I’m really intrigued by this new artist Just Loud. Check out his video for Electrified! -wALT
I’m really intrigued by this new artist Just Loud. Check out his video for Electrified! -wALT
Foo Fighters in the Friendly Confines! Sunday and Monday, wondering what you shouldn’t bring with you? The Cubs sent out this handy list!
Gates open at 5p, show starts at 7, see you there!! (Without my pirated VHS tapes of “Land of the Lost,” the series, of course)
Happy 25th birthday to the seminal album Siamese Dream, earlier this year the Smashing Pumpkins got the album cover girls, Ali and LySandra, back together to recreate the magic captured a quarter century ago
The Shiny and Oh So Bright tour is coming to the United Center 8/13 and 13, score your tickets HERE!
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Tre Cool shared on Instagram a setlist the band’s been rehearsing. The timing definitely lines up with “Dookie’s” 25th anniversary next year…
If you saw his sold out show at Schuba’s than you know Dennis Lloyd has a pretty cool live show with these horns. Here’s a little taste from Kimmel the other night. -wALT
New Twenty One Pilots video! “TRENCH” comes out on October 5.
There are moments when this trailer feels like a YA version of a horror flick, and some where it definitely does not.
Shark attacks tourist Melissa Brunning
Melissa Brunning was taking advantage of a rare opportunity to feed what she thought was a placid shark in northern Western Australia. But, then the two-metre tawny nurse got a hold of her.Story: https://bit.ly/2KyCFSh#Sharks #7News
Posted by 7 News Sydney on Saturday, June 30, 2018
So just as Shaq and Ronda Rousey jump into shark cages for Shark Week, this story resurfaced with flesh-ripping jaws on it. A women in Australia was bitten by a nurse shark when feeding it (WHY?!) and was dragged by the missile-shaped killing machine into crocodile infested waters. Some how the unaware vacationer survived with her finger in tact, though it required surgery after an infection.
Much thanks to Dumb People Town for alerting me to this dumb fun story.
This is the perfect use of Jungle’s new song “Happy Man”. This was put together for last weekend’s Comic Con in San Diego where the cast of Breaking Bad celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary.
Be sure to check out Jungle at Lolla!! (Friday 9:00 on the American Eagle Stage) -wALT
It’s business time! The musical comedic duo Flight of the Conchords who produced one of the funniest TV shows of our generation, will return to HBO for a live special from the famed Apollo Theater in New York on October 6th. The news was confirmed today by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement in a video announcement. It features their whimsical banter that fans have come to love from the two adorable Kiwis.
If you have always dreamed of Brendon Urie and Cyndi Lauper dueting, it happened the other night in Long Island…
Urie starred in Kinky Boots, the musical featuring original compositions by Lauper, and I think they are phenomenal together. Just wish HER MIC WAS TURNED UP A SCOSCHE!
Wonder who will join him onstage at the Allstate Arena in Febuary? Need tickets? Score a couple on us HERE.
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Another day, another dude shouting the world is going to end. This guy says it is Friday. Because of the Blood Moon. Hope you have your affairs in order.
And to add insult to injury, the Blood Moon will only be visible in Chicago through a livestream HERE.
“The rotation of the earth means that the eclipse won’t be visible from anywhere in the continental United States. Those places lucky enough to see it include most of Europe, Asia, and Africa. South Asia, the Middle East and east Africa will have a full and unobstructed view — weather providing,” freep.com
RIP to earth. <3 @laurenoneil
Soooo….not exactly a great game last night for the Chicago Cubs.
Down by a lot of runs and with an already taxed bullpen, Joe Maddon did what a lot of managers in MLB do: he decided to utilize position players to pitch.
Anthony Rizzo is one of those position players. And he REALLY wanted to make his debut as a major league pitcher, albeit as mop up in a awful game. So when the opportunity finally presented itself, he thought he was the guy. NOT SO FAST:
It wasn’t Rizzo getting to pitch yesterday that was the best. It was THIS move pulled by Maddon just before. #SIKE #FakeOut #Cubs pic.twitter.com/xPXJovhy2P
— Eric Kristensen (@erickristensen) July 24, 2018
The look on his face! 😆
Joe Maddon certainly knows how to keep his guys loose, even in a crappy situation. The Cubs still have the best record in the National League, for reference. — [eric]
WKQX-FM’s “Joywave and Sir Sly Text” Contest
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I have many questions after watching this late-1980’s elementary-school targeted educational video.
The eighties gonna eighties…I guess. — [eric]
So, THIS happened at yesterday’s Chicago Cubs game. But there is always more than meets the eye. More on that in a minute — right now, check out the dreams of a kid get dashed.
Sorry, kid. Baseball is for balding men. pic.twitter.com/o138NDkcRe
— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) July 22, 2018
The Cubs got wind of it, so they hooked up the kid with TWO baseballs — one game used and one autographed by Javy Baez. MY MAN!
A @javy23baez signed ball should take care of it. #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/4YzUlG8qfN
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 22, 2018
Turns out, the bald guy isn’t the bad guy he is made out to be.
I spoke with people from the Cubs. The man who grabbed the ball on the widely seen video had actually already helped the little boy get a ball earlier. The young man has a game used ball and a Javy Baez ball. All is well. Guy is A-OK so let it go people.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) July 23, 2018
So he isn’t a horrible person. HOWEVER…in the age of cameras being EVERYWHERE, it might be better to follow a certain protocol. Namely — if you are an adult, maybe you don’t get to walk out of the ballpark with a souvenir anymore?
I’ve NEVER caught a stray baseball in the stands, but if I do — here’s my plan: I find some young fan, preferably with an old worn glove, a Cubs hat, and that flash of excitement in the eye brought on by being at a real-life pro ballgame. I make a deal with the kid — with parental permission — that I get to take a selfie of the ball that I caught along with the kid that I will entrust for its safe keeping forevermore. I think everyone wins that way. — [eric]
WKQX-FM’s “Lollapalooza 4-Day Pass Ticket Blitz Text” Contest
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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.
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CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Before they raise Wrigley Field to heavens when they open for the Foo Figthers on the 29th and make their triumphant return to our LOUNGE, check out the new party-vibes video from the Struts for the song ‘Body Talks’. The video just shows off how FUN this band is, all caps were necessary.
Check out this video of the last time, the Struts graced our lil’ bunker of live music joy.
The Collins Street Prison in Joliet closed its doors in 2002, and now it’s ready to open again… as a museum.
The prison stands 25 feet high, with five foot thick walls. And soon, you can do your own version of a perp walk through its corridors. The prison grand opening is set for August 25.
Most famously, it appeared in “The Blues Brothers”: