SEE The Amazing Acro-Cats !!
(from chicagoreader.com)
Thu 10/19: The Amazing Acro-Cats includes a skateboarding cat, a cat that holds the Guinness Book of World Records’ record for longest cat jump, and an entire band called Tuna and the Rock Cats! entirely made up of . . . cats. Bring your cat-hoarding pals to the Vittum Theater (1012 N. Noble). 7:30 PM, $23-$38 (MORE HERE)
My cat can’t do any of these things, but she just doesn’t want it bad enough.
Fidget Spinner In Space!
After watching this, there is almost nothing I want to do more in life. -Lou
A fidget spinner in space! How long does it spin? I’m not sure, but it’s a great way to experiment with Newton’s laws of motion! pic.twitter.com/5xIJDs2544
— Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) October 13, 2017
Watch the trailer for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
Here is the trailer for ‘Black Panther’ which is due in theaters in February. The next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe features Chadwick Boseman reprising the role of the King of Wakanda who doubles as a superhero and returns home to reclaim his family’s throne amidst chaos. It looks really dramatic, epic, and visually gripping as we have come to expect from Marvel.
After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to Wakanda. He soon finds his sovereignty challenged by factions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to bring down the kingdom, T’Challa must team up, as the Black Panther, with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje—Wakanda’s special forces—to prevent a world war.
If your family with this character in ever expanding Marvel movieverse, here’s a look into his origins from Marvel Comics in Watch Mojo video form.
Chicago (Yet Again) is the rattiest city in America
This sadly not surprising. Chicago has the most rats of any city in America. When the rats learn how to communicate how good deep dish and Polish sausages are, that’s when it is going to get worse.
In response to this news, $1 million has been promised to attack the ratty situation from Mayor Rahm Emmanuel. “The rodent battle will only benefit from the investment in garbage carts which helps ensure that residents can swap out any damaged carts for a new or refurbished one in a timely manner,” said Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Charles William in a press release.
The list is put together by the pest control Orkin.
1) Chicago
2) New York
3) Los Angeles
4) San Francisco – Oakland
5) Washington, DC
6) Philadelphia
7) Detroit
8) Baltimore
9) Seattle – Tacoma
10) Dallas – Ft. Worth
Contrasting artistic styles on two city posters about rats pic.twitter.com/q6N1BcnRQR
— Robert Loerzel (@robertloerzel) March 21, 2017
Fox News makes fun of Radiohead? Um, ok….
FOX News contributor Kat Trumpf apparently has something against alternative icons Radiohead saying on a recent episode of Greg Gutfeld Show, that the band whose been nominated for the upcoming class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will get inducted since “it’s about fame, and not talent”. Which dismissive alone, but Trampf went onto to dig her proverbial hole with the following dumb stuff: ‘”the kind of guys that I like have to be three things: strange, malnourished, and sad. Those guys always like Radiohead, so I’ve been having to pretend to like Radiohead for years to get these men, even though the music is just elaborate moaning and whining for ring tone sounds. You know what, if that’s not fame and power that will get me to do that for someone else, then I don’t know what is.”
Ok….
