Pepper – Wait
An Emo Song, Using Trump’s Tweets as Lyrics
We noticed that @realdonaldtrump‘s tweets are basically the lyrics to an early 2000s emo song, so we turned them into one. pic.twitter.com/WjquEHrreo
— Super Deluxe (@superdeluxe) February 12, 2017
You Can Now Buy The Best, Zingiest Local Bloody Mary Mix Online & In Stores
(from chicagoist.com)
In a city with as much bloody mary action as Chicago, it’s a bold claim to call any one of them “the best.” However, It’s easy to feel slightly more secure in your deep and longstanding adoration for the “Cleetus Heatus” bloody mary when the Tribune and Thrillist have also made similar claims of excellence. Well, you can now make that bloody in your own kitchen.
Fans of Chef Cleetus Friedman have been drinking his “Cleetus Heatus” bloody mary for years. (MORE HERE)
This reminds me I’m definitely having Bloody Marys at the Alt_Backspace Brunch & Bowl this time!!
Watch a Pro Snowboarder Utterly Destroy His Own Front Yard
(from gizmodo.com)
Anyone who’s ever been brave enough to snowboard has fantasized about dropping in from the roof of their house and turning the yard into wintery play place. Well, maybe not, but pro snowboarder Danny Davis recently did it. Looks awesome. (MORE HERE)
Grab some free condoms in the Loop on Valentine’s Day
(from timeout.com)
As a direct result of being one of the most romantic day of the year, Tuesday is also National Condom Day, and LifeStyles is celebrating by handing out free contraceptives in major cities across the U.S. In Chicago, SKYN Condoms’ “Condom Cupids” will be distributing free rubbers near State and Lake beginning at 9am on Valentine’s Day. (MORE HERE)
I am for sure a product of Valentine’s Day conception. Don’t end up with me as your child…Or I mean, prevent the horrors of having a child LIKE me…Actually was a pretty good kid, OH WHAT DO I CARE!!?? MAKE MORE PEOPLE!!! As long as they grow up listening to 101WKQX!!
Chicagoans stripped down in Wrigleyville for Cupid’s Undie Run
(timeout.com)
Nothing says “romance” like stripping down to your intimates…and running through Wrigleyville in the middle of winter. The annual Lakeview favorite Cupid’s Undie Run made its triumphant return Sunday afternoon, where hundreds of Chicagoans took the chilly challenge to raise money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. I mean, forget the romantic restaurants—getting drunk at 12pm and running around in the cold like a maniac is truly the best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Chicago. (MORE HERE)
I feel the participants would have done this without it being for an awesome cause. Just a hunch.
‘Stranger Things’ creator reveals how many seasons remain in the Netflix show
The Duffer Brothers the wonderous minds behind the beloved Netflix series Stranger Things revealed this week the show could run for “four to five seasons” with a very “finite ending.”
“I want it to have a really finite ending,” said Matt Duffer in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t want it to be one of those shows that runs out of gas and they lose it because they’re losing interest. You wanna end when you’re on top.” The EW article previews Season 2 of the hit show which due back on Netflix on Halloween.
SEASON 1 SPOILER JOKE!…Sort of….
Oh man, I am making the ridiculous prediction now that Barb and the Demigorgon are going to raise a family of monsters together. And it will be bad.
2.12.17 – Alt_Backspace
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers -Aeroplane
2. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
3. Portishead – Sour Times
4. Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
5. Dramarama – Anything Anything
6. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
7. Folk Implosion – Natural One
8. R.E.M. – Man On The Moon
9. The Cure – Close To Me
10. My Bloody Valentine – Sometimes
11. Goldfinger – Here In Your Bedroom
12. The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
13. Green Day – Nice Guys Finish Last
1. Pearl Jam – Wishlist (Live)
2. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
3. Soup Dragons – Divine Thing
4. Live – I Alone
5. Depeche Mode – Walking In My Shoes
6. U2 – Two Hearts Beat As One
7. Shades Apart – Valentine
8. The Cure – Lovesong
9. Porno For Pyros – Pets
10. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love
11. Stone Temple Pilots – Sour Girl
12. Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
13. The Plimsouls – A Million Miles Away
Daft Punk’s pop up shop in LA looks wonderful
The robot kings of dance Daft Punk made their return to the stage last night performing with the Weekend at Grammys, but they were also busy in Los Angeles this week opening up a pop-up shop with classic memorabilia and exclusive merchandise for fans. Several media outlets are reporting that the French duo made a rare appearance at a private party at the shop outside of their signature helmets. The store is almost a museum to the world-conquering team who have sold millions of songs, currently still riding high the success of 2013’s ‘Random Access Memories’ which won the 2014 Album of the Year award at the Grammys.
