Alright Bears, we’ve done all the work for you.
Please for the love of football… somebody just take him!
Serious inquires only, you can find the posting here.
New Time Same Know It Ali!
Know It Ali is a long-running staple of the KQX Morning Crew. It is your chance to take down Ali in an epic, 10-question trivia battle.
We’ve listened to you, our loyal Crew Members, and have decided to make Know It Ali once a day, EVERY DAY, at 7:15 am. Call in during the show to win tickets, prize packs, and more thanks to Know It Ali every day at 7:15 am on the KQX Morning Crew show.
‘The Legend of Zelda’ theme played on calculators
Because why not?
‘Superman and Lois Lane’ series in development
A Superman and Lois Lane show is being developed for the CW to be part of its ever-expanding “Arrowverse.”
The show would follow Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) through their everyday lives (kinda like Lois and Clark did in the 90s, but not). EW reports that the CW is “actively” developing the show; which, if picked up, would join the prime-time ranks of shows like the Flash, Supergirl and Batwoman.
In the meantime, the entire Arrowverse is about to go through the most bonkers crossover to ever hit television. Keep your eyes peeled for a “Crisis on Infinite Earths” trailer within the next couple weeks.
There’s a new alphabet song and it’s horrible
It’s the alphabet. It’s not that hard. We all know the song. We all love the “LMNOP” part of the song. It’s upbeat. It’s fun. It’s catchy. Whatever this new thing is, it’s NOT that.
They changed the ABC song to clarify the LMNOP part, and it is life ruining. pic.twitter.com/TnZL8VutnW
— Noah Garfinkel (@NoahGarfinkel) October 26, 2019
We’re sorry to ruin your day with the new alphabet song.
Terrifying video of window washing gone wrong
Window washers in Alberta, Canada got way more than they bargained for over the weekend as high-speed winds swept through the area and sent their platform dangling out of control.
#Edmonton #Stantec pic.twitter.com/lHYgk4kbQ2
— Tyson (@tysoliver) October 25, 2019
This is absolutely insane, but we are happy to report that the man seen dangling was saved by the local fire department. Yikes!
Ghosting isn’t just for ghouls and goblins this Halloween
There is perhaps no worse feeling than being ghosted. Being single is so tricky, just ask Case the Intern, but it’s even worse when any hope you had is axed away by the unfriendly nature of ghosting.
According to a recent study by Dating.com, 92% of single people have been ghosted, 75% of people had ghosted someone, and 78% of those people say they would do it again. More often than not, the reasons for ghosting someone are that they either lost interest, didn’t feel a good connection, or didn’t like your profile pic.
Finding a boo is hard. This time of the year, let’s not spook anyone out by ghosting them.
Not another most popular Halloween candy study!
It seems like every single month, a new study comes out telling us what the most popular candy in our state is. Sometimes this is based on what holiday is nearby, other times it is based on the fact that candy researchers like stirring up water cooler trouble. Well, they’re back at it again and this time, according to Candystore.com, Kit Kat leads the way in Illinois as our most popular candy.
This makes sense. Illinoisans are resilient and satisfying, just like a Kit Kat. They take a lot of beatings, but they aren’t weak. They always bounce back.
What doesn’t make sense, however, is the fact that supposedly, Skittles are the most popular Halloween candy in America. Are we off for thinking that that is absurd? We don’t remember getting a whole lot of Skittles in my trick or treat festivities.
What candy do you think represents Illinois the best? Tweet us at @101WKQX with the #Ahoy and let us know what you think.
