The Dead Don’t Die Early Screening

May 30, 2019 | Web Team

WKQX-FM’s “The Dead Don’t Die Early Screening Web” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “The Dead Don’t Die Early Screening Web” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days.  Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 12:00 am CT on Thursday, May 30, 2019 and will run until 11:59 am CT on Thursday, June 6, 2019 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:

(i)  Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101WKQX.com during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “The Dead Don’t Die Early Screening” Contest link, and complete an entry form.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Thursday, June 6, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing.  Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.

  1. Winner Selection. At approximately 1:00 pm CT on Thursday, June 6, 2019, Station will select one (1) entry for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules).  Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is two (2) early screening passes to The Dead Don’t Die at AMC River East on Monday, June 10, 2019. Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.

Allied Global Marketing, 500 North Michigan Avenue, #700, Chicago, IL 60611

 

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Riot Fest prep: Hu are you?

May 29, 2019 | JVO

Be afraid, be very afraid. Mongolian metal is a thing, and it’s coming to this year’s Riot Fest. Behold… THE HU! Tickets available now.

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Sonic the Hedgehog trailer with a classic look

May 29, 2019 | Kevin

The original trailer for the live-action film featuring Sonic the Hedgehog was roasted online to such a degree, that the director Jeff Fowler apologized and the studio behind it, Paramount delayed the film’s release so they can retool the film’s animation. Internet Today stated it was “the worst trailer reception” in some time, and even that feels like an understatement. Most fans of the SEGA video game icon felt the CGI animation in the original trailer was lacking the charm of the 16-bit speedster that they loved as kids, and WHY DOES HE HAVE HUMAN TEETH?!

Youtuber Arthur Baranov took another crack at the film by inserting a more traditional cartoon take on the word’s fastest hedgehog in the trailer.

Riot Fest prep: 10 from Rise Against

May 29, 2019 | JVO

Rise Against is unquestionably one of the best bands to break out of Chicago, and we can’t wait to see them again at Riot Fest 2019. With a catalog that includes eight studio albums, a handful of EPs, an acoustic set and tons of great B sides, a Rise Against set list has a deep bench to pull from. Here are ten songs that are pretty undeniable, though this list admittedly only scratches the surface of the band’s work.

“401kill” (The Unraveling) – Good thing the band thing worked out for Rise Against; they made it clear very early on that life in a cubicle was never going to work out for them.

“Voices Off Camera” (Revolutions Per Minute) – One of the band’s most enduring songs, made even more interesting on last year’s “Ghost Note Symphonies.”

“Life Less Frightening” (Siren Song of the Counter Culture) – The lyrics work on political and personal levels: “I don’t ask for much/Truth be told I’d settle/For a life less frightening.”

“Prayer of the Refugee” (The Sufferer & The Witness) – A slow build works its way to explosion in this RA classic.

“The Approaching Curve” (The Sufferer & The Witness) – Dark and compelling, propelled by an unusual (for Rise Against) spoken word framework.

“Savior” (Appeal to Reason) – One of the band’s highest commercial peaks is also one of their songwriting masterstrokes. Maybe it’s just me, but I still get chills when Tim McIlrath’s voice leads in with “It kills me not to know this…”

“Satellite” (Endgame) -“We are the orphans of the American Dream”

“People Live Here” (The Black Market) – Rise Against at their most delicate, and a wonderful showcase for the nuances of McIlrath’s voice.

“House On Fire” (Wolves) – As powerful a song about parenting as you’ll ever hear.

“The Violence” (Wolves) – Takes a look at humanity and asks us to consider whether we’re good enough to pull ourselves out of our self-destructive morass. “We’re not stories, we’re not actors/We’re awake and in control/And this is not a dream”

by James VanOsdol

Riot Fest Web Contest

May 29, 2019 | Web Team

WKQX-FM’s “Riot Fest 15th Anniversary Web” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Riot Fest 15th Anniversary Web” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days.  Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 10:00 am CT on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 and will run until 11:59 am CT on Friday, September 6, 2019 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:

(i)  Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101WKQX.com during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Riot Fest 15th Anniversary” Contest link, and complete an entry form.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Friday, September 6, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing.  Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.

  1. Winner Selection. At approximately 1:00 pm CT on Friday, September 6, 2019, Station will select one (1) entry for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules).  Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is two (2) three-day passes to Riot Fest, Friday, September 13, 2019 through Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Douglas Park. ARV: Two Hundred Sixty Dollars ($260). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.

