The surprisingly grim inspiration for the title of The Black Keys new record
In a new piece for Rolling Stone, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys talk about the inspirations and process of creating their new album. One of the more interesting tidbits was how they came up with the title, \”Let\’s Rock\”, for the LP. Though they are indeed a rock band who create rock songs, it turns out that the decision had nothing to do with music. \”Let\’s rock\” was actually the last words of a convicted murderer before his electric-chair execution. The duo found an old newspaper that talked about the incident. That explains why the album cover features a depiction of an electric-chair, as well.
Boyfriend set a list of strict rules ahead of watching Avengers: Endgame
As we count down the hours till Avengers: Endgame is released in the US we see people setting viewing ‘rules’ for their significant others.
Like this woman’s boyfriend who sent her some strict rules for when she accompanies him to the movies.
My boyfriend sent me a very sternly worded note about our cinema trip to see #AvangersEndgame tomorrow. Mad because I thought it was just date night 😩🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/ZWfsCwRqV7
— Kamilla Rose (@KamillahRose) April 24, 2019
Okay, first she shouldn’t have expected this to be a normal date night, not for an Avengers movie. Second, I hope they aren’t bringing their child with them, you know die-hard fans would not like a crying/talking kid.
But these rules make sense, this movie means serious business to some people. No one wants any distractions!
Did you set any rules or prepare yourself for this 3-hour long movie?
Be grateful your neighbor isn’t this guy
We’ve asked people to finish the sentence of, “My neighbour is a maniac because ________”.
People have provided MANY crazy stories about their neighbors; one had a neighbor who dressed up in woman’s clothing and just sat in the windowsill, another had a neighbor that was anal about the weeds in his yard, and one woman had a neighbor who kept decapitated heads hanging around his house months after Halloween was over.
But the reason why we asked this, is because of this guy right here who had his yard FILLED with printer boxes:
Be grateful this isn’t your neighbor. But could you fill in the blank?
Oliver Tree’s bloody video recapping his Coachella experience
Coachella 2019 wrapped up over the weekend, and it looks like Oliver Tree won’t be forgetting this festival anytime soon.
He took to Instagram to share his experience with a post captioned, “COACHELLA WAS A NIGHTMARE.”
He performed with NGHTMRE on weekend two of the festival where he reportedly rolled his ankle trying to jump from one stage to another.
Maybe this will inspire a new song? His hit song “Hurt” was about the summer he broke both his wrists and thumb in a scooter crash.
Tree even posted a photo on Instagram in March just to prove it to anyone who thought he was lying.
Who knows, maybe his next single will be about to his ‘bloody’ experience.
Documentary covers the collapse of the 90’s Bulls dynasty (Stream it here)
SB Nation has been rolling out a really strong short form documentary series called ‘Collapse’ that digs into the biggest drops in quality by once great teams. Their most recent episode features the sad slide down of the Chicago Bulls from the 6 NBA Championships won under coach Phil Jackson and the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan to whatever heck they were doing after that. For lifelong Bulls fan, this rewind will be a bitter sweet look at how magnificent the Bulls once were with a depth of All Stars on their roster, before missteps in recruiting and league lockout helped keep the team in the tank for several seasons in the 2000’s.
Watch Mumford & Sons in the Lounge
Before they played a sold-out United Center show last month, Mumford and Sons came to the Lounge at 101WKQX. Brian asked them about their long road to success, almost being late for Lollapalooza, and which member pops out of a cake from time to time. You can watch the entire interview and performance below on Youtube in individual segments.
Searching porn for the Avengers (totally SFW)
Searches for “Avengers” on adult site Pornhub have been popping up constantly. As of Friday, searches jumped a staggering 2912%.
Men’s Health asked Pornhub to gather data around which characters are being searched for most often. And the top results likely won’t surprise you:
Captain Marvel was the most-searched, by a wide margin.
Black Widow came in second.
Everyone’s favorite super-hero, Spider-Man, came in third, followed by the Hulk.
Rounding out the top 10 are Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Gamora, Thor, Iron Man and Black Panther.