Queued Up Playlist 10/27/19
| HOUR 1 | |
| MUMFORD AND SONS | BLIND LEADING THE BLIND |
| GIRL IN RED | BAD IDEA |
| HOUSES | BAD CHECKS |
| BEWARE OF DARKNESS | BLOODLINES |
| TONES AND I | DANCE MONKEY |
| SILVERSUN PICKUPS | DON’T KNOW YET |
| RH2 | IN MY HEAD |
| THE GRISWOLDS | NICE TO MEET YA |
| BECK | UNEVENTFUL DAYS |
| JIMMY EAT WORLD | LOVE NEVER |
| ELIZA AND THE DELUSIONALS | JUST EXIST |
| SUB URBAN | CRADLES |
| OF MONSTERS AND MEN | WARS |
| FINNEAS | SHELTER |
| WHITE LIES | HURT MY HEART |
| CLAIRO | BAGS |
| HOUR 2 | |
| COLDPLAY | ORPHANS |
| BOB MOSES | LISTEN TO ME |
| UPSAHL | SMILE FOR THE CAMERA |
| YUNGBLUD | ORIGINAL ME |
| REX ORANGE COUNTY | 10/10 |
| FOALS | THE RUNNER |
| BLUE STONES | SHAKIN OFF THE RUST |
| STEVE LACY | PLAYGROUND |
| COUNTERFEIT | IT GETS BETTER |
| TESSA VIOLET | CRUSH |
| JOYWAVE | OBSESSION |
| SAINT MOTEL | VAN HORN |
| MANSIONAIRE WITH SHAED | EASIER |
| WOLF PARADE | AGAINST THE DAY |
| LIILY | WASH |
10.27.19 Alt_Backspace
Hour 1
- Social Distortion – Bad Luck
- The Ramones – Pet Sematary
- Ministry – (Everyday Is) Halloween
- Toadies – Possum Kingdom
- Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
- Garbage – Vow
- The Cure – Lullaby
- Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell
- Prodigy – Breathe
- Siouxsie And The Banshees – Halloween
Hour 2
- Smashing Pumpkins – Ava Adore
- Echo And The Bunnymen – People Are Strange
- L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
- Nine Inch Nails – Terrible Lie
- Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
- Lo Fidelity All-Stars – Battle Flag
- The Smiths – Cemetery Gates
- Veruca Salt – Seether
- Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead
- Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson – Candy
- The Hooters – All You Zombies
So many cool Halloween videos:
Kurt Cobain’s cardigan snags more than $300K at auction.
$334,000. That is what the famed cardigan that Kurt Cobain wore for the MTV Unplugged performance just sold for at auction this weekend.
Rolling Stone has the details on the auction AND the sweater — “a blend of acrylic, mohair and Lycra with five-button closure (one button absent), with two exterior pockets, a burn hole and discoloration near left pocket and discoloration on right pocket” — which, by the way, was also reportedly unwashed since the last time Kurt wore it.
So, does the winner hang it on the wall — or sit around and smear Doritos dust on it while basking in its warm, historical music glow? — [eric]
[📷 : YouTube/screen grab]
White Sox: Let’s remember the 2005 World Series run
On this day in 2005, I was in a crowded bar right off 103rd and Pulaski, Gilhoouley’s. My very tall friend Nick towered over the crowd with a broom above his head, shouting at a TV “LET’S GO SOX!” It was the magical night that the White Sox won the World Series in epic fashion defeating the Houston Astros, ending an 88 year period without a championship. It was one of my favorite memories as a Southsider.
Winning the World Series was validation as a Sox fan. We did not need to be the most popular team in town to be the top team in baseball. The 05 Sox were a collection of talented hard-working players who won 99 games in the regular series, but as this video from EXE_Edits breaks down that despite their success the team was disregarded by the national media.
Here are some video reliving that memorable October.
In the ALDS, the Sox dominated with a 5 run inning against Boston.
Paul Konerko crushing a GRAND SLAM in Game 2 of the World Series.
Joe Crede evens the odds for the Sox to tie the ALCS with this banger.
Jermaine Dye grinds in the RBI to give the Sox the lead late in the series-clinching Game 4.
A few years ago,. NBC Sports Chicago put out this retrospective in a special called ‘Believe’.
