It was cold when they filmed this. I think that might be the most popular temperature to shoot spacey videos. Fantastic sacrifice for this one fellas.
VIDEO: What would Movie Monsters actually sound like?
The Verge continues to make the coolest and most thought provoking videos that bring fantasy and science together. Such is the case with their intriguing new video that digs into the idea of how monsters in big blockbuster movies like ‘Kong: Skull Island’ and ‘Jurassic Park’, would sound like if we could actually hear them in real life. This video is just so well researched and features scientific recreations that might be more accurate than the glitzier audible gems that Hollywoof studios would produce to represent a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Hawks legend Bob Probert’s ashes spread in penalty box
One of the greatest tough men in pro hockey history has been remembered once again in very fitting fashion. Former Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings star Bob Probert  had his ashes spread by his wife, Dani in the penalty box this past Sunday during the Wing’s final game in the famed Joe Louis Arena. Probert retired from the NHL with the Hawks in 2002, and passed away from a heart attack in 2010. Probert became known as one of the most intimidating enforcers in NHL history, logging 3,300 minutes in penalty boxes in his 16 season career in the league. With fighting in pro hockey not nearly as common as it once was, Probert was a regular guardian for his team and became feared for his ability to deck out opponents night after night.
“I don’t think there is any doubt, in his era he came as tough as there was,” said Blackhawks teammate Eddie Olczyk in a 2010 interview with NHL.com. “He was tough as nails. You stayed well clear of him when he was on the ice and when you were on his team you knew he had your back. He knew his role and he was tough. He was tough.”
The Blackhawks start another campaign for the Stanley Cup on Thursday against the Nashville Predators in the first round of the playoffs.
New song from Blink 182
Clocking in at a full 35 seconds… check out the lyric video for “Can’t Get You More Pregnant”
Free download HERE
“We are excited to announce the deluxe edition of California, featuring 11 brand new songs and an acoustic version of “Bored To Death”, available everywhere on May 19, 2017!
Pre-order now & receive an instant download of our “Parking Lot”, “Misery”, and “Can’t Get You More Pregnant”
PRE-ORDER NOW AT blink182.com
Can’t wait to see them at Lolla! Â What, you need tickets? Â BOOM.
<3 @laurenoneil
Are Smartwatches Doomed??
(from mashable.com)
The CEO of Chinese electronics maker Huawei raised eyebrows this week when he publicly trashed smartwatches. “I am always confused as to what smartwatches are for when we have smartphones,” Eric Xu Zhijun said, adding that he would never ever wear one himself — despite the fact that his own company makes them. That may strike some as cold but his words should serve as a much-needed reality check to anyone still laboring under the delusion that they can persuade the general populace that wearing tiny touch displays on their wrists is the way of the future. (MORE HERE)
I don’t have a smartwatch but I used to wear watches all the time. Shoes and watches were my thing for a long time (I still wear shoes). Now I have my phone so I don’t really need a watch. I do like smart watches though. I don’t think they ever needed to be the NEXT BIG THING. It would be kind of cool if there were gadgets available that didn’t need to be bigger than the iPad to exist. Or at least stay relevant enough until after Father’s Day. My dad doesn’t need any more golf clubs or another tie!!
Mac and Cheese Waffles and More!! Now At Baderbräu Brewery
(from chicago.eater.com)
Does new food service mean that Baderbräu has morphed into full-fledged brewpub? The South Side brewery, nestled near Lake Shore Drive and McCormick Place, will start serving customers food on Wednesday afternoon. There’s unique items like a macaroni and cheese waffle and a juicy bratwurst braised in Baderbräu beer. (MORE HERE)
I’ve said it many times. ALL BARS & BREWERIES IN CHICAGOLAND SHOULD SERVE FOOD!! I’m a big fan of Baderbräu Pilsner and will definitely make a visit to try this menu.
