‘I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell’

January 17, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

The passion came out for Chris Cornell last night, with a five-hour, 42-song tribute concert.

Members of Foo Fighters, Metallica, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rise Against and so many more performed material from Chris’ incredible discography.

Take a look at last nights setlist of artists who showed their admiration of the late singer:

The Melvins
Kicking Machine
With Your Heart Not Your Hands
Leech
Heart Of Honey
Spoonman

Rita Wilson
The Promise

Nikka Costa and Alain Johannes
Disappearing One

Chris Stapleton
The Keeper

Foo Fighters
No Attention
Earache My Eye
Girl You Want
Everlong (Acoustic)

Josh Homme
Rusty Cage

Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, and Stone Gossard
Seasons

Miley Cyrus
Two Drink Minimum

Audioslave (Tom Morello and Brad Wilk)
Cochise (with Geezer Butler and Perry Farrell)
Be Yourself (with Geezer Butler and Juliette Lewis)
Set It Off (with Chris Chaney, Sam Harris and Tim Mcllrath)
Like A Stone (with Chris Chaney and Brandi Carlile)
Show Me How To Live (with Robert Trujillo and Dave Grohl)

Toni Cornell and Ziggy Marley
Redemption Song

Metallica
All Your Lies
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Master of Puppets
Head Injury

Ryan Adams
Dead Wishes
Fell On Black Days

Temple Of The Dog
Preaching The End Of The World
Can’t Change Me (with Alain Johannes, Eric Avery, and Josh Freese)
Hunted Down (with William DuVall, Jerry Cantrell, and Josh Freese)
All Night Thing (with Fiona Apple, Brendan O’Brien, David Garza, and Matt Chamberlain)
Reach Down (with Miguel, Nikka Costa, and Brendan O’Brien)
Say Hello 2 Heaven (with Miley Cyrus, Brendan O’Brien, and Josh Freese)
Hunger Strike (with Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, and Brendan O’Brien)

Soundgarden
Rusty Cage (with Taylor Momsen)
Flower (with Marcus Durant)
Outshined (with Marcus Durant and Stone Gossard)
Drawing Flies (with Taylor Momsen, Buzz Osbourne, Matt Demeritt, and Tracy Wanamae)
Loud Love (with Taylor Momsen, Tom Morello, and Wayne Kramer)
I Awake (with Taylor Hawkins and Buzz Osbourne)
The Day I Tried To Live (with Taylor Hawkins and Buzz Osbourne)
Black Hole Sun (with Brandi Carlile, Peter Frampton, Tim Hanseroth, and Phil Hanseroth)

WKQX Program Director Troy Hanson joins The KQX Morning Crew to recall his last text from the late singer:

Here are a few of the emotion performances that rocked the hearts of so many people:

Chris Cornell, you will never be forgotten. <3

 

The KQX Morning Crew with Brian, Ali, and Justin. 

What movies traumatized you as a kid?

January 17, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Everyone has that one movie that you weren’t supposed to watch but did anyway as a child and now you are traumatized for life.

What movies traumatized you? It may be one that wasn’t even a horror movie!

Ali said how the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory traumatized her and Justin said the Titanic did it for him, so it doesn’t have to be a horror movie.
But it still can be! Brian said the shinning, here are some responses we got on the text line:

  • “The scary movie leprechaun. That leprechaun gave me heebie-jeebies” – 847
  • “Congo. I was 11 and didn’t sleep for 3 days.” – 219
  • “Twister!! Parents took me to the drive in to see. Traumatized” – 630
  • “Aliens got me, always wary of vents cuz ALIENS” – 847
  • “The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. THE BUGS THAT GO UNDER YOUR SKIN” – 630
  • “Amityville Horror. I had an alarm clock just like the one in the movie that would CONSTANTLY reset to 12:00” – 815

We had so many responses, but we still want to know yours!

The KQX Morning Crew with Brian, Ali, and Justin. 

 

 

Sorry, no more life threatening pranks and stunts on YouTube

January 17, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

On Tuesday, the video platform YouTube issued an update that prohibits prank or challenge videos that could lead to death or serious physical injury.

This is because of the growing amount of challenges that have been posted, like the Tide Pod challenge, where people were eating the detergent pods or the ‘fire challenge’, which is when someone is shown setting themselves on FIRE.
The revised policy also comes after the Bird Box Challenge went viral. A trend that resulted in people performing tasks while wearing a blindfold.

