A pet owner saved his drowning tortoise’s life after giving it the kiss of life for an hour. John Fletcher found 45-year-old Freda at the bottom of his garden pond limp and looking dead.
Mr Fletcher started performing CPR – and gave the animal mouth to mouth resuscitation. Middle-aged “big lady tortoise” Freda lives with her owner at his home and has free rein of the back garden.
The amateur astronomer has built an observatory in his back yard in Gloucester, and often spends hours gazing at the stars.
888 first won over the alternative world with the hit single ‘Critical Mistakes’ in 2015, and the Denver based band who previously played in metal bands deliver a heavy groove over lush keyboard lines and swagger drums. The lyrics apparently allude to people hiding their everyday sturggles and saddness while trying to save face and not be vulernable or at least, that’s how I took it. You may have heard it today on 101WKQX in Walt’s Vault IN 3PM hour.
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Speaking to Billboard this week on their upcoming album ‘M A N I A’ , Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz expressed a desire to have several exciting guest to collaborate on the album or future music and the one big name he dropped was quite ‘big’: Rihanna. Yes, that very popular singer whose been at the top of the charts for over a decade. Wentz has wanted to collaborate with the ‘Umbrella” singer for a long time, but he also mentions he would like to work with Nigerian singer WizKid and other younger artist to give FOB a fresher perspective. You can read the whole interview here.
‘M A N I A’ was originally scheduled to be released for September 16th but has been delayed to January 19th.
Check out the new singles from FOB here. The power pop anthem ‘Champion’ and the electronic dance influenced ‘Young and Menance’. Both these songs that show this band that started out playing VFW Halls in Arlington Heights is still evolving over 15 years into their career.
“The contest came down to Big Guys Sausage Shop vs. Fatso’s Last Stand, and Big Guys won 53 percent to 47 percent. More than 15,000 votes were cast in this round alone, meaning our readers love their burgers.”
Do you agree? If not, WHO has the best burger in Chicago? Tell me!
Daniel Craig resurrected one of the greatest film characters of all time in James Bond, bringing it back to a must-see movie success, but there was speculation after Craig publicly stated he “would rather slash his wrist” than come back to 007 after wrapping filming on ‘Spectre’. Last month the New York Times reported that the English actor was coming back to the Bond series. Would Craig pass on the secret agent mantle or give it another go?
On last night’s ‘Late Show’ while promoting the redneck heist film ‘Logan Lucky’, Stephen Colbert popped the big question: Is he returning to play Bond? He responded “Yes” to a loud roar from the studio audience. It gives great relief to fans of the series who hold Criag in high regard, with some believing he’s the best actor to play the role. Craig also clarified that this upcoming Bond adventure will be his last run in the tuxedo, saying he wants to “go out on a high note.”
In the same interview you can watch above, Craig revealed how he talked his way into a role in the Star Wars flick, ‘Force Awakens’.
A new subscription service is breaking open a new way to see movies at the theater: Moviepass will allow subscribers to see one movie per day in their local theater at the economic cost of $9.95 a month. Moviepass has been in existence since 2011, but a new CEO Mitch Lowe who previously worked with RedBox and Netflix has prompted the radical change citing the “risk of seeing a bad movie is high”. When you consider that just seeing a standard definition movie in the theaters is around $10 (and even more if it’s in IMAX or 3D) that price point is really a radical change that gives leverage to the consumer. It’s made convenient in the obvious form of an app on your phone. It’s available in the Apple store and Google Play. No one is paying me to type this, but it sounds like a something that gives you all the blockbuster for your buck.
Now there are limitations and maybe some unforeseen issues at this new eye-catching price. IMAX and 3D movies will be exempt right now, but Moviepass intends to roll out a separate subscription to let users see those movies in the future. You have to use a debit card on the service, which for some is annoying. Another critical caveat found by LifeHacker is that you can only get your ticket for an individual movie the day-of the screening you are going to see, so that may make it challenging to get tickets for the opening weekends to some more popular releases. The way Moviepass is limited could also change based on the theater chain you use it at like AMC, Marcus, or others.
