Give him credit for trying, but this kids mom totally busted him for ordering a bong. “What the frick?” You gotta sell it better than that!
High-five to Avocado for this.
Give him credit for trying, but this kids mom totally busted him for ordering a bong. “What the frick?” You gotta sell it better than that!
High-five to Avocado for this.
WKQX-FM’s “Bishop Briggs 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 “Bishop Briggs Web & Text” 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 “101WKQX Presents… Bishop Briggs” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Thursday, May 31, 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.
(ii) Text: Send a text message with the keyword BRIGGS to 312-101 during the Contest Period. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Thursday, May 31, 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.
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.
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Chicago 💜 pic.twitter.com/10u5yCX61x
— Fall Out Boy (@falloutboy) January 18, 2018
Fall Out Boy at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, it’s happening. No confirmed date just yet, but Willmete’s finest will be playing at the home of Cubs which the band announced today online. The big news comes just a day before they release their long anticipated new album,‘ M A N I A’ tomorrow. FOB played a brief performance at Wrigley on opening day of last season, when the Cubbies played St. Louis. Expect the show to go down sometime later this year.
FOB’s Pete Wentz previously expressed his desire to play Wrigley in the past. During a 2016 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Wentz shared his dream show for the band who have gone from VFW halls in the northern burbs to being one of the most successful bands in the world. Read that here.
As for the new album, the band is more than excited go somewhere new with their sound. “This [record] is the most off-script we’ve gone,” Stump told AltPress in a cover story on the alum. “I want to try to invent something, because life’s too short.”
A new year bring hope and promise… and it looks like 2018 is bringing us MEASLES.
The second confirmed case also out of O’Hare (might be time to start booking everything out of Midway…)
The measles virus can linger in the air and on surfaces for hours after an infected person leaves the area. This infected person was at Terminal 5 Jan. 9th between 8:30a and noon according to the Illinois Department of Health. Other time and locations in Skokie of potential exposure to the case can be found on the Sun Times site HERE.
Signs and symptoms from the CDC HERE
(Inforgraphic from www.cdc.gov)
2018. The year measles came back.
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Manchester Orchestra is premiering a new live video for The Gold, filmed at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco:
They will be in our Sound Lounge for an intimate performance Monday afternoon the 22nd! The ONLY way in is HERE
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Dance pop duo the Chainsmokers released a fresh single ‘Sick Boy’ this week, but the new track ruffled the feathers of Twenty One Pilots fans who took their emotions to social media. The ‘Clique’ seems to think the track is a rip-off of the beloved Ohio alternative band and the accusation seems to be picking up steam.
Here’s the crack of what people are saying online.
The Chainsmokers new song is literally a ripoff of twenty one pilots. It went from worse to worser! pic.twitter.com/fTFja554I8
— frank (@franktbh) January 17, 2018
the chainsmokers deadass just copied twenty one pilots an entire 3 years later
— bread, but also brad (@bradxperez) January 17, 2018
the new chainsmokers song is too much like twenty one pilots and it makes me angry cause twenty one pilots are so wonderfully original and the chainsmokers are pissing all over their sound
— 𝕭𝖊𝖙𝖍™️ (@BethyClyro) January 18, 2018
Chainsmokers are trying to steal twenty one pilots lane 👎🏻 pic.twitter.com/zMtrY6FhMl
— Bro Goddess 🌙 Lady of the Whorl (@DocBenzedrine) January 18, 2018
'Sick Boy' by the Chainsmokers sounds like it's from a twenty one pilots cover band that decided to attempt their own original song… #KnockOff
— Monique (@mo_vasq15) January 18, 2018
So does ‘Sick Boy’ actually sound like a TOP track? Some have pointed to ‘Heathans’ as the specific song that it takes the most from, while others have tagged ‘Fairly Local’ as an inspiration for it as well.
Listen below for yourself and decide.
