VIDEO: Dave Grohl listening to late 80’s demos of himself

January 31, 2017 | Kevin

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A new video unearthed from the sessions of the HBO music series starring the Foo Fighters “Sonic Highways” shows Dave Grohl listening to one of the very early recordings years before he gained worldwide success. The song goes back in the late 80’s, pre-dating his time in Nirvana. It’s refreshing to see someone making fun of themselves and remarking at how they’ve progressed as a person, let a lone a seismic-shifting musical figure like Grohl. He even joking quips here that his vocals on the song entitled “Gods Don’t Look Down” that he sounds “like a girl” and how he was sure if he had physically hit puberty when it was recorded.

Foo Fighters are set to headline the Bottlerock Festival this spring with several other festival dates already announced in Europe as well. Grohl and company will also be working on a new music in 2017.

The vidoe is from the Laundry Room Studio youtube channel. This acclaimed music studio in Washington state is quite familiar to Grohl and other established Seattle-area musicians, The Foos released an EP of covers and alternate version of established tracks recorded at this special studio in 2015 for Record Store Day, You can listen to it here.

Queued Up #212

January 31, 2017 | Web Team

1. Grouplove – Good Morning
2. Morgxn – Home
3. Biffy Clyro – Howl
4. Cemetery Sun – Fake Love
5. The Head and the Heart – Rhythm & Blues
6. Missio – Middle Fingers
7. Sundara Karma – She Said
8. SWMRS – Palm Trees
9. Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids
10. Common Kings – Lost In Paradise
11. The Maine – Bad Behavior
12. Glass Animals – Pork Soda
13. Mother Mother – Love Stuck
14. Cage The Elephant – Cold Cold Cold
15. The XX – I Dare You

1. Arcade Fire – I Give You Power
2. Phantogram – Same Old Blues
3. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar
4. The Shins – Name For You
5. Moose Blood – Knuckles
6. AFI – Dark Snow
7. Paper Route – Balconies
8. Pepper – Wait
9. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
10. Hippo Campus – Way It Goes
11. Marian Hill – Down
12. Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – Lullaby
13. Goldfrapp – Anymore
14. Trapdoor Social – Winning As Truth
15. TOP X MM – Ride

Taking Back Sundays – 1.29.17

January 31, 2017 | Web Team

1. Paramore – Misery Business
2. Coheed and Cambria – The Suffering
3. My Chemical Romance – Helena
4. Plain White Ts – Hey There Delilah
5. Death Cab For Cutie – Soul Meets Body
6. Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Going Down
7. Story Of The Year – Until The Day I Die
8. Pierce The Veil – Cirlcels
9. Twenty One Pilots – Car Radio
10. Brand Dew – The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
11. Angels and Airwaves – A Little’s Enough
12. Blink 182 – First Date
13. Unwritten Law – Celebration Song
14. Saosin – Voices
15. Against Me! – I Was a Teenage Anarchist

Ben Affleck Not Directing “The Batman”

January 31, 2017 | Lou

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Ben Affleck says he is stepping down as director for the upcoming Batman movie. He’s still producing it and he’s still wearing the costume. Just doesn’t feel he can handle playing a character lkie that and directing the whole thing at the same time. The Hollywood Reporter has more HERE. Before all that, though, he’ll be back in the cape for the Justice League movie coming in November.

 

-Lou

 

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Game Day Recipes That Really Will Make You Hungry!!

January 30, 2017 | Marconi🍕

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(from sherryboswell.com)

The Touchdown: Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ingredients:

ingredients for buffalo dip1 package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup blue cheese dressing

1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce

1/2 cup blue cheese

2 cups shredded cooked chicken

Cook chicken and shred well. Mix cream cheese, blue cheese dressing, and buffalo wing sauce. Add in 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese and shredded chicken.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips.

 

(MORE RECIPES HERE)

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David Ross Joining ESPN As An Analyst

January 30, 2017 | Marconi🍕

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(from chicago.cbslocal.com)

Ross is joining ESPN as a baseball analyst, according to ESPN.com’s Jesse Rogers. One of the most media-friendly and insightful players in the game, Ross takes on this new role after he retired following the Cubs’ championship this past November. “I’m excited to dive right in and start talking baseball with my new colleagues at ESPN,” Ross said in a statement posted to ESPN.com. “It truly is the worldwide leader in sports, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to join this incredible team. We’re going to have a lot of fun this season.” (MORE HERE)

He can still come back and run for mayor of Chicago though right?