So this is just snarky news panel chatter, at least that what it came off as in that clip. And to simply write Radiohead into a simplistic box of description when their music is so much more diverse and unique than “ring tone sounds” is just ignorant and uninformed. If you agree of disagree, let us know on our Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
source: Consequence of Sound
Dave Grohl gave his shoe to an injured Foo Fighters fan on crutches
(from consequenceofsound.net)
In 2015, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl famously finished a concert in Sweden after breaking his leg during a tumble off the stage. Shortly after, he returned to the road for the entirety of the band’s scheduled North American tour while performing on an ornate throne. Which is probably the reason why there was orthopedic doctor on hand to examine an injured fan attending Foo Fighters’ recent show in Washington, DC. (MORE HERE)
Someone Traded a Real Car for One Packet of the ‘Rick and Morty’ Szechuan Sauce
(from complex.com)
In case it wasn’t already painfully obvious, Rick and Morty fans proved they are savagely loyal to the Adult Swim show with the recent McDonald’s revival of its Szechuan sauce. This past weekend, McDonald’s brought back its Szechuan sauce, made famous recently because of Rick and Morty, in limited numbers but underestimated the fury of Rick and Morty fans who didn’t get their hands on a sauce. But those who did manage to snatch up a packet of the sauce are now making money by selling it on eBay, or, in the case of Rachel Marie of Macomb, Michigan, trading a singular sauce packet for an entire car. (MORE HERE)
Take off your pants and fight cancer at the Bonobos Undie Run
(from timeout.com)
It’s actually beginning to feel like fall outside, which probably makes a run in your underwear sound a bit less enticing than it might have a few months ago. Thankfully, The Bonobos Undie Run, which takes place in Humboldt Park on Saturday, October 21, is asking participants to strip down for a good cause. The nearly-nude run, jog and walk will benefit FCancer, a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and early detection of all types of cancer. (MORE HERE)
Watch MISTERWIVES perform in the 101WKQX LOUNGE
Before they played the Vic to a captivated packed audience, Misterwives delivered a rousing hand-clapping soul-shaking session in the LOUNGE. It was a true delight to share tales of the band working up from a single bedroom apartment to national acclaim, the positive energy that laces through all of their music, two of the band member’s recent engagement, and the fun you can have with plastic gems on a denim jacket.
Here are the songs featured in this session that you can watch above
1. Drummer Boy
2. Coloring Outside the Lines
3. Our Own House
Want to attend a future LOUNGE session? Text the word LOUNGE to 312101 to get the latest info how you can win your way into future sessions with the best and biggest in alternative.
Kurt Cobain’s Blockbuster Video Card Up for Auction
Next month, various items from Kurt Cobain’s personal collection will be put up for auction. Among them, his actual Blockbuster video card — issued from the 1508 North Orange Grove location in Los Angeles. If a laminated membership card doesn’t do it for you, maybe the MTV Moon Man that Nirvana won for 1992’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is more your style? You can get more info on the auction by checking out this report from NME.
Starting bid for the Blockbuster card? $100. The Moon Man? $50,000. I’d go for the card, TBH.
That way, perhaps I can use it here — the Twitter account for the very last Blockbuster store in existence:
The bell by the register is there to alert us if you have a rental question. The mini gong is for medical emergencies.
— The Last Blockbuster (@loneblockbuster) October 1, 2017
— [eric]
You Know What the World Needs? More “Calvin and Hobbes.”
I was going through old boxes of stuff from the basement — and came across all my Calvin & Hobbes books! Score.
As a kid, I loved these books. As an adult, I love them even more. Especially when I can appreciate something like this that likely zinged right past my head in youth:
If you haven’t connected with the sage advice of Bill Watterson lately, I highly suggest it. (You can do so in this Reddit thread, dig up your old books, or buy/borrow perhaps?) Especially when something like this might have new meaning in adulthood:
But nothing will ever beat the philosophic observations of a boy and his stuffed tiger. For whatever reason, listening to their innocence makes life lessons go down a bit smoother. Reading these this weekend help ground me and re-frame life a bit. Maybe it will do the same for you — [eric]
[THANKS: Reddit’s thread on Calvin and Hobbes]
Should there be intermissions in Movie theaters? Yes!
Going to see a movie sometimes can have some circumstantial hassles like people with light bright on their phones or someone talking loudly, it should be a magical experience to be taking in the big screen adventure, right? What about sitting down for a movie that’s over on average 2 hours (‘Blade Runner 2049’ was nearly 3 hours, worth it!), you are drinking that delish coke, and in the middle of it you got to go to bathroom. Break it up with an intermission like they did back in the day.
Look at this great read from Nick Douglas at Lifehacker that details the history of movies with intermissions and how it helped improved the in-theater expedience. Here’s a bit from it.
Imagine the fringe benefits: Constant texters might finally put their damn phones down if they know there’s a break coming. Audiences can talk about the first half of the film and prepare for the second. Everyone can stretch their legs so the film doesn’t feel like a plane flight. Sure, people might sneak into other movies halfway through, but it’s not like they can’t do that already. People will need to save their seats—sure, fine. It all worked in the 60s, and it can all work again.
On a related note, Movie Clips put together this on-point detailed all the etiquette that goes with seeing a movie in the theater.
