Lorde’s early 2018 North American tour in support of Melodrama was already something to look forward to, and now there’s even more reason to be excited. The New Zealand pop auteur has recruited some pretty impressive acts, albeit left-field choices to open the tour, namely: hip-hop behemoths Run the Jewels and symphonic singer-songwriter Mitski. (MORE HERE)
Great news especially if you missed out on getting into SOLD OUT Night 3 Of The Nights We Stole Christmas with Queens Of The Stone Age. Biffy Clyro and Run The Jewels. Now you can see them at All State Area in March. (MORE HERE)
Side note: Found this vlog from 2 years ago from Stole Night 4
Much like computers, smartphones can start to slow down after years, or even months, of use. However, there are some ways to keep your iOS and Android devices running as good as new until you have to upgrade. Here are eight simple ways to speed up your smartphone.
1. UPDATE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM.
If your smartphone is running slower than usual, then your operating system (or OS) might not be up-to-date. Having the latest version of iOS or Android on your phone is the best way to ensure it works at its zippiest. Just make sure your phone is connected to Wi-Fi and backed up before you update your phone’s software, and make sure that your phone can handle it. Newer operating systems might not be optimized for older or lower-cost phones. (MORE HERE)
Queens of the Stone Age appeared on Later… with Jools Holland where Josh and Dean performed a haunting stripped down rendition of “Villains of Circumstance” featuring a string section.
GOOSEBUMPS. Tickets for Night 3 of The Nights We Stole Christmas with QOTSA, Run The Jewels and Biff Clyro sold out instantaneously, if you still need some go HERE
Ever wished you could dye your hair a really wild color, but don’t have the guts to do it? Or maybe your parents or employer aren’t cool with you strutting your stuff with hot pink locks?
Hair dye manufacturer goodDYEyoung, which coincidentally is Hayley Williams of Paramore’s brainchild, has the answer for you. It’s called Poser Paste, and it’s a selection of bright, bold styling gel in four different shades: hot pink, electric yellow, bright blue, and orange. (MORE HERE)
Nice try Hayley Williams!! I’m still not getting rid of my wigs!!
What Ya Missed – Running From Someone On The Train – Couple That Has Sex For 18 Hours – We Need To Talk – Wendy’s and Wingstop Rap Battle – Annoying Roommates – Who Should Play WWE Wrestlers In A Movie
If you’re battling with depression and thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, someone is available to talk 24/7.
When Joey Morinelli of Rochester, NY band Joywave decided to get a custom-built Fender, he wanted his instrument to stand out from the pack. Rather than requesting an unusual shape though, he asked for his custom Fender Telecaster to be fitted with a liquid crystal thermochromic finish. (MORE HERE)
Brett Ratner has been trying to make a Hugh Hefner biopic for over a decade now. Every time the rights to the project out of his fingers, possibly because he’d turned his attention back to the X-Men: The Last Stand director would find someway to reclaim it. But in April, he announced the film was officially back on, just as Amazon was premiering a 10-part documentary about the late Playboy founder. (MORE HERE)
Jared Leto: Do I get to wear the robe and live in the Playboy Mansion while filming?
The world’s most popular social network is the next in line after Apple to work on facial recognition, putting the “face” in “Facebook.”
While iPhone X’s Face ID will unlock your phone, Facebook’s version attempts to help you regain access to your account, just in case you get locked out. (MORE HERE)
Hey Facebook stop already!! I don’t need you to recognize my face!! That’s what my password is for!!…And other things I yell at my computer screen as I enter my captcha info to prove I’m not a robot for the rest of my life.
There was a video last year of a kid who inhaled a dog’s chew toy, and you could hear it squeak every time he took a breath. Now there’s a video from Argentina of a kid who swallowed a toy that HONKS every time he takes a breath.
