Modest Mouse is back with a new song, “Poison the Well,” the A-side of a 7″ set for release on Record Store Day.
Modest Mouse is back with a new song, “Poison the Well,” the A-side of a 7″ set for release on Record Store Day.
After five years of hard work, I’m pleased to be launching my cannabis company, Houseplant. Thank you.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) March 27, 2019
After years of hard work film collaborators, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have launched their own cannabis company. Their company, Houseplant, will supply the drug within Canada.
Both men hail from Vancouver, “We are so proud to be launching in Canada, our home. After spending five years diligently preparing for the launch of this company, we’re excited to be able to share our passion for cannabis with Canadians in this way,” Goldberg said.
Rogen said: “Houseplant is a passion we’ve brought to life through drive and dedication. Every decision we’ve made for the business reflects the years of education, first-hand experience and respect we have for cannabis.”
Their first stain will be cannabis called Houseplant Sativa, which will be available in April. Other strains will follow throughout the year, like Houseplant Hybrid and Houseplant Indica.
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Rogan and Goldberg collaborated with the company with Canopy Growth, who released a statement on helping Houseplant grow.
… Houseplant will lean on the production and distribution capabilities of Canopy Growth and its licensed subsidiaries to ensure an ample supply of Houseplant flower, Softgel, and pre-rolled formats are rolled out in Canada over the coming months. Through a minority ownership in the new business venture, Canopy Growth will help Houseplant scale quickly and support Houseplant’s long-term success.
Canopy Growth has worked closely with Houseplant for almost two years and the entire Canopy Growth team is deeply impressed by their understanding of the cannabis consumer, attention to detail, and hands-on approach to this new partnership. “We could not be more excited to partner with Seth, Evan and the entire Houseplant team. Together we will make Houseplant a cannabis brand synonymous with quality everywhere it is available,” said Mark Zekulin, President and Co-CEO of Canopy Growth.
Houseplant has even created some fun products to help you light up!
These products are only available in British Columbia but say they will expand with other legal retailers. They do have online ordering, only for those in Canada, sorry.
Billie Eilish released her new album ‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’ today with much anticipation after the January release of the single ‘Bury a Friend’ which has over 95 million streams on Youtube. That song was written and recorded in Chicago during Lollapalooza weekend last year, and it has a haunting character play of the monster under the bed. In this animated deep dive into the song’s meaning, Eillish shows how we all have our ‘monsters’ that we deal with when we get passionate about something.
Watch our exclusive Lounge session with Billie from last year:
The anticipated album after big singles like ‘Ocean Eyes’ and ‘You Should See Me in a Crown’, it’s getting rave reviews. Stereogum praised it saying “the boundaries of her kingdom remain to be seen, but the takeover is well underway.”
Well to add onto the crazy amount of taxes we have, Illinois residents might be taxed whenever it rains.
It’s called ‘rain tax’, basically House Bill 825 would allow non-home rule municipalities the ability to charge a fee to maintain their stormwater sewer system.
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, who opposes the bill, went on Facebook Live to give more information on the new tax. Saying how it would tax you based on the size of your roof or parking lot size, and not just homes stores and churches too. You can check out his Facebook Live for more details.
But if this does end up going through we’re gonna have to learn how to make it stop raining here.
WKQX-FM’s “Lollapalooza Ticket Blitz Text” Contest
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When a band is used to playing stadiums, it can be fun to go undercover as a small band in a club. While some are only for a night, others are used over and over again for years. Without further ado, here are some of our favorite band\’s alternate names:
The Death Ramps = Arctic Monkeys
AM usually adopts this moniker when collaborating with their artist friends. They\’ve released 5 songs that are all Arctic Monkeys B-sides.
The Reflektors = Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire played a few small venue shows under the pseudonym \”The Reflektors\”, prior to the release of their fourth album of the same name.
The Holy Shits! = Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl & co have performed numerous gigs over the years as \”The Holy Shits\”…from a secret show in an abandoned train tunnel, to the parking lot of the Hollywood Palladium.
Venison = The Strokes
In a one-off show in 2010, The Strokes played a 500-person club in London as Venison. The name was quickly retired via a cheeky tweet saying \”After a career playing only sold-out shows the band Venison are calling it a day\”.
