The Bonnaroo lineup is out! U@ (doing Joshua Tree cover-to-cover), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lorde and, as you can see below, a lot more. Check out their official site HERE. Score a trip to Bonnaroo by texting FEST to 64636. More on that HERE.
(WATCH) Eddie Vedder performs at President Obama’s farewell address
(from consequenceofsound.net) Photo via Twitter/@paveral
Over his two terms as POTUS, Barack Obama has earned the endearing if ironic nickname of the hipster President. Even on his way out of office, he still proudly claims ownership of that title, as he tapped Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder to perform ahead of his farewell address on Tuesday evening. Their relationship has been a bit more than just political, as well. In fact, the President once stopped in to visit (if only briefly) Vedder’s family while they were both on vacation in Hawaii. Vedder was also one of the rumored guests at the celebrity-packed White House party earlier this month. (MORE HERE)
The Killers just opened the best fortune cookie ever
The Killers are gearing up for a busy 2017 with a new album cycle after putting out a compilation of Christmas music for charity last month and spending New Year’s Eve jamming with Paul McCartney, so their collective futures are bright. Apparently, Chinese food chain Panda Express agrees with this after the band who recorded the classic song “Smile Like You Mean It” opened a fortune cookie that reads just that “Smile Like You Mean It.” Yes, we are not making this up.
I'm thinkin' orange chicken for life and we'll let you off the hook for using our stuff. pic.twitter.com/3gJ9FebZVD
— The Killers (@thekillers) January 8, 2017
This song about yearning for your past, dwelling on it, and maybe moving on from something. Maybe that is just my take. “It’s more melancholy, but it really translated to a lot of people. It was very personal to me, and that’s one of the things that’s amazing about music – we all bring our own meaning to songs. It was quite a sophisticated song for where we were at that time, I think.” said Brandon Flowers in 2013 in NME magazine.
17 Movies to anticipate in 2017: Blockbusters, Heroes, and Baby Drivers
There is plenty to look forward in 2017 in terms of movies..Yes, movie that are not just Star Wars VIII. Whether it’s a big blockbuster sequel you are already looking forward to or a hidden gem you may not have heard of yet, take a look at this non-ranked list of what you need to know. Did we miss something here? Tweet at us @101WKQX or hit us up on Facebook.
Star Wars Episode VIII
The Force has been awakened and after the big loss that hit the Rebellion (um,. ‘Resistance’) in last year’s smash return to the galaxy far far away. It feels like this will be another movie with astronomical expectations. The ending of the last film in the series leads us to believe we are going to get more of Luke Skywalker here, but the recent passing of Carrie Fisher may make this film a lot more emotional in an unintended way.
Thor: Ragnarok
If you really liked seeing the God of Thunder Thor battle the Incredible Hulk in the first Avengers film, well you should be looking forward to this for a possible re-match. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a pretty solid track record but the Thor solo movies need a kick in the Norse mythology pants. Also Chris Hemsworth has the character developed to a point where you can do different things with him.
Beauty and the Beast
This live action update to the classic Disney animated feature has the whimsy and wonder we are looking for. It’s all member-berries but it’s a movie worthy of an update. Yes, it may be the only movie on this list that likely does not feature a lot of explosions. Yes, I know my standards are very man-childy
LOGAN
The swan song of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and maybe even the end of Patrick Stewart as Professor X in an R-rated superhero banger. If ‘Deadpool’ was better because it had less limitations with an R-rating, imagine what we can get when we get to see Jackman take those claws out in one final fight.
Wonder Woman
This was probably the best trailer to come out of Comic Con this year, with Gal Gadot delivering a period piece of a heroine who kicks all types of butt. She was one of the best parts of ‘Batman vs. Superman’. The Amazonian warrior entering the world of mortals could save the DC Cinematic Universe and help create buzz for another movie on this list.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
The first one was delightful and exceeded all types of expectations. The trailer for the sequel has all of the rag tag outer space adventure team back together for a new journey with a talking tree that is too cute for words. It just looks rad, and saying anything else besides “watch this trailer” would be silly.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man appearing in ‘Civil-War’ was one of the best moments from Marvel movies recently and it helps reinvigorate interest in a really beloved character after some missteps it’s good to see a fresh-take that echoes the teen-movie sentiment of John Hughes who gave us ‘The Breakfast Club’ and ‘Pretty in Pink’. This style is what Spidey needs in a new movie, a charismatic dork who gets his powers and struggles with how to handle them. With Great Power comes….you know the rest right?