Schedule for Chicago Cubs vs. LA Dodgers NLCS games #FLYTHEWKQX
Find out when to be stressed out but excited at the same time watching the Cubs this week. Yeah, it’s a lot of night games but based on the dramatics of the Cub’s NLDS series closing win over the Nationals, how much more can Cubbie fans handle? As a White Sox fan, let’s just get some entertaining games.
Here is the schedule for the National League Championship Series for the Cubs against the Dodgers.
Game 1: Saturday at Dodger Stadium at 7:08 p.m.
Game 2: Sunday at Dodger Stadium at 6:38 p.m.
Game 3: Tuesday at Wrigley Field
Game 4: Wednesday at Wrigley Field
Game 5: Oct. 19 at Wrigley (if necessary)
Game 6: Oct. 21 at Dodger Stadium (if necessary)
Game 7: Oct. 22 at Dodger Stadium (if necessary)
All times are still to be determined, and all games will air on TBS.
Glass Breaking Prank On a Glass Bridge
Is this funny or just cruel? Part of me wants to laugh but yet I feel bad for the dude!
"Broken glass" special effects on a glass bridge along a cliff in North China's Hebei Province scare tourists pic.twitter.com/GHBZhNaGq7
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) October 9, 2017
WATCH Final Trailer for Stranger Things 2
(from theverge.com)
It’s Friday the 13th, and appropriately, Netflix has released a new — and final — trailer for the second season of Stranger Things. (MORE HERE)
Listen to NIN’s Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross cover John Carpenter’s Halloween theme
If you were not ready for Halloween with a monster movie marathon, a visit to a haunted house attraction or a costume party this may help throw you into the season. Nine Inch Nails are dark and grim, so who better to cover the chill tension-rising theme to the horror classic ‘Halloween’?
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John Carpenter who directed the original film which brought Michael Meyers to the masses, also crafted the dramatic music for his movies and is releasing an collection on October 27th, ‘Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998.’ So why not collaborate some fellow visionaries in NIN?
We had Reznor and Ross in for an interview prior to their Riot Fest headlining set.
The most hilarious fan reactions to the Chicago Cubs’ Game 5 win
(from timeout.com)
In case you didn’t hear the celebrations reverberation through the city last night, the Chicago Cubs won the Division Series Game 5 with a 9-8 finish over the Washington Nationals after a whirlwind game. The win advances the Cubs to face off against the L.A. Dodgers tomorrow in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. (MORE HERE)
Why is FRIDAY THE 13TH unlucky and scary?
Loved this timely articel from Lifehacker today that details all the historical and cultural reasons that oday FRIDAY THE 13TH is creepy. It’s odd how there is collective combined uneasyness about one day that is interlaced with Norse mythology, Christian numerology, and of course those movies with Jason Vorhees. Read the full article here.
Did some tube-digging and found these videos covering the weirdness of this one day on the calendar.
And why not a look back at Jason’s monstrous horror franchise…
NEW MUSIC ALERT! Beck releases energetic new album ‘Colors’
Beck has sure taken releasing his new album ‘COLORS’ which has been in the works for more than 2 years, with the first single from it being the smash hit ‘Dreams’ which was the summer anthem of 2015. Now today it’s finally here after two funky singles released in ‘WOW’ and ‘Up All Night’ coming out since, it’s available on all major streaming services and in a retail vynl release.
On first listen, it shows that Mr. Hansen whose more 25 years into his alternative music career is still one of the most inventive and diverse artist out there. His hybrid mix of funky, synth pop, dance, and hip-hop is so organic vivid and to borrow one of his lyrics, “WOW!’ If you are fan of his more energetic work on the albums ‘Guero’, ‘Odelay!’ and ‘Midnite Vultures’ than there is a chance you will dig this fresh batch of butt-shakers.
So “giddy up” and dig into all these new tracks in the videos below.
Beck ‘Colors’
1. “Colors”
2. “7th Heaven”
3. “I’m So Free”
4. “Dear Life”
5. “No Distraction”
6. “Dreams”
7. “Wow”
8. “Up All Night”
9. “Square One”
10. “Fix Me”
