After months and months of short clips and stupid promo shots that tell us literally nothing, HBO has released the official trailer for Game of Thrones season eight.
After months and months of short clips and stupid promo shots that tell us literally nothing, HBO has released the official trailer for Game of Thrones season eight.
While the Innings Festival in Arizona recently, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder rolled out a solo acoustic performance of ‘Maybe It’s Time’ from the Oscar-winning ‘ A Star is Born’. The song is featured in the acclaimed film with Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine. According to AV Club, Vedder was the basis for Cooper’s character in film and even consulted on the script.
Jason Isbell who wrote the song, was overjoyed on Twitter by the nod from Vedder.
Holy shit Eddie Vedder sang my Bradley Cooper song in his set tonight. That is by far the strangest sentence I’ve ever composed but it’s certainly a huge honor. I was 12 when “Ten” came out and by god I learned how to play every song on it.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) March 4, 2019
You may have heard ‘Eddie’ with his overzealous Chicago Cubs fandom on 101WKQX recently.
As we endure even more freezing temps outside this week, we look up to the arctic tundra that is Minnesota. This week they are bundling up in layers like we do, with -9 being the latest temp in Minneapolis.
Youtube channel Minnesota Cold documented how cold it actually is, in a very weird but striking way: a spaghetti freezing with the fork in mid-air. Yeah, we just throw boiling water into mist, but this ups the sub-zero science stunts to a new level.
People on Twitter are throwing their vans into the air to try out the #VansChallenge.
Twitter user @Ibelievthehype shared a video on Twitter saying “Did you know it doesn’t matter how you throw your Vans they will land facing up,” a challenge was born. He showed a pair of Vans sneakers flipping into the air and then landing sole-side down.
Did you know it doesn’t matter how you throw your vans they will land facing up pic.twitter.com/nKVJCncW4H
— lana m!sses tøp (@Ibelievthehype) March 2, 2019
Other people recorded themselves doing the challenge to see if it was true.
Your Vans sneakers will always land right side up after you throw them, and @Ibelievthehype has the proof. https://t.co/8DQS5tfDtj
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) March 4, 2019
So of course, being the morning crew, we decided to try our own version of the Vans Challenge.
Last fall Heinz released a mayo-ketchup combo, “Mayochup,” now they are releasing two new sauces. A mayo-mustard combo called “Mayomust”, and a mayo-barbecue sauce hybrid called “Mayocue.”
Heinz hasn’t officially announced them yet, but they’ve already been spotted in a few stores.
You might be able to find them next time you get groceries!
Check out more at delish.com.
Pabst Blue Ribbon Whiskey is on the way!
With the help of hipsters, PBR has gone from one of the worst beers to one of the coolest.
Now it looks like they are doubling down on the bad-is-good idea because their whiskey is only gonna be aged for FIVE SECONDS.
The label features the iconic blue ribbon theme from Pabst’s beers, as well as a drawing of barley and hops, while also listing the mash bill for the 80-proof whiskey, which notes how it was “aged 5 seconds.”
Usually, whiskey is aged in oak barrels for a LOT longer than that, years usually. By law, whiskey has to be aged but there’s no requirement for how long.
So Pabst is keepin’ it within the law, even tho they are doing just a few seconds in the barrel.
The website Block Club Chicago did all the work for you by listing 50 places in Chicago where you can find the delicious polish treat Paczki for Fat Tuesday. If I were you I would call ahead to make sure you get a box or two! – Tim Virgin
P.S. – Here is how you pronounce it correctly.
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Radar Online is reporting that Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is romantically linked to reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian. Barker who has long been friends and neighbors with Kardashian, has made cameos on the various reality shows she is featured in on the E! Network. It’s not clear how long the pair has been linked.
Blink-182 will be busy in 2019 with a new album and some expected tour dates. Blink has been announced for the Back to the Beach festival and the Warped Tour 25th Anniversary shows in June. Let’s just hope we get the guys at Riot Fest after they were forced to cancel their headlining set last year due to Barker dealing with blood clots in his arms.
