Thanks to British station Radio X, we know another talent that Dave Grohl has under his belt — impressions. Here, he tells the story about how the Foo Fighters put one over on Christopher Walken before he introduced them on Saturday Night Live back in the day. —- [eric]
The Dark Knight was released on this day 10 years ago. (Are you kidding me?!? It’s been a decade?!?)
Someone with far greater time on their hands than I — cut together what the movie trailer probably would have looked like in 1985. It’s got all the eighties elements:
Coming soon….to a theater near you. If you could change the space-time continuum. —- [eric]
Any day we get new music from Rise Against is a good day. Watch ‘Broadcast [Signal] Frequency’
And if you were sleeping on their last new song ‘Megaphone’ wake the #&@$ up
Respect Existence or Expect Resistance.
Also, ‘The Ghost Note Symphonies Vol 1’ will feature uniquely orchestrated and stripped-down versions of Rise Against songs and we will have it on July 27th!
<3 @laurenoneil
I didn’t watch much tv on vacation, but Jurassic Park came on after a long day at the beach and whilst slightly intoxicated after drinking in the sand all day, I remembered how oddly sexual I found Jeff Goldblum in this movie.
To celebrate the movie’s 25th anniversary, this huge shirtless statue has been erected in front of Tower Bridge in London. Taking over six weeks and 25 hours to make, the oddly sexual statue is about 10 feet tall and 25 feet long.
If being attracted to plaster is wrong I don’t want to be right.
WKQX-FM’s “Courtesy Concert with Dirty Heads 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 “Courtesy Concert with Dirty Heads 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 “Courtesy Concert with Dirty Heads” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 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.
Looks like Bryan Cranston has been living in the Breaking Bad RV longing for the glory days when the show was on. Now he and Aaron Paul have teamed up with Omaze to offer someone the chance to join them in LA to cook breakfast in the Breaking Bad RV. It’s all to support the Kind Campaign and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. I just hope they empty the bucket before you set foot in that thing. -wALT
The “John Hancock Center” has been sold for $300 million dollars.
You will notice that “John Hancock Center” is in quotations — that’s because back in February, the famed insurance company requested all logos, signage, and names referencing the insurance company be removed.
Technically, the building is now known by it’s address (875 N. Michigan Ave.) — and as of today, has it’s naming rights on the market. The question is…will the buyer get their money’s worth?
It’s been almost 10 years since Willis Group Holdings negotiated a name change as part of their lease deal with the Sears Tower — but I’ll be dammed in anyone in Chicago actually refers to it as the Willis Tower. The ball park on the South Side has had three names in its lifetime (one borrowed, and two corporate partners). Yet, fans will call it “Comiskey,” “Sox Park,” and even “The Cell” — despite the fact that nickname was for the previous sponsor.
So, buy away companies — buy away. But if people continue to call things by what they know, do the naming rights you purchase even matter? — [eric]
Ahoy! Something is coming… to Hawkins, Indiana! pic.twitter.com/BI4wFRVzvB
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) July 16, 2018
Stranger Things is easily one of the most satisfying shows for multiple generations with it’s fresh mix of 80’s nostalgia. pre-teen angst, and cross-dimensional mosnter warfare. If they really want to ramp up the teeny bopping, it looks they will bring the drama (and some comedy) to the mall. This faux commercial for a mall was posted on Twitter today.
The show returned to production earlier this year. The following videos document how the show blends in influences from past shows with a sweet mix of cool and creepy.
You worked really hard for that corner office promotion. You are finally out of the cubicle pit, and then you discover there is a massive swarm of bats nesting outside your window. Yes, bats and no this not hallucination from ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’. It comes CBS Dallas-Fort Worth.
I thought our Midwestern cicadas were bad in the summer, this is just terrifying.
Both Jack White and Pearl Jam were on the NOS Alive Music Festival together in Portugal this past week, so why not perform together? White joined Seattle’s finest on their set closing cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” and he thrilled the crowd with several guitar solos on the rebellious song. And because we live in a world where everything gets filmed, here is the glorious collaboration.
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WKQX-FM’s “The Struts 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 “The Struts 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
WKQX-FM’s “The Struts 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 “The Struts 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
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WKQX-FM’s “Foo Fighters Ticket Blitz 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 “Foo Fighters Ticket Blitz 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.
Jam Productions, 207 West Goethe Street, Chicago, IL 60610
Ray Emery, the Blackhawks goalie who teamed up with Corey Crawford for the fewest goals allowed in the 2012-13 season and helped bring a Stanley Cup to Chicago, has passed away. A Chicago tribune report says that Emery jumped in the water in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario around 6AM on Sunday morning, but never resurfaced. Emery was 35. — [eric]
Since I was a kid, those bugs that light up at night — have always been called “lightning bugs.”
But it turns out that is because I grew up here in Chicago. Had I been born elsewhere, I very well might be calling them “fireflies.”
Josh Katz is a linguist who surveyed the country on how they talk. The following are just a few of the maps he put together a few years ago. For example (and thanks to RD.com):
— [eric]
Want to see the most Canadian thing ever? I present a road rage incident from up north (NSFW: language, and a homophobic slur). While I don’t condone chasing after and tapping on a vehicle to get their attention, without it — we wouldn’t have this. —- [eric]
Travis Barker, drummer of Blink-182 was involved in a car accident yesterday according to TMZ.
Barkers was reportedly making a left turn when his vehicle was struck by a school bus which fortunately did not have any students on board. Barker was driving with passengers including his teenage son. The report states Barker walked away from his car which suffered enough damage that it’s air-bags were activated, but his condition is unknown at this time, though he was described as ‘dazed’.
Barker has been through a serious accident in past. In 2008 after performing with DJ AM the chartered plane his group was traveling in crashed shortly after lift off. That crash unfortunately saw 4 people lose their lives, while AM and Barker survived. Barker endured serious injuries due to the plane crash with burns to more than half his body. He shared the arduous process of his recovery which included 27 surgeries, in an interview with ABC.
Recently Barker has been in a scary battle with blood clots in his arms which have forced Blink to reschedule dates for their Las Vegas residency. Barker documented his recovery process in this video which was shared last week online.
Blink-182 are currently scheduled to headline Riot Fest in Douglas Park in September.