The American consulting firm Business.org, which uses its efforts to aid small businesses, is offering $1,000 a month to “self-professed Starbucks junkies” who will be tasked with visiting at least eight local coffee shops in a month.
We’re more concerned with anyone that describes themselves as a “Starbucks junkie” or anything of the sort. That’s a tough way to introduce yourself, describe yourself, or think about yourself. We hope that the money is worth it if you decide to paint yourself as such.
Also, for the self-proclaimed “Starbucks junkies,” you can apply to get paid to sip coffee here!
Here are the winners of the 2019 Emmy Awards. Game of Thrones and John Oliver pulled into awards with Amazon’s Fleabag reeling in most of the Comedy focused awards. Scroll down for a complete list from CBS News.
Outstanding Drama Series
“Better Call Saul”
“Bodyguard”
WINNER: “Game of Thrones”
“Killing Eve”
“Ozark”
“Pose”
“Succession”
“This Is Us”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Barry”
WINNER: “Fleabag”
“The Good Place”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“Russian Doll”
“Schitt’s Creek”
“Veep”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
WINNER: Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Directing for a Drama Series
WINNER: Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Lisa Brühlmann, “Killing Eve”
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Game of Thrones” (“The Iron Throne”)
Adam McKay, “Succession”
David Nutter, “Game of Thrones” (The Last of the Starks”)
Daina Reid, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Miguel Sapochnik, “Game of Thrones” (“The Long Night”)
QUEUED UP IS BACK! And Jon Manley’s your host. Here’s what you heard on 9/22/19:
HOUR ONE
Tones and I-Dance Monkey
The 1975- People
Houses – Bad Checks
Sub Urban – Cradles
Steve Lacy – Playground
Milky Chance – The Game
Local Natives – When Am I Gonna Lose You
Liily – Wash
Band of Skulls – Gold
Winnetka Bowling League – Kombucha
AJR – Dear Winter
Angels and Airwaves – Rebel Girl
Skegss – Up in the Clouds
Clairo – Bags
Tool – Fear Inoculum
HOUR 2
Rex Orange County- 10/10
Incubus – Into the Summer
Sam Fender – Hypersonic Missiles
The Interruptors – Bad Guy
The Head and the Heart – Through My Eyes
Green Day – Father of All…
Weezer – The End of the Game
Fall Out Boy – Dear Future Self
Foals – The Runner
Saint Royal – Jungles
Joywave – Obsession
Girl in Red – Bad Idea
Flora Cash – Missing Home
Blink 182 – I Really Wish I Hated You
The new Green Day music video is here. It’s full of what I will call — high energy clips ⚡ — all while the band plays “Father Of All…” in front of 24 silhouetted figures. (FUN FACT: you can clam to your friends that YOU, are in fact, one of those figures. Who is going to be able to prove you wrong anyways? IT’S JUST A BUNCH OF SHADOWY FIGURES.)
Green Day released this video one day shy of the 15th anniversary of American Idiot — the “punk rock opera” album that has become the band’s signature contributions to alternative. I think 16 million copies sold, a Broadway musical, and an upcoming feature film adaptation backs that claim up, no?
The Chicago Bulls teamed with viral video sensation Seregeti who rapped his way into every Chicago’s beef-clogged heart with his anthem to our beloved culture with ‘Denney . Well, he did a fresh spin on track with a Bulls focus hilarious referencing Bulls greats Ron Harper, Bob Love, and Scottie Pippen. Share this with video with any of your friends who have a mustache deeper than a deep dish.
The Foo Fighters on-going archival recording series continued with a release this week of performance at the Walker Air Force Base in Rosewell, New Mexico. Yes, right by Area 51 the secretive government facility which has been in the news a lot recently with silly faux raids planned by internet meme groups. These performances come from June 2005 when the band was supporting the album ‘In Your Honor’ and features them rolling through the title track of that album plus classics like ‘Monkey Wrench’ and deeper cuts like ‘Free Me’ and ‘Stacked Actors’.
Stream it above from the band’s official YouTube account. The album is also available on Spotify and other streaming services.
Jack White and Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs played the 101WKQX Lounge on Sept 15, 2019. Watch it above.
