A River North pizzeria and beer garden released a lengthy dress code leaving people with mixed opinions.
The Bottled Blonde, located in the 500 block of North Wells Street in River North, is a “casual neighborhood concept of restaurant & nightlife,” stated on its website with “covered patio dining and lounge space right in the heart of stylish, Urban River North.”
But the establishment, in fact, is far from “casual” when it comes to how the wait staff dresses and the guests they choose to let in. And since it is a private restaurant, it reserves the right to refuse anyone and not give a reason.
“Bottled Blonde will maintain a classy atmosphere and reserves the right to refuse anyone. A high standard of dress is required at all times. Dress code is on a case-by-case basis, and is at the sole discretion of the door staff. In all instances, the door staff’s decision is final. If denied entry, changing your appearance will not change the decision.” READ MORE
Hey Chicago friends! Important update on the worst bar in the city, Bottled Blonde: it’s now overtly racist. Cool job! pic.twitter.com/QA7o3WsKdP
— nuck (@LouBegaVEVO) May 30, 2017
WE NEED TO TALK – BEN & ANGELA
Have you ever had a dream that felt SO real? That’s exactly what happened with Angela…
Brian & Lou 05.31.17
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LOLLAPALOOZA AFTERSHOWS announced, win tickets!
With Lollapalooza taking over Grant Park with hundreds of great bands in town, the annual beast of fun will spread it’s testicles all around town. Enter to win tickets to see all these Lolla after shows in the link below.
Here is the full LOLLAPALOOZA after shows list
OASIS REUNION RUMORS?!
Good morning MANCHESTER looking forward to some serious RnR tnight as you were LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) May 30, 2017
Could one of the biggest duos in alternative be getting back together? We will have to wait and see.
Former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher promised fans “some serious RnR” on Twitter today. According to the Guardian, Gallagher is preparing for a Tuesday show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz with all the proceeds going to the families of victims of the bombing attack in the same English city just eight days ago.
The timing of tonight’s show has reignited rumors and speculation that Liam could reunite with his brother, Noel. Insiders close to Gallagher refused interview requests, stating that tonight’s charity show would be an “incredible, emotional gig – and there are a few surprises too”. Oasis’s hit track ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ was sung by a crowd of mourners this past week who had gathered to remember the attack victims. An online video of the moving scene quickly started create even more demand for the Galagher reunion.
Liam and Noel Gallaghar of UK alt-giants Oasis have not played together in eight years, amid a bitter feud that has been well documented. So seeing the Gallaghers back together would be a huge moment, especially considering how it will benefit those affected by the awful Manchester attack.
The reunion rumors got very hot on Monday when Liam wished his brother Noel, a happy birthday.
Happy 50th rkid stay young LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) May 29, 2017
The rise and fighting fall of Oasis was put to film in last year’s comprehensive documentary “Oasis: Supersonic”. Check out the trailer
PIQNIQ: Stabbing Westward play Beers ‘n Bags
Stabbing Westward (featuring a familiar voice you heard on 101WKQX, wALT) enjoyed a round of beers and game of bags with lucky winners backstage at PIQNIQ 2017.
Not enough videos for ya? Binge on these LOUNGE performances from the 1975, PANIC! At the Disco, and many more
VIDEO: Snake regurgitates a live snake, we are sorry
This video will creep out your day. We apologize but this is must-see creepiness of nature in full display. A man named Christopher Reynolds were driving along a road and saw the snake. As they filmed it, it spit out a live snake that it had recently swallowed. Reynolds in the original viral video claims the large black snake was likely scared, so that’s why it puked up it’s prey. These are times when I feel good about my ability to chew my food and also the fact I am not inclined to eat other living people. No, I am zombie but if people were made out of pizza that might be a different story. Note some NSFW langauage in the video.
This may sound like another one of those weird stories that happen in Florida on a regular basis, but no, it’s big snake from the state where they like it all big , Texas. Enjoy more weird news wonders on ‘Is it Florida?’ with today’s edition of the Brian & Lou podcast.