Barker recently performed on the collaboration between Yungblud and Halsey called ’11 Minutes’.
Funny how trends start nowadays, the newest one is the ‘cheesed challenge’.
Twitter user, @unclehxlmes, posted a video where he literally threw a slice of cheese on his toddler brother.
“Just cheesed my lil brother,” he wrote.
The tweet has since been deleted but it had already gathered more than 8.3 million views. Plus it had people posting their own cheesed challenge.
— Anjel Falcon Adsuara (@anjel_ine) February 28, 2019
Thankfully he likes cheese pic.twitter.com/5cE4SrgaR3
— shelbyjane (@shelbslord) February 28, 2019
So the cheese challenge was definitely a fail for Maxon. He is 100% all his dad 😂 #cheesechallenge pic.twitter.com/8L7TMWT5BZ
— Kat Chapa (@KatChapa) March 3, 2019
Even people without human babies gave the challenge a try with their fur babies.
It didn’t really work with him #cheesechallenge pic.twitter.com/NDTBJ7JSbu
— Blake (@blakeherman2313) March 1, 2019
i tried this with my dog and it didnt quite pan out #cheesechallenge pic.twitter.com/fQfgOE4y3H
— cass @ papers on papers (@tuskle_) March 1, 2019
People on Twitter have mixed feelings about this new challenge, some saying how it’s cruel for the babies where others just also find it humorous.
If you type in #CheesedChallange on twitter you can see more videos.
All this grandmother was trying to do was pose on an iceberg while vacationing in Iceland.
She’s become viral thanks to her granddaughter posting these photos.
My grandmother almost got lost at sea in Iceland today lmaoooo pic.twitter.com/osHrwTEkyr
— babygirl, u dont know (@Xiushook) February 25, 2019
At least she was chill about it.
49-year-old Keith Flint was found dead at his home in Dunmow, Essex.
Fans and friends posted tributes on Twitter for the singer as news of the stars passing spread.
I’ve been dreading this day. Listening to ’Experience’ as a kid in my bedroom on cassette made me want to be a DJ. I idolised Keith. His long hair, his Firestarter hair, the way he spat lyrics, danced, MC’d. The full radio show this weekend is for you. RIP Keef 😞 #KeithFlint pic.twitter.com/vJUUiUXsDq
— Declan Pierce (@DecPierce) March 4, 2019
I was about 11 or 12 when I first heard this album. It blew my little mind. No Good, Start The Dance & Voodoo People were the big end of night songs for every teenage disco in the 90’s & so many Prodigy tunes have survived every ebb & flow of music trends. RIP Keith x #keithflint pic.twitter.com/zjtj7U1w2p
— Eoghan McDermott (@eoghanmcdermo) March 4, 2019
Too many brilliant memories …. a very sad day #KeithFlint pic.twitter.com/RjrDxOKKNK
— kate kinsella (@Kate_Kinsella) March 4, 2019
I just heard, and I am heartbroken. Once the most innovative, fearless, ballsy bands to grace a stage and Keith was perfection up front. We have lost a Titan. 💔 #KeithFlint #Prodigy https://t.co/YJ8knnPi1V
— Beverley Knight (@Beverleyknight) March 4, 2019
Absolutely devastated to hear the tragic news that the legend Keith Flint from @the_prodigy has passed away. Our thoughts & condolences are with all his friends and family. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Keith and the life changing music they made and championed. RIP 💔
— Chase & Status (@chaseandstatus) March 4, 2019
The band was due to tour the US in May. They confirmed his death in a statement, remembering Flint as a “true pioneer, innovator and legend”.
It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint. A true pioneer, innovator and legend. He will be forever missed.
We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time. pic.twitter.com/nQ3Ictjj7t— The Prodigy (@the_prodigy) March 4, 2019
The cause of his death is unknown.
