Photos: Julia Simone Paul
$20 all-inclusive tickets to over 30 Chicago shows including PIQNIQ!
Celebrating National Concert Day all week long, Live Nation is offering one million $20 all-inclusive concert tickets to more than 1,000 participating shows across the country, with more than 30 in Chicago as part of its “Kickoff to Summer” including:
- PIQNIQ! The 1975, Bleachers, Jimmy Eat World, Stabbing Westward, Highly Suspect, Sum 41, K. Flay, Joywave, Warpaint and Lucky Boys Confusion! – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Tinley Park) 5/20/2017
- 311 – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 7/2/2017
- All Time Low – Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, IL) 7/21/2017
- Dispatch – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 7/1/2017
- Dropkick Murphys – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 8/8/2017
- Echo & The Bunnymen – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 7/23/2017
- Flogging Molly – Aragon Ballroom (Chicago) 6/2/2017
- Kings of Leon – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 7/30/17
- Incubus – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Tinley Park) 7/29/17
- Rise Against – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 6/9/2017
- Slightly Stoopid – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 7/9/2017
- Sublime With Rome – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 9/8/2017
- Third Eye Blind – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 7/6/2017
- Young the Giant – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (Chicago) 9/9/2017
See a full list of nationwide shows available in the $20 concert ticket offer here.
Buy tickets by visiting Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s “Kickoff to Summer” website.
It’s going to be a great summer!!!
<3 @laurenoneil
Tarik Cohen’s Got Skills
Some people are in an uproar after the Chicago Bears (questionable?) draft moves (especially Angry Lou) but after watching our freshly drafted Running Back Tarik Cohen catch two balls at once… We gon be alright fam.
Think Mitch Trubisky can throw two balls at once?
<3 @laurenoneil
Watch trailer for Netflix’s new true-crime documentary ‘The Keepers’
(from nme.com)
It’s been dubbed the ‘new Making A Murderer’
Netflix has shared a trailer for an upcoming true-crime documentary series called The Keepers, a show that’s already being dubbed the new Making A Murderer.
The Keepers will be a seven-part series, premiering on the streaming service on May 19. The film was directed by Ryan White (Serena, The Case Against 8) and produced by Film 45 and Tripod Media. White, Jessica Hargrave, Josh Braun, Ben Cotner, Jason Spingarn-Koff and Lisa Nishimura serve as executive producers.
The film looks at the alleged corruption of police and the Catholic church in the US city of Baltimore, focussing on the 1969 murder of a local nun named Sister Cathy. It is claimed that Cathy was killed because she was ready to expose instances of sexual abuse by members of the church. (MORE HERE)
Brian & Lou 05.02.17
What Ya Missed, Civil War Trivia, Where Did You Learn About Sex, Virginia Grohl and Orange Hi-C Fake Outrage..
Virginia Grohl 05.02.17
We talked her new book “From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars” and Dave…
What Are the “Sex Bases” Actually?
A new survey tried to figure out the “sex bases.” The consensus is: First base is kissing . . . second base is touching private areas but not genitalia . . . third base is hands below the belt . . . and a home run is sex. The survey also found that 74% of people learned about the bases from their friends or from TV . . . but 1% learned from their parents. And the average age they learned about them was between 11 and 15.
Buckingham Fountain to open for 90th season on Saturday
(from chicago.suntimes.com)
Buckingham Fountain, one of Chicago’s iconic lakefront attractions, will officially “open” on May 6 amid a host of special events and programming.The “Switch on Summer” celebration of the fountain’s 90th birthday will feature free giveaways, live entertainment from Beatles tribute band American English and family-friendly activities from 4 to 6 p.m. The fountain will be officially switched on at 6 p.m. More than a dozen Chicago-area cultural institutions will be represented at the festivities including the Adler Planetarium, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Sky, Field Museum, Grant Park Music Festival, House Theatre, Lincoln Park Zoo, The Morton Arboretum, Museum of Science and Industry, National Museum of Mexican Art, Navy Pier, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance and the Shedd Aquarium, according to today’s announcement. (MORE HERE)
I love this fountain I really do even though the gargoyles are terrifying. I still wish they would let people go for a swim in it. I mean what better way to celebrate 90 years right?
