See, video games aren’t all bad. They can teach skills like teamwork. A group of 24 Fortnite players got together to synchronize their movements to create a cover of Marshmello/Bastille’s Happier. It’s pretty impressive! -wALT
See, video games aren’t all bad. They can teach skills like teamwork. A group of 24 Fortnite players got together to synchronize their movements to create a cover of Marshmello/Bastille’s Happier. It’s pretty impressive! -wALT
Meet and greet photos from Candlebox’s session in The Lounge!
Photos by: Zach Spangler
So some people really REALLY do not like the recent Star Wars movies. Some like the fine film dudes at Red Letter Media have taken this nerdy discontent to extreme new heights. They melted down 2,387 vitnage Star Wars collectible action figures (which are definitely worth a pretty penny) into a one sad mashed cube.
Beware there is some NSFW language.
After maintaining one of the biggest crowds at Lollapalooza, Post Malone jammed with alternative royalty Red Hot Chili Peppers last night during the Grammys. The first few segments of the performances saw Malone mellow in with his ballad ‘Stay’ transitioning into a foggy straight-to-the-camera version of ‘Rockstar’ before the Peppers reeled him in an bombastic run of ‘Dark Necessities’. Also let it be known that Josh Klingoffer shredded, diced, and sliced up the guitar work here.
WKQX-FM’s “Beck with Cage The Elephant 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 “Beck with Cage The Elephant 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 “Beck with Cage The Elephant” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Monday, July 29, 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.
Live Nation Entertainment, 111 E. Upper Wacker Dr. #1400, Chicago, IL 60601
Police in North Carolina are on the hunt for 22-year-old Courtnay Danielle Lawrence, who intentionally plowed into a woman walking with her ex-boyfriend.
After the hit and run, she posted a selfie with her damaged car on Facebook.
A surveillance video captured her driving into the couple.
Her ex-boyfriend seemed to avoid the car by jumping out of the way, but the woman he was with wasn’t so lucky and was sent airborne. She posted a photo on social media after the hit and run where she was posing next to her Hyundai Elantra and showing off its broken headlight.
The video was taken from a home surveillance camera, which helped identify Lawrence through tips from the public.
A $5,000 reward is out for any information on Lawrence, she’s also facing 4 different charges.
Beloved Disney classic Aladdin is being made into a live action movie, and we’ve finally been graced with a full trailer!
We know Will Smith is playing Genie, who was originally voiced by the late Robin Williams, but some people aren’t so sure about his look.
Will Smith genie is what appears in my room when I have sleep paralysis pic.twitter.com/NzMDOgvkkz
— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 11, 2019
Can someone SERIOUSLY explain to me how mystique from FIFTEEN years ago looks better than will smith in 2019 pic.twitter.com/ZM7Oo6zWEv
— shay’s patient (@MARVELOLOGY) February 11, 2019
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) February 11, 2019
— Matt Patches (@misterpatches) February 11, 2019
Dabchick watches the Aladdin trailer#Aladdin #Disney pic.twitter.com/LQl0dDHufb
— Barnaby Dixon (@BarnabyJDixon) February 11, 2019
Aladdin’s set to be in theatres May 24th, 2019. Will you be out seeing the movie?
Dateless for Valentine’s Day?! Here’s a chance to win a date with Justin from The KQX Morning Crew!
Brian, Ali, and Producer Kimmy will be picking 3 contestants to come down and join the show on Valentine’s Day.
Then comes the Dating Game, where Justin will pick which contestant he’ll go on a lunch date with after the show.
We’ll have prizes for each contestant, but the main prize is the date!
The date will be at Lucky Strike and FTW Chicago Streeterville, where you’ll play games and lunch downtown! Lucky Strick and FTW Chicago is an immersive entertainment venue offering, bowling, pool, ping pong, darts, food, and games. Everything you want under one roof
To enter, you must submit your name, age, social media handles, a small bio about yourself and the reason why you should win the date below.
Hint: Ali would like to know your zodiac sign.
Justin’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Click here to view the Official Rules.
WKQX-FM’s “Fighting With My Family 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 “Fighting With My Family Early Screening 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 “Fighting With My Family Early Screening” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Monday, February 18, 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.
Allied Integrated Marketing, 500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60611
It’s a unassuming large home in the Philadelphia suburbs from the outside.
But the current owner doesn’t appear to want to sugar coat it — the 5,000 square foot already comes with a ready-made BDSM-friendly basement, complete with “whips, a pillory, and a goddamn wooden star where you can tie (and/or be tied by) your significant other,” according to Vice.