The Cockroaches = The Rolling Stones
Despite many years of heavily smoking and drinking (and much more), the Stones are still rocking in their 70s. It seems like they can survive anything, so the alias of \”The Cockroaches\” is spot on.
A dude tweeted about his bagels and the internet was so upset you would think he faked a hate crime. But the illustrations of other St. Louis Style cuisine that followed will have you asking yourself, why? After a good, hearty laugh…
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Passengers at O’Hare airport got an eyeful on Tuesday afternoon as a man was spotted shouting and taking his clothes off on the tarmac.
Paramedics have taken the man to the hospital for a mental evaluation after the Chicago Police said he was having a mental health crisis.
A video was posted by ORD Airport Insider of the man walking down the tarmac.
Earlier today, a naked male passenger was detained at Gate C10 at Chicago – O’Hare’s Terminal 1 walking around on the ramp. (Not my video, submitted by a follower who’d rather remain anonymous) #ORDscanner #ORDairportops pic.twitter.com/fhVP8KhZJR
— ORD Airport Insider (@ORDInsider) March 26, 2019
They also posted photos of the man being held on the tarmac, along with more information on the situation.
Multiple witnesses say he walked off a Delta flight at Terminal 2, but that hasn’t been confirmed. He was quickly apprehended by airport authorities. #ORDairportops #ORDscanner pic.twitter.com/wIKVlsLZtk
— ORD Airport Insider (@ORDInsider) March 26, 2019
Yet another photo of our naked trespasser today. I can’t believe he walked all the way from E12 to C10 before he was finally detained. I hope he gets the help he needs. #ORDscanner #ORDairportops pic.twitter.com/Amd44oLchj
— ORD Airport Insider (@ORDInsider) March 26, 2019
Workers at O’Hare even posted a video on their youtube channel of the man on the tarmac.
No one’s quite sure how he got passed security.
If you ever get to google Keanu Reeves you’ll see all the thing’s he’s done to help people and the money he’s donated.
This just adds to the list.
Recently Keanu Reeves was on a flight from San Francisco to Burback that when they were forced to redirect to Bakersfield because of a mechanical issue. Luckily the flight landed safely and there were no injuries. As they were figuring out travel logistics, they realized it would be easier and faster to take a van the remainder of the way back to L.A. than fly. So the 54-year-old John Wick star ended up arranging for a van to pick up passengers, and himself, for a road-trip back to Los Angels.
One of the passengers even documented the events:
keanu got stranded somewhere in california and had to take a bus instead of a plane and some guy filmed the entire experience and i am BEGGING yall to watch this pic.twitter.com/I1TmLOEYiK
— ᴄ ᴀ ᴛ (@keanusgf) March 24, 2019
That time when your flight out from #GDC almost crashes and you have to emergency land in a remote airport but at least Keanu Reeves is having as bad a day as you are. pic.twitter.com/XSPa1wlNuO
— Amir Blum (Unboxed) (@CheesyJedi) March 24, 2019
Common, this isn’t something anyone would normally do. Keanu Reeves deserves an award for the things he does!
As a way to announce their return for Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Party Challenge on VH1, they created a fun little promo video that takes you back to the Titanic.
Potluck Party Challenge kicks off on Wednesday, April 3rd.
This tweet had many Twitter users baffled on how he and his wife could change which side of the bed they sleep on. Who would have thought this one tweet would start up a Twitter freak out.
We were just chatting in work and apparently it’s weird that Amy and I don’t sleep on the same side of the bed every night. Some nights I like to sleep by the window, some nights the door. It’s not really that unusual, is it?
— Steve O’Rourke (@steveohrourke) March 22, 2019
The Irish journalist received thousands of comments, likes and re-tweets, with most people astonished by his confession.
How have you found someone else to share a bed with who is also happy with these shenanigans?? The only reason I’m still with my husband is because I fear a future partner might want my side of the bed.
— Twinks (@tinytwink) March 23, 2019
This is like one of those questions they ask in Blade Runner to see if you’re a replicant or not.
Steve, I’m not sure if you and your missus are actually human. pic.twitter.com/bMI288Qkjo
— Ger (@gerdog72) March 22, 2019
— Dan Warren (@DanWarren1982) March 23, 2019
Now he wanted to point some things out so people could understand how it works for him and his wife, and the ‘rules’ they follow. Plus to make sure people know they aren’t aliens.