 

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My top 5 current TV Shows

January 30, 2017 | Mishell Livio

I was in Wrigleyville today at a coffee shop chatting with my friend Abby and she asked me what my top television shows were.  After careful consideration over an oatmeal and a drinkable, Swedish yogurt I decided to choose the first 5 shows that popped into my head that I watched an episode of and enjoyed over the weekend.

Disclaimer: I love television! These shows are just the tip of the iceberg of television shows I watch and enjoy.  I tend to gravitate toward shows that create a world with characters that I could see myself comfortably living in.  I watch a lot of ensemble shows made up of people that I think would be interesting, fun and artistically fulfilling to work with.  All of these shows feature ethnically diverse casts with forward thinking writers/producers that try very hard to break stereotypes.

  1. Brooklyn 99: Procedural Cop Comedy that teeters very gracefully on the line of absurd and serious.
  2. Jane the Virgin: It’s a telenovela, but in English.  It’s an absurd show with a whole lot of heart.
  3. The Good Place: It’s about a mediocre woman (Kristen Bell) who dies and accidentally gets sent to heaven.  I was raised Catholic by a philosophy teacher.  Since the dead can’t talk, I am fascinated with all life after death theories.
  4.  iZombie: It’s about a doctor that was bit by a zombie and is now undead.  These zombies take on the characteristics and memories of the people they eat.  She now works in a morgue and eats dead people’s brains to help solve their murders.  Every week the main character gets to play her character with the mannerisms and memories of other people; pretty cool!
  5. Superstore: It’s about employees that work at a superstore.  The show has really hit it’s stride this second season.  It’s a comedy that delicately deals with very topical and very serious issues.

Honorable mention aka shows I’ve watched an enjoyed within the past couple of weeks: The Walking Dead, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Fresh off the Boat, The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Black Mirror, Community…

 

Conor McGregor on Maywether fight: ‘This Is Happening’

January 30, 2017 | Kevin

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The always-outspoken UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor held a live Q&A with fight fans this past week in England, where the Notorious one continued to stir buzz for a massive fight with boxing main eventer Floyd “Money” Mayweather. The fight has been rumored for months with both fighters saying they want it to happen, but many saying it may be hard to pull off with McGregor’s current status in MMA and the sheer size of pulling off such a huge bout. McGregor though cleared the air, and saying they are still trying to make it happen according to a report from Rolling Stone.

“Me and Floyd have got to get together and talk to figure it out, the same way him and Manny [Pacquiao] figured it out…Once we come to a set number that I’m happy with and he’s happy with, then we go to the customers, then we go to the promoters, the buyers, then we get it done. So that’s next. I’ll go to Vegas, we’ll figure the situation out and we’ll come to a dotted line and then we’re going. This is happening.” said McGregor.

Mayweather who is 49-0 in his pro boxing career, is keeping the hopes up for the billion-dollar battle himself, appearing before a boxing match this weekend on Showtime. Mayweather in this brief interview, also makes it clear that “the fans want this fight” and let’s give them what they want to see.

The real challenge in all of this, if it even happens, is how does McGregor make the arduous leap into the sport of Boxing against not just any boxer, but the boxer. Only time will tell if this can actually happen if it does, it could break the money mountain records of the 2015 fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. On top of that this could delay any other major UFC fights that McGregor could have in the foreseeable future.

Twenty One Pilots Play Mario Kart 64 At The United Center – 101WKQXPERIENCE

January 30, 2017 | G

Congrats to Neal from Hammond, Indiana for winning our 64 player tournament! But did he have what it takes to beat Tyler from Twenty One Pilots, in front of thousands at the United Center? Big thanks to Headquarters Beercade for letting us live out our Mario Kart 64 dreams!

WATCH: The Strumbellas, CBC’s Backstage Pass

January 29, 2017 | Eric

Perhaps you have the greatest cable/satellite system known to humankind — if you do, you see everything first….we get it.  But for the rest of us in the United S of A, here is the CBCMusic’s Backstage Pass with The Strumbellas from earlier this month.

