Smashing Pumpkins roll out an ice cream truck in Wicker Park

It does’n seem like February weather is sending you chasing after your neighborhood ice cream truck, and then this happened. The Smashing Pumpkins are gearing up for their big return with Billy Corgan being rejoined by original members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, with an ominous countdown clicking down to the 15th. Today in Los Angeles and New York, as well here in Chicago, fans have able to seek out a specially designed ice cream truck they can draw on and engage in an interactive contest. The winner get exclusive prizes and more.

The ice cream truck is symbolically connected with the band after playing  a role in their classic ‘Today’ video.

The SP ice cream truck hit the streets of Wicker Park near Violet Hour. Our own Indie-Pendenat Dance Party DJ’s and former Kill Hannah bassist Greg Corner found the SP truck and shared some social media love for it on Facebook. 

This is all going on while there is a bit of drama between the Pumpkins and former bassist D’Arcy Wretzky , read that story here. 

THE FURBY ORGAN: A MUSICAL MONSTER YOU MUST SEE

 

Jack Battle is a musical mad scientists for sure, especially this week after he created a Frankensteing like creation in the Firby Organ on his Youtube, Look Mum No Computer. Battle spent years crafting, soldering, and tweaking over these demented scary toys to make this organ that combines all of their weird wales, Beelzebub beeps, and hellscape sounds for this video. No matter what you think of it, the video has quickly gone viral with the #17 spot on Youtube’s trending clips list.

Battle has an impressive YT with several videos where he through his cockney accent, hacks up old tech to make mutant delights like when he turns this old bike into a power point for a synthesizer. Yes, the bike powers the beats!

Over the Olympics? What About Skiing Robots?

I tried to get into the Olympics last night, I really did.

Curling didn’t do it for me. And I was even less excited about team figure skating. The problem, as I’ve come to realize, is that the Olympics are robot-free. Someone, somewhere realized this and created the Ski Robot Challenge. Eight robotics teams from universities, institutes and a private company gathered today at a ski resort about an hour away from Pyeongchang to compete for 10K.

Cold, sub-zero wind chills may sideline Olympic competitions, but not robot skiing contests. Watch for yourself:

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Chris Rock’s new stand up special hits Netflix for Valentines

Netflix has a very funny Valentines planned for you. The streaming service will release the first of two news stand up specials from comedy icon Chris Rock. The news was confirmed today that the new special titled ‘Tamborine’ would be debut tomorrow, so tonight at 12am if you’re going to be up that late. The special was filmed at  Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City and was directed by comedian Bo Burnham. The special was a part of Rock’s first full fledged tour in many years, and it will be his first special since 2008’s ‘Kill the Messenger ‘. Rock played 4 shows at the Chicago Theater in September 2017.

Rock signed with Netflix a reported $40 million dollar deal for two specials. There is not set timetable for the second special’s release.

 

 

The Smashing Pumpkins’ Soap Opera Continues

In case you haven’t been paying attention to the back and forth between the reunited members of the Smashing Pumpkins and bassist D’arcy Wretzky it hasn’t been pretty. Now, on the latest installment of “As the Pumpkin Turns” the band is addressing why she has not been a part of the reunited Pumpkins project. According to Billy, Jimmy and James it was not for lack of trying. In fact, they put it back on D’arcy in this statement.

“In reuniting The Smashing Pumpkins, the band’s dedication remains to its fans and its music. To that, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and William Corgan haven’t played a show with D’arcy Wretzky for over 18 years. But it’s not for a lack of trying. For despite reports, Ms. Wretzky has repeatedly been invited out to play with the group, participate in demo sessions, or at the very least, meet face-to-face, and in each and every instance she always deferred. We wish her all the best, and look forward to reconnecting with you all very soon.”

If you have time and want to go further down the rabbit hole, ou can find a pretty good recap of all that’s been said at NME.

Remember the simpler times when everyone was just floating on clouds and playing music?

The band has been teasing something. They have a countdown clock running on SmashingPumpkins.com. Whether it’s a tour, a new album, or something else is still a guess. This did show up on Twitter, though.