Lowe in a CNBC interview you can watch above, states that Moviepass will give millennials and younger people a fresh reason to go to the movie theaters and let the theater industry be a “social experience” again. He noted during his tenure with Netflix, they saw users watching movies they would never watch before if they had to subscribe to them on Netflix. Think about about how many different movies you can see in a month? How much money you could save? How much more you would be willing to risk to go see that indie comedy that you are just not that sure about? The days of ‘ Oh, I will just wait for it on Netflix or Hulu’ are gone, because if you really want to see it, you could go see with less risk.
Some of these sounds will trigger fond memories, others might make you anxious that your mom just pulled in the driveway and you have seconds to stop drop and act as though you’ve been completing household chores or getting homework done the whole time and NOT playing games or chatting online. Maybe that was just my childhood? Watch the video below and I’ll watch out for your mom…(not a mom joke, swear)
Game of Thrones is one of the most expensive TV shows ever produced, but even the crew of the hit HBO series isn’t above using an humble IKEA hack behind the scenes. According to Mashable, the fur capes won by Jon Snow and other members of the Night’s Watch on the show are actually sheepskin rugs sold by the home goods chain.
The story behind the iconic garment was first revealed by head costume designer Michele Clapton at a presentation at Los Angeles’s Getty Museum in 2016. “[It’s] a bit of a trick,” she said at Designing the Middle Ages: The Costumes of GoT. “We take anything we can.” (MORE HERE)
AP reported this week in the small German town of Neustadt this past weekend, that thieves stole 22 metric tons of Chocolate from a delivery trailer. The big haul included such sweet varieties like Kinder Surprise eggs, Nutella hazelnut-chocolate cream and Valparaiso chocolate fruit pearls. The candied caper reported is worth an estimate between 50,000-70,000 euros ($59,000-82,000). A local Police spokesperson said they “don’t know what their motive was.” UM, IT’S CHOCLATE, IT TASTE GOOD.
Now let’s escape reality with Homer Simpson dancing through a dream where he’s transported to a German ‘land of Choclate.’
Liam Gallagher from Oasis is NOT happy that Dave Grohl used a THRONE to perform after breaking his leg . . . because now it means rock stars can’t cancel shows with lame excuses anymore.
In an interview with the British version of “GQ”, he said, quote, “[That] ruined it for all of us. Broke his leg and still toured. Who does that? Now if I have a cold I can’t cancel because I’ll look like a wuss.”
The retro game revolution continues! AltPress and Youtuber Zachary Anderson turned us onto this ingenuous application of new independently crafted products that make your Android phone into a Nintendo Gameboy that plays Gameboy and Gameboy Color. Hyperkin, the tech group behind the clever hack are selling them for a fair price of $50 and there is some tech loops to jump through but as you can see in the demo video above, it looks really fun. In his video demo, Anderson stated the concept was rumored to have started as an April Fool’s Prank , which if it’s true, is probably one of the best pranks ever.
This does remind me of something. Did you anyone have that friend back in the day who got in trouble playing on their Gameboy at school?