Feel like I need to point out the following:
1. First one in chooses
2. We’ve never disagreed over it
3. We move pillows and books as we move
4. We don’t change every single night
5. Neither of us are aliens— Steve O’Rourke (@steveohrourke) March 24, 2019
But of course, people still think they’re aliens.
(5) is definitely a lie
— Emma Dixon (@EmmaDixon_EU) March 24, 2019
So it boils down to this, do you switch sides with your significant other or do you also think they are aliens?
Vans will drop a new, limited edition line of sneakers honoring the late rock icon David Bowie. They are being released on April 5th. – Tim Virgin
Vans x David Bowie
Leaked earlier last year, the David Bowie collab is set to release in 4 different models.
Releasing April 5th via Vans stores. pic.twitter.com/dXDo3bidPn
— Streetwear Night Live (@StreetNightLive) March 21, 2019
It is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and follows up a massively successful ‘Infinity Wars’, but it looks Marvel fans will get a lot of bang for their buck with ‘Avengers: Endgame’ hitting theaters in a few weeks as it’s reported to be the longest Marvel Cinematic Universe release. The internet sleuths at Consequence of Sound reported today through some now-edited AMC landing pages selling tickets for the mega-hero blockbuster, that the movie will run just over three hours long. That would make it 33 minutes longer than any other MCU film. So do they give us an intermission so we don’t miss anything or do we have run to the bathroom faster than Quicksilver?
‘Avengers: Endgame’ hits theaters on April 26th.
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Normally after a long day of work you think about drinking a nice cold beer, not sitting in a warm beer bath.
But now you can soak your tired, stressed, and achy body in beer at Piva’s Beer Spa in Chicago.
Beer spas have become widely popular over the years, and now Chicago has it’s first one in the Northwest Side. Co-owner Dino Sarancic told WGN that “soaking in a tub of warm beer has proven to be good for your skin and soothing for the body.”
Piva’s even has beer-based products you can purchase to help cure what ‘ales’ you at home.
You can check out more at WGN TV:
WKQX-FM’s “Pet Sematary 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 “Pet Sematary Web” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
(i) Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101WKQX.com during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Pet Sematary Early Screening” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Sunday, March 31, 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.
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.
CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.
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WKQX-FM’s “Exxxotica Text” 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 “Exxxotica Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
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.
CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.
Exxxotica Expo, 301 Main Street, Zanesville, OH, 43701
Back in 2008, Nine Inch Nails released an open source album — Ghosts I-IV. It was a chance for fans to take advantage of a Creative Commons license — free to put NIN’s instrumental music to….well, any visual project someone could conjure up in their mind. And it turned out to not only be groundbreaking, but pretty financially successful as well.
One of the videos that came out of this idea…..was this compilation of images from NASA’s Cassini Mission, a historical look at Saturn.
I missed this the first time it came out, but glad I found it and hope you dig it, too. And if you’ve seen it, enjoy a replay of what turned out to be an excellent music video. — [eric]
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CASSINI MISSION from Chris Abbas on Vimeo.
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They are estimating damages in the billions for the recent flooding event in Nebraska. So you can imagine any bit of hope in the midst of tragedy would help people take baby steps towards recovery. (And if you are wondering how you can help, here’s a few ways.)
How about a beer?
In the midst of cleaning up from the devastation, a couple of guys noticed a unidentified black box in the middle of a field. That box turned out to be a fridge carried away by the flood waters. And amazingly enough, it contained beers that were still ice cold. A couple of which were promptly sampled — you know, just to make sure they were undamaged.😆
Two Nebraska flood victims surveying the damage on their property received an unexpected perk when they found a mini-fridge stocked with cans of ice-cold beer. https://t.co/ykQ1jUGsMN
— WLS-AM 890 (@wlsam890) March 22, 2019
Kyle Simpson and Gayland Stouffer had their amazing photo posted all over social media, which in turn led to the original owner of the refrigerator getting in contact with the guys. They’ll be returning it when they can. Just — a few beers short, as a well-deserved and pretty frickin’ amazing finders fee. — [eric]
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