OK Computer turned 20 years old this year. And earlier today, Rolling Stone put out a brief oral history, to give you a bit of history and context of how that album fits into the landscape of alternative. It’s a great reminder — or introduction, depending on your own personal perspective.
Read more about it here, or just watch the video below. And do me a favor — pull out the album this weekend, won’t you? I know I will be. — [eric]
The king of online retail Amazon announced today they will buy the high end grocery chain Whole Foods with the widely reported price tag being $13.7 billion dollars. The ramifications are pretty big for the grocery store industry while also greatly influencing the future of how millions of people buy everyday items and food online. There is no plans currently to shutdown the brick and mortar stores of Whole Foods. Meanwhile Amazon last year opened up stores (including one in Wrigleyville) where you can use your online account with them to purchase items in the store, with no cash registers.
There are a lot of people in the grocery store industry are not happy about it. The Street breaks down all the financial maneuvers at play here and how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is going for something even bigger.
7% of Americans believe chocolate milk…comes from brown cows, according to an online survey commissioned by the Innovation Center of U.S. Dairy.
That’s an estimated 16.4 million people who believe this.
But there’s a bigger story behind the headline, as covered by the Washington Post. People are more and more just lacking a grasp on where their food comes from — the article describes the phenomenon as being “agriculturally illiterate.” Some elementary school kids didn’t know that pickles were cucumbers….or that onions and lettuce were plants. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Come out to the far reaches of the suburbs —- I’ll show you farming. It will be an enlightening experience. A smelly, enlightening experience. — [eric]
New Zealand’s musical delight Lorde revealed on ‘The Tonight Show’ that she is the one behind the popular Instagram account ‘Onion Rings Worldwide’. She may sing about love lost and gained with relationship partners, but her one true love may be breaded fried onions and I can’t blame her, they are delish. The popular IG account anonymously saw Lorde documenting the different onion rings the world has to offer as she toured, performing off the success of her debut album. Some internet detectives did some digging and speculated that Lorde is the greasy fingers behind ‘Onion Rings Worldwide’. Her reasoning in this interview for why she kept her onion-tinged internet alter-ego a secret, is pretty entertaining as well.
In this same interview segment with the “dirty beard” Jimmy Fallon how she moved back to her home country, eating at diners, and her new album ‘Melodrama’ which is out now. While on ‘Tonight Show’ she also performed her new single ‘Perfect Places’.
A great documentary about Adam West’s long career. He truly was the real Batman.
Find Starring Adam West (HERE)
It’s Father’s Day weekend AND it’s finally summertime!!! Dad’s were really smart when choosing middle of June for their special day. Anyway… here are some great ways to have a blast AND treat Dad this weekend! READ MORE
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Father’s Day is Sunday. And you REALLY should do something to celebrate it, because no, your dad is NOT cool with you blowing it off. According to a new survey, 81% of dads say they think Mother’s Day outshines Father’s Day. And . . . they’re not wrong. 70% of women and kids admit that dads will get less of an acknowledgement on Sunday than moms did last month. And 49% say Father’s Day, quote, “is not a big deal” in their family. The survey also found people who ARE getting their dad something plan on spending an average of $38 less than they spent on their mom. And the most common gift they’re planning to get is . . . a card. READ MORE
WKQX-FM’s “Lorde Web” Contest
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(from chicagotribune.com)
Chicago weather is a fickle beast. We spend six months of the year praying for heat, then when it comes, will it away. To help you get through the sweltering hot and humid days, Kizuki Ramen and Izakaya (1482 N. Milwaukee Ave.) is offering free Japanese matcha green tea soft serve ice cream on any day that hits above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Available through August 1, the free treat will be available with any purchase.
(from chicagoist.com)
If you’re still hoping to score a memento from the Cubs’ once-in-a-century World Series win, the team has a new merchandise option for you: Ivy leaves that were hanging from Wrigley Field’s outfield walls last season are now for sale, according to an email sent to season-ticket holders on Tuesday.
The leaves cost $200 a piece, plus $15 shopping, and include a decorative hologram, according to ESPN. Think of it as something a little more substantial than those times the Blackhawks sold containers of home rink ice for $99 a pop after their 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup wins. (MORE HERE)
Lou is definitely getting some of these!!
(from wgntv.com)
There are so many news articles going around about Donald Trump and what he did or did not do with the Russian Government that this is the first I’ve heard of Puerto Rico actively trying to move from its territory status to become the 51st state of the United States of America.
Less than 70% of people that are register to vote actually voted, but 97% of the people that voted chose statehood. You can read more about The Controversy Over The Vote Count.
A little bit about Puerto Rico’s current status
Before their definitive album ‘Nevermind’ changed the world, Nirvana were an up and coming band out of the Seattle music scene in a landscape dominated by hair bands from LA and pop stars like Tiffany singing at shopping malls or something. The now legendary trio released their debut LP ‘Bleach’ 28 years ago today, and the rest became rock history. The impact of that record and this wonderful bootleg video of Nirvana playing Chicago’s music landmark venue the Metro in September of ’89 were featured today in a great article by Rolling Stone.
The performance is just another reason why the Metro is such a wonderful part of Chicago’s music culture. Every great band in the last 40 years has likely played that stage from Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl’s other band the Foo Fighters, the Smashing Pumpkins, Peal Jam, and many more. If you can rock the Metro, you can rock anywhere.
ALRIGHT EVERYONE, JUST LIKE WE PRACTICED!!!
New album Villains out 8/25. See them at Riot Fest 9/16. Need tickets? Got you covered.
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