The Chainsmokers
Twenty-One Pilots
We haven’t even hit Championship Sunday yet, but we are getting a look at some of the ads we’ll see during the big game on February 4th.
Morgan Freeman and Peter Dinklage are facing off in an ad that promotes Doritos’ new spicy Blaze chips and Mountain Dew’s clear Ice drink.
Matt Damon’s Water.org is teaming up with the beer Stella Artois.
M&M’s will have its first Super Bowl ad in three years. Here’s a teaser.
Skittles is doing something different. Their 60 second ad will only be shown to one person, but they will be airing his reaction during the game. Taste the rainbow?
If your deodorant doesn’t get you through the day, your DIET might be to blame. Here are six foods that can make you stink . . .
1. Red meat. It’s hard to digest and leaves residue behind in your digestive tract, which mixes with bacteria and comes out in your sweat. A study in 2006 found women were more attracted to guys who were vegetarians, because their sweat smelled better.
2. Alcohol. Most of it gets metabolized by your liver. But a tiny amount comes out in your sweat. So you end up smelling like a stale beer.
3. Fish can make SOME people smell bad. There’s a metabolic disorder called “fish odor syndrome” where it makes your sweat smell fishy. It’s rare though, and you’d probably know if you had it.
4. Broccoli and asparagus because they both have a lot of sulfur. They’re good for you though, so don’t stop eating them. If they make you smell bad, try cooking them in boiling water instead of steaming them. That should eliminate most of the smell.
5. Garlic. It has another sulfuric compound called allicin. (Pronounced like the name Alison.) It’s not necessarily a bad smell though. A few studies have found that some people are actually turned on by it.
6. Coffee. It might not make you smell worse on its own. But stimulants like caffeine make you sweat more. So you could end up sweating out more of those OTHER odors we just talked about.
More at Readers Digest.
Radiohead Memes found clips of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” that do a pretty god job of describing Radiohead albums.
Side note, PLEASE DON’T LEAVE GLENN HOWERTON! #WeNeedDennis
The Cubician managed to solve a Rubik’s Cube in about 20 seconds while using it to play the”Canting Song” from Star Wars at the same time. I feel like this is the kind of person who could figure out how to get us to Mars if they refocused their efforts.
In case you need a refresher on the “Cantina Song.”
A fight broke out in the front row of the Killers show at the UC Tuesday night. Brando Flowers stopped the show two songs in to break it up. Good news is they didnt move on to the next song. They jumped right back into “Somebody Told Me.”
More at TMZ.
If you missed it Dashboard Confessional did “We Fight” on Conan last night.
At about 7:10 last night, a meteor flew across the Chicago area in a fiery flash hitting the earth causing a magnitude 2 earthquake, confirmed by The United States Geological Survey.
The American Meteor Society received about 200 reports of a “fireball meteor” seen over Illinois and other states.
I don’t know if I am more bummed that I missed seeing an actual meteor, or concerned that I DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE THE SKY LIGHT UP LIKE THE FOURTH OF JULY AND/OR FEEL A FRIGGIN EARTHQUAKE!!!
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Bad neighbors suck. Trent Reznor is dealing with a problem neighbor and now has a restraining order against Nader Afshar that will keep him at least 10 yards away from Trent, his family and any employees at his home.
Trent said “there have been a series of escalating and increasingly hostile, threatening, irrational and harassing encounters” between him and Afshar. Including “erratically raced his black Mustang around our cul-de-sac at high speeds, revving his engine, and saying Satan’s going to get me.” Trent has also encountered the man “half-dressed, apparently intoxicated, wearing a Santa hat.” But, it sounds like what pushed him to get a restraining order was a fight with his neighbor about where Trent puts his trash cans. Check out more from TMZ.
