Queued Up #203

November 21, 2016 | Web Team

1. Two Door Cinema Club – Are We Ready?
2. LP – Lost On You
3. Cemetery Sun – Fake Love
4. Panic! At The Disco – Death of a Bachelor
5. FIDLAR – West Coast
6. Rag N Bone Man – Human
7. The Fame Riot – Heart Stray
8. Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids
9. Kaleo – All The Pretty Girls
10. Highly Suspect – My Name Is Human
11. Kongos – The World Would Run Better
12. The Heydaze – Hurt Like Hell
13. Residual Kid – Scentless Princess

1. Cage The Elephant – Cold Cold Cold
2. Japandroids – Neat To The Wild Heart Of Life
3. Dropkick Murphys – Blood
4. Sundara Karma – She Said
5. The Strumbellas – We Don’t Know
6. The XX – On Hold
7. Tigercub – Control
8. Young The Giant – Silvertongue
9. Beware Of Darkness – Are You Real?
10. AFI – Snow Cats
11. Lewis Del Mar – Painting (Masterpiece)
12. Sleigh Bells – I Can Only Stare
13. Phantogram – Same Old Blues
14. The Last Shadow Puppets – Is This What You Wanted

11.20.16 – Alt_Backspace

November 21, 2016 | Web Team

1. Radiohead – Creep
2. The Police – Roxanne
3. Hole – Doll Parts
4. Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World
5. Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
6. New Order – True Faith
7. The Verve Pipe – Photograph
8. Morrissey – Suedehead
9. LEN – Steal My Sunshine
10. Eels – Novocaine For The Soul
11. Weezer – The Good Life
12. Split Enz – I Got You
13. R.E.M. – Finest Worksong

1. Oasis – Rock N Roll Star
2. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses
3. Sponge – Molly
4. Pearl Jam – Corduroy
5. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
6. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Kill Your Television
7. Meat Puppets – Backwater
8. Depeche Mode – People Are People
9. Tracy Bonham – Mother Mother
10. Jane’s Addiction – Standing In The Shower… Thinking
11. Beck – Devil’s Haircut
12. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
13. Cocteau Twins – Carolyn’s FIngers

Taking Back Sundays – 11.20.16

November 21, 2016 | Web Team

1. Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
2. Manchester Orchestra – Shake It Out
3. Blink 182 – She’s Out Of