1. Royal Blood – I Only Lie When I Love You
2. *repeat repeat – Girlfriend
3. New Politics – Color Green
4. The XX – Dangerous
5. Morrissey – Spent The Day In Bed
6. alt-J – Deadcrush
7. Paramore – Fake Happy
8. Honors – All My Life (Queued Up Artist Showcase 10/4)
9. Beck – Dear Life
10. Dreamers – Painkiller
11. Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth
12. PUP –If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will
13. Sleeping With Sirens – Legends
14. K.Flay – Giver
15. The Killers – Run For Cover
1. AJR – Sober Up (ft. Rivers Cuomo)
2. Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
3. The Glorious Sons – Everything Is Alright
4. The Academic – Bear Claws
5. Welshly Arms – The Only (Queued Up Artist Showcase 10/4)
6. Brand New – Can’t Get It Out
7. Phoenix – Ti Amo
8. The National – The Day I Die
9. Odesza – Line Of Sight
10. Kings Of Leon – Around The World
11. Atlas Genius – 63 Days
12. Grouplove – Remember That Night
13. Saint PHNX – King
14. Arcade Fire – Creature Comfort
Today is a hard day. To wake up and read the tragic news that 58 people lost their lives at a country music festival in Las Vegas, and now in the last few hours we learn that rock legend Tom Petty suffered a heart attack. There has been conflicting reports as to whether or not Petty has died, but TMZ has reported that the musician is “clinging to life”.
Petty who came to prominence in the 70’s with the Heartbreakers, has influenced multiple generations of alternative bands with the most notable being the Foo Fighters. Petty’s sincere embrace of rock with emotion and conviction is something you can see with Dave Grohl and his band which is why the Foos have utilized Petty’s groovy long jam ‘Breakdown’ to loosen up their marathon shows over the years.
There was kinship between the Foos and Heartbreakers over the years. In February, Tom Petty was honored at the annual MusicCares event in Los Angeles, where Grohl contributed to an all-star tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. In July, the Foo Fighters along with Petty and the Heartbreakers headlined the BottleRock festival together in Napa Valley, California. Grohl has jammed on stage with Petty on a couple of noteworthy occasions as well. In 2007, the former Nirvana drummer joined the Hearbreakers to close out the AmsterJam festival In New York.
Grohl helped out the Heartbreakers to fill-in on drums during a ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance in 1994. It was one of the first big shows for Grohl following the abrupt and sad end of Nirvana withe singer/guitarists Kurt Cobain passing away just seven months earlier. Here is Dave sitting in with the Heartbreakers for the head-bobbing track ‘HoneyBee’.
Here is a fan shot video of the Foo Fighters performing the 1976 hit from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers self-titled album. This video was shot during the 2011 ‘Wasting Light’ tour.
The Killers have scored their first number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart this week with their new release ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ which sold 111,000 copies. The album was released on September 22nd, and got boosted sales with it being bundled with ticket sales to the band’s upcoming tour. It’s surprising in retrospect to look back and see that this is there first number 1 album. Brandon Flowers and company came close to this prestigious status before with ‘Sam’s Town’ in 2006 which came in at number 2. The tease of the top spot alluded the Killers again in 2012 with ‘Battleborn’ coming in at Number 3. The Nevada based band has been on the national level since their debut smash ‘Hot Fuss’ and sustained a spot at the top of the alternative music mountain ever since.
‘Wonderful Wonderful’ has been well-received by fans, with two roaring jams ‘The Man’ and ‘Run For Cover’ garnering tons of views on YouTube. The first time I heard ‘the Man’ I was immedately strutting around like I was the guy in the song. Oh, come on you don’t do that when no one is looking?
It’s refreshing to see one of alt bands at the top of the charts, rubbing elbows with pop artists like Ed Sheeran.
Watch Lauren’s exclusive backstage interview with Brandon Flowers of the Killers minutes before they headlined Lollapalooza 2017.