In 2007, one of the most beloved duos in all of rock music, the White Stripes played their final show together at the Snowden Grove amphitheater near the border between Mississippi and Tennessee. The show was memorable for a reason the audience would not understand as it was not known at the time that this would be Meg and Jack White’s last big show together. They would officially announce their break-up in 2011. Third-Man Records issued the 24 song set online through their online archive, nugs.net for $10.
Consequence of Sound reported this week on the surprise release, speaking to Third-Man Records archivist Ben Blackwell who was in attendance for the show. He found out shortly it would be the Stripe’s last stand shortly before they took the stage. “Meg said to me, ‘I think this is the last White Stripes show.’ Confused, I responded ‘Well, yeah, last show of this leg of the tour.’ She replied ‘No… I think this is the last White Stripes show ever,’ and slowly walked away.” says Blackwell.
The White Stripes did perform a few more times sporadically, including this moving 2009 rendition of “W Are Going To Be Friends” on the last episode of Conan O’Brien’s run on ‘Late Nite’.
The story of getting the pair back together for this single song performance was pretty interesting. O’Brien recounted this wild story in this animated video from 2017.
Bikers never forget those that have wronged them. Luckily, they also remember those who have done right by them.
In September 2018, Daryn Sturch and her young daughter, Bryanne, pulled up to an accident involving multiple motorcycles. Sturch acted as a first responder and took care of the injuries riders until they were airlifted from the scene.
Now, the bikers are back, healed up, and ready to pound some lemonade.
The lemonade stand was being run by Bryanne Sturch, who a year prior had watched her mother save lives.
We guarantee this is the cutest post you’ll see all day.
Months of memes, planning, and campaigning have led to this. Days after Tom Delonge dropped the unidentified flying object bombshell on America, the storm has begun.
Despite numerous warnings from Nevada officials, the raid is on and it is real.
The Alien Research Center has a new sign up greeting visitors and one that reads ‘I stormed Area 51’ ahead of Friday’s Area 51 Basecamp kickoff. #stormarea51#area51pic.twitter.com/uar7I84Zqf
Take a seat and hear us out. This idea will change humanity for the better.
At some point during our daily grind, we need to sit. There’s nothing worse than looking for a chair. Whether it be in the cafeteria, in the office, or in an unfamiliar area. Don’t be that person with that dumb, where-do-I-sit-face that is forcibly etched across anyone’s face when they don’t know where to sit.
The MICHELIN Bib Gourmand list for 2020 is out, and 54 Chicago restaurants make the list. MICHELIN’s criteria looks at restaurants serving “high-quality food at a reasonable price.”
Of the 54 restaurants, 14 are new. Eater reports that 19 restaurants were 86d this time around, including Au Cheval and Hopleaf. Here’s the full list:
Arlington International Racecourse may be closing for good. The Daily Herald reports that Churchill Downs Inc., which owns Arlington, has only days left to prove “it’s committed to racing at the Arlington Heights track beyond 2021.”
The Illinois Racing Board is holding a hearing on September 24. They want Churchill Downs to seek a casino license that would allow money made from slots and table games to be shared with horse racing purses.
Last year’s Out Of The Darkness Chicagoland Walk was incredible! Over 7,000 people walked with us and together we managed to raise over $1,000,000 to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention!
The money raised is used to:
Fund Research for Suicide Prevention
Create and Distribute Education Programs
Advocate for Public Policy
Support Survivors of Suicide Loss
This year we would like to go even bigger, but cannot without your help! It is absolutely free to join Team 101WKQX and walk with us Saturday just register HERE!
If you would like to contribute to our team fundraising goal, your 100% tax deductible donation will be happily accepted HERE.
Walk Date: 09/21/2019
Walk Location: Montrose Harbor – Chicago, IL
Check-in/Registration Time: 09/21/2019 at9:00 am
Walk Begins: 11:00 am
Walk Ends: 1:00 pm
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or would like to chat, my email is [email protected], twitter, instagram, or you can call in during my show, the studio line is 312-591-8300.
Hometown Heroes, Rise Against, returned to Riot Fest this year to deliver a powerful set for Douglas Park. Also, Tim McIlrath stopped by our tent for a chat— check that out here!
Chris Carrabba from Dashboard Confessional stopped by our tent to chat before his performance at Riot Fest 2019. Check out the gallery and watch the interview here!