Justice League
Where Marvel fans feel their movies are solid, DC fans have seen a mixed bag recently with many walking out of ‘Batman v Superman’ feeling underwhelmed. That makes this movie crucial to the DC Cinematic Universe. The comparison to ‘Avengers’ will expected but makes complete sense, which is not a bad thing. The gravitating characters in this grand all-star team-up are all there, it has the potential.
War of the Planet of the Apes
CGI ‘performance capture’ has been stellar in this underrated scifi reboot series about advanced apes taking over apocalyptic Earth. Andy Serkis playing the lead ape Ceasar, looks fierce as ever with Woody Harrelson is going to show-off his reliable chops as a villain.
Wilson
Yes, Woody Harrelson is busy in 2017. This R-rated comedy is based on graphic novel, Harrelson playing a middle-aged neurotic divorcee who can’t get anyone to love him and finds out his ex-wife gave his daughter for adoption. Oh and this is a daughter, he never knew about her. The foul-mouthed trailer below is NSFW, but it teases what looks like one of the funniest new movies in years.
OH YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH WOODY HARRELSON, oh no…Honestly, it’s not our fault he’s so active.
Lost in London
Harrelson is going to live stream a movie, they are going to shoot the movie live to theaters. This pretty daring and exciting, almost like a live play but shot from location in London. The story is based on a real series of events that occurred to Harrelson, when a broken ashtray spiraled into a police chase. Lost In London will stream in theaters (via Fathom Events) on January 19, at 8 p.m. ET.
THE CIRCLE
This scifi thriller about a young women joining a Silicon Valley tech company only to find out it’s insidious real nature that goes beyond improving everyone’s life through technology. As our lives become ingrained with tech through social media, this feels like a very inventive and real piece of drama for the modern age. Plus Tom Hanks is an evil Steve Jobs, yes please!
BladeRunner 2049
This sequel to the very influential 80s adventure about a bounty hunter who goes after rogue ‘replicants’ sees Harrison Ford return with Ryan Gosling joing him in the dystopian future..yeah, we’re there again. Though there is a lot of genre domination on this list, but this a really intriguing sequel that is not going to be phoned in by director Denis Villeneuve with the original film’s director Ridley Scott.
Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan has become the director of the last ten years whose name has the pull of cinema masters like Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese whose name on a movie poster peek the interest of many. So now given Nolan takes the reigns of the brutal setting of an evacuation of Allied troops on a coastal town in World War II. The cast which includes the very underrated Cillian Murphy and Tom Hard a.k.a ‘Bane’ from ‘the Dark Knight Rises’.
Alien: Covenant
The ALIENS series has always been driven by the gritty survival of humans in the face of the twisted monster brought to life by the visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott, so it was a bummer to some that the 2012 prequel ‘Prometheus’ did not rattle that same emotion. It was just more low key suspense with less action and other world violence that some have to come to expect. Now with Scott back in the director’s chair for this sequel to the prequel (I know that is a silly sentence), we may get all that horrific tension once again. Plus Michael Fassbender is back in this film, and he has to shake off the stink of that ‘Assassin’s Creed’ movie .
GET OUT
Jordan Peele made his mark as one of half of the Comedy Central duo ‘Key & Peele’ so making his solo writing and directing debut in a Hitchcock styled movie about racial tension, hypnosis, and insidious behavior is a twist. The trailer gives a little too much away but it looks like the creepiest movie of the year.
The Baby Driver
No this is not a movie that literally about a baby driving a car, but there is for some unknown reason an animated movie about a infant playing the boss of an office coming this year. Yeah, sorry that’s a thing. Director Edgar Wright has carved a niche for interweaving dramatic larger-than-life situations with fun tangible characters and sprinkling comedy in the whole mix. Wright won a lot of us over with ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’ so we’ll trust this movie which sees an unknowing kid becoming a getaway driver in a doomed heist.
The iPhone’s 10-year history
(from mashable.com)
Apple’s iconic computer nugget is 10 years old on Monday, and my, how it’s changed.