Carell & Colbert recall their favorite comedy sketch together
Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell have had tremendous careers in comedy. Colbert just resigned with CBS to extend his run on ‘Late Show’ and Carrell continues to put hit movies, but they are still just guys who came out of Chicago’s beloved Second City comedy theater. The two friends caught up last night on national television (you know like all friends), and they recalled their roles as players in the short-lived sketch comedy series ‘the Dana Carvey Show’ in an oddly memorable piece called ‘waiters nauseated by food’.
If you never got to see ‘the Dana Carvey Show’, Hulu produced a retrospective documentary a while back.
Here is the original sketch.
New music from Josh Homme of QOTSA and guests
This is the best day ever!
Ending a 16-year hiatus since its last installment, the most mythical, longest running rock n roll mixtape odyssey in existence, Desert Sessions will return this October with the most ambitious entries yet in its expansive and elusive catalog: Vols. 11 & 12 (a/k/a respectively as Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels) is available NOW.
Vols. 11 & 12 were recorded mostly in a six-day span in December 2018 at Rancho De La Luna studios in Joshua Tree, CA, with Queens of the Stone Age founder and Desert Sessions ringleader/producer Joshua Homme enlisting a cast of players including:
- Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
- Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint)
- Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters)
- Mike Kerr (Royal Blood)
- Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White)
- Les Claypool (Primus)
- Matt Sweeney
- Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, Toast of London)
- Libby Grace
- Töôrnst Hülpft
And the first video for ‘Crucifire’ with Mike “Devil May Not” Kerr from Royal Blood on lead vox comin’ in hot at a minute ’45:
And up next… a tour! 😀 <3 Lauren
Revenge – KQX Crew Cuts
Phone Screener Eddie and Case the Intern were promised some airtime, but as per usual… Brian, Ali, and Justin thought otherwise.
Shocking twist leads to deer living, man dying
A man in Arkansas is believed to have died after a hunting accident earlier this week. After shooting the buck, the man approached the deer, and that’s when disaster struck.
The deer was wounded, but not entirely down for the count, and when the hunter approached his would-be-trophy, the deer got up and attacked him. The man was airlifted to the hospital but unfortunately passed in the commute there.
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission reminds you that hunters should wait at least 30 minutes after shooting a deer before approaching it, and the KQX Morning Crew reminds you that maybe if you shoot something, it’s not that weird that they fight back.
Robber goes wrong in a way you’d never expect
A man in Pennsylvania schemed a clever plan to rob a bank on Tuesday. His plan, at points, involved changing car license plates, putting on a “realistic” old man mask (no word yet on if he was going to choose Nixon or Reagan), provide a fake tip that there were two active shooters and a bomb threat at nearby schools, and then with the police distracted, rob a bank.
. Unfortunately, the plan never got off the ground. When he told people about the active security threat at the schools, they called the cops, and when the cops found out nothing was going on, they arrested the man. He overthought the process and ended up getting arrested before he could even commit his robbery.
Stream 2 new Coldplay songs, New album out on November 22nd
Coldplay just dropped two new songs called ‘Arabesque’ and ‘Orphans’. These will be on their upcoming album ‘Everyday Life’ which drops November 22nd. Both tracks are quite adventurous and diverge from the band’s established sound with horns mixed up front.
The album’s tracklist is as follows:
Sunrise
Sunrise
Church
Trouble In Town
BrokEn
Daddy
WOTW / POTP
Arabesque
When I Need A Friend
Sunset
Guns
Orphans
Èkó (Stomach in Yoruba)
Cry Cry Cry
Old Friends
بنی آدم (Bani Adam in Persian)
Champion Of The World
Everyday Life
Text Cage the Elephant!
Cage the Elephant just released a new music video for their #1 song Social Cues that contains a phone number for you to text the band. Ask them what the deal is with Matt’s costume changes, the meaning of the song, or if they want to get weird before their sold out Nights We Stole Christmas show, I dunno. Check out the video below and tell Brad what’s up for me if you get him on the phone.
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