 

 

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Happy Paczki Day!

It’s Paczki Day also know as Fat Tuesday. Which is totally fitting since most of us are going to fill up on these amazing Polish pastries today. Trust no one that tells you they only had one.

Here’s a rundown of where you can get your fix in Chicago from Do312!

Check out Eat The Burbs for spots outside of the city.

And in case you want to find a gym, for tomorrow of course. Gyms.

 

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New Gross Toy let’s you pop zits like it’s freshman year again

Some of us may have in our teen years labored over clogged skin with the disgust but sometimes oddly satisfying practice of pimple popping, but now you can relive that with the Pop It Pal. It a very real toy made out of life-like silicone with ‘pores’ that that you pop out the ‘pus’. Yep it’s gross, but people are watching those pimple pop videos in big numbers and no matter how gross this looks, it also looks like fun. You get it online here. 

Gross toys are not something news. Remember ‘Creepy Crawlers’ or those freakish ‘Garbage Pale Kids‘ cards?

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Dude Buys Tickets/Flight to See Not the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Duncan Rob thought he found the ultimate deal on tickets to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He bought them as a gift. $41 to see the Peppers play in Belfast. It wasn’t until much later that he realized hes going to see RHCP, the Red Hot Chili Pipers. The “most famous bagpipe band on the planet.”

In an interview with Storyful Rob said, “fast forward a month and we get the actual tickets through the post – brilliant! Up they went on the board – still nobody had noticed my mistake. “It was only until the Wednesday before when my gf wanted to know who was supporting them. She couldn’t find anything about the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in Belfast.”

He still went to the show. Because why pass up a chance to fly to Belfast and see this…

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Former White Sox Pitcher Caught with 20 Kilos of Cocaine, Heroin

Former White Sox pitcher, Esteban Loaiza was caught with 20 kilos of cocaine and heroin on Friday in San Diego. He was charged with transporting with intent to sell. In case you’re not up on the kilos to pounds conversion, we are talking 44lbs of cocaine/heroin. Loaiza spent time with the Sox from 2003-2004, making the All Star team both years, before coming back to close out his career on the South Side in 2008. Here’s some of his appearance in the 2004 All Star Game.

Check out more from the Sun Times.

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Stranger Things Season 3 Cutting Back to 8 Episodes

The new season of Stranger Things is set to start filming in April. Word is the new season will jump ahead a year which means there will be a lot of 80’s awesomeness for them toe nerd out over. The biggest difference is the show will cut back to 8 episodes. Just like the first season. To be fair, season two only had 9 episodes, but a lot of people were hoping it might move in the other direction. Possibly leading to a 10 or more episode season.

The more important part is the core cast will all return for the new run.

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WKQX SharpeVision Modern Lasik Surgery Contest

WKQX-FM’s “SharpeVision Modern Lasik Surgery” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“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 “SharpeVision Modern Lasik Surgery” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years (19 in Alabama and 21 in Mississippi) or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days. Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 12:00am CT on Monday, February 19, 2018 and will run through 11:59pm CT on March 10, 2018 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:

(i)  EventAttend the Windy City BREWHAHA conducted by the Station on March 10, 2018 from either 1:00pm – 4:00pm or 6:00pm – 9:00pm at The Geraghty, located at 2520 S Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608 and complete an entry form.  Limit one (1) entry per person per event.  All entries must be received by the deadline stated at the event.

(ii)  Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101wkqx.com during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Win a FREE Lasik Procedure!” Contest link, and complete an entry form.  All entries must be received by 11:59 pm CT on March 10, 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 per day 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.

  1. Winner Selection. At approximately 12:00 pm CT on Monday, March 12, 2018, Station will select one (1) entry for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period.  The winning entrant MUST be a LASIK candidate as determined at SharpeVision Modern LASIK’s sole & absolute discretion. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is one (1) LASIK procedure, a Lifetime Commitment Plan, a Comprehensive Eye Exam, and post-operative care. ARV: Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($4,900).  Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

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.

