A White Sox fan taunted Astros ace Justin Verlander, so he responded from the dugout with signs that read “NO YOU SUCK.”
A White Sox fan taunted Astros ace Justin Verlander, so he responded from the dugout with signs that read “NO YOU SUCK.”
At the next concert you attend, you might want to skip getting a few beers. Dutch researchers studied 51 young attendees of an outdoor music festival in the Netherlands. They found that drunk concertgoers are more likely to move closer to speakers.
Post-concert hearing loss does typically resolve; however, rates of longer-term hearing loss are on the rise. To curb the danger of hearing loss, the scientists say you should wear earplugs to concerts.
A man was arrested after being tased aboard an American Airlines flight last night. The flight originated in Miami and was scheduled to land in Chicago.
Miami-Dade Police Sgt. Lazaro Llerena told NBC News that prior to takeoff, the boyfriend of a woman on the plane contacted authorities after he said Jacob A. Garcia began touching her.
In a video taken by another passenger, which has been verified by American Airlines, Garcia is seen being held back by three police officers while asking, “What is the reason you’re removing me from this plane?” A voice from behind the camera said, “Well, you just assaulted a lady, for one.”
After appearing to try and reach for one of the officer’s guns, Garcia was tased. After initially not having an impact, he was tased again. This allowed him to be taken into custody.
Robert DeNiro’s Tribeca Grill restaurant in New York featured a surprise performance from Eddie Vedder on Saturday night. He joined the Tangiers Blues Band for a cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”:
Garbage announced they will celebrate their classic album ‘Version 2.0’ by playing it in full on their upcoming tour.
“Version 2:0 is, in my opinion, the quintessential Garbage record,” Shirley Manson said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “We are all very grateful to the millions of people who took it to their hearts at the time it was released and to those who continue to love on it still.”
The Grammy-nominated ‘V2.0’ helped establish Garbage as one of the top alternative bands of its generation, selling well over a million copies in 1998 with hits like ‘I Think I’m Paranoid,’ ‘Push It’ and ‘When I Grow Up.’
They’ll play the whole album when they come to the Rivera Theater on October 17th.
Check out pics of Garbage performing at PIQNIQ in 2016
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A Texas man is going to get 50 years for dealing in illicit, delicious meat. The story told below. The links to news articles, just a little further. — [eric]
The Dallas Morning News: Texas Man Who Stole $1.2M in Fajitas Gets 50 Years in Prison
The Sacramento Bee: 50 Years for Stealing Fajitas? Yes, Texas Judge Says, When It’s $1.2M Worth
The eagerly awaited Season 2 of Westworld debuts tonight on HBO. One of my favorite parts of the series is the piano re-imaginings of some of my favorite music. To get ready for tonight, check out how Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box” is weaved into this official trailer. When you’re done with that, you can listen to composer Ramin Djawadi’s covers of Radiohead, The Cure, and Soundgarden. — [eric]
In Season 1, this Radiohead song played a pivotal role in the finale:
The Cure – A Forest
Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
TMZ reports that actor Verne Troyer had passed away at the age of 49. Known for “Mini-Me” in the Austin Powers series, he also had roles in Men in Black, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and a handful of reality shows over the years. Vern had struggled with alcoholism in his life and reportedly had been hospitalized since the beginning of the month.
RIP. — [eric]
Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October Live In The #Lounge!
Before Blue October’s SOLD-OUT House Of Blues show, Justin Furstenfeld talks with Brian from 101WKQX in front of an intimate audience about his life in and out of music, jokes about how his family life influence his music, pranks he pulls on the lady behind the cash register at the supermarket, and of course, he performs several roaring solo acoustic songs.
Songs performed:
‘Into The Ocean’
‘King’
‘ I Hope You’re Happy’
Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October Live In The #SoundLounge!
Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October Live In The #SoundLounge!
Posted by 101 WKQX on Friday, April 20, 2018
Swedish-born producer and DJ Avicii, born Tim Bergling, has died. He was only 28 years old.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” his publicist Diana Baron said in a statement. “He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.”
Avicii was a pioneer of the contemporary Electronic Dance Movement and a rare DJ capable of worldwide arena tour. He won two MTV Music Awards, one Billboard Music Award and earned two Grammy nominations.
His death comes just days after he was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for top dance/electronic album for his EP “Avicii (01).”
More from Billboard HERE
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Here we go again… another study to launch another round of intense pizza debate. Online food delivery service Caviar’s released a list of its most popular pizza toppings, looking at data from more than 20 U.S. cities.
And the winners are…
1. Pepperoni
2. Sausage
3. Garlic (?)
4. Olives (??)
5. Mushrooms
6. Onions
7. Chicken
8. Oregano
One has to wonder how much Chicago data was looked at. Sausage would have to be number one here… wouldn’t it?
The Killers are getting ready to put out The Killers Career Vinyl Box, a 180-gram black vinyl collection, on June 15.
The massive set will include every studio album (Hot Fuss, Sam’s Town, Day & Age, Battle Born and Wonderful Wonderful), as well as the B-sides collection Sawdust and Live from the Royal Albert Hall.
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Franz Ferdinand performed an new synth-boogied down track called “Feel the Love Go” last night on the ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’. They were joined in the performance by special guest saxophonist James Chance. Hence why the questionable pun of ‘saxy’ was used in the title of this post.
The song has a real Talking Heads vibes to it right ?
According to a new study, the average American endures 1,205 stressful events a year and the number one expression of that frustration is swearing. Everyday stressing situations like for example your CTA train running late, can make us blow up and exclaim a curse word. The AVERAGE person drops their first swear word by 10:54 AM.
Those with particularly dirty mouths who are believed to be 1 in 4 don’t even make it to 9AM before dropping F-bombs and other words that would make Ralphie’s Mom from ‘A Christmas Story’ reach for a bar of soap.
We got the news today that Prince thought he was taking Vicodin when he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, almost 50 times stronger.
His estate shared a previously unreleased 1984 studio version of Nothing Compares 2 U including previously unseen rehearsal footage of Prince & The Revolution from the summer of 84.
A seven-inch vinyl single will also be released May 25th, while a limited-edition picture disc will be available exclusively through the Prince “HtNRun” online store.
RIP <3 @laurenoneil
Just in time for Earth Day (this Sunday), Apple’s introduced Daisy, their recycling robot.
Her job? You guessed it, to disassemble nine different versions of the iPhone, sorting all of their reusable components in the process. Daisy is a hard worker, too, capable of taking apart 200 iPhones in a given hour.
Apple’s making a donation to Conservation International, a Virginia-based environmental nonprofit, for every device turned in or traded until the end of the month.