Riot Fest, PO Box 220350, Chicago, IL 60622

 

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JUST ANNOUNCED: RIOT FEST 2019

May 29, 2019 | JVO

Riot Fest celebrates its 15th anniversary with an epic 3-day festival that spans eras, genres and description. This year’s event runs from Friday 9/13/19-9/15/19, and includes:

BLINK-182, SLAYER (final Chicago & Milwaukee show), BIKINI KILL, THE RACONTEURS, RISE AGAINST, THE FLAMING LIPS (performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot), JAWBREAKER, WEEN (performing The Mollusk) BLOC PARTY (performing Silent Alarm), DIE ANTWOORD, PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND, TAKING BACK SUNDAY (performing Tell All Your Friends and Louder Now), RANCID, VIOLENT FEMMES, DESCENDENTS, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, THE B-52s, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL (performing The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most), THE STRUTS, AGAINST ME! (performing Reinventing Axl Rose and Transgender Dysphoria Blues), PVRIS, THE STARTING LINE, THE STORY SO FAR, AVAIL (performing Over The James), PENNYWISE, COCK SPARRER, STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO, ANTHRAX, NECK DEEP, BOB MOULD, HOT SNAKES, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, GUIDED BY VOICES, RIDE, LUCERO, TESTAMENT, ANDREW W.K., SENSES FAIL (performing Let It Enfold You and From The Depths Of Dreams), THE GET UP KIDS, VILLAGE PEOPLE, LESS THAN JAKE, HOT WATER MUSIC, GLASSJAW (performing Worship & Tribute), GWAR, THE SELECTER (performing Too Much Pressure), ANTI-FLAG, NICK LOWE w/ LOS STRAITJACKETS, TURNOVER, THE DAMNED THINGS, CURSIVE, TURNSTILE, SURFER BLOOD, THE ERGS!, SAVE FERRIS, FRANK IERO AND THE FUTURE VIOLENTS, WHITE REAPER, GRANDSON, H2O, I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, HOT MULLIGAN, THE HU, TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, PROF, CHERRY GLAZERR, DAVE HAUSE & THE MERMAID, THIS WILD LIFE, THE GARDEN, DRAKULAS, DEAD SWORDS, CAN’T SWIM, CAROLINE ROSE, THE BEACHES, MAT KEREKES, ANGEL DU$T, MICROWAVE, PKEW PKEW PKEW, SINCERE ENGINEER, SKATING POLLY, NO PARENTS, ULTRA Q, LANDO CHILL, CLEOPATRICK, ELDER BROTHER, THIN LIPS, CHAOS CHAOS, KALI MASI, YOURS TRULY, GANSER, RAMONA

So much to unpack here: Blink makes good on last year’s absence… Slayer makes a deal to permanently destroy our hearing… The Raconteurs return to Chicago after close to a decade away from the stage… Flaming Lips play “Yoshimi” in its entirety… Against Me! returns… heritage groundbreakers Violent Femmes, the B-52s and Patti Smith get set to remind us all of where a lot of this started… The Hu is the best Mongolian band ever… And Rise Against raises the Chicago flag over the whole damn thing, with a songbook built on punk roots, social consciousness and arena-ready hooks.

Just to confirm: Slayer, the Village People and Rise Against are all playing the same festival. We live in an age of wonders.

REGISTER TO WIN TICKETS HERE

 

And yeah, we love this year’s line-up… especially because it includes lots of old friends!

Watch Tim from Rise Against on stage with Billy Corgan at The Nights We Stole Christmas last year:

Watch Dashboard Confessional perform “Vindicated” in #TheLounge:

Watch The Struts perform “Kiss This” in #TheLounge:

Naperville mail lady is the ultimate hype man

May 29, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Local Naperville teen Paul Stys was just shooting some hoops when his mail courier stopped by to see what skills he had to display.

The teen swiftly dunked the ball, and let’s just say this mail carrier was impressed.

“DAAAAAAAYYYYYYUUUUUMMM!!!!!”  I wish my mail lady hyped me up like this…

You should watch the 2019 NBA Finals if you want free Chipotle

May 29, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

If you aren’t a basketball fan, well you better become one because Chipotle is running a new promo during the 2019 NBA Finals where they are giving away free burritos every time an announcer says the word “free”.

Here is how you can get your free burrito!
When the announcer says “free” Chipotle will tweet out a code. If you text that code to 888222 you could be one of the lucky 500 people to win a free burrito! Game one between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors is Thursday night, so loosen up those fingers!