The xx in The Lounge
Netflix to update ’13 Reasons Why’ trigger warnings and add content advisory
(from mashable.com)
The conversations about 13 Reasons Why and its suitability for young viewers and the television landscape at large continues, but Netflix will address at least one concern: Content warnings.The show, which dropped March 31, will now contain an overall warning advising viewer discretion for potentially troubling content. (MORE HERE)
Having had personal experience with losing friends to suicide I know all too well what it feels like. I think the creators did a great job with this show. It has opened conversation on the topic and started a dialogue between parents and their kids as well as among friends. There is definitely some content that was difficult to watch involving rape and other violence. Again it does serve a purpose and I feel the story connects in a way that brings to surface many issues faced by those coming up through high school and as adults too. The underlined theme is to be better to each other. We hear it all the time especially when there’s a tragic situation. I think this show gets the point across very well and actually leaves you with a bit of hope that things can get better. Watch it if you haven’t already.
Queued Up #225
1. Catfish and the Bottlemen – Twice
2. Beth Ditto – Fire
3. Fall Out Boy – Young and Menace (Local)
4. Lord Huron – The Night We Met
5. Sundara Karma – She Said (Queued Up Artist Showcase 5/8)
6. Bishop Briggs – The Way I Do
7. Bleachers – Hate That You Know Me (PIQNIQ 5/20)
8. Highly Suspect – Little One (PIQNIQ 5/20)
9. Dreamcar – All Of The Dead Girls
10. White Reaper – Judy French
11. Rag N Bone Man – Skin
12. Youngr – Out Of My System
13. The Greeting Committee – She’s A Gun
14. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar
15. The 1975 – A Change Of Heart (PIQNIQ 5/20)
1. The XX – I Dare You
2. Saint Motel – Destroyer
3. Gorillaz – Andromeda
4. Foster The People – Doing It For The Money
5. The Lumineers – Angela
6. Royal Blood – Lights Out
7. Coin – I Don’t Wanna Dance
8. Arkells – Making Due (Queued Up Artist Showcase 6/9)
9. Irontom – Be Bold Like Elijah (Queued Up Artist Showcase 6/9)
10. Welshly Arms – Legendary
11. Tash Sultana – Jungle
12. Phoenix – J-Boy
13. Magic Giant – Set On Fire
14. Bleeker – Where’s Your Money
15. Blink 182 – Home Is Such A Lonely Place
Indie-Pendent Dance Party – 4.30.17
Swmrs – Harry Dean
White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
Strypes – Blue Collar Jane
Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
Tokyo Police Club – In A Cave
Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness
Vaccines – Teenage Icon
Of Monsters and Men – Mountain Sound
Breakbot – Baby I\’m Yours
Classixx – I\’ll Get You
Gorillaz – Dare
Bastille – Good Grief
Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire
Empire of The Sun – High and Low
Crytsal Castles – Crimewave
Hot Chip – Ready for The Floor
Daft Punk – Technologic
MO – Kamikaze
Elliphant – Look Like You Love It
Sleigh Bells – Riot Rhythm
MIA – Paper Planes
LCD Soundsystem – Dance yrself Clean
Phantogram – You Don\’t Get Me High Anymore
AWOLNATION – Kill Your Heroes
Ting Tings – Hang It Up
Big Data – Dangerous
Foster The People – Best Friend
Portugal The Man – Purple, Yello , Red and Blue (Passion Pit Remix)
1975 – The Sound (Sneaker Snob Remix)
Chromeo – Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
La Roux – Bulletproof
MIA – Yala
Does It Offend You Yeah – We Are Rock Stars
4.30.17 – Alt_Backspace
1. Sublime – April 29, 1992
2. The Clash – Train In Vain
3. Letters To Cleo – Here And Now
4. Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
5. U2 – In God\’s Country
6. Breeders – Cannonball
7. Buffalo Tom – Taillights Fade
8. Violent Femmes – Prove My Love
9. Stabbing Westward – What Do I Have To Do (PIQNIQ 5/20)
10. R.E.M. – Can\’t Get There From Here
11. Fountains Of Wayne – Radiation Vibe
12. Bush – Greedy Fly
13. O.M.D. – Dreaming
14. Social Distortion – Bad Luck
1. Pearl Jam – Black
2. The Cure – Close To Me
3. Garbage – Vow
4. Beck – Devil\’s Haircut
5. The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
6. Blur – Girls And Boys
7. Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
8. The Smiths – Ask
9. INXS – Don\’t Change
10. Catherine Wheel – Crank
11. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
12. Soul Coughing – Circles
13. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Taking Back Sundays – 4.30.17
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. Papa Roach – Scars
7. Story Of The Year – Until The Day I Die
8. Hawthorne Heights – Niki FM
9. Jimmy Eat World – Sweetness
10. Anberlin – Breaking
11. Senses Fail – Calling All Cars
12. New Found Glory – My Friends Over You
13. All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret
14. Box Car Racer – I Feel So
15. Dashboard Confessional – Vindicated
Billy Corgan Reportedly Buying Another Wrestling Company
(from stereogum.com)
After a messy debacle with TNA Impact Wrestling, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is throwing his hat back in the industry ring and finalizing a deal to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance. (MORE HERE)
I know Billy is a very passionate wrestling fan, but does he have what it takes to go full Vince McMahon? It seems as though it’s not an easy business to be in and even at best NWA will most likely be secondary to WWE if it has any success at all. That said, it would be cool to see someone like Billy succeed as a wrestling company owner. He’s got a boy like love for it and I think he actually appreciates the artist side and writing that goes into it.