Oh…and at 101WKQX, we have our own special performance venue – The Lounge.  Check out The Strumbellas, plus two dozen more acts!  — [@erickristensen]

BEST SOCIAL POSTS FROM TWENTY-ONE PILOTS / 1.28.17 @ United Center

January 29, 2017 | Kevin

Looks like another amazing night for Twenty-One Pilots and their faithful ‘clique’ who sold-out the United Center. Here are some cool stuff posted from last night show across the social media tubes.

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💕 best show I been to 💕 #twentyonepilots#tøp#emotionalroadshow

A photo posted by Moy Hdez (@moyy4l) on

❤️🖤Emøtiønal Røadshow🖤❤️

A photo posted by Erica Mackenzie Walker (@ericaamackenziee) on

thank you for another amazing show @tylerrjoseph @joshuadun

A video posted by haley (@haley.lemke) on

LISTEN: Great cover of the 1975 in the style of Blink-182

January 29, 2017 | Kevin

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It’s one thing to do a cover of a band you admire, it’s another thing to do this cover in the style of another band you admire. That’s what we saw this week when Cameron Hurley of We Are The In Crowd posted a cover of the 1975’s “Girls” in the style of Enema of the State  Blink 182. The track has gotten love from Matt Healy of the 1975 and Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 who tweeted each other about the exceptional cover. Shout-out to AltPress.com for turning us onto this. 

 

Listen to it here

VIDEO: Meet the voice of Mario from the Nintendo games

January 28, 2017 | Kevin

Charles Martinet is a Hollywood actor with decades of work under his belt, working in theater and film but you likely don’t know him from any of his on screen roles but you have heard his voice in many of the biggest video games of all time. Martinet has been the playful voice of Mario from the ‘Super Mario’ video game series, and this interview with Great Big Story, shows off the familiar plumber adventurer’s voice in all of it’s over-the-top glory. There is an odd disconnect when you actually see the voice from the Nintendo games just coming out of a real person mouth, but it’s really neat to see the craft of bringing this character to life.

Get the lowdown on the first Mario game for mobile devices, ‘SUPER MARIO RUN’ here

We are on such an Nintendo kick this week. This past Thursday at Headquaters Beercade in River North, Neal from Hammond won our massive Mario Kart N64 tournament to win the opportunity of a lifetime to compete against Tyler from Twenty-One Pilots at the United Center on stage.

 

 

Gourmet Toasts & 170 Whiskies Coming To New West Loop Restaurant

January 27, 2017 | Marconi🍕

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(from chicago.eater.com)

The West Loop is getting an all-day restaurant that will serve gourmet toasts in the mornings and sling from a selection of 170 whiskies at night. The unusual combo has an apropos name: Slightly Toasted. It should open by the end of the month inside the former Mila One space at Clinton and Madison, according to Crain’s. Slightly Toasted is what the crew behind Oak + Char have been preparing for since their River North restaurant closed over the summer. They want to attract Metra commuters from nearby Ogilvie Transportation Center with counter service for coffee and pastries. But they 90-seat space will host a more formal atmosphere on Saturdays when they’ll serve from a prix fixe menu for a single nightly seating. (MORE HERE)

Love this idea, ALL but  this part – “will serve gourmet toasts in the mornings and whiskey at night”. I thought I would finally have a home for two of my favorite things TOAST and WHISKEY. WHY CAN’T THEY BE SERVED TOGETHER??? WHYYY???

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THE JUGGALOS ARE MARCHING ON WASHINGTON!

January 27, 2017 | Kevin

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The Juggalos are marching on Washington, I REPEAT the Juggalos are marching on Washington, D.C.! Yes, this is 2017 and not a comedy sketch on TV.

Rap group  Insane Clown Posse and their faithful “Juggalo” fans are set to march in Washington on September 17th, to protest the band’s fans being labeled as a “loosely organized hybrid gang” by the FBI in 2011. Since the group gained the dubious designation, it has failed in court to have the tag dropped. ICP continued to release music, tour, and produce their annual ‘Gathering of the Juggalos’ festival which has a reputation for being an anticipated wild event under the Psychopathic Records banner.

