What it Might Sound Like if Blink-182 Wrote “Free Fallin”

Alex Melton’s YouTube channel if full of amazing covers. But, if you ever wondered what Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin”  woould sound like if Blink-182 came up with it first, this is as close as you’re going to get.

While we’re at it, the Fall Out Boy version is pretty awesome, too!

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New Trailer for Deadpool 2!

Sheriff Deadpool battles Cable in this NSFW trailer. Gotta love the the attention to detail. They even put “Andy” on his foot. Also, points for the JL mustache slam.

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Behind-the-Scenes of Fall Out Boy’s “Church” Video

Fall Out Boy giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the video shoot for “Church.”

Here’s what the finished product looks like…

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Fall Out Boy hits Wrigley in September with Rise Against and Machine Gun Kelly. You can score your way in HERE.

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Video: Man gets junk stuck in public transit turnstile

Warning this is HARD to watch, and does NOT feature any graphic nudity but it’s not easy to hear this man screams as a team of police and transit officials work to get his junk removed from a turnstile in London’s Underground system. The story has been viral today in the UK, and  Metro had an on-point lead-off line saying the following:

Sometimes in life you have days where everything goes perfectly and you end up feeling like a superhero. Then there are the times when you try to hurdle the gates in the London Underground and get your genitals stuck in the barriers.

Yeah, this was one of those days. It does make you think of all the bad behavior on the CTA which I am pretty sure we have all witnessed once or twice.The man was removed safely but appeared to be in a tremendous amount of pain, on top of the huge amount of regret he has for trying that in the first place.

 

David Bowie’s music is being sent to Mars by SpaceX

Ground Control to Major Tom….

Today with much news coverage, New tech titan Eilon Musk’s SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy, the largest rocket from Earth since NASA’s Saturn 5 which brought man to the Moon. This massive scientific marvel will bring the rocket with a view-able distance of Mars and from there it will launch a smaller rocket vehicle which will have a Tesla Roadster attached which will be playing rock ‘n roll spaceman David Bowie’s epic “Space Oddity”. Yes, a song about a astronaut whose aware he’s going to lost in space forever is going to be played in a car that will be lost in space forever. Above you can watch a CGI mock up for the planned Falcon Heavy journey to the tune of Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’.

Musk just continues to be the real world’s version of Tony Stark from Marvel. When will he reveal he’s Iron Man?!

WKQX alt-J Web Contest

WKQX’s “Alt-J Web” 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 “Alt-J Web” 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 3:15 pm CT on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 and will run through 12:00 pm CT on Tuesday, June 5, 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 “alt-J” Contest link, and complete an entry form.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing.  Limit one (1) entry per person per day 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. On or about 12:00 pm CT on Tuesday, June 5, 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 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 of notification 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 two (2) tickets to alt-J on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Huntington Bank Pavilion. ARV [Eighty Dollars] ($80.00).  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 Entertainment, 111 E. Upper Wacker Dr. #1400, Chicago, IL 60601

 

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Watch LCD Soundsystem on Austin City Limits

LCD Soundsystem continued their victory march after releasing last year’s ‘American Dream’ album with kick-ass shows , a performance this week on the classic music performance TV stage ‘Austin City Limits’ which aired this past week on PBS. The seminal alt-dance band lead by James Murphy performed several ‘Dream’ songs including ‘Tonite’ and some deeper cuts from their back catalog including “New York, I Love You but your bringing me down”. You can watch the entire rousing set by arena-level band in an intimate space above.

Here are the songs they performed in this episode.

“Oh Baby”
“Call the Police”
“I Can Change”
“Change Yr Mind”
“Tonite”
“New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”
“Emotional Haircut”
“All My Friends”

 

Robbers Knew He Wouldn’t Be Home…Because He Was Playing in the Super Bowl

Just another reminder to be careful what you broadcast on social media — “Hey, look at me on my awesome sunny vacation while you sit there in a crappy Chicago winter!” 😠 — because you never know what nefarious people are paying attention to the status of all the cool stuff you have in your house.

Although…I’m not sure how Rob Gronkowski could have avoided this.

Police in Foxborough were notified when the Patriots tight end returned home late yesterday afternoon — because his home had been robbed.

Playing in the biggest football game of the year makes it pretty simple to know if one can take your s#%&.  No word on what is now missing.  — [eric]

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Could the Cure for Baldness be in McDonald’s Fries?

Scientists have found a way to grow hair in mice using human stem cells and a chemical found in McDonald’s french fries. Apparently, researches were able to make “hair follicle germs” in the lab thanks to dimethylpolysiloxane. Which is also used in McDonald’s fries This is added to keep oil from foaming up while they are cooking the fries. Since we are clearly getting to a point of expertise that’s above my pay grade, check out more from Professor Junji Fukuda, of Yokohama National University at Metro UK. Or, just watch the video.

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You Can Own Travis Barker’s Former Motorcycle…

TMZ is reporting that this green beauty that once belonged to the Blink-182 drummer is on the market — again:

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The 2007 Honda CBR1000RR was mainly used to promote Travis Barker’s clothing line during his ownership — and only had 6 miles reportedly before being sold.  And now THAT new owner is putting it up for sale.

Asking price?  $16,900.  Perfect for tooling around the grey, slushy February streets of Chicagoland, if you ask me.  — [eric]

 

New Character Posters for “Solo: A Star Wars Story”

We finally saw the first trailer fro “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” Now we can get our geek on with the character posters. Of course Chewie never changes, but how awesome does Donald Glover look as Lando?!?! This hits theaters on May, 25th.

And in case you missed the trailer…

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Panic! At The Disco Spreading the Love with Limited Edition Valentine’s Tees

Panic At The Disco are spreading the love with their limited edition Valentine’s Day tee shirts. If you can’t stand Valentine’s Day because it’s a made up reason to tell someone you love them, then you can just call it a pink heart Panic tee shirt. Or something.

If Brendon really loved us he’d get us some new music for V-Day, but until then here’s “Death of a Bachelor” live from the Lounge. Something that will probably happen a lot on Valentine’s Day.

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Vance Joy’s Inspiration for New Album

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SNOW DAY SIMPSONS: Remember Mr. Plow

On a day where over 600 flights were cancelled at O’Hare due to firgid weather and snowfall, we turn to the classic Simpsons episode about Homer’s short-lived but eventful run as Springfield’s winter weather hero Mr. Plow.

This piano geek on Youtube,  Finn M.K. did a dub of improvised playing over a clip from the Mr. Plow commercial, and it reminds us what those Plow drivers today are enduring.

Here’s an on-point 60 second review to remind of the battle between Homer and Barney a.k.a “the Plow King’.

Remember these wonderful moments….

 

 

If you are cable subscriber, you can watch the ‘Mr. Plow’ adventure in it’s entirety here. 

 

Watch Paramore become a demented morning news show

Paramore just posted their new music video for “Rose Colored Boy” and boy does this video deliver as the first great music video of 2018. It has the band playing a cheery morning news team and their 80’s erea TV show goes off the rails as the song goes on. It’s just demented and fun, and adds another layer of greatness to 2017’s album ‘After Laughter’.

Relive our exclusive LOUNGE session with Paramore before they took the stage at Riot Fest in 2017