Queued Up #229
1. Mondo Cozmo – Automatic
2. July Talk – Picturing Love
3. Cheerleader – Feel Like That
4. Blink-182 – Home Is Such A Lonely Place
5. DWNTWN – Bloodshot Eyes
6. RAC – I Still Wanna Know (feat. Rivers Cuomo)
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Goodbye Angels
8. Arkells – My Heart’s Always Yours (Queued Up Artist Showcase 6/9)
9. The Joy Formidable – Whirring (live)
10. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar
11. The Lumineers – Angela
12. Green Day – Revolution Radio
13. Sylvan Esso – Die Young
14. Milky Chance – Blossom
1. Muse – Dig Down
2. Rag N’ Bone Man – Skin
3. Silent Rival – Die A Little
4. Joywave – It’s A Trip
5. Irontom – Be Bold Like Elijah (Queued Up Artist Showcase 6/9)
6. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – So Close
7. Blink 182 – Grizzly Bear – Mourning Sound
8. Welshly Arms – Legendary
9. The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
10. Ron Gallo – Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me
11. Third Eye Blind – Alright Carolina
12. Rancid – Telegraph Avenue
13. Incubus – State Of The Art
14. Gorillaz – Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
VIDEO: Foo Fighters play on after the power gets cut-off at Bottlerock
The beloved Foo Fighters were closing out the Bottlerock Festival in the wine country of the West, Napa Valley, California on Sunday but their last song was abruptly cut off by festival organizers due to a tight curfew. According to several reports including Billboard, the fest which takes place near a residential area has a strict curfew of 10pm and the band played past the curfew. This did not stop Dave Grohl and company from playing the finale ‘Everlong’ when the sound system and big screens were cut off, the crowd backed up the band on every note as they continued to play despite not being really audible to the massive crowd. It was a really special moment that reminds me how connected people can be by music, they just kept clapping and singing the words. The Foos and their fans played on to the finish the song, and that’s not something you can say about every musical group.
The cutoff moment comes at 5:28 into this fan-shot video by Steve Zanco and feels really magical.
Napa Valley got even more Foo with a pop-up show at an intimate venue, read about that here. Nothing will beat their HBO live show from Cubby Bear back in 2014., while promoting ‘Sonic Highways’.
Foo Fighters are set to release new music in the near future, as they work on an album between festival dates. They will be headlining the Glatonsbury this summer. They promoted that big date with a pop-up show in England in February, where they debuted two new songs “Keep Your Pretty Promise to Yourself” and “Run With Me.” Last month, Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins performed at a charity event where they played a new song called “The Sky is a Neighborhood”, watch video of that here.
5.28.17 – Alt_Backspace
1. Foo Fighters – My Hero
2. INXS – What You Need
3. Hole – Celebrity Skin
4. Sublime – Doin\’ Time
5. Duran Duran – A View To A Kill
6. Soul Coughing – Super Bon Bon
7. Temple Of The Dog – Say Hello To Heaven
8. The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
9. The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
10. G. Love And Special Sauce – Cold Beverage
11. Pearl Jam – Rearviewmirror
12. The Church – Under The Milky Way
1. Soundgarden – Fell On Black Days
2. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
3. IViolent Femmes – American Music
4. Nada Surf – Popular
5. Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform
6. The Cure – Why can\’t I Be You
7. 311 – Come Original
8. Echo & The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
9. Oasis – Don\’t Look Back In Anger
10. Alice In Chains – Got Me Wrong
11. Morrissey – Piccadilly Palare