When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone in 2007, it was a squat, chubby gadget sold largely on the merit that you could use it as a “widescreen iPod.” In the decade since, the device has evolved into arguably the most iconic bit of consumer electronics of the 21st century. Its influence is hard to overstate. Say what you will about social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and the ability to take high-def photos or livestream video with a device that fits in your pocket—none of it would exist in the forms we enjoy today without smartphones. And smartphones probably wouldn’t be what they are without the iPhone leading the charge. Not that Apple’s pull has always been a great thing. (MORE HERE)
I love iPhone. It revolutionized the world of tech. Social media, video creation and beyond have all benefited from it’s creation. However I think Apple needs to create something new that will re-ignite this cycle. Also a better battery!!!
Photos from the No Pants Subway Ride
(from timeout.com)
Single-digit temperatures didn’t dissuade participants from stripping down to their underwear and taking a ride on the Red Line on Sunday. The annual No Pants Subway Ride went off without a hitch, as a group of riders ditched their trousers, boarded a train and pretended that nothing was amiss. Check out all the brightly-colored boxers, briefs, panties and the brave folks wearing them with our gallery of photos from the No Pants Subway Ride’s return to Chicago. (MORE HERE)
Most of the people in these photos either look as though they lost a bet, or were just doing it to support a friend or just woke up from a nap from the previous night.
VIDEO: David Bowie’s final recordings are absolutely wonderful
One of the biggest losses to the music world in 2016, the legendary David Bowie released what could be some of his final recordings this week with the EP, ‘No Plan’ this past Friday. The release correlated with Bowie’s 70th birthday and worldwide celebration of ‘the Thin White Duke’.The songs were recorded in the same period as Bowie’s final album 2016’s ‘Blackstar’ and according to CoS they were included in the cast recording for his recent musical, Lazurus.
A video for the dreamy dreary song ‘No Plan’ also appeared this weekend as well, with the provocative lyrics appearing on TV’s inside of a rain-drenched storefront. The words that Bowie sings here seem to allude to his oncoming death, how he is processing that, and where he may be in the afterlife. It’s a darkly beautiful song that once again shows that even in his most challenging time, this Hall of Famer was still able to make this desperately honest piece of art.
No Plan EP Tracklist:
- Lazarus
- No Plan
- Killing a Little Time
- When I Met You
The EP is out now through most streaming services.
Queued Up #209
1. Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids
2. Phantogram – Same Old Blues
3. Irontom – Be Bold Like Elijah
4. The Shins – Name For You
5. Bleeker – Highway (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1/26)
6. Portugal. The Man – Noise Pollution
7. American Authors – I’m Born To Run
8. Cemetery Sun – Fake Love
9. AFI – Snow Cats
10. Sigma – Find Me (feat. Birdy)
11. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Amputation
12. Kings Of Leon – Reverend
13. Mother Mother – Love Stuck
14. Hembree – Holy Water
15. Run The Jewels – Down (feat. Joi)
Taking Back Sundays – 1.8.17
1. Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue
2. Blink-182 – Up All Night
3. Jimmy Eat World – Sweetness
4. My Chemical Romance – Helena
5. Box Car Racer – I Feel So
6. New Found Glory – All Downhill From Here
7. Weezer – On Drugs
8. Taking Back Sunday – Makedamnsure
9. Pierce The Veil – Dive In
10. Sunny Day Real Estate – In Circles
11. Manchester Orchestra – Shake It Out
12. Thrice – Deadbolt
13. Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark
14. Something Corporate – Punk Rock Princess
15. Brand New – The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
1.8.17 – Alt_Backspace
1. Social Distortion – I Was Wrong
2. The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
3. Violent Femmes – American Music
4. Smashing Pumpkins – Ava Adore
5. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
6. INXS – The One Thing
7. Garbage – Vow
8. Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
9. Catherine Wheel – I Want To Touch You
10. The Replacements – I’ll Be You
11. New Order – Regret
12. Live – All Over You
13. Talking Heads – Take Me To The River
14. Sugar – If I Can’t Change Your Mind
1. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
2. Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him
3. Foo Fighters – Generator
4. Nada Surf – Popular
5. The Clash – Lost In The Supermarket
6. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
7. Sponge – Wax Ecstatic
8. Love and Rockets – So Alive
9. Bjork – Army Of Me
10. Nirvana – Breed
11. Buck-O-Nine – My Town
12. Radiohead – My Iron Lung
13. Squeeze – Is That Love
14. Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye
Green Day to Play Wrigley
Amazon Echo: Witness To Murder?
A man in Arkansas is under suspicion of murder. The crime, allegedly committed in his own home. Not enough evidence existed to charge him, however.
After taking the suspect’s Amazon Echo into custody, police are hoping Alexa will tell them all they need to know.