White Sox employee throws the WORST ceremonial first pitch

May 29, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

The White Sox employee of the month got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, but it may now be the worst first pitch of all time.

Here are the photos the photographer got… before he got hit.


Think you could do better, or worse?

VIDEO: Weatherman slams ‘Bachelorette’ fans complaining about tornado warning

May 29, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Most people would like to know when there is a tornado heading your way that could cause destruction to your home and neighborhood, a lot stop and listen to know if they have to get to safety.

But locals in Dayton, Ohio didn’t seem to care when The Bachelorette was on. Viewers took to social media to complain to weatherman Jamie Simpson, telling him to get back “just get back to the show”.

He did not appreciate the comments. Check out his little rant towards the viewers who cared more about their ‘show’ than the impending weather.

But can you really blame him for going off?

TV Weatherman goes off on Bacherlorette fans complaining about tornado warnings

May 28, 2019 | Kevin

ARE YOU SERIOUS?! You can keep your roses!

The Bachelorette is a TV institution, presenting the unrealistic scenario of dozens of men pursuing one lady for marriage. It is a sporting contest that gains so much feminine intrigue that apparently it means more than up-to-minute information about dangerous tornadoes. That is exactly what happened this week in Dayton,Ohio which was hit by several serious tornadoes and storms that caused a lot of damage, but that did not stop fans of the fuax romance contest show from complaining on social media to the local ABC affiliate about interrupting the show with serious need-to-know info.

In the video above, you can see the weatherman on air not having any of it declaring “this is a dangerous situation” and that “I am done with you. I really am, this is pathetic!”.

Courtney Love teasing a reunion of Hole

May 28, 2019 | Kevin

 

Courtney Hole lead Hole in their 90’s hey day to much success with hit songs ‘Doll Parts’ and ‘Celebrity Skin’, selling millions albums in the process, only to officially disband in 2002 under some nasty circumstances. The 90’s lineup would reunite for a brief 2-song performance with Love, guitarist Eric Erlandson, drummer Patty Schemel, and bassist Melissa Auf der Maur at an after party for Schmel’s documentary Hit So Hard. Well in a recent interview with the Guardian, Love says there is possibility of a full fledged reunion.

“We are definitely talking about it,” Love said. “There’s nothing wrong with honoring your past; I’ve just kind of discovered that. If you don’t, people will rewrite history and you will become an inconvenient woman.”

Here are some of the messiest breakups in recent music history.

Spike Jonez: Master of music videos from Weezer, Beastie Boys, and more

May 28, 2019 | Kevin

Our buds over at Consequence of Sound recently featured the masterful skills of music video titan Spike Jonze The director has  some of the most iconic and influential alternative music videos, to the point where he’s become one of the most underrated players in establishing the genre in the 90’s as a visual spectrum and not simply just an audible one.

Jonze also had a hand in some of the biggest hip hop videos of all time. He worked with Notoriuous B.I.G and the Pharcyde. He went on direct hit films like ‘Being John Malkovich’, ‘Her’,  and ‘Adaption’ with his unique slanted yet engaging touch. He’s also acted in plenty of films like ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and ‘Three Kings’.Jonez has been able to balance high art with humor, as he was also a key player in the ‘Jackass’ movie/TV series. Jonez simply has continued to make alternative content for mainstream audiences looking for just that, something outside of the norm but within reach. Recently he partnered with VICE to launch the documentary focused cable channel Viceland. That’s quite the run when you consider he started just doing skate board videos.

This prompted a dig into his alternative video catalog so we could highlight some of his best work with our beloved favorite bands.

Weezer – ‘Buddy Holly’

This send-up to the cheesy TV sitcom ‘Happy Days’ used ahead-of-it’s-time editing to drop the band directly into the show playing in a sock hop scenario. The song already had our hearts, but this clip made the track get our eyes in a memorable way playing up Weezer’s unbridled embrace of smart-ass nerdom in all of it’s forms. Jonez also handled the video for another gem off the ‘Blue’ album ‘Undone (Sweater Song)’.

Beastie Boys – ‘Sabotage’ 

Three rappers turned 70’s dram cops in a wigs, sliding over cars, chasing bad guys over rooftops, and mugging for the camera. It’s almost has ingrained in our collective psyche as the song itself, and perfectly mirrors the song’s rousing energy.  Jonez and the surviving Beasites collaborated recently on special live retrospective live shows in New York and Philadelphia.