After ‘Avengers: Endgame’: 7 Marvel characters we need to see in MCU movies
Note: I originally published this on 4/16/18, just before “Infinity War” hit theaters. As the MCU is close to wrapping up this phase of storytelling with “Avengers: Endgame,” I thought it might be worth revisiting this list. Since this was first published, Shang-Chi is confirmed to be turned into a Marvel movie.
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As “Avengers: Infinity War” prepares to destroy the box office by using every single one of its “Marvel Cinematic Universe” stars in one movie, a question remains: Who’s left? I mean, we live in a world where Ant-Man and Groot have mainstream familiarity. Is there anyone left on Marvel’s bench?
Here are seven recommendations (not including characters whose movie rights are currently owned by FOX and may end up in the MCU if the Disney/Fox deal is approved, and assuming Kamala Khan will somehow appear in Captain Marvel):
1. She-Hulk. Lawyer by day. She-Hulk by night. It writes itself.
2. Shang-Chi. Marvel’s main martial artist, and the son of Fu Manchu. A big, knock-down Marvel martial arts movie could be amazing.
3. Sub-Mariner. Namor’s been around since the beginning of Marvel, and complicated movie rights have kept him from appearing in the MCU. One has to assume Namor will come home eventually. When that happens, there’s no shortage of places where he can be used, including the Avengers, a Doctor Strange solo movie, a Hulk solo movie or (if the FOX deal goes through) a Fantastic Four movie.
4. Hercules. Marvel’s version of Hercules is a womanizing, hard-drinking, no-joke, Greek god. Maybe not necessary in a movie world where Thor is super-active, but worth considering for down the road.
5. Son of Satan. It’s been a long time since we saw the “dark” side of Marvel at the movies (“Blade” got the whole modern wave going). Who better to bring us back to darkness than THE LITERAL SON OF THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS?
6. Nova. We met the Nova Corps in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” It’s kinda like DC’s Green Lantern Corps, but not. The singular character Nova’s been around since the 70s, most recently as the alter ego of fifteen-year-old Sam Alexander.
7. Moon Knight. Often referred to as Marvel’s Batman, though there are significant differences between the two. Most notably, Moon Knight is saddled with a profound multiple personality disorder. Conventional wisdom says he’d be perfect for a Netflix series.
4 “Alternative” Mother’s Day gifts for cool moms
I never know what to get my mom for Mother\’s Day. I usually turn to the internet and google lists for the \”Best Mother\’s Day gifts\”, but they only confuse me further. Why would anyone (let alone my mom) want a personalized charm bracelet with a baby carriage and a dog on it? Also, why are pink garden gloves always on those lists? My mom works, she doesn\’t have time to garden.
Maybe your mom is into all of that stuff, and that\’s ok – But this is a new list for the ones that don\’t want a pillow with dates of her children\’s birth painted on in cursive.
Band Shirt
Instead of another sweatshirt from your college with \”MOM\” underneath the logo, get her a tee from her favorite band. Some of our favorite picks are this Foo Fighters raglan shirt, this new Cage The Elephant longsleeve, and this chill Young The Giant shirt.
Punk Hot Sauce
Did you know that Dexter Holland, singer for legendary punk band \”The Offspring\”, has his own line of hot sauces? Yep, Gringo Bandito is his creation, and it\’s fantastic.
Feel-Good Coffee
A coffee bag and travel tumbler from Sip of Hope can keep your ma caffeinated on the go while she\’s doing cool mom stuff. She can also feel good while doing it, because 100% of their proceeds support proactive suicide prevention and mental health education. The cherry on top? Their designs look really badass.
PIQNIQ Tickets
You probably saw this one coming, but hear me out…cool moms love spending time with their cool kids. Buy a pair of tickets to see an amazing line-up together. Just be sure to either get seats or bring a lawn chair for her (even cool moms need time to sit and recharge sometimes).
Eminem’s ‘Stan’ now recognized by Merriam-Webster
The Merriam-Webster dictionary added over 600 new words. On the list: Swole, cryptid, bottle episode and… Stan. Just like the Eminem song of the same name:
stan (n) slang, often disparaging
: an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan
Seriously.
'Stan' has been added as both a noun and a verb. https://t.co/Dal0N79sAU pic.twitter.com/q1kBkKR1rn
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 23, 2019
Mumford & Sons Interview: Railroad Tour, Lollapalooza