Indie-Pendent Dance Party – 5.28.17
The Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Fidlar – West Coast
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
Circa Waves – T-Shirt Weather
Wavves – King oF The Beach
Len – Steal My Sunshine
Ghost Beach – Miracle
Bit Funk feat Nefe – Destination Sunrise
Third Eyed Blind – Semi Charmed Life (Kasum Remix)
Panama Wedding – Feels Like Summer
Architecture In Helsinki – Livin In The Future
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Viceroy Remix)
Viceroy – Chase Us Around
VHS Collection – Waiting on The Summer (Penguin Prison Remix)
The Cure – Just Like Heaven (The Penelopes Remix)
Gentlemen Hall – Sail Into The Sun (Lenno Remix)
Empire of The Sun – Walking on A Dream (Marc Scout Remix)
Twin Peaks – I found A New Way
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire
The Ting Tings – Keep Your Head
Arcade Fire – Month Of May
Sundara Karma – Loveblood
Shout Out Louds – Hurry Up Let\’s Go
Metric – Gold Gun Girls
Sky Ferreira – I Can\’t Say No To Myself
Arkells – Come To Light
Sofi Tukker – Drinkee
Holy Ghost! – Static On The Wire (RAC Mix)
Passion Pit – Carried Away (Viceroy Remix)
The Knife – Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Remix)
The Presets – Yippiyo-Ay
M.I.A – 10 Dollar CLEAN
Sneaky Soundsystem – We Love
Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know (Seven Stripes Remix)
New Order – Blue Monday
Taking Back Sundays – 5.28.17
1. My Chemical Romance – I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
2. Mayday Parade – Miserable At Best
3. Against Me! – Thrash Unreal
4. Paramore – That’s What You Get
5. The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
6. Blink-182 – Feeling This
7. Say Anything – Baby Girl, I’m A Blur
8. Senses Fail – Calling All Cars
9. New Found Glory – My Friends Over You
10. Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down
11. 3OH!3 – Don’t Trust Me
12. Box Car Racer – I Feel So
13. Taking Back Sunday – MakeDamnSure
14. MXPX – Lonesome Town
‘Animaniacs’ set to to return
One of the greatest cartoons of the 90’s is about to once again be zany to the max as today IndieWire reports ‘Animaniacs’ is due for a return.The show was a spin off of another animated gem ‘Tiny Toons’, ran for five seasons between 1993 and 1998. It also helped the offbeat show was produced by Hollywood titan Steven Speilberg. For all the retro reboots in entertainment that are popping up nowadays, this one seems to be the most alluring return since ‘Animaniacs’ was such a different show especially for the children’s cartoon genre. It played like a sketch comedy show within the vessel of animated show with Speilberg’s touch for the grandiose and movie-scale music.
The rejuvenated love for the Warner Bros Yako, Wakko, and the Warner Sister, Dot was likely sparked when the show was added to Netflix last year. It reminded many how the show though directed to children, was genuinely a trans-generational exception playing the jokes up to the any viewer. Currently there is no announced network or streaming platform for the potential new episodes.
Channel Frederator goes deep into the show’s production history, how the show stood out, and unique trivia.
Brian & Lou 05.30.17
Brian went to a baby shower this weekend, Weekend Fails, Participation trophies and Is It Florida
Eddie Vedder Grieves Through Music in First Show After Cornell’s Death
I don’t know how else to put it, but “silently” paying tribute to the late singer of Soundgarden is how Eddie Vedder honored his friend. Clearly it wasn’t silent.
During a solo show Saturday night in Amsterdam, Vedder never addressed Chris Cornell’s death directly. But according to a fan in attendance, “the show was pretty much about Chris without directly mentioning him.”
Here’s captured video and the setlist, thanks to Consequence of Sound.