Bjork – ‘Oh So Quiet’ 

The Icelandic singer Bjork has never been one to follow the path previously traveled, but rather making one all her own which was clear in this video which took big Broadway style musical numbers and flipped them upside down. Yes, they do

FATBOY SLIM – ‘PRAISE YOU’

Alt dance wizard Fatboy Slim was not very fond of his music videos, until he got a note from Jonez expressing how much he liked his music and a presentation of lofi ideas for videos. The idea here was simply fun and undeniable. Jonez leads a not-well-trained dance troupe in a heartwarming flash mob (before those were a thing) as they dance their choreograph routine in front of a busy movie theater. It becomes such a scene that a man comes up and turns off the boom box providing the soundtrack, and they regroup to continue their radical act. It’s just fun and eye-catching to see a music video play out in a real space in relatively real time.

DAFT PUNK – ‘DA FUNK’ 

An anthropomorphic dog man brings his boom box and it’s raise-the-roof beat through the lonely streets of NYC just trying to connect as he settles into a new life. Yeah, how does that even make sense? Well watch the video and try not to feel for this mutt man.

Watch Mojo did a solid job as well digging into Jonez’s career.

“Burn Out” Is Now Officially Recognized as a Disease

May 28, 2019 | Tim Virgin

The World Health Organization just officially classified work BURN OUT as a new disease.

That means that by 2022, doctors will be able to diagnose burn out . . . and, in theory, they’ll prescribe treatments that insurance companies should cover.

So what is burn out?  The official definition is, quote, “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”

And the three symptoms are … Exhaustion . . . feeling negative, cynical, or detached from your job . . . and less efficiency and effectiveness at work.   I think I have all of those!  – Tim Virgin

(Daily Mail)

Four Red Line stations will be closed at the same time

May 28, 2019 | <3 Lauren

The good news is that the Red and Purple lines will be getting some work done in the way of upgrades.  The bad news is that it will take a looooooong time.  And will cause some station shutdowns…

“The stations, Lawrence at 1117 W. Lawrence Ave. and Berwyn at 1121 W. Berwyn Ave., could close in late 2020 or early 2021 and aren’t expected to re-open until 2024, said CTA spokeswoman Tammy Chase.

The Argyle and Bryn Mawr stations will be closed for upgrades during that time, too, but the CTA will have temporary stations to replace those. When the four stations re-open in 2024, they’ll be updated and 100 percent accessible.

The closures are needed as part of the $2.1 billion Red-Purple Line Modernization project.”

More from Block Club Chicago HERE.

<3 Lauren

 

The Best Online Responses After a Preacher Carrying a “You Deserve Rape” Sign Was Hit

May 28, 2019 | Web Team

Disclaimer: We don\’t support violence…but we DO support consent and witty comebacks.

Brother Dean Saxton spends his days going to school campuses with a megaphone and signs to preach that \”Muslims are terrorists, homosexuality is a sin, and students who wear yoga pants \’deserve rape.\’\”, according to Bored Panda.

One such day, he was declaring that women who weren\’t Christians \”deserved to be raped\” when a student allegedly hit him in the head with a baseball bat. He was bleeding a bit, but was able to walk away. After news of the incident hit the internet, there was a deluge of salty comments. Here are a few of our favorite responses:

Read the full story (and see more responses) on Bored Panda.

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What if you could get PAID to drink wine

May 28, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Wine company Rose All Day is currently looking for brand ambassadors. That means they pay YOU $10K to drink wine all day!

Along with the cash, the company will also send the lucky winner also gets to a free trip to France where they get to stay in the Rose All Day chateau. All you have to do to enter is

  1. Follow @Rose_All_Day
  2. Post killer #RoséAllDay content
  3. Tag @Rose_All_Day in that rosé-related content during the contest period          (June 8th, 2019 – September 2rd, 2019)

Think you could be the one? Go check out Rose All Day’s website for the complete list of rules.

Lesson here: Don’t make love to a drainpipe

May 28, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

WTF News: Horny teen learns a tough lesson when he gets his penis stuck in a metal pipe for an hour.

The 16-year-old decided to put his privates into a drain pipe that was sticking out of a wall, only to have it swell so badly that his friends had to call emergency services. Rescuers brought a metal cutting saw to hopefully free the boy, but his member was badly wedged inside. They only sawed of the length of the pipe and took him to the hospital to saw off the rest.

You can see the scary encounter of this giant saw so close to his downstairs:

PLEASE, do not be like this teen. Just seeing the video of them removing the pipe should shock you enough not to try it.

 

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