In the updated guidelines they stated, “Challenges that present an apparent risk of death are not allowed on YouTube” The ban also extends to pranks that “lead victims to believe they are in physical danger or that can cause real physical harm.”

Netflix even tried ushering out a warning to stop people from doing the Bird Box challenge:

YouTube has said that violations to the ban will result in a “community strike” against the channel. Accounts who receive three strikes in 90 days will be terminated under this new policy.

Over the next two months, any videos that violate YouTube’s community guidelines will be removed and will not receive a strike if the content has been posted prior to the policy update.

Man tries to smuggle 16″ snake in his pants

January 16, 2019 | JVO

This is one of those stories where it’s best to report the facts and leave the snickering and double entendre up to you.

We just got word of a guy who was busted at the Berlin airport for trying to smuggle a boa constrictor onto his flight to Israel. Security assumed something was suspicious when, according to the press release, “the employees noticed that he carried something in his pants that did not belong there.”

The snake’s going to be okay; it was brought to a rescue center in Brandenburg. The guy who put the snake in his pants is facing a fine.

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Ghostbusters….3?!

January 16, 2019 | <3 Lauren

In a world where EVERY new movie seems to be a remake/reboot/sequel/prequel to a movie that was already made at least once… looking at you Spiderman #57…  Ghostbusters has a sequel on the way.  The original one this time.  Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman, has written it with Gil Kenan (Monster House) and plans to shoot the film this summer.  No word on whether the original cast is involved, but we have a (vague) trailer, yet a trailer nonetheless from From BD Horror Trailers and Clips:

Hello Ecto 👻  <3 Lauren

Alinea co-owner invites Clemson Tigers for celebration dinner

January 16, 2019 | JVO

The co-owner of the restaurant group that owns Alinea, Next, Roister and the Office has extended an invitation to the Clemson Tigers after they were treated to fast food at the White House.

Here’s the tweet from co-owner Nick Kokonas:

Love hurts, especially with knives involved.

January 16, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

A man was stabbed 13 TIMES by his girlfriend, and he still proposed to her in Russian court as she was about to be sentenced for nearly killing him.

Russian man – Shakur – begged the judge not to jail his girlfriend so they can plan a wedding, as she is facing 6 years in prison.

Shakur was nearly murdered in the frenzied knife attack and only survived by fleeing the scene. Yet after all that he still wants to marry her?

It took him 3 weeks of treatment in the hospital to heal his stab wounds.

The judge postponed his decision on sentencing until a future hearing.

We knew love hurts but didn’t know it was because of knives.

 

The KQX Morning Crew with Brian, Ali, and Justin. 

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa covers Cranberries classic

January 16, 2019 | JVO

93PUNX is a band Vic Mensa created to play music outside his usual style. In honor of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan, who died a year ago yesterday, 93PUNX released their version of “Zombie,” and it’s kinda great:

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Does your Chicago neighborhood make the list of “Most Annoying”?

January 16, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Digital Third Coast analyzed the 30 most densely populated neighborhoods in Chicago to see where neighbors complained the most about each other, in 2018.

Tallying 3-1-1 complaints in each neighborhood, for three types of issues: noise, garbage in alleys and dog poop.

Here’s the break down:

The loudest neighborhoods:

  1. The Gold Coast
  2. The Loop/Mag Mile
  3. River North
  4. Old Town
  5. West Loop

Neighborhoods with the most dog poop:

  1. Hermosa
  2. Greektown
  3. Bucktown
  4. North Center
  5. Garfield Park

Neighborhoods with the most garbage complaints:

  1. Old Town
  2. Bucktown
  3. Wicker Park
  4. Lincoln Park
  5. Greektown

Common Bucktown, on the list twice?

Least Annoying Neighborhoods Overall:

  1. Near West Side
  2. Near North Side
  3. Ukrainian Village
  4. South Lawndale
  5. West Loop

Did your neighborhood make the list?

 

The KQX Morning Crew with Brian, Ali, and Justin.

Super Bowl security unaffected by government shutdown

January 16, 2019 | JVO

Despite the U.S. government’s partial shutdown, you can rest assured that the Super Bowl will not be affected … even if the impasse drags on into February.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ the FBI has met with local and state officials in Atlanta on Tuesday to finalize their security for the Big Game when it comes to Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Even though the Atlanta PD is in charge of keeping the players and patrons out of harm’s way, they run their plans past the federal agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
FBI Specialist Kevin Rowson told TMZ, “Our plans for the Super Bowl security have not changed despite the shutdown.” DHS Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton also released a similar statement.

