‘Invader ZIM’ returns with TV movie on Nickelodeon

April 5, 2017 | Kevin

‘Invader Zim’ will return and try to conqueror the world in a TV movie for Nickolodeon. Zim and his robot sidekick Gir who failed continuously in their nefarious plots to takeover the world with hilarious dark results in the cult cartoon series which debuted in 2001. The return movie will feature the main voice cast, and is not the first Nicktoon from the past to get a special reboot as ‘Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie’ will be released later this year and a ‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ special currently in production. So if you watch Nick back in day before ‘SpongeBob’ had his Sqaurepants, you must be freaking out over this. The Invader Zim return movie will air in 2018. This is certainly a choice revamp of nostalgia and plays off all those Hot Topic t-shirts we saw floating around in the mid-2000’s. The series stayed out there by being re-aired on Nickolodeon’s Nicktoons Network along with being released DVD. ‘Zim’ is also available on several video services including Hulu.

If you are asking yourself “why is this show coming back since I never heard of it?” Check out this Channel Frederator look back on the show’s brief yet exciting run.

 

 

 

April 4, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(timeout.com)

We all know ballpark food is the best food, which is why we’re not surprised by all of the tantalizing new dishes coming to the Friendly Confines this year. The Chicago Cubs will unveil a new home-game menu during the April 10 home opener. And if brown sugar-coated bacon bites or a chicken sandwich on toasted Hawaiian bread get your mouth watering, you’re going to love all the other options at Wrigley Field this season. Don’t believe us? Take a look for yourself! (MORE HERE)

While we’re on the subject. We all know ball park food, beverages and parking are expensive. It’s a frustrating fact of life. Sometimes complaining about it non stop eliminates the enjoyment. Not everything is cheap, convenient and easy. Going to a Cubs game is an experience. Nobody will ever force you to go against your will. (I hope) If you do go. Enjoy yourself.  We all die someday anyway.

 

Portillo’s is offering 54-cent slice of chocolate cake!!

April 4, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(chicagotribune.com)

To celebrate its 54th anniversary, the popular restaurant chain will be offering patrons 54-cent slices of its double-layer chocolate cake (regularly $3.09 a slice) on April 6.And let’s be clear: Portillo’s cake isn’t some generic, run-of-the-mill confection. It’s the kind of chocolate decadence you hope Miss Trunchbull forces you to eat (“Matilda” throwback).  (MORE HERE)

 

Brian & Lou 04.04.17

April 4, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, How Much PDA is Okay, and Things Annoying Coworkers Do

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10 things we can’t wait to see in Chicago this year

April 3, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from timeout.com)

Back in January, we listed the reasons that 2017 would be an epic year for Chicago, and the city is already exceeding our expectations. We’ve witnessed the announcement of this year’s Wrigley Field summer concert series, the debut of the spy-themed SafeHouse bar and the premiere of the Broadway production of Aladdin. After only three months, we’ve already learned about some amazing new things that will be popping up around the city in the coming months. Don’t be fooled—Chicago is always full of surprises! (MORE HERE)

Obviously these were posted on April Fool’s Day and are all made up. I don’t hate the idea of Chance The Rapper in Hamilton though.

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Queued Up #221

April 3, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Hour 1
1. Spoon – Can I Sit Next To you
2. The Greeting Committee – She’s A Gun
3. alt-J – In Cold Blood
4. Sir Sly – High
5. Minus The Bear – Last Kiss
6. Cold War Kids – So Tied Up (acoustic) w/ Bishop Briggs
7. Jimmy Eat World – Get Right (PIQNIQ 5/20)
8. QTY – Rodeo
9. Dan Auerbach – Shine On Me
10. 888 – Older Now
11. Glass Animals – Pork Soda
12. Lo Moon – Loveless
13. Sundara Karma – She Said
14. Blink 182 – Home Is Such A Lonely Place
15. Artificial Pleasure – I’ll Make It Worth Your While
16. Syml – Where’s My Love

Hour 2
1. 311 – Too Much To Think
2. Irontom – Be Bold Like Elijah
3. Gorillaz – We Got The Power
4. Magic Giant – (Queued Up Artist Showcase 4/24)
5. Rubblebucket – IF U C My Enemies
6. K.Flay – High Enough (PIQNIQ 5/20)
7. Bleachers – Don’t Take The Money (PIQNIQ 5/20)
8. Current Swell – It Ain’t Right
9. Biffy Clyro – Howl
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Goodbye Angels
11. Sylvan Esso – Die Young
12. Judah & The Lion – Suit and Jacket
13. Bishop Briggs – The Way I Do
14. Ron Gallo – Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me
15. Dreamcar – Kill For Candy
16. Childish Gambino – Redbone

4.2.17 – Alt_Backspace

April 3, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Hour 1
Blink 182 – Adam’s Song
World Party – Ship Of Fools
PJ Harvey – Down By The Water
311 – Come Original
Psychedelic Furs – Heartbreak Beat
Radiohead – (Nice Dream)
Cracker – Teen Angst
Killing Joke – Eighties
Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
Pavement – Cut Your Hair
Social Distortion – King Of Fools
R.E.M. – Stand
Smashing Pumpkins – Glynis

Hour 2
Pearl Jam – Corduroy
Violent Femmes – American Music
Nirvana – Polly (Unplugged)
Harvey Danger – Save It For Later (cool cover)
Missing Persons – Destination Unknown
The Posies – Dream All Day
The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
Blur – There Is No Other Way
The Presidents Of The USA – Lump
Oasis – Acquiesce
Garbage – Stupid Girl
The Replacements – I’ll Be You
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Grey Cell Green

Brian & Lou 04.03.17

April 3, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, April Fools Recap, Drunk Dials and Do You Hide Sex Toys From Your Partner

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Tom DeLonge’s Alien Studies are on The Washington Post’s Radar

April 2, 2017 | Eric

Blink-182 will be at Lollapalooza.  Founding member Tom DeLonge…will not.  He’s off studying aliens, in case you hadn’t heard.

