Steve Harvey might want to kill Rob Gronkowski, and understandably so.
Gronk spiked Lego Steve Harvey and Harvey was NOT happy 💀
pic.twitter.com/R7ULNIR0Tq— FB4L™ (@FBForL) January 1, 2020
Smashing a man’s lego statue is just plain wrong. No doubt about it.
At the same time, it’s Gronk, you have to know this was going to happen.
Hey, 10/10 spike though!
Legal weed is finally here in Chicago!
Everyone is getting in on it, even the politicians who wanted to pass the bill to make this possible.
Light one up for the … uh, government?
That’s weird to say.
Happy Weed Year Chicago!!!!!
The birds and the bees talk is tough for every parent, that’s why Hilton’s Double Tree hotels are now offering free sexual education events for kids in their hotels!
No, that’s not true, but it was for these unlucky parents who just wanted to take a nice family vacation.
That’s right, a gosh darn swingers convention was happening at their hotel!
Obviously, this was not ideal for the parents, but in the long run it does save them an awkward conversation.
So, you’re welcome parents.
Signed, The Swingers of America.
Street musician crushes Strokes cover after Lolla 2019
So The Strokes were so awesome at Lolla last night, that their music took over the Jackson Blue line with this incredible street musican Alex Kleiner OSTRICH music at the helm. If you love random fun moments, this is one of them #Lolla101 -Kevin
Posted by 101 WKQX on Thursday, August 1, 2019
Solo street guitarists starts a party at the Lake street Red Line station after Lollapalooza
One of the coolest bands to break out in mid-2000s post-punk wave of New York, Strokes confirmed on stage last night at the Barclays Center that they are indeed releasing new music in 2020. This will be the Lollapalooza headliner’s first new album since 2013. The Julian Casablanca led outfit played a new song last night at the Brooklyn holiday gig. Consequence of Sound has more details on the story here.
Youtuber Jim Powers shot this video from the show last night with the new yet-to-be-officially named song.
Here is how they rang in the New Year, watching the ball drop on the big screen with opening band Hinds and Mac Demarco joining them to drink in 2020.
One of the biggest bands of a generation reunited for a lucky few thousands at the Shrine Expo in Los Angeles on December 20th when My Chemical Romance made their anticipated return, with so many fans not able to get tickets a lot of footage made it’s way online. This fan-produced muli-cam video was put together by YouTuber Jayzeus Hayes who culled together footage from dozens of fans who attended the show. The result is something that is pretty remarkable, even though it does not play like a fully shot TV production but rather an endearing passionate collage of this epic show. Yes, it’s the entire show with Gerard Way and company setting the tone for many more shows we are all anticipating. Thank you to AltPress for bringing this to our attention.
Consequence of Sound reported MCR are going to play the Coachella festival in California this spring along with the recently reunited Rage Against the Machine. MCR has been confirmed for several European festival dates, so when can we expect to see them in Chicago?
A father booked his family of four into a Sacramento hotel for New Year’s Eve. So did a swinger’s convention. Now he wants his money back.
The man says he didn’t care that the group planned to ring in 2020 with a party complete with play suite and dungeon room — but is pissed that he wasn’t notified about the party in advance and that he was denied a refund when he complained.
“People that are spending good money to stay at the Hilton should be aware of what’s going on under their nose, especially if they have families,” he said. “And, you know, there’s a hot tub there and there’s crazies in the hot tub,” the father said in the article.
Never trust a hotel hot tub, bro. Rule #1. — [eric]
Many people will spend New Year’s Eve at home enjoying the televised party around the world on multiple channels.
On the networks, several big acts are performing including some alternative favorites you have heard on 101WKQX.
On Fox, Steve Harvey will host the festivities from Times Square with the Lumineers performing along with a bunch of pop artists plus a WWE match featuring Roman Reigns against Dolph Ziggler.
“NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2020,” which will feature performances from X Ambassadors, Brett Eldredge,Gwen Stefani and The Struts with Carson Daly hosting it all. Here are the Struts with a memorable performance in the Lounge.
Post Malone headlining Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC. Green Day filmed a performance for this special which will also have the cast of the musical Jagged Little Pill with Alanis Morrisette.
Oh you are totally just on the streaming services? Well Netflix has a clever annual on-demand solution for parents who put the kids down well before the stroke of 12am, read about that here.
TV Guide also reported the following TV marathons on cable channels tonight into tomorrow. All times are Eastern.
The Twilight Zone (12 a.m. – 12 a.m., SYFY)
Sex & the City (12 a.m. – 12 a.m., E!)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (6 a.m. – 12 a.m., USA Network)
Doctor Who (12 a.m. – 12 a.m., BBC America)
Unearthed(4 a.m. – 10 p.m., Science)
Ridiculousness (12 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., MTV)
Moonshiners(11 a.m. – 12 a.m., Discovery)
Say Yes to the Dress (4 a.m. – 12 p.m., TLC)
Dr. Pimple Popper(12 p.m. – 12 a.m., TLC)
Log Cabin Living (12 p.m. – 4 a.m., Great American Country)
BRAVO’S BIG PICTURE (11:30 a.m. – 12 a.m., Bravo)
Flipping Vegas (12 a.m. – 10 a.m., FYI)
Ghost Hunters(12 p.m. – 12 a.m. FYI)
Love It or List It (6 p.m. – 3 a.m., HGTV)
Live PD (7 a.m. – 3 a.m., A&E)
See No Evil (4 a.m. – 8 p.m., ID)
Buying Alaska (6 a.m. – 12 a.m., Destination America)
Everybody Loves Raymond (8 p.m. – 3 a.m., TVLand)
South Park (9 a.m. – 2 a.m., Comedy Central)
The Hunger GamesTrilogy(9 a.m. – 5:00 a.m., AMC)
CSI: Miami (10 a.m. – 5 p.m., WETV)
Building Alaska (10 a.m. – 7 p.m., DIY)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (8 p.m. – 4 a.m., Food Network)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (10 a.m. – 3 p.m. WETV)
Law & Order (3 p.m. – 1 a.m., WETV)
Criminal Minds (1 p.m. – 1 a.m., Ion)
With Wednesday being the first day Illinois will allow legal recreational marijuana to be purchased many medical marijuana users are stocking up according to this report from CBS 2.
