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.
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:
[📷 : FLICKR/daredevil26]
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…
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.
Something for your Valentine 💘 up on https://t.co/PnohptNh42 until 2/14 pic.twitter.com/pBXrSR86bQ
— Panic! At The Disco (@PanicAtTheDisco) February 5, 2018
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.
Vance Joy’s Inspiration for New Album
Vance Joy is getting ready to release his sophomore album, “Nation of Two.” He’s been sharing a lot about what inspired the album and also giving us a sneak peek at what we can expect. “Nation of Two” is out on February, 23rd. Vance is also hitting the road. So far his site only has dates until July, 14th. None of those are in Chicago, but that’s probably going to change. We’ll spread the word if/when there is any info on that.
For me ‘Nation of Two’ describes a perfectly self contained universe. A relationship that helps give you your bearings. Out Feb 23 x pic.twitter.com/Mbt2j64AMY
— Vance Joy (@vancejoy) February 5, 2018
My new song, “Saturday Sun,” from my forthcoming album ‘Nation of Two’ is available now. You can listen to it on @Spotify and other streaming services here https://t.co/LtZOXxCHQ9 pic.twitter.com/Q9pcscoM6L
— Vance Joy (@vancejoy) February 1, 2018
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
Walk The Moon Interview: “Alternative Chart/Eli’s Pants”
Walk The Moon – One Foot (Wintrust Band Jam)
Kevin Hart did silly stuff at the Super Bowl, got rejected
Comedy superstar and Philadelphia Eagles fan Kevin Hart made some headline last night after his team upset the favored New England Patriots to win the NFL Championship. Hart could be seen online attempting to get on the podium with the team when the field filled up at U.S. Bank Stadium, he was denied. The comedian then made what looked like an impromptu appearence on the NFL Network in which he used a naughty word on live TV. Yeah, Hart was going hard at the big game last night but his behavior is slightly silly.
Security guard playing better defense on Kevin Hart than either team did in the game: pic.twitter.com/Stj85U87co
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) February 5, 2018
Kevin Hart made it onto the NFLN set, declared that he was drunk, then dropped an f-bomb pic.twitter.com/Wpt4H01mqM
— Melissa Jacobs (@thefootballgirl) February 5, 2018
Hart for his part, apologized in a video he posted on his IG. It seems like the hangover and reality of his drunken behavior is kicking in.
38,000 Packs of Frozen Veggies Recalled by Aldi Because of Dead Rat
38,000 bags of Four Seasons Mixed Vegetables have been pulled from Aldi shelves after a dead rat was allegedly discovered by a woman from the U.K. Pat Cornwall told The Sun, ““I couldn’t believe my eyes when I pulled it out. It just looked like half a rat. It had fur on it. I showed my husband and because it was frozen we left it to defrost before taking another look at it.”
The Sun uncovered a report from Aldi saying it had received one customer complaint and two from Environmental Health about similar issues. One report notes a “mouse portion” was found in February, 2017.
And with that, let’s eat some meat.
FIRST LISTEN: New Super Soulful Song from X Ambassadors
This song is called “Don’t Stay” — and holy falsetto! — a passionate message as old as time: letting go someone you love. New album JOYFUL coming this spring from the group, by the way. — [eric]
List of ‘Items Banned’ From Recent Foo Fighters Show…is Just Priceless
Foo Fighters performed in New Zealand on Saturday night, and the list of items people could not bring into the stadium started out pretty standard — no large bags, coolers, prepared food — but then it turned left about 90 degrees :
- Unflattering photos of Ryan Seacrest
- Mix tapes NOT in CD format.
- Scythes
- Pirated VHS Tapes of “Land Of The Lost,” The Series
And so on….I won’t ruin the rest of the discovery process for you. Enjoy reading the rest. — [eric]
[📷 : Radio Hauraki]
NFL Bad Lip Reading
The latest NFL Bad Lip Reading is out. Perfect way to close out the season.
And The Winner Is? “Ad Meter” Reveals Highest Rated Commercial From Last Night
It was a close finish. But the winner in this year’s Ad Meter, the live poll that surveys what America thinks about the commercial during the Super Bowl, is this one:
It barely beat out this —- high energy dance number? — from the NFL (they appear to have tied according to the link above, but it must have been beat by just thousandths of a point):
A honorable mention — just because I’m going to be saying this to a certain coworker of mine for a while:
Good luck, Kevin Kellam. You all know what to do. — [eric]
Lounge on the Road: The Wombats