VIDEO: Police helicopter catches teens sneaking into theme park
Canada, our polite neighbors to the North made headlines today with this viral video of a police helicopter being dispatched to catch trouble-making teens who sneaked into Toronto’s Wonderland theme park, after stealing candy. Yes, and they had to get the K9 unit all of this over some teens stealing a candy bar. If you are going to use that many police resource at least string them a long for a while so we get some more action-packed infrared footage.
WATCH – SQUIRREL EATING TINY ICE CREAM CONE
A lucky squirrel gets two small cones of ice cream a day at her favorite ice cream shop.
The squirrel regularly frequents Fantasy Isle Ice Cream and Mini Golf.
The shop’s owners told the station that the squirrel started showing up last summer and hasn’t left since.
Same reason I won’t leave radio. All the free foods.Â
Brian & Lou 04.13.17
What Ya Missed, What Did You Learn on Youtube, Craig Gass & Tracy Morgan, Eat Travel Rock and How many Peeps Can in Fit Lou’s Mouth
Eat Travel Rock 04.13.17
Check out what’s Rocking Right Now for some fun and great food this weekend!
Dallas emergency systems gets hacked, scares the whole city
If you are at home and you hear loud emergency alarm ringing outside, you would get worried a bit, right? Now think if this happened at midnight and lasted for over 90 minutes, but there is no immediate tornado or other danger that would prompt the Emergency Alert System. Still scary, and it really happened last Friday in Dallas,Texas.It was a big hack, showing how powerful it can be to disrupt the infrastructure of a city.
In total, 156 alarms were activated with emergency officials finally able to shut the system down after it ran for over 90 minutes until around 1:20 AM local time after It caused a lot of stress with no real danger prompting the system to turn on. This video below shows the uneasy feeling people had in Dallas as all of this was going on, though it does not seem like it was panic in the streets.Â
Arstechnica.com reported more details on the hack with evidence towards no computer intrusion but rather an illegal pirate radio segment that set it all off. There is still no clear idea who is responsible, but there is likely a lot of people taking credit it for online. Dallas law enforcement officials believe the hack came from the local area.
Charlie Murphy has passed away
I don’t want to believe this. Â TMZ is reporting that Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57 after a battle with Leukemia.
“According to Charlie’s manager, he died from leukemia Wednesday morning in a NYC hospital. He’d been going undergoing chemotherapy.
Family members tell us they’re absolutely shocked because they thought he was getting better.”
More HERE
He just tweeted this morning:
RIP <3 @laurenoneil
Brian & Lou 04.12.17
What Ya Misses, Lou’s Buying A Minivan, Strange Things In Your Food and We Need To Talk…
Anyone else think that the Cubs banner raising looked a little like this?
GORILLAZ: Get App, Get Preview?
Gorillaz are the latest act to launch their own app — but this one may actually be worth downloading.
The animated band’s new “mixed reality app” shows off the band’s history, but more importantly, it’s a way to get an early listen to the new Humanz album. Fans with the app will be invited to the Humanz House Party, a worldwide listening event that will take place in 500 locations around the world. The Gorillaz app is available for Apple and Android mobile devices.
Humanz is due out April 28th.
So many great alternative bands on the Coachella 2017 livestream
The hip people behind Coachella announced this week the bands on the massive bill from this weekend’s festival that will have live-streaming performances on Youtube. The exact times on when you catch the specific sets is still coming, but it will be on three different channels to allow for the most on the three days of web fun. Here are the choice alt bands you can catch along with big name rappers, pop stars, and talked-about DJs.
Readiohead: Their Lolla headline set was truly magic, where every song felt like it’s own movie. It will be worth it to stay up late with the coastal time difference to catch their Coachella closing set this weekend
Warpaint: who will be at our own PIQNIQ on May 20th at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, get tickets 101wkqx.com/piqniq
Capital Cities: This dance driven crew of cool dudes has delivered the goods live so many times. They had a stand out set at PIQNIQ in 2013, they killed it at our No Dough Show a few months back, and now they will remind you to sell your bed and not your stereo from California wine country.