WATCH: The xx #Lounge Interview/Performance
A brilliant performance and great interview with The xx in the Lounge Monday. ICYMI watch the full video below.
The xx Live In The #SoundLounge!
The xx Live In The #SoundLounge!
Posted by 101 WKQX on Monday, May 1, 2017
Brian & Lou 05.01.17
What Ya Missed, Lou’s wife got in a fight with a bounce, man-gaged and Is It Florida?
“Roseanne” Is Being Revived with the Original Cast
“Roseanne” is the latest TV show from the ’90s to be revived . . . although it isn’t COMPLETELY official yet.
The producers of the original show are onboard, along with cast members Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, and John Goodman, which is interesting because HIS character Dan DIED at the end of the original show. READ MORE
The Epic Failure of Fyre Festival
In what might one of the biggest concert fails in recent years, an exclusive V.I.P. music festival that was supposed to happen this weekend crumbled around the few guests who shelled out big dough to be there.
Expectation vs. Reality#fyre #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/U80NApajxl
— William N. Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
The Fyre Festival was billed as a wealthy millennial island party, the likes of which the world had never seen. An entire mini-city was to spring up from the Bahamas, teeming with models, celebrities, and of course, music. Blink-182 was among the bands that was supposed to be appearing at this festival, the brain child of Ja Rule and promoter Billy McFarland. They reportedly pulled out way before the disaster.
You may have heard by now the horror stories by now. Instead of gourmet food, cheese sandwiches. Instead of private sleeping villas, a game of musical chairs with the few tents that were there to house guests. Instead of every little need taken care of, guests were thrown cardboard boxes and told to scavenge for anything useful. Instead of a flawless cashless payment system, many people were stranded in the encampment without ways to fly out.
Here’s what it was supposed to be (from NYMag.com):
Here’s the final product:
A view of the luxury food court with some luxury school bus transportation at Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/XL3PtRw8q0
— William N. Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
This article best sums up the experience — the story of one of the planners hired to make it happen in just two months. It was a disaster waiting to happen, yet the powers that be pushed forward.
Over the weekend, the promoters got everyone out, apologized, and said they would try again.
I’ve helped plan festival concerts of a large scale. I’m talking a full-day schedule with a dozen and a half bands. We took six months to plan them. And that was with all the infrastructure already in place. I’m all for having a dream, but when you fail listen to the experts around you, I don’t have an ounce of sympathy. — [eric]
Nintendo is launching ANOTHER new gaming device: 2DSXL
Nintendo which has been making waves with it’s recent hit new console Switch and the short-but-successful retro box NES Classic, but they are not done. This week the company announced the addition of a new handheld device called Nintendo 2DSXL. This will compliment the already loved 3DS devices which have been an underrated joy in the video game for a couple years now. The 2DSXL will be priced at the attractive cost of $149 with a release date of July 28th currently in place.
- Nintendo might be releasing a mini-SUPER NES?!
- GAME OVER: NES-Classic cancelled despite success
- Relive that kid losing his mind when he opened up an Nintendo 64 on Christmas morning
But 3DS users don’t worry, you don’t have to freak out like I did when I couldn’t find a Switch or a NES Classic in stores when they were sold out. You are not getting left out in the cold, as Nintendo has officially stated they will continue to release games on the device.