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Guess what you waste 22 years of YOUR LIFE staring at.

January 16, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

A recent study released that Americans now spend 42%, or 6 hours and 43 minutes, of their waking hours, staring at screens. Holy S***.

If you live to the average age of 78, you’ll spend the equivalent of 7,956 days staring at a screen.. which is basically 22 YEARS of your life. That’s a lot of time wasted away on a screen!

Three out of four people in the survey said they know they spend too much time staring at screens.
But it’s not stopping people.
We even take breaks from one screen to stare at another. 53% of people in the survey said they take breaks from their computer to stare at their phone.

The TV is still number one on the most common screen we stair at next to phones and laptops.

 

The KQX Mornign Crew with Brian, Ali, and Justin. 

Netflix is Raising Subscription Prices By Double Digits and now the stock is Soaring.

January 15, 2019 | Tim Virgin

It was nice while it lasted…

Netflix is raising subscription prices by 13% to 18%, the steepest increases since the company began streaming video more than a decade ago. The least expensive Netflix plan, Basic, will now cost $9, up from $8. The company’s most popular option, HD Standard, will now cost $13, up from $11, while 4K Premium plan will cost $16, up from $14.

Investors reacted and sent stock shares up 6.5% for the day, closing at $354.64. The stock has generally went down from past price hikes. The new round of price hikes is the fourth for Netflix and its first since 2017.

 

(Deadline)

 

 

 

 

The SUPER BLOOD WOLF MOON is coming

January 15, 2019 | JVO

Super Blood Wolf Moon sounds like a local band, but it’s actually a cosmic event. We’d try to explain, but we suck at science. Instead…

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Airport security lines could have 3-hour waits

January 15, 2019 | JVO

In Atlanta, America’s busiest airport is warning passengers that they might want to arrive very early for their flight. Because of the government shutdown, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport says travelers may need three hours to clear TSA. Transportation Security Administration agents are working without pay during the shutdown, and there have been nationwide reports of agents calling in sick. Some U.S. airports have closed terminals because of the shutdown.

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Stream new music from the Killers ‘Land Of The Free’

January 15, 2019 | Kevin

Nevada’s dustland heroes the Killers released a new song ‘Land Of The Free’ yesterday with a music video directed by Spike Lee.

In a recent interview with Beats 1, singer Brandon Flowers revealed the band is looking at new album in the future to follow up 2017’s ‘Wonderful Wonderful’. “In a perfect world, I could see the end of the year having something, but it’s probably more likely that it would be early 2020,” he explained according to Consequences of Sound.

 

Would You Want Your Ashes Pressed into a Vinyl Record When You Die? Hells YEAH!

January 15, 2019 | Tim Virgin

Have you thought about what you want to happen to your body when you die?  Above ground?  Below ground?  Well here’s an idea:  When you die in, let’s say, the year 2089, why not get your ashes turned into a hipster trend from the 2010s?  It’s also a cheaper alternative than a casket or cremation … am I right?

According to a new survey, one out of four people under 25 says they’d love for their ashes to get pressed into a VINYL RECORD when they die. About half would want their ashes made into a DIAMOND because apparently, you can do that too!

 

There IS a company that turns ashes into records.  Their slogan is “live on from beyond the groove”.

(The Independent)

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System Of A Down AND Rage?!

January 15, 2019 | <3 Lauren

John Dolmayan, drummer of System of a Down, announced a side project, “These Grey Men” 5 years ago and it looks like we will be hearing the first album soon!  “So, I know it’s been forever, but it will be released. I also had two kids between it, so when I had my kids, I stopped doing everything else and just concentrated on being a father. So, it takes time, but hopefully people will enjoy it” he told SOADmexico at the beginning of December.

“It will be released within the next four months. All the songs are finished, but we’re in the process of adding strings… And then, we’re actually starting to mix some of the songs that have already been done. And there’s some cool artists on it. Serj sang two songs, and the Avenged Sevenfold singer, Matt, he sang a song. And then I have a bunch of other friends that came. Tom Morello played guitar on a song.”

The entire interview including John’s love for comics is below, he talks about These Grey Men at 10:52

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<3 Lauren

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