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion. Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

CONTEST SPONSOR:  Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611

SharpeVision Modern LASIK, 145 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60610

 

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The Future of Beer? NO Alcohol, According to Experts

When I read this headline — Forget Craft Beer: The Next Craze is Non-Alcoholic Brews — my defenses went up.  To be more specific, I believe I uttered the word, “bulls#%&.”

But take a look at the reasoning behind making beer sans the buzz — and it makes a little bit of sense:

  • More people are giving up alcohol for health reasons, but still want that sensation of the “after work beer.”
  • This may be hard to believe — but some people just like the taste of a well-crafted beer and want to skip the associated buzz.
  • The audience is growing — 33% of Spaniards and 22% of Germans are now customers of low/non-alcoholic brew.

Here’s the other reason why the biggest producers of beer — the MACRObrewers, if you will — seem to be on board:  they make more profit.  A non-buzzing beer doesn’t have to pay alcohol tax.  So much so that experts estimate that THIS will make up to about 20% of their entire production.

(I’m crying a little on the inside.)

So, this is an actual thing.  Not so sure its a thing that *I* want to be a part of.  Instead of “unleaded,” I’ll continue enjoying the full octane version, thank you very much.  — [eric]

Jimmy Fallon goes all Shia LeBouf on the Winter Olympics

‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon is on the same network as the current Winter Olympic games in Pyongchang, South Korea, so of course he rolled jokes all over the proceedings with his impression of Donald Trump introducing the countries, how many condoms will distributed in the Olympic village, but there was one topical bit that took the week: the pep talk.

Inspired by the popular meme of ‘Transformers’ star Shia LeBouf screaming vague motivation in front of a green screen, Fallon ended his Hashtag Game segment, by delivering some requested motivation to American downhill skier LIndsey Vonn whose competing in South Korea. This specific chunk of gold starts around the 5 minute mark.

How to work around those new Snapchat changes

So Snapchat made some changes last week to their social media video service, and users apparently are not taking to it. Enter a crafty Twitter user Clare James has found a pretty simple  workaround that let’s you Snap the way you used to Snap. So there you go, back to throwing a giant cartoony puppy’s tongue over your face or catching those perfect 13 seconds of slow mo video of your dog running through the snow.

Keychain Sized Gameboy

Plays every single Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Sega Master System and GameGear game. It fits on your keyring and doesn’t need AA-batteries!

This crowdsourced game console has been fully funded and Orders placed now ship May 15, 2018!

Order yours here —->  https://www.crowdsupply.com/teampocket/pocketsprite

WATCH: AWOLNATION’s Unique “Analog” Show in Vienna

One take.  One chance.  AWOLNATION recently did a unique show in Vienna, where what was played — great, terrible or otherwise — was recorded to vinyl in real time.  12 minutes per side.  No chance to fix things in post production.  What you hear is what you get, thanks to a project by Red Bull TV.  Check it out.   — [eric]

 

WKQX Depeche Mode Web & Text Contest

WKQX-FM’s “Depeche Mode Web & 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 “Depeche Mode Web & Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning. Void where prohibited. All federal, state, and local regulations apply.

Eligibility. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days.Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren. The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

  1. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 3:30 pm CT on Friday, February 9, 2018 and will run through 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 (the “Contest Period”). The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  2. How to Enter. To enter:

(i) Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101wkqx.com

during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Depeche Mode” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, May 30, 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 per day 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.

(ii) TextSend a text message with the keyword MODE to 312-101 during the Sweepstakes Period. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual’s wireless carrier, may apply, and Station assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from Station. Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant. Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same telephone number. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different telephone phone numbers, identities, or any other methods will void that participant from further participation in the Sweepstakes.

  1. Winner Selection. On or about 1:00 pm CT on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, Station will select five (5) entries for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable. A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.
  3. Grand Prize. Five (5) Grand Prizes will be awarded in this Contest. The Grand Prize is 2 tickets to Depeche Mode on Friday, May 30, 2018 at United Center. The Station will decide which show date. ARV [seventy nine dollars] ($79.00). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

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.

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
  3. All State, Local, Federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner. All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion. Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611;

Live Nation, 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60601

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