Meanwhile, an editor from Deadspin had a chance to tour the home himself —- and just in time, documented things for us:
They took the S&M basement photos down, but our memories are forever pic.twitter.com/NUoTjIUDzL
— Dan McQuade (@dhm) February 8, 2019
And all this time, all I’ve been looking for is updated electrical and nice subway tile back-splash. —- [eric]
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In the 90’s, alternative music made seismic shifts to culture and music with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Weezer, and the Smashing Pumpkins but across the Atlantic, the UK had their own titans of sound who fell under the banner of ‘britpop’ with rolled-over fresh takes on classic rock influences. Two bands stood at the top of the heap: Oasis and Blur. This well-crafted documentary from Trash Theory breaks down the rivalry between the two English bands and how they barbed with each other during one of the biggest periods for rock music in England and the world.
Watch more Trash Theory videos on their Yotuube channel here.
Check out some other great music analysis from Trash Theory here:
Lyrical breakdown: How Smashing Pumpkins ‘1979’ represents our collective nostalgia
Every summer festival seasons comes the inevitable rumor mill of what big reunions could go down. And with that specific area one band for the last few years that every emo kid from the 2000’s is clamoring to see back on stage: My Chemical Romance.
Gerard Way has been busy since the band’s 2013 breakup with his comic book ‘Umbrealla Academy’ being adapted into a Netflix series and his own solo music.. Other MCR members have continued their music careers including Frank Iero who performs with his new backing band, the Penitence.
But what about that reunion that will make us cry black mascara tears?
In a recent interview with the Guardian, Way addressed the whole thing.
“When things start to succeed and go really well…that’s when a lot of people start to have an opinion and that’s when you run into struggle…everybody had a fucking opinion about what MCR should be. So it made it difficult to figure out what direction to take next. You get caught up in this trap of ‘Is it ever gonna be good enough?’”
“It wasn’t fun to make stuff any more. I think breaking up the band broke us out of that machine.”
Way was also considerate to note that he understands the consistent demand for the ‘Black Parade’ to march once again.
“We definitely get offers regularly to reunite – it’s a constant thing…It’s flattering, it’s really nice of people…I miss playing with the guys, but I don’t think so.”
Not to let every fan’s hope completely down, Way expressed the ideal scenario for the band to reform.
“I think if we ever did MCR again, we wouldn’t be in that machine any more,” he says. “It would literally just be like: ‘Here’s a new piece of music, we’re putting this out and that’s it, this is not up for debate.’”
“I think [My Chemical Romance] will always be there for us if we want it, but it adds a layer of stress. When something gets really big like that, it’s hard on you for many reasons, and it’s very stressful, so I wouldn’t want to disrupt anybody’s life right now.”
Read the entire interview at The Guardian
In a recent interview, Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 revealed that he and Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) once pitched a kid’s TV show to Nickelodeon.
It would have been called “Bronze Blue.” I said would have, because when the show was pitched in 2010, it was rejected by the famed children’s network.
But thanks to Variety, we can all enjoy the theme song that would have been. Enjoy. — [eric]
This is one of the most er… messed up videos I’ve seen in quite some time. Can’t wait for the sold out show at Lincoln Hall on Feb 26!! -wALT
WKQX-FM’s “Barns Courtney Best Seat In The House Text” Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“Station”), owned or 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 “Barns Courtney Best Seat In The House 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, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611
WKQX-FM’s “Barns Courtney In The Lounge Text” Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“Station”), owned or 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 “Barns Courtney in The Lounge 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, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611
Have you seen the Fyre Fraud movies? Well here’s the Jurassic Fraud version we didn’t ask for but still love.
Do you know the saying adopt don’t shop? Well, now you can adopt a pet via an app!
It’s called GetPet, and it’s like the dating app Tinder, where it helps you find the right dog. GetPet shows you pictures of dogs that are available for adoption, along with information about them.
If you feel like they’d be the perfect fit, you can swipe right and start the adoption process. If not, keep swiping!
Currently, it’s just for dogs but there is a possibility to add cats.
The app launched last month and is part of the growing number of apps that help people find connections to pets, like BarkBudddy and Dig.
At least you’d know on this right swipe you would but
If you missed Panic! At The Disco at Allstate on Monday or you’re jonesing to relive the night, here’s a little behind the scenes of week 2 of the winter tour. I was curious has to how Brendon Urie got so much air when he made his grand appearance. -wALT