Lauren talked to Brandon Flowers of The Killers before they killed it last night. Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Is in for the Unofficial After Party tonight, too! You can still get on the guest list at https://www.101wkqx.com/afterparty. #Verizon #MomentsThatMatter
It was a surprise viral hit for ‘Saturday Night Live’ so NBC is tapping the odd yet beloved David S. Pumpkins for an animated Halloween special to air on October 28th at 10:30PM CST. ‘The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special’ will feature Tom Hanks providing the voice for the pumpkin-suited weirdo while SNL vets Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell join in with ‘Game of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage. According to Splisider, the special will focus on David S. Pumpkins “and his skeleton sidekicks who show a young boy and his sister the true meaning of Halloween, answering none of their questions along the way.”
SNL just started it’s 43rd season after taking in some Emmy Awards last month, following the highly-rated recent season that roasted the 2016 Presidential Election and President Trump. The comedy institution has also added some Chicago comedy talent to the cast, more on that here.
So expect it to be very out-there and deranged with no explanation just like the 2016 sketch that inspired it all.
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1. Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Going Down
2. Taking Back Sunday – MakeDamnSure
3. Panic! At The Disco – The Ballad Of Mona Lisa
4. Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi
5. Sum 41 – Still Waiting
6. Blink-182 – Adam’s Song
7. Lit – Miserable
8. AFI – Miss Murder
9. Simple Plan – Addicted
10. Paramore – Decode
11. Hawthorne Heights – Ohio Is For Lovers
12. Alkaline Trio – Stupid Kid
13. Third Eye Blind – How’s It Going To Be?
14. Something Corporate – I Woke Up In A Car
15. My Chemical Romance – I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
16. Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Arty – Supposed to Be
Anna of The North – Someone
Naked and Famous – Young Blood
Walk The Moon – One Foot
Beck – UP All Night
Ting Tings – Failure
Ok Go – I Won\’t Let You Down
Cut Copy – Black Rainbows
The Killers – The Man (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
Le Tigre – Deceptacon
Billy Idol – Dancing With My Self
The Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Tv On The Radio – Wolf Like Me
Postal Service – Such Great Heights
MIA – Paper Planes
Sleigh Bells – Kids
Cage The Elephant – Ain\’t No Rest for The Wicked
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
The Struts – Could Have Been Me
Wolfmother – Woman
Pale Waves – Television Romance
Outdoor Type – On My Mind
Courtship. – Tell Me Tell Me
Horrors – Something To Remember Me By
Empire Of The Sun – Alive
Borns – Electric Love (Oliver Remix)
Blur – Girls and Boys
Vhs Or Beta – Can\’t Believe A Single Word
The Struts – Dirty Sexy Money
Ladyhawke – My Delerium
Naked and Famous – All Of This
Shoes – Time To Dance
ShitDisco – OK
Dead 60\’s – Riot Radio
Wild Belle – Giving Up on You
The Strokes – Reptilla
Maximo Park – Girls Who Can Play Guitars
Charli XCX – London Queen
Kaiser Chiefs – Everyday I Love You Less and Less
1. Jane\’s Addiction – Jane Says
2. Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
3. Sinead O\’Connor – Mandinka
4. Cracker – Teen Angst
5. Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up
6. Soul Coughing – Super Bon Bon
7. 311 – Come Original
8. Love And Rockets – So Alive
9. Ned\’s Atomic Dustbin – Grey Cell Green
10. Alice In Chains – Would?
11. Duran Duran – Girls On Film
12. Meat Puppets – Backwater
1. Smashing Pumpkins – Ava Adore
2. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
3. Oasis – Rock \’N\’ Roll Star
4. Beck – Where It\’s At
5. Morrissey – The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
6. New Order – Regret
7. Liz Phair – Supernova
8. Devo – Whip It
9. Nirvana – Drain You
10. The Stone Roses – Love Spreads
11. Weezer – My Name Is Jonas
12. Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
13. Our Lady Peace – Superman\’s Dead