The march’s official website clarifies what the planned event’s purpose is saying “This march is a serious, peaceful public demonstration, organized for one purpose — to deliver a message to the world showing how Juggalos have been unfairly stigmatized and discriminated against simply for identifying as being part of a particular music-based subculture. The golden rule of the march for participants is simply this: If you’re not serious about being there, just stay home.”

ICP rappers Joseph “Violent J” Bruce and Joseph “Shaggy 2 Dope” Utler will be present. The march will also feature a free concert with Vanilla Ice and 2 Live Crew in Brisbow, Virginia not far from D.C.  

Looking at this story from a far, I have honestly felt bad for ICP fans for getting collectively painted with a broad brush of negativity. No matter what you think of the music or it’s fans, this will be interesting.

This though was a fun piece of music comedy spoofing ICP’s Gathering from SNL in 2010.

 

 

Queued Up #211

January 27, 2017 | Web Team

1. Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
2. Moose Blood – Knuckles
3. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
4. Phantogram – Same Old Blues
5. The Shins – Name For You
6. The XX – Say Something Loving
7. Cage The Elephant – Cold Cold Cold
8. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1.26.17)
9. Glass Animals – Pork Soda
10. The Orwells – They Put a Body In The Bayou (Local)
11. The Strumbellas – Young and Wild
12. Bastille – Blame
13. The Hunna – Bonfire
14. Morgxn – Home
15. Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – Lullaby

1. Sundara Karma – She Said
2. Hembree – Holy Water
3. Jon Bellion – All Time Low
4. Kings Of Leon – Reverend
5. Bleeker – Highway (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1.26.17)
6. Declan Mckenna – The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home
7. Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids
8. Ocean Park Standoff – Good News
9. Lewis Del Mar – Painting (Masterpiece)
10. American Authors – I’m Born To Run
11. Cemetery Sun – Fake Love
12. Frank Turner – The Real Damage
13. Sigma – Find Me (feat. Birdy)
14. SWMRS – Palm Trees
15. Night Riots – Nothing Personal

Petitions Seeks To Rename Pittsburgh Airport For Mr. Rogers

January 27, 2017 | Eric

I appear to be a pretty tough guy.  I shave my head.  Some might say I cast an imposing presence.  And as I type this wearing my vintage Tool sweatshirt and various other clothing items of black, I’m immediately brought back to the innocence of childhood with news about Mr. Fred Rogers.

Hey, we all have our soft sides…

A petition is circling Change.org calling to rename the Pittsburgh International Airport after the host of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, a staple of public television and childhoods for generations of kids.  Later in life, I heard interesting things about Mr. Rogers:

  • He was a sniper in the army (NOT TRUE)
  • He wore those cardigans to cover tattoos (NOT TRUE)
  • He was a vegetarian (TRUE!)
  • He was colorblind (TRUE!)
  • He originated his broadcasts from WQED in Pittsburgh, the local PBS affiliate.  That would be the reason for choosing that particular airport.

With all this tension in today’s politically charged climate — maybe a good reminder from our past? – [eric]

Chicago Cubs Discontinue “Print-At-Home” Ticketing

January 27, 2017 | Eric
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The days of printing out your tickets at home for games at Wrigley Field is OHHH-VA.

To cut down on counterfeiting, the Cubs announced yesterday that tickets will be mailed or available at will call only.  Too many scammers took advantage of the World Series run last year by passing fake tickets.  I’m okay with this.  It is not as convenient, but as long people aren’t getting screwed over, fair enough.

The added bonus of going back to good old fashioned tickets…I have books and books of my old concert and game stubs.  I got away from that because lets be honest…something printed out on a deskjet just doesn’t have the same gravity.

What I don’t want to see is what other sports arenas seem to be moving towards…attaching tickets to the magnetic stripe of your credit card you bought them with.  The credit card then becomes your ticket into an event.

So…what if I can’t go last minute to an event?  Can’t exactly throw my tickets to a friend.  Nor am I too keen on exposing my credit number to yet another scanner.

In summary:  paper tickets, good.  The future of electronic ticketing still needs some work, right?

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