SETLIST:
Long Road (Pearl Jam song)
Trouble (Cat Stevens cover)
Sometimes (Pearl Jam song)
Can’t Keep (Pearl Jam song)
Sleeping by Myself
Without You
Longing to Belong (with Jonas Pap)
The Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young Cover)
I Am Mine (Pearl Jam song)
Light Years (Pearl Jam song)
Good Woman (Cat Power cover)
Far Behind
No Ceiling
Guaranteed
Rise
I’m Open (Pearl Jam song)
Better Man (Pearl Jam song)
Immortality (Pearl Jam song)
Porch (Pearl Jam song)
Encore:
I’m So Tired (Fugazi cover)
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (Pearl Jam song)
Imagine (John Lennon cover)
Heroes (David Bowie cover) (Partial)
Just Breathe (Pearl Jam song)
Lukin (Pearl Jam song)
Song Of Good Hope (Glen Hansard cover) (with Glen Hansard)
Falling Slowly (The Swell Season cover) (with Glen Hansard)
The End (Pearl Jam song)
Encore 2:
Rockin’ in the Free World (Neil Young cover)
Hard Sun
PHOTO CREDIT: Andreas Terlaak
AUDIO: Foster The People Drops x2 Before New Album
You’ve been hearing Doing It for the Money on 101WKQX. Here’s a couple more tracks to get you ready for the yet untitled new album — and their appearance at Lollapalooza in August. — [eric]
Guy Uses Only Jokes From Virtual Assistants
Tiger Woods Arrested On DUI Charge
It’s been a rough few years for Tiger Woods, what with the philandering, breaking up with an Olympic athlete, and the complete and total lack of golf.
It was also a really rough morning today for the pro golfer, who was arrested and booked at 7:18 this morning for driving under the influence.
BREAKING: golfer #Tiger Woods arrested in #jupiter on DUI charge @WPBF25News pic.twitter.com/Ez1YyvXov8
— Terri Parker (@wpbf_terri) May 29, 2017
#Tiger Woods arrested on Military Trail early Monday just south of his upscale restaurant The Woods in Harbourside #jupiter @WPBF25News pic.twitter.com/GlOEPKYBw3
— Terri Parker (@wpbf_terri) May 29, 2017
Deadspin has got a running article on this. They’ll keep you posted. Also, no one ever wins the mugshot game. EVER. — [eric]
‘Guardians of the Galaxy : Mission Breakout!’ Disneyland ride sneak peek
Disney’s first ever Marvel theme park ride in America ‘Guardians of the Galaxy : Mission Breakout’ opened this past weekend at Disneyland’s California Adeventure with much fanfare and high demand. Thanks to Youtube channel ThemeParkHD we have this first-hand look at the actually ride with the immersive holding area featuring outer-space creatures, appearances by the Gauridan characters,a rocking soundtrack, and an engaging story to the whole experience. It’s neat to see an animatronic Rocket Racoon spitting off wise-cracks. The whole ride looks really fun with well-crafted show of the fun of the ‘Guardians’ movies. Another fascinating part is that parts of the ride are relatively different during each individual romp making it more attractive to get back in line for another go.
As for the lines for the ride, that’s probably the only negative part to share. According to Gizmodo and many posts on social media by Disneyland guests, the line for ‘Mission Breakout’ had an estimated wait of seven hours without a fast pass. The fast pass line was not significantly better with a reported wait time of five hours on Saturday.
Line for new Guardians of the Galaxy ride running down Buena Vista. Standby wait time now at about 7 hours. #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy pic.twitter.com/d3lxwL44kw
— tyler martinez (@t_bruskie11) May 27, 2017
The new ride has angered some Disney fanatics who were not fond of the new Marvel themed ride replacing the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror that stood in the same structure until recently. Still it seems like the Marvel Cinematic Universe under the ownership of Disney was bound to get some theme park love, and this looks like a great start. ‘Gaurdians’ director James Gunn who contributed to the ride’s development, had a very fun time at the ride’s premiere based on his Facebook post about it.
Inside the Magic conducted an interview with Disneyland imagineer Joe Rohde who gave insight what went into creating the ride and adapting the story for a theme park attraction.
MORE: Foo Fighters Cover Classic In Secret Bar Show
Russell first tipped you off to a small bar show the Foo Fighters played Friday night in Napa Valley, CA before they headline the Bottlerock Festival tonight (Sunday, May 28th). You can see their performance of “Times Like These” in the link. That’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a band like that in a intimate venue. Kinda like our Lounge.
Found a bonus for you as social media continues to churn out what was captured. Check out this Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers classic, “Breakdown”:
Am I really in a club with 200 people watching the Foo Fighters performing a The Rolling Stones music?
Posted by John Peake on Friday, May 26, 2017
Sounds great! — [eric]