1. Cold War Kids – So Tied Up (feat. Bishop Briggs)
2. Green Day – Revolution Radio
3. Alice Merton – No Roots
4. Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth
5. Honors – All My Life
6. Wild Cub – I Fall Over (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/24)
7. Joywave – Shutdown
8. Slothrust – Like a Child Hiding Behind Your Tombstone
9. Mondo Cozmo – Automatic
10. The Academic – Bear Claws
11. Middle Kids – Edge Of Town (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/6)
12. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself
13. Nothing But Thieves – Sorry
14. Enter Shikari – Live Outside
1. Atlas Genius – 63 Days
2. Kasabian – Bess This Acid House
3. Lovelytheband – Broken
4. Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
5. Benjamin Gibbard – What You Do To Me
6. The Aces – Stuck (Queued Up Artist Showcase 8/31)
7. Spoon – Can I Sit Next To you
8. The Struts – One Night Only
9. Cage The Elephant – Whole Wide World
10. 888 – Creepers
11. Biffy Clyro – Wolves Of Winter
12. The Killers – Run For Cover
13. Magic Giant – Window
14. Pom Poms – Live Before I Die
15. Prophets Of Rage – Living On The 110
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers got heated this week on the issue of preserving musical education, calling the idea of removing it from schools ‘child abuse’. Speaking to Rolling Stone on the issue of music education being cut from public schools, he declared “It’s child abuse. It’s just wrong.”
Flea’s mission for music education started in 2000, when he visited students at his alma mater Fairfax Senior High School. “They had maybe one or two acoustic guitars, a boombox, a volunteer teacher, and they were sitting around talking about music,” he tellsRolling Stone. “I was so disheartened. I was like, ‘Where’s the orchestra? Where’s the band?’ And I was told they cut out all the funding for that stuff. They didn’t have instruments for the teachers anymore. It really shocked me.” This forced him to form the Silverlake Conservatory of Music to continue the efforts of musical education in the Los Angeles area. The Chili Peppers perform a benefit show for the non-profit music school every year, which recently opened a new spacious facility and has been operating since 2001.
Referencing recent government initiatives to reduce funding for National Endowment for Arts, the bassist and love of jazz music expressed a public need to preserve these efforts in our neighborhoods and towns. “I encourage everybody to reach out into the communities they live in and do what they can to help out. There are people that don’t have money, people that don’t have food or an education or healthcare. And yes, getting to change things on a fundamental, institutional level is an awesome thing, but we can personally reach out in our communities to do stuff that is profoundly helpful.”
1. Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
2. Ramones – Beat On The Brat
3. Smashing Pumpkins – Glynis
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down
5. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses
6. Radiohead – (Nice Dream)
7. Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
8. The Cure – In Between Days
9. Hole – Doll Parts
10. Primus – Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
11. 311 – Don\’t Stay Home
12. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
13. Cocteau Twins – Carolyn\’s Fingers
1. Live – Lightning Crashes
2. Timbuk 3 – The Future\’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
3. No Doubt – Excuse Me Mr.
4. Foo Fighters – This Is A Call
5. Heaven 17 – Let Me Go
6. Jane\’s Addiction – Stop!
7. The Lemonheads – It\’s A Shame About Ray
8. The Smithereens – Only A Memory
9. Primal Scream – Movin\’ On Up
10. Nine Inch Nails – Sin
11. The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
12. Graham Parker – Local Girls
13. The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You
Kings of Leon – Waste A Moment White Stripes – Blue Orchid Foals – Cassius The Strokes – Juicebox Dan Auerbach – Shine on Me Bloc Party – Little Thoughts Walk The Moon – Tightrope The Vaccines – 20/20 Futureheads – Heartbeat Song New Politics – C.I.A Krrum – Evil Twin Daya – Talk Arcade Fire – Creature Comfort Smallpools – Passenger Side Priory – Big Love Coin – Talk Too Much St. Lucia – Elevate M83 – Midnight City
Franz Ferdinand – Right Action
Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy
!!! – Hello? Is This Thing On
RAC – I still Wanna Know featuring Rivers Cuomo
Cut Copy – Far Away
Moon Boots featuring Antony & Cleopatra – Never Get You
Plastic Plates Featuring Sam Sparro – Stay In Love
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
The Naked And Famous – Punching In A Dream
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
Chvrches – Clearest Blue
Vampire Weekend – Kids Don\’t Stand A Chance (Chromeo Remix)
Miike Snow – Animal (Fake Blood Remix)
Yeah Yeah yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
Icona Pop – I Love It
Kid Cudi – Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)
M.I.A. – Boyz
