Beck performs a moving rendition of “Up All Night” for the Tonight Show audience.
I’ve sort of been following this for a few weeks as I follow lead singer Luke Spiller’s GF Laura Cartier M. on Instagram. She likes to post lots of BTS of The Struts on tour. Luke Spiller created this amazing design by hand and wanted to give it to the Foo Fighters as a gift for inviting The Struts on tour. Amazing.
(from mashable.com)
Google is taking another step toward making search more fun.
The company is testing a new feature that allows celebrities and influencers to record vertical video clips answering common search questions about themselves.
I’m all for making a google search more fun, but does it have to be with VERTICAL VIDEOS? It only encourages more VERTICAL VIDEOS!!
That said this could be pretty fantastic.
(from washingtonpost.com)
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he is resigning in the coming weeks following multiple allegations that he sexually harassed women.
Franken’s decision comes a day after a majority of Senate Democrats called for his resignation after determining that they could no longer tolerate his presence.
WKQX-FM’s “Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Web” 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 “Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Web” 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… An Acoustic Evening with Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness” Contest link, and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Friday, April 13, 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.
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.
Live Nation Entertainment, 111 E. Upper Wacker Dr. #1400, Chicago, IL 60601
When Obi Wan Kenobi said “The Force will be with you. Always.” this may not have been what he was talking about.
Yes. this is real. A company from Australia called Geek Sex Toys has released a line of sex toys and bondage items that are “inspired” by the sci-fi classic film series. Gizmodo went to this weird kinky galaxy and found out the same company has also produced other nerd related sex toys for fans of Pokemon, Guardians of the Galaxy, and other popular fictional series.
Gizmodo’s Alex Cranz makes a good point about how these controversial adult toys got made. “How on Earth is this legal? Is Disney handing out licenses to sex toy makers? (Note: They are not.) Do the good people of Australia’s Geeky Sex Toys just not give a damn?” Read the full article with some pretty graphic pics here. NSFW for sure!
(from altpress.com)
Getting wild with autocomplete on your phone or browser can result in some unlikely—but hilarious—word combinations. Now, one internet denizen has rendered the Killers‘ iconic “Mr. Brightside” as a cheeky autocomplete amalgamation, sourced from Google search terms. Check it out below.
The signature tune by the Las Vegas band is a staple rock song, and it’s one that almost any music fan can immediately sing along to. Well, what if the line “It started out with a kiss” was swapped with “It started as a tax cut”? Yeah, we’re not quite sure if that phrase has the same appeal as the original. (MORE HERE)
(from ladbible.com)
Buzz from Home Alone was a little bastard. He was a remorseless bully of little Kevin McAllister, eating his pizza, calling him a ‘phlegm wad’ and blaming all of his misdeeds on his defenseless sibling. And that’s before you factor in that shocker of an 80s brush cut that he called hair. (MORE HERE)
WKQX’s “Alice In Chains Text” 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 “Alice In Chains Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
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.
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, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611.
Jam Productions, 207 W. Goethe Street, Chicago, IL 60610
(from theverge.com)
Netflix announced today that season 4 of Black Mirror will premiere on the service on December 29th, 2017, and it’s been slowly drip-feeding fans teasers for season 4 in anticipation. Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone-esque anthology series, which originated on Britain’s Channel 4, offers different tales of modern horror, told through the lens of technologies or societies gone wrong. (MORE HERE)
Do we need it? No. But, if stuffing fries into a burrito is wrong I don’t want to be right. Taco Bell is trying out the idea at some of their restaurants. This has been happening for a long time in San Diego and T-Bell is seeing if people will go for it across the country.
Hit Eater for more.