‘Stranger Things’ star wants do cool stuff with music
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is not your average teenager, besides being in the biggest streaming TV show out there, he wants to direct films and do cool things with fun muscians. He took to Indiegogo to raise $6,000 to raise money so he could direct a music video for the California band Playdate. Check out his pitch below, where at a young age he proves himself to more productive than I have been in my entire life. It’s worth noting how when he’s not trying to escape the Upside Down, that Wolfhard (WHAT AN AWESOME NAME) has a love for alternative music.
Wolfhard is a fan of good music and has expressed it on his social media. In August, the actor posted himself strumming the classic Nirvana track ‘Lithium’ on his Twitter.
Early morning Lithium! pic.twitter.com/qmIRnaO3y5
— Finn Wolfhard (@FinnSkata) August 14, 2016
Wolfhard also has a friendship with Canadian band Pup who have featured him in two music videos, including this video that shows the heartbreaking tale about a dog touring with a band. The song is called “Sleep in Heat”.
ANTIValentines Day
ANTIValentines Day. While the rest of the sheep buy generic love cards and overpriced flowers with the hopes that Cupid doesn’t bite them in the ass, this is what you must do:
*wear all black
*get drunk at some point
*slap/pinch someone/anyone wearing red or pink
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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]