DP’s cult-like fans have been flocking the pop-up shop this week which is only open until February 19th. The walkthrough video has been video over 500,000 times since being posted on February 10th shortly before the temporary store opened. Other EDM luminaries like Skrillex have been drawn to the pop-up, check out an IG video of him doing a DJ set there below.
The Daft Punk Pop Up Shop is located inside Maxfield’s Gallery at 8759 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
Daft Punk Pop Up Shop Opening pic.twitter.com/JBNE3sKIyx
— yourforeigner (@Streetfashener) February 11, 2017
Daft Punk pop up shop was unreal pic.twitter.com/LeSG0PIeC8
— Jocelyn Calvillo (@jocelyncalvilo) February 13, 2017
Taking Back Sundays – 2.12.17
Twenty One Pilots: Why The Skivvies At The Grammys?
So it turns out there was a very good reason for Twenty One Pilots accepting their first ever Grammy in nothing but their underwear.
You already know WHY if you watched them accept the award. But for those who missed it, here’s the transcript (from Buzzfeed) — and the reason:
The story, it starts in Columbus, Ohio, and it is a few years ago, and it was before Josh and I were able to make money playing music. And I called him up, and I said, “Hey, Josh, you want to come over to my rental house and watch the Grammys?” And he said, “Yeah, who is hanging there?” And I said, “A couple my roommates coming to watch the Grammys with us.” And as we were watching, we noticed every single one of us was in our underwear. And seriously, Josh turned to me — and we were no one at that time — and he said, “If we ever go to the Grammy, if we ever win a Grammy, we should receive it just like this.”
So, not only is this amazing, but I want everyone who is watching at home to know that you could be next. So watch out, okay. Because anyone from anywhere can do anything. And this is that.
Congrats to Tyler & Josh! Now put some pants back on…you’re award winning musicians now! — [eric]
Michael Jordan Still Trash Talking As An Owner
Well, sorta. Maybe this is the more experienced, refined, mature way of trash talking.
The Golden State Warriors broke the NBA record for wins in a season last year with 73, besting the MJ-led 1995-96 Chicago Bulls squad by one game. Only…they didn’t win the one that counts: Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and ended up conceding the title to Cleveland.
In an interview with a San Francisco radio station this past week, Warriors owner Joe Lacob said that Jordan, now owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, seem to point out over dinner that winning that extra game was meaningless without a championship.
“People were drinking, having a good time and all that. But there was a moment where [Jordan] said, ‘You know, 73 don’t mean …” Lacob said before trailing off … “He did it. Michael Jordan did that. And I looked at him, and I just decided not to, you know, make a big deal of it. I said, ‘You know, you’re right? We didn’t win it. We had to get better.’
He’s still got that killer instinct, Chicago.
And don’t forget, the new radio home of the Bulls are our friends right down the hall, WLS-AM.
(PHOTO: KicksOnFire.com)
Funeral Directors Trying To Cut Out “Selfies”
Apparently, Canada has a selfie problem. A selfie with a dead body problem, to be more exact.
Funeral directors in that country are trying to figure out how best to spread the word that it is not in the best of tastes to snap a photo with the dearly departed. I would have figured such activities would already be sort of — you know, FROWNED UPON? But apparently as the calendar turns, what is uncivilized for one generation is lost on the next.
So let me be the first to stand up and say — NO SELFIES AT FUNERALS. (Someone had to do say it.)
While on the subject of mobile phone etiquette, lets cover Eric’s Undisputed Rules Of Mobile Phone Usage:
- DON’T TEXT AND DRIVE: Have you ever witnessed someone pulling it off successfully? No, no you haven’t. You are more likely to have someone want to make contact with you using a closed fist rather than an raised open palm. So don’t do it. That means EVERYONE. ALWAYS.
- DON’T HOLD A CONVERSATION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No one cares that – like – your mother – like – ALWAYS sucks the fun out of life and – like – that’s the reason why you can’t deal, Stephanie. NOBODY.
- DON’T WALK WITH YOUR HEAD BURIED IN YOUR PHONE: Ladies…eyes up here!
