Owen Wilson saying, "wow" in reverse pic.twitter.com/KLtFR8gdaK
— joe (@TravusHertl) September 6, 2017
Watch YOUNG THE GIANT in the LOUNGE
Young the Giant joined us in the LOUNGE for an exclusive session prior to their show tonight at the First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island with Joywave and more. Marconi talks with the guys about their laundry regiment on the road, how their previous ‘joke band’ had a keyboardist who did not actually play keyboards, and share the merriment of their music in this intimate setting.
Songs performed in this session
- ART EXHIBIT
- COUGH SYRUP
- SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN
If you want to get the latest info on how you can win your way into our future LOUNGE sessions text the word ‘LOUNGE’ to 312101 and listen to 101WKQX for your chance as well. And maybe if you want to be part of our next LOUNGE with Paramore look at this, or check out this.
New Politics in The Lounge
Story behind the Wild fire golfing photo
The image above is not ‘fake news’. It not a photoshopped and cropped pic created to get shared by people duped into thinking it’s real. It is a photo of men casually playing golf while a massive wildfire burns on a massive destructive scale behind them in Oregon. It was taken by photographer Kristi McCluer who conducted an interview with Fortune.com to confirm it is indeed a real photo from wildfires that started early last week near the border of Washington state and Oregon.
The fire itself caused air warnings to the city of Portland and it believed it will be contained at some point this weekend. Thousands of people have been displaced by the fire reportedly was started possibly by a teenager shooting off fireworks into the forest near Eagle Creek.
You may have already seen the photo shared with many adding their own narrative to what it represents or simply marveling at how bizarre it is. The fire and putt putt classic got viral off a tweet from TV writer David Simon, best know for his work on ‘The Wire’ .
In the pantheon of visual metaphors for America today, this is the money shot. pic.twitter.com/09COuDutBC
— David Simon (@AoDespair) September 7, 2017
Linkin Park pay tribute to fans in a moving video
In a video posted across their social media accounts yesterday, Linkin Park showed the worldwide fan tribute events to Chester Bennington, who passed away in July. The events which included one in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood were a part of hundreds of organized in tribute to Bennington, who died in what is believed to be a suicide. The video showing these tributes has garnered more than 2 million viewers in less than 24 hours.
The emotional response to Bennington’s passing have been sweeping and profound with many other bands speaking out for suicide prevention and mental health programs to help those dealing with these issues. If you or anyone you know is dealing with similar issues, PLEASE reach out to someone who can help at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
Lauren presented a special edition of ‘the Lockout on July 25th ‘ feature fan tributes, a discussion with ‘Loveline’ host Dr. Drew, and the music of Linkin Park.
Brian & Lou 09.08.17
What Ya Missed, Alex Alexa, Does Mama Phillips Have A Sex Drive and Bears Block Party
Eat Travel Rock 09.08.17
Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! Here are a few great places to head to this week for some great pizza, great food, and great beer! – Kelly Rizzo
NEW MUSIC ALERT! Listen to NEW Foo Fighters track ‘THE LINE’
Hear the latest song from Foo Fighters off their album ‘Concreete & Gold’ due out September 15th .
The song titled ‘the Line’ was posted earlier today has gained over 130,000 listens from it’s Youtube audio-only video and fans of the Foos seem to be reallt into it. In the comments on the video some fans say it has a vibe that reminds them of their hit ‘Best of You’. It is the third single off ‘Concrete & Gold’ following ‘The Sky is a Neighborhood‘ and ‘Run’. If that is not enough hype for this new era of Grohl and company, news broke yesterday that long rumored ‘pop singer’ who collaborates on this new album is none other than Justin Timberlake. There are some other huge guests on the album as well, you can read about them here.
NEXT2ROCK – Register your band for the opportunity of a lifetime
Win Free Pizza For Life if you can eat enough jumbo slices
(from timeout.com)
Here’s what we know:
Local chain Bacci Pizza is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and it’s marking the occasion with a contest that challenges pizza-lovers to eat as many of its signature jumbo slices as possible. The incentive for this gluttony is a grand prize of $2,500 and free Bacci Pizza for life—second place gets $1,000 and free pizza for a year, while third place receives $500 and free pizza for a month. (MORE HERE)
Bacci is my go to Riot Fest pizza. The slices are bigger than your head. 1 cheese slice is enough to survive an entire day of full on concerting. I’ve never actually put that theory to the test before but I’m pretty sure it’s correct. I can’t imagine being able to consume more than one but that’s probably why I’ll never be a food eating contest champeen!!