Billie, Mike, and Tre share stories of performing in small clubs on their way up with surprise strippers and how they made it to top in this EXCLUSIVE Lounge Press Conference
Green Day has headlined Lollapalooza, packed Wrigley Field, and is still after their lengthy career one of biggest rock bands in the world. which means big crowds. They are now accustomed to performing in front of massive audiences all around the world, but last night Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt played with some of their best musical friends played to less than 200 people at the Ivy Room in Alabny, New York. It was not exactly ‘Green Day’ but rather ‘The Coverups’. Yes. that’s right these Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famers just wanted to let loose and play their favorite songs from Tom Petty.the Ramones, Psychedelic Furs, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, and more. The show was a ‘secret’ and did not advertise any connection to Green Day, so those they knew the good word got one memorable night of epic live intimate rock.
This is so organic and fun to see musicians who are so purely connected to their musical roots after so many years of otherworldly success.
And thanks to a faithful Youtube channel AdmiralNeeds who filmed the show and posted the whole wondrous show online. The poster also shared tidbits about the show including highlights from the between-song banter, what the vibe was like in the room, and the set-list from this wild night.
Other Tidbits:
Billie Joe: I’ve done some time down here in Albany… 😛
The Ivy Room is a bar and music venue which has a capacity of only 196 people. There were about 100 friends and family in attendance and essentially a private show, but was also open to fans who were able to figure out the clues the band left on their social media pages. Admission was only $10, and with it, we also got a raffle ticket. Many joke prizes were raffled off, including such items as a sex doll, personal humidifier, drink coupons and a penis enlarging pump, lol. The grand prize was a very nice Les Paul guitar. The Coverups, Billie Joe, Mike Dirnt, Jason White, Bill Schneider, Lee Bothwick and Chris Dugan, all hung out after the show, talking with the fans and taking pictures.
For ‘American Girl’, Jason Beebout of Samiam, a punk band from Berkeley, California, sang the lead vocals while fans in the 1st row held up the lyrics sheet for him.
Billie Joe (before ‘I Fought the Law’): The (sex doll) looks just like him! lol Jason White: I think this bar band thing could work out for us… 😛
Many of the fans recognized each other from previous Green Day concerts. Some even recognized each other from the concert at 924 Gilman the previous night! However, because the Ivy Room could only allow in fans 21 years old and over, some fans could not make it.
Billie Joe (after ‘Surrender’): Yes… We are all right… It’s going to be all right… with all the fu*ked up sh*t going on right now… it’s going to be all right. It’s like when you’re having a night terror, but it’s happening 24 hours a day… 😛
Setlist:
1. Color me Impressed (The Replacements cover)
2.
3. I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones cover)
4. Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones cover)
5. I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover)
6. Bastards of Young (The Replacements cover)
7. Neat Neat Neat (The Damned cover)
8. A Million Miles Away (The Plimsouls cover)
9. American Girl (Tom Petty cover) (with Jason Beebout)
10. Pretty in Pink (The Psychedelic Furs cover) 11. Teenage Kicks (The Undertones cover)
12. Dancing With Myself (Generation X cover)
13. I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones cover)
14. Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover)
15. Happy (The Rolling Stones cover)
16. Surrender (Cheap Trick cover)
17. Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric cover)
18. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (Nick Lowe cover)
WKQX-FM’s “Queued Up Artist Showcase with Superorganism 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 “Queued Up Artist Showcase with Superorganism Web & Text” 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 “Queued Up Artist Showcase – Superorganism” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Thursday, April 5, 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.
(ii) Text: Send a text message with the keyword SUPER to 312-101 during the Contest Period. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Monday, March 28, 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.
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.
Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
Billy Corgan getting the original Smashing Pumpkins back together has been in the works for what feels like years now. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin rejoined Corgan a few years back for a successful tour with Marilyn Manson, and over the last year guitarist James Iha also joined Corgan on stage for sporadic gigs in 2016. (We hope you knew they were a Chicago band, we really hope you knew that.) So when Corgan posted this pic on Instagram of Chamberlin and Iha with him in a recording stuido, it once again sparked the flames of Pumpkin fandom.