Essex police released a statement saying: “We were called to concerns for the welfare of a man at an address in Brook Hill, North End, just after 8.10am on Monday, March 4.
“We attended and, sadly, a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
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If you ever had a computer with floppy drives, bleepy modems, and bulky old accessories, then you know how much noise they made.
One guy has made his mission to turn that cacophony….into popular alternative tunes.
A Polish engineer has created the Floppotron — 64 floppy drives, 8 hard drives, and a pair of flatbed scanners that can be programmed to play popular music. And if you are interested in how this all works, feel free to read up on it more in this article from Mental Floss.
In the meantime, enjoy some pretty spot on covers from Blur, The Offspring, Nirvana, Green Day, and Foo Fighters below. — [eric]
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Foo Fighters played their first recorded show 24 years ago today.
Maybe you are like me, a commuter on the go, getting a snack at the local corner store that seems sketchy as you are getting on the CTA and you ask to use the bathroom: Big mistake! Those are usually the worst bathrooms! Yes, I am talking in the off-brand bodegas with a layer of dirt in them that has not been scrubbed off since Bill Clinton was in office. These scummy circumstance were put to song in a brilliant and hilarious sketch last night on a superb episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosted by former writer for the show and comic superstar John Mulaney.
The musical sketch plays as a spiritual sequel of sorts to last year’s ‘Diner Lobster which Mulaney wrote over ten years for SNL, but never made the cut to get on air until he got to host the first time.
Time for another edition of….“Famous People: Just Like Me & You, But More People Know Them.” The trademark on that is pending.
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons picked up his daughter up from school yesterday — and immediately set off on what she thought was an extra long drive home. Instead, his six year old was surprised with a weekend trip to Disneyland.
Many a parent has surprised their kids with trips like this — and we get to enjoy the pure joy of childhood thanks to Instagram. 👍 — [eric]
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A.V. Club said this week that Weezer has become “the kid on the playground who deliberately tried to make themselves too weird to bully” and I say keep it weird! With their new self-titled ‘Black’ album, Weezer found a very unique way to tease it: getting their own island inside the online-multi player video game that has consumed a generation, Fortnite.
Fortnite Weezon 8 live now!
— weezer (@Weezer) February 28, 2019
Rivers started the whole collaboration with the Fortnite team, when he tweeted that he was playing the game with his daughter.
Now will we get a live performance by Weezer inside the game? They wouldn’t be the first to play for the highly populated virtual world., read more about that here.
And now Weezer wants to play the Super Bowl?!
This trailer feature curse naughty words and some gory violence.
The ‘red band’ means it’s for an R-rated movie, which lends itself to the surly cigar-smoking devil-come-to-earth superhero Hellboy in the upcoming reboot played by David Harbour (Stranger Things). The trailer looks solid for the movie hitting theaters on April 13th. It shows off HellBoy taking on an evil sorceress played by Mila Jovovich (Resident Evil) with lots of big epic battles, NSFW one liners, and vibe that resembles ‘Deadpool’.The trailer has gotten a solid response so far and is currently trending at number 4 overall on Youtube.
The previous two Hellboy movies starred Ron Pearlman who would reprise the role in the underrated sequel ‘Hellboy II:the Golden Army’. The character who gained following from comics and was also adapted into animated feature films as well.
Harbour did a breakdown of the new trailer with IGN where he gave some insight, and he did so from his hotel overseas.
You don’t have to leave your couch now on the far southside if you want the sherbert-mixure of pure delight that is Rainbow Cone. The Beverly area ice cream shop known for their signature multi-flavored concoction recently rolled out delivery options on the Door Dash app, but there is a catch: it will only be available within 4.25 miles of the shop at 92nd and Western. They have been at the same location delivering the sweets for 93 years., so it’s about time they met the gimme gimme needs of our modern tech world.
Now you may be saying to yourself, it’s an ice cream shop, it can’t be open? Well, it’s so goof they stayed open through winter with limited hours.