Brian & Lou 09.07.17
What Ya Missed, Horrible Dates, Get The Bat Daddy video, Our Football Picks and Corbin Bernsen in studio
‘Rick And Morty’ Creator Justin Roiland Prank Calls Joel Osteen’s Mega-Church As Rick Sanchez
Everyone has been attacking Joel Osteen for not opening his 17,000-seat mega-church to people looking for safe haven as the floods poured into the city of Houston. After all the criticism, he blamed it all on “misinformation” and the city. The internet has been throwing jokes and memes his way and now the creator of “Rick and Morty” took time to mess with his church with the help of h3h3productions to help raise money for their Hurricane Harvey Relief fund. READ MORE
WE NEED TO TALK – Amanda & Jordan
Watching shows as a couple can be a struggle… especially if you want to watch them at a different pace.
Would you press your ashes to vinyl?
Have you ever thought about what you want done with your body after you’ve sung your last song? Will you be buried or cremated? Well if you’re a music lover, maybe cremation is the way to go. There is a company in the UK called AndVinyly who will take your ashes and press them into vinyl records! You get 30 discs, each with 24 minutes of audio (12 minutes on each side) where you can a pre-recorded message or your favorite song pressed to a playable vinyl album. The whole package will set you back about $4000. If it’s a little too macabre for you, they have other packages, even ones for your pets.
Check out the video below to see how the process works to “live beyond the groove.”
Queued Up #243
1. Paramore – Fake Happy
2. Wolf Parade – You’re Dreaming
3. Bastille – Basket Case
4. Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
5. Wild Cub – I Fall Over (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/25)
6. J. Roddy Walston and The Business – The Wanting
7. Lovelytheband – Broken
8. Arkells – Knocking At The Door
9. Alex Lahey – Every Day’s The Weekend
10. Phoenix – Ti Amo
11. Middle Kids – Edge Of Town (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/6)
12. Lo Moon – This Is It
13. Honors – All My Life
14. Quicksand – Illuminant
1. Beck – Dear Life
2. Brand New – Cant Get It Out
3. Welshly Arms – The Only (Queued Up Artist Showcase 10/4)
4. The National – The Day I Die
5. Alice Merton – No Roots
6. Grouplove – Remember That Night
7. Mister Heavenly – Beat Down
8. Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth
9. alt-J – Deadcrush
10. The Aces – Stuck
11. The Struts – One Night Only
12. Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses
13. LCD Soundsystem – Emotional Haircut
Indie-Pendent Dance Party – 9.2.17
Bones UK – Pretty Waste
Kitten – Cut It Out
Phantogram – Fall in Love
Parade Of Lights – The Island
Massive Attack – Teardrop (The Penelopes Remxi)
CSS – Music Is My Hot Sex
Oliver – Electrify
Matthew Dear featuring Tegan and Sara – Bad Ones
The Killers – The Man
Swmrs – Harry Dean
The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
The Strypes – Blue Collar Jane
Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
Tokyo Police Club – In A Cave
The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness
The Vaccines – Teenage Icon
Of Monsters and Men – Mountain Sound
Bones UK – Pretty Waste
Kitten – Cut It Out
Phantogram – Fall in Love
Parade Of Lights – The Island
Massive Attack – Teardrop (The Penelopes Remxi)
CSS – Music Is My Hot Sex
Oliver – Electrify
Matthew Dear featuring Tegan and Sara – Bad Ones
The Killers – The Man
Swmrs – Harry Dean
The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
The Strypes – Blue Collar Jane
Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
Tokyo Police Club – In A Cave
The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness
The Vaccines – Teenage Icon
Of Monsters and Men – Mountain Sound
9.3.17 – Alt_Backspace
1. The Offspring – Gotta Get Away
2. R.E.M. – Finest Worksong
3. Tracy Bonham – Mother Mother
4. Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
5. The Ocean Blue – Between Something And Nothing
6. Social Distortion – Story Of My Life
7. G Love & Special Sauce – Cold Beverage
8. Dramarama – Anything Anything
9. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Head On
10. Alice In Chains – Got Me Wrong
11. Psychedelic Furs – Heaven
1. Weezer – The Good Life
2. U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
3. Garbage – Vow
4. Beck – Devil\’s Haircut
5. Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Passenger (cool cover)
6. Local H – Bound For The Floor
7. Flaming Lips – She Don\’t Use Jelly
8. The Replacements – I Will Dare
9. Lo Fidelity All-Stars – Battle Flag
10. Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression That I Get
11. The Jam – Going Underground
12. Nirvana – Love Buzz
Taking Back Sundays – 9.3.17
1. Blink-182 – Up All Night
2. All-American Rejects – Swing, Swing
3. Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
4. Paramore – The Only Exception
5. Taking Back Sunday – A Decade Under The Influence
6. Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag
7. Sum 41 – In Too Deep
8. The Used – The Taste Of Ink
9. Yellowcard – Way Away
10. My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words
11. Avril Lavigne – Complicated
12. All Time Low – Dear Maria, Count Me In
13. Say Anything – Alive With The Glory Of Love
14. Fall Out Boy – THNKS FR TH MMRS
NEW MUSIC ALERT! U2 ‘You’re the Best Thing About Me’ & ‘The Blackout’
Irish legends U2 are starting up the road to a new album with the release of new track last week ‘The Blackout’ (watch below) and today they uploaded another new song titled ‘You’re the Best Thing About Me’. On first listen, it reminds me of the self-inspection of emotions that we saw Bono take on their standout album ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’. It also has this bridgethat has a lot of funkier layers to it that I was not expecting, but it still retains that smooth guitar sound the Edge is known for.
This song will be a part of ‘Songs of Experience’ which was completed last year, but the Dublin based mega-band felt they needed to re-evaluate the material with all the big news in the world and their 30th anniversary ‘Joshua Tree’ tour gaining so much traction in stadiums this year, that makes sense. It follows up 2014’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ which was released in a unique way that ended up getting band in a lot of hot water. More on that here from the Independent.
Listen to the other new song from U2 ‘The Blackout’ here. The loud stomp and clap jam was premiered in another unique fashion with a live performance video via the band’s Facebook. Am I the only one hearing Red Hot Chili Peppers on this?!
FOO FIGHTER’S SPECIAL GUEST ON NEW ALBUM: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and Paul McCartney
It has been reported for over a month that the Foo Fighters new album ‘Concrete & Gold’ (due out September 15th) will feature a ‘huge pop star’ singer, with Dave Grohl and company keeping it secret until today. Star of many ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch, the only member of boy band N’SYNC that your sister cared about, Justin Timberlake will contribute a vocal performance on the album according to a report today by Rolling Stone. “We’d drink whiskey in the parking lot,” Grohl says. “He was really, really cool. Then the night before his last day, he says, ‘Can I sing on your record? I don’t want to push it, but—I just want to be able to tell my friends.’ ” He just wanted to be able to tell his friends?! I want to tell my friends I have a condominium on the Moon but I can’t just have it!
No matter what your feelings are on Timberlake, he has an undeniable sly voice and has proven in his solo album a sophisticated take on pop music. It will be interesting to see how he figures into the soulful fracas of fun that is the Foos who now have a keyboardist in veteran player Rami Jaffeee. The band’s sound has never stayed dormant , it’s almost always challenging yet still true to the band’s ethos to do all things that rock in one way or another.
Oh yeah, there is this obscure English musician Paul McCartney is going to be on the album as well. Excuse me, cough …cough, let me clear my throat.
PAUL McCARTNEY FROM THE BEATLES?! Yes, that has been known for some time with Grohl letting it slip a while back. McCartney will reportedly contribute some drums on the album. Grohl texted Sir Paul and simply asked him to which the living legend responded to with “You’re crazy, man!”. When your Dave Grohl you can just text titans of music and he responds like that, you are legit.
They are not done with the guest stars, R&B standouts Boys II Men are also doing something on the album.
Party On. The ‘Saturday Night Live’ Exhibit Is Coming To Chicago Next Month
Many talented people in Chicago have been swept up by SNL so it seems very fitting that we would get the SNL The Experience exhibit here in town.
“Saturday Night Live: The Experience” opens Oct. 21 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (360 N State State) and is expected to run to December 2018. Tickets ($25) go on sale Friday.
See the NYC version below. It looks pretty awesome.
