” music about the age of 12, and that attending concerts with your parents when you’re young helps you develop a stronger bond with them.
When I was on air today, I asked 101WKQX listeners to text into 312101 with their pre-teen/teen music origins. It was engaging to hear you all share your different beloved bands and how they shaped you. Trash Theory did a really fantastic job with this video essay about why My Chemical Romance is such an important band to the ’emo kids’ out there.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are currently trying to hammer out a collective bargaining agreement which includes some massive changes to the league of leagues. The league reportedly wants to expand the playoff structure to 14 teams which would add more games with millions more in TV broadcast and ticket profits. Westwood One sports wizard Pat MacAfeee who was a kicker for the Indianapolis Colts, breaks down why this deal has so many conflicts in the video above. Subscribe to the podcast here.
Could this back and forth negations deeply change pro football? Would this improve our Bears shot at getting back to the Super Bowl?
Listen here all you smelly cats, the FRIENDS reunion is happening. The long rumored and reported reunion of the mega-sitcom is going to be filmed as a one-time special for the upcoming streaming service HBO MAX who will also be the spot to get your binge on for the classic NBC comedy that ran from 1994 to 2004 with monster success, years in reruns to follow on TBS, and generations of new fans discovering the show through on-demand streaming. it’s worth noting this special will be unscripted and will not see the show reviving the characters.
The central cast members Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Courtney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow are all set for the special with a reported hefty price tag of 3-4 million each according to Deadline.
Jennifer Anniston and other cast members confirmed the news on Instagram with the following image.
This clip went viral and boy is it a gem. Sometimes you work a job that you don’t like with a boss who is really mean, and you fantasize about making a big scene when you quit it all for a better gig. Well take that vibe and put it to song! That’s just what happened here in this video that was shared by Funny or Die, where a coffees shop employee plays to a delightful foul mouth ditty about how his boss treated him bad so he’s out. Anesti Danelis was not having it anymore, and he made something special out of it. You got to appreciate how he added reasoning into the song about why he’s doing this.
Be aware, there is some naughty words in this. Also remember this when you some stressed out making your extra venti carmel frap whatever.
He’s one of the funniest men in film, but being lovable does not save you from the heat of ‘Hot Ones’. The popular web show where interesting famous people get interview while eating progressively hotter hot sauces. The questions can be tough, but trying to get down these lava liquids is probably a bigger challenge.
It’s interesting for Chicago people, Farrell breaks down as a west coast guy who got into late great Cubs announcer Harry Caray and how he developed an classic impersonation of him.
Glass Animals are here to funk up your week with a new song, check out Your Love (Déjà Vu)
“I think we’ve all found ourselves in f–ked up relationships that make us feel sad and helpless,” frontman Dave Bayley said in a statement. “Not necessarily something romantic — maybe it’s with a family member or a friend. A relationship that we know on some level is going to keep breaking our hearts. We let that person back into their lives over and over again, even though it always ends the same. Maybe you don’t confront it because you hope it’ll change with time. Or because it’s easier to let it slide and never set boundaries. Maybe you think you deserve that unhappiness. Or maybe you find some strange comfort in the chaos.”
Bayley continued, “This song is about that…about being addicted to chaos. About doing or allowing something self-destructive because on some level you get off on the sadness that comes of it. It’s about wanting to float around and exist inside of that feeling because it has always been familiar to you. It’s something that a lot of people know from growing up in a tense household…so it can feel right to create that dynamic, even if you don’t realize you’re doing it.”
And yes, Glass Animals are playing a WAAYYYY sold out show at Lincoln Hall March 3, but they are playing Indy June 10th if you are up for the roadtrip, looks like tickets are still available at this time…
A Santa Monica public library is under hot water after it was discovered that a porn video was shot on the property during business hours.
The video shows a woman exposing her lady bits on the streets of Santa Monica, including in front of an elementary school… classy.
She then performed some adult acts inside of the library.
Parents are concerned that a child could have witnessed the adult film being made, contradictory to the clear biological lesson that would be taught to the fictitious child.
Impressive work on the porn crew for that video, real pros at the whole guerrilla filming technique. Also shout out the caring parents as well.
A retired school bus driver in Minnesota was remembered by his community in a very… interesting way.
The grind never stops, not even when you’re dead.
I can’t tell if this is sweet, or weird. Who wants to be laid to rest in a huge reminder of what you wasted most of those precious moments in life doing?
Are themed funerals a thing now?
Can I have mine at one of those indoor trampoline places!?!
Check it out, you guys! The greatest band in the history of ever (Pearl Jam DUH!) just dropped a fun little animated music video for their new song “Superblood Wolfmoon.” This bop sounds much more like the PJ of old, have a listen below. Gigaton, their new album, comes out March 27th, make sure you go to your favorite record store to pick it up.