- DITCH THE PHONE AT DINNER: Answer a text from the babysitter? Sure. Glance at a sports score? Absolutely. Scroll Facebook conversations while you could be having a REAL conversation with REAL friends? Do you see the problem here?
- DON’T BROWSE TINDER IN PUBLIC: BRUH. Swipe later.
- NO REALLY…DON’T TEXT AND DRIVE!: Listen, I know you think you can handle this, but you simply cannot deal. Ditch the phone.
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GROWN UP? USE A GROWN UP RING/TEXT TONE: This should go without saying, but flatulence alerting you to a new message stopped being funny in 2002.
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YOUR PHONE IS NOT MADE FOR PORN: While the internet is for porn, do you think your 5.6″ mobile phone screen is the best option? This also avoids the embarrassment of unintentionally pulling up your last RedTube session in front of the crowded Brown Line train. We don’t all need to know what trips your trigger.
Everything Alternative on the Grammys
The biggest night in music is tonight with the Grammys on CBS at 7pm CST, but what do alternative music fans have to look forward in a show that will mention Drake at least 1,004 times in the first hour? Well a lot actually. There is nothing with Drake or any other artist outside the realm of ‘alt’ music but here are some tastey nuggets to look forward to.
Twenty-One Pilots, Panic! At the Disco, Cage the Elephant, Radiohead and Blink 182 are all up for several awards. The late great David Bowie is also nominated for some Gramophones for his last album ‘Blackstar’. Here is a full list of official nominees.
We talked about the annual marquee collaborations at the Grammys on this week’s Not Ready for Broadcast, and this year’s show from Los Angeles is no different. Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl was scheduled to perform a team up with alt-rap icons A Tribe Called Quest but that got nixed for some unclear reason over the weekend. The Weekend and Daft Punk are set to play their track ‘Starboy’ tonight, hopefully this can the robots back on the road and playing live shows again. while pop queen Lady Gaga will have a collaboration with the kings of metal Metallica. Yes, that is happening. It may not be the exact performance you could be looking forward to, but it will be something people will be talking about.
The thing I am most looking forward to the most on tonight’s Grammys show is the host, James Cordan who you may know from delightful hilarity on ‘the Late Late Show’. The musically-inclined comedic personality has earned millions of views for his popular ‘Carpool Karaoke’ series with some of the biggest names in music.
First Look At Avengers: Infinity War
If you can’t wait for Infinity War to come out, maybe this behind the scenes look will calm you down for the time being! We can’t wait for this film to be released!
Hilariously Bizarre Music Video
If you are unfamiliar with the comedy of The Gregory Brothers then you should start with this gem. This is a song by a Japanese yodeler called, “Chicken Attack.” The video is set to go straight to the song and if you’re interested in watching the behind the scenes of how such a ridiculous song came to be continue watching and the playlist should keep going.
Less Than Jake & Pepper
5 Reasons the Sklar Brothers are funniest dudes
They came from the Midwest and have been a vets of funny game ever since. This Saturday they take over Lincoln Hall with a stand up special taping for Seeso. So let’s go all Buzzfeed on the lovable twins, Randy and Jason Sklar.
Dumb People Town
This new spin-off podcast which features the pride of Rochelle and former Marshall Field’s security guard Dan Van Kirk documents the hilarity of people doing very dumb things around the world.
Sklarbro Country
Randy and Jay have been taking people to proverbial intersection of their interests in comedy, sports, and alternative rock with this podcast which has featured a who’s who of comedic stars as guest. If you’ve ever heard someone randomly yell “HENDERSON!” at a sporting event and you don’t know why, well that person likely heard it on this podcast.
Cheapt Seats
Think Mystrey Science Theater 3000 style sports? Two great comics riffing over knock-off sports footage like bad pro wrestling and oddball sports like roller derby. Yes, they are ripe fruits of ridiculousness and the Sklars peel it all open in their ESPN Classic series.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLE STAND UP COMEDIANS
They have been hilarious in various Comedy Central shows and multiple stand up albums since the mid-90s and they are still evolving keeping their act fresh. They are not tired or regressive, they are not up there doing hacky Monica Lewinksy bits. They know what it means to deliver real exciting and truly unique laughter in 2017, when we really need it.
They understand the Chicago perspective
The Sklars have long been enamored with the ChiCAAAAgo accent working it into their podcasts from time to time, and get what it’s like to have that Midwestern chip on your shoulder as they grew up die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fans. For you Cubs fans that may be a no-no, but for this Sox fan it’s a go-go. I am sorry for the corniness of that last sentence.