The missing piece would be bassist D’arcy Wretzky whose been absent from the public eye for some time, apparently has started playing music and based on this 2016 interview is intrigued at a Smashing Pumpkins reunion. Corgan himself has been publicly open to the idea for some time now, but time will tell what becomes of this band that grew to become a worldwide sensation.
Meanwhile Corgan has been busy with other ventures including producing IMPACT Wrestling on Pop TV, only to get into a nasty legal battle with the company before purchasing the National Wrestling Association. Corgan, an avid pro wrestling fanatic is developing some pro wrestling content with the NWA, the oldest wrestling promotion in the world. Add on top of it, Corgan opened a comfy little tea shop, Madame Zuzu’s in Highland Park, IL. He even did a special Christmas song on WGN TV back in Decemeber, watch that here.
Don’t get me wrong, I love gravy just as much as the next gal but in a cocktail?! Sounds… thick. But I’m intrigued…
The starting lineup consists of the Gravy Mary:
The Fingerlickin’ Sour:
And The Southern Twist:
Would you try one of these? That Gravy Mary seems like it would go well with Alt_Backspace at a Sunday brunch…
It’s all gravy, baby!
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Flaming Hot Cheetos, the hot aggressive snack has been a delightful singe to our collective tongues for some time but who would ever want them all over their bodies? Youtube loveables Good Mythical Morning apparently are those people. They took dozens of bags of spicy crunch and whittled it down to a red hot dust, and covered one of their hosts Rhett in it. Yep, it’s quite the site to see.
Is this very entertaining? Yes, it is which is why it was trending on the video platform today at #6.
They reference in this video one of the all-time best meme videos: the falling grap lady.
Jack White lit up the internet and our airwaves last week with the release of an engaging soulful new song ‘Connected by Love’ off his upcoming album ‘Boarding House Research’ which comes out March 23rd. Today, the Detroit rock maverick announced a North American tour which has our fair city omitted.
White will roll across North America and hit up Europe, then return to do another leg of dates in the States. The very provocative and curious omission of Chicago on tour, combined with the fact that White is playing Minnesota on August 6th. That’s an day trip from Chicago’s Grant Park which hosts THE festival, Lollapalooza from August 2nd to the 5th. So connect those big glowing dots for yourself. We are not alone here as our buds Consequence of Sound are also making this assumption, and they note White is already confirmed to headline the Shakey Kneess fest in Atlanta and Governor’s Ball in New York this year.
If you want to make a trip to other midwest cities, White will be in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Milwaukee in April.
Now maybe this a reach, but a guy can dream a big dream!
There may still be slushy puddles and frozen car doors throughout Chicagoland right now, but ideas like this gives us something to look forward to the sun-kissed masses shaking asses on our lakefront at Lolla.
Here are Jack White’s announced tour dates for 2018.
April 19: Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
April 20: Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
April 21: Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe
April 23: Omahe, NE @ Baxter Arena
April 24: Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
April 25: St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena
April 27: Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
April 29: Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
April 30: Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center
May 1: Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center
May 2: Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
May 4 – 6: Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
May 25 – 27: Boston, MA @ Boston Calling Music Festival
May 27: Cooperstown, NY @ Brewery Ommegang
May 29: Washington, DC @ The Anthem
June 1 – 3: New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
June 4: Columbus, OH @ Express Live! Outdoor Amphitheater
June 6: Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
June 7: Rochester, NY @ Dome Arena
June 8: Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater
June 9: Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
June 27: London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
June 28: London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
July 2: Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
July 3: Paris. FR @ L’Olympia
July 4: Paris. FR @ L’Olympia
August 6: Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
August 8: Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
August 9: Salt Lake City, UT @ SaltAir
August 11: Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 12: Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
August 13: Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theatre
August 15: San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
August 19: Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
August 21: San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
August 22: Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
August 23: Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea @ The Cosmopolitan
Listen to another banging new track from Jack White, this is ‘Respect Commander’