Not exactly the biggest breaking news story, as any rudimentary search of the Internet would have informed you.   Friday’s Washington Post article on DeLonge, however, brought his new passion to a mainstream audience.

Among the highlights:

  • DeLonge was featuring in the WikiLeaks e-mails because of his correspondence with Clinton campaign chair John Podesta.  Podesta has been a long-time advocate of declassifying anything the government had on aliens.
  • DeLonge claims he’s met with the Department of Defense regarding extraterrestrial life.  The DoD had no record of such a meeting, though did say he could have with two generals who retired in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
  • DeLonge seems to ascribe to a sort of “Independence Day” theory on aliens:  that if they were to make contact, it would not be good for the human race.

Tom has been studying this for 20 years and just released a book last month on the topic.  He’s very, very serious on the topic.  I guess the question is…how seriously will the world take HIM?  — [eric]

Riot Fest plays a grand prank with a FAKE lineup

April 1, 2017 | Kevin

It’s  April Fool’s Day, so maybe you’ve grown tired of scrolling past your friend’s fake pregnancy announcements and need to see a really good prank to fool us all. Riot Fest wins the day with this fake lineup announcement for this September’s show. The lineup poster shows off a hilarious list of fictional bands and musical artists who have been featured in TV shows and movies. Yeah, sorry Rex Manning from ‘Empire Records’ and Zac Attack from ‘Saved by the Bell’ will not be playing at Douglas Park this fall.

Listen to new BLEACHERS “Don’t Take The Money”

April 1, 2017 | Kevin

Bleachers are starting their new album cycle this week with the release yesterday of a new song called ‘Don’t Take the Money’ . The track which has a cool dance vibe that reminds me of something on ‘the Breakfast Club’ soundtrack, was written by band leader Jack Antonoff’s relationship with Lena Dunham, the star of the HBO series ‘Girls’. In this IG post, Antonoff lays it all out and how the song is encapsulates a lot of different emotions in a multi-dimensional relationship.

Antonoff got a little help on the song from another alt favorite whose busy in her own right, Lorde. The New Zealand singer helped Antonoff write the song, after he helped produce music for her tracks like the recently released ‘Green Light’ . Check out Lorde and Antonoff performing together last month on NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’. 

Catch BLEACHERS at #PIQNIQ 2017 on May 20th at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater. Get your tickets here. 

hi. today i'm releasing the first song from an album that has taken every piece of me to make. there are endless things i'm dying to tell you about the past two years of making this album – some incredible and filled with joy, some deeply painful. but i'll wait on that because today is just about this introduction. don't take the money is the front door to this house. it's a big strange house but this is how i believe it should be entered. dttm is something i say in my head a lot. it's not about actual money. it's about following a light. a gut feeling. not following a deep gut feeling destroys your art and the people around you. so i say it in my head constantly. sometimes about something very specific relating to music, sometimes about a bigger question about marriage or depression :):). point is, it's become my phrase to stay on track. specifically in don't take the money i'm taking about my relationship. verses go through the past, pre is an explosive fight and the chorus is that moment when you hit rock bottom and everything is clear. you know that feeling? when you've tried your best to destroy yourself and someone else but it's too strong to be destroyed? when you've tried to fling you a your partner out of an emotional window but you keep landing in heaven? that's when it's all clear. as much as i say don't take the money in my head, i also can beg it of the people i love. that's what i'm doing in that chorus. beyond the lyrics, so much of everything i'm working on is meant to have an intense push and pull between euphoria and sadness. dttm is the front door because it hold both of those feelings so specifically. that is the core of bleachers. ok. i'm in bed and just woke so i'm very clear right now. no strange baggage yet from the today. i've missed sharing music with you. sometimes you have to go into a hole and gather things before you present them. gotta find things that are the ones you need to present. i'm ready to show you all the ideas of gathered. here's the first – and here's tour dates so we can celebrate it all together. much more to come. god this is such a bizarre and wonderful feeling. ranting. sorry. love you very much. jack x dttm x

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The Ultimate Wake Up Song

April 1, 2017 | Russell

Here is a little pick me up on your Saturday morning! Who doesn’t like to start their day headbanging!

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Wax Trax! Remembered!

March 31, 2017 | wALT

Once upon a time…. well, back in the 80’s, there was a record store with an indie label attached.  Wax Trax! Records!!  It started with a few 12″ singles and ended up one of the most influential record labels for Industrial music.  The label was home to Ministry, Front 242, KMFDM among so many others.  2445 N. Lincoln Ave became the center of the industrial universe.  This weekend, a documentary about the label called Industrial Accident: The Untold Story Of Wax Trax! Records will premiere at The Vic Theatre with 2 showings tomorrow at 2:30 and 8:30.  Each will be followed by a panel of artists and people associated with the label.  There are no plans to distribute the film yet so I’d take advantage of this screening.  Click here for tickets.   -wALT

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