The Arkells: I caught them open for the Struts last year, tons of energy and wild live show
Dreamcar :the team up between No Doubt and AFI, enter to win tickets to see them May 27th
Broods : They were wonderful at PIQNIQ last year, relive some fun from that hereÂ
Bastille :Â THEY WERE GREAT in our LOUNGE, watch that here
Glass Animals:Â watch their LOUNGE with us from last year
Empire of the Sun: The beats will be bumping and the costumes will be rad.
Grouplove: Seeing this band play will make you smile, it’s unavoidable.
Kaleo: watch their LOUNGE here
Phantogram: They were a-freaking-mazing at the Nights We Stole Christmas in December, relive it
Lorde: Before she brings her GREEN LIGHT to Lolla (i’m sorry, it was too easy) , catch her make a big return to the stage here
New Order: If you don’t New Order, check this out. They are one of the most influential alternative bands and their live show will prove it.
The Head and the Heart
The XX
Two Door Cinema Club
Tove Lo
Justice
Comedian Ian Abramson gets electrocuted during performance on ‘Conan’
Ian Abramson is one of the most adventurous and wonderfully unique comedians in America. He cut his teeth here in Chicago studying at the IO Theater, Second City, and performing stand up all around town. He made the move out west to Los Angeles where he’s broke new ground with a Comedy Central web show called ‘Seven Minutes in Purgatory’, where he puts comedians in a sound proof room to perform for an audience in a separate room via close circuit broadcast. It’s one of the oddest and most entertaining forms of stand up comedy you can find. Watch that here.
Abramson now goes on to advance his comedic grit one step further with a ridiculous training exercise he performed on ‘Conan’ this week that saw him wear a dog’s shock collar  during his set. If his jokes didn’t hit with a random audience member, he got zapped. It makes for quite the moment.
Ian Abramson Stand-Up 04/10/17
Wherein Ian Abramson puts on his dog’s shock collar and hands the remote to a random member of the audience. #CONAN
Posted by Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco on Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Speaking of comedy, check out comic Craig Gass on today’s Brian & Lou covering the United scandal and how Craig ran into Bill Murray when the Cubs won the World Series.
Brendon Urie is heading to Broadway
Big announcement from the Urie household today…
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Brendon Urie will make his Broadway debut in <em>Kinky Boots</em>. From May 26 to Aug. 6, the Panic! at the Disco frontman will star as shoe factory owner Charlie Price in the glam musical.
“That’s crazy to say because this has been on my bucket list for the longest time, and it really is a dream come true. I’m just so incredibly excited. That’s wild. Plus you guys get to see me in those heels now, so that’s pretty cool!”
So THAT is what he was hinting at when Panic! At The Disco came through our soundlounge…
Indie-Pendent Dance Party – 4.8.17
1. The Vaccines – Handsome
2. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
3. Phoenix – Lisztomania
4. The Orwells – Who Needs You
5. The Strokes – Last Night
6. Mark Ronson – Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)
7. Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
8. The Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
9. Foster The People – Houdini
10. Ghostland Observatory – Sad Sad City
11. Le Tigre – Deceptacon
12. Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself
13. The Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
14. TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me
15. Postal Service – Such Great Heights
16. MIA – Paper Planes
17. Sleigh Bells – Kids
18. Cage The Elephant – Ain\’t No Rest For The Wicked
19. The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
20. The Struts – Could Have Been Me
21. Wolfmother – Woman
1. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
2. CHVRCHES – Clearest Blue
3. Vampire Weekend – The Kids Don\’t Stand A Chance (Chromeo Remix)
4. Miike Snow – Animal (Fake Blood Remix)
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
6. Icona Pop – I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)
7. Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)
8. MIA – Boyz
9. Radio 4 – Dance To The Underground
10. Rapture – House of Jealous Lovers
11. The Faint – Paranoia Attack
12. LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
13. Black Keys – Howlin\’ For You
14. Young The Giant – My Body
15. Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance (Xtendz)
16. The 1975 – The Sound
Brian & Lou 04.11.17
What Ya Missed, United Flight Scandal, Craig Gass in Studio