This has set off an unprecedented legal battle…do authorities have the right to take your tech and pull evidence?
You can read more about this fascinating story here. And while technology makes our lives so much easier, don’t forget: big brother, or…sister…may be listening. — [eric]
THOR vs HULK is set for the upcoming ‘Ragnarok’ Marvel film
Two of the strongest Avengers will battle in gladiator combat in the upcoming ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ movie coming this July, according to official confirmation from Marvel Studios that hit the web yesterday. The official synopsis for the movie sees Thor fighting his way back to his home world Asgard to save it from an evil force, but part of that journey will see the God of Thunder tangle with big green guy in mega-fight that plays off the acclaimed ‘Planet Hulk’ storyline from Marvel comics. Screen Junkies breaks down all the details in this video that have come out already and how this film could set up the anticipated ‘Avengers: Infinity Wars’ films which are a few years away.
Who wins in this battle? Who do you got? I feel Hulk could destroy him based on his immeasurable power being driven by his anger. Let me adjust my invisible glasses now like I know everything….
Finally A Real UFO?
Could this be the first real evidence of UFO’s? This video was taken by the Chilean Navy! Let us know what you think.
Carrie Fisher’s Ashes Placed in Giant Prozac Pill Urn
(from rollingstone.com)
Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds were laid to rest Friday in a joint private funeral service, with the Star Wars actress’ ashes placed in a giant Prozac pill urn. Fisher, a longtime mental health advocate, openly discussed her battles with depression and bipolar disorder during her lifetime.
Prior to the service at the Hollywood Hills’ Forest Lawn Memorial Park, reports surfaced that, despite the family’s desire to lay both actresses to rest together, Fisher preferred cremation while Reynolds wanted to be buried.
According to USA Today, some of Fisher’s ashes were placed in the coffin with her mother, with the rest residing in the Prozac pill urn that her brother Todd Fisher held during the service. (MORE HERE)
Tilikum The Killer Whale Who Was The Subject Of Blackfish Dies
(from apnews.com + barstoolsports.com)
Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity. (MORE HERE)
Really 2017? What, too soon?
Key & Peele reunite to send-off President Obama on ‘Daily Show
One of the funniest TV shows of the last 10 years ‘Key & Peele’ was absent from the hot Election year gumbo that was active in 2016 as they transitioned into movies (‘Keanu’ was funny, go watch it) so we missed their energetic satire of current events. That changed last night on Comedy Central when Jordan Peele playing President Obama and Keegan-Michael Key playing the President’s anger translator Luther reemerged to roast the recent political changes and do a ‘farewell address’.
Wayne’s World turns 25
“Wayne’s World” was released in theaters in February 1992.
The “Party On! 25 Years of Wayne’s World” celebration will start with a poster contest at If These Walls Could Talk in downtown Aurora on Feb. 3. Those in attendance are invited to wear their best flannels.
A dozen events are planned including a Wayne and Garth look-alike contest, air guitar competition, movie screenings at Two Brothers Roundhouse and Paramount Theatre’s Classic Movie Monday series, a doughnut tasting, Luigi’s Pizza renaming their arcade ‘Noah’s Arcade’ and more.
The series of events will end at RiverEdge Park, where there will be an attempt to establish a world record for the largest number of people head banging to “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen before the July 4th fireworks.
If you’re gonna spew, spew into this.
#partyonaurora
<3 @laurenoneil
More from the Chicago Tribune HERE
How to Make the Big Kahuna Burger
If you ever wanted to try the “Big Kahuna Burger” from “Pulp Fiction” all you have to do is make it. It’s actually not that hard. The video will walk you through it.
And just because the scene is so awesome…
Is Mark Zuckerberg Going To Run For President?
(from wired.com)
Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t said he wants to be president. But if someone were to run for office, that someone might want to line up a few things to prepare for the possibility. A few things that Facebook’s CEO has done. Uncanny, right?
To be clear, setting the table doesn’t mean Zuckerberg plans to sink his teeth into electoral politics. But he’s made some moves in the past few days that have restarted the speculation. On Tuesday, in his annual (and annually publicized) New Year’s resolution announcement, Zuckerberg vowed to travel to 30 US states to ensure he will have visited and met people from all fifty by the end of 2017. Campaigning much? (MORE HERE)
The more I think about the idea, the less I hate it. Would you vote for him? Tell me on Twitter (haha) @marconibologna or @101WKQX