There is a lot of questions about how this will all work at starting at 6am on January 1st. Here is everything you need to legally know about the new marijuana law specifically from the Chicago Police Department.
Our buds Consequence of Sound are reporting that tow huge and recently reunited bands, My Chemical Romance and Rage Against the Machine are set to play the Coachella festival in the wine country of California this spring. The massive and anticipated sets have yet to be confirmed, but have been widely reported in the last day. Rage confirmed their reunion online with Coachella being one of the first confirmed return dates. Meanwhile MCR trended worldwide on Halloween when they announced their reunion and sold out the Shrine Expo Hall in LA on December 20th with another night at the top of the social media charts.
Other acts that are reportedly in contention for this year’s Coachella include Lana Del Ray, rapper Travis Scott, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, and EDM supertstar Flume.
There’ll be roughly 1300 more cops on the street tomorrow night for New Year’s Eve. Extra attention will be paid around the two planned fireworks displays (Navy Pier/Chicago River). ABC7 has the complete story:
Dogs are our buddies. They’re dependable. They make us feel like we’re the most important person on earth when we come home. And, they share something important with us humans… they can count.
A new study out of Emory University says dogs share a common neural mechanism that “allows their brain to process numbers of objects as humans do.” In essence, they can tell if you’re giving them more or fewer treats.
If you want to get into the weeds with the science of the study and learn more about the parietotemporal cortex, click here.
This series of AT&T commercials from 1993 attempted to predict the future of technology — and for the most part, nailed it.
Were they able to do this because R&D labs were working decades ahead? Was this a way for AT&T to test how new products would be received by the public? Will we ever be able to film something about the future that won’t look so terribly retro years later? Is this the greatest voice-over work done by Magnum P.I. or what?
So many questions… — [eric]
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Paramore’s Hayley Williams looks to be doing her own thing in the near future, with a social media post teasing some solo music. On Instagram, the singer said as early as next month she could release some new music.
“Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes. 30 was a very important year. 31 will be too.”
“I’m putting out some music next year. With the help of some of my closest friends, I made something I’m going to call my own. It’s a really special project and you’ll get a taste of it in January. Happy New Year, friends. Hayley Williams.”
Paramore visited the Lounge a few years back, delivered a must-see performance off their album ‘After Laughter’.
The Chicago Transit Authority is doing their annual helping hand to Chicagoans travel on New Year’s Eve plans safely.
All CTA routes on New Year’s Eve from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. will be free.
The Miller Lite free rides are offered to encourage safe holiday travel. No matter do NOT drink and drive, it’s one of the biggest drinking nights of the year so be smart and healthy out there. This does mean you will see even more weird behavior on the trains and buses though. If train rides calm you down simply enjoy the visual effectiveness of these videos showing off the front cart view of train rides on all the CTA train lines.
The Force is weak in this Star Wars fan at Disney World as displayed in this viral video that we found through Ebaums World. He roasted that guy hard, like he was some goon that Darh Vader was choking out with his evil powers.
Not enough Star Wars fun for you? Enjoy a look back at the awful Star War Holiday Special here.
It’s a simple guitar riff that lit a fuse that truly changed the world. Nirvana’s ‘Smells like a Teen Spirit’ literally changed music in general, forcing 90’s America to shed the indulgence and shallowness of the 80’s for gritty emotional introspection with one brilliant alternative punky song. As the generations have changed and alternative music has evolved, the song which kicked off the band’s epic ‘Nevermind’ album has achieved a special milestone on YouTube having crossed the 1 billion stream mark this week. It is also the second most streamed 1990s video on the platform.
Trash Theory is a great retrospective channel that digs into the influence of alternative music and how it changed the landscape when it was released. Their video digging into the seismic shift that followed Nirvana is a must-see.
There is a lot of TV we all watch that is not redeeming or rewarding in any artistic way. We are simply hooked by the concept, and it’s likely a reality show that has that hook. Enter the much-maligned 2007 reality trash heap that was ‘Kid Nation’. 40 kids of middle school age sent to a deserted town to run it with all of these odd stipulations, scenes of crying, and ‘why is this happening?’ moments.
Funny or Die made this very funny retrospective of why it may be the worst reality show ever made.
Merry Christmas I guess?
Watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on the eve of Christmas. Guess I need to pay attention more to my surroundings:
Anyone else finally coming to the realization that suburban Chicago in “Christmas Vacation” is really….Colorado?
— Eric Kristensen (@erickristensen) December 25, 2019
If you were auto-paying the bill for Clark Griswold’s 25,000 twinkle-lights, ComEd calculates it would cost you about $3700 for one month. Now, that’s if you were using the old-school incandescent bulbs. They also show the significant money saved by using LEDs — which would leave you a lot of cash leftover for a dose of super-spiked eggnog. — [eric]
Green Day jumped on to perform at the annual Game Awards in early December — and we just found out that a record 45.2 million people streamed the event this year, up nearly 75% from last year.
Let’s put that in perspective:
With millions of viewers and millions up for grabs in tournaments, gaming is clearly no longer just — a game. Here’s Green Day ripping through a performance of “Welcome To Paradise” on the broadcast, as part of their 25 year celebration of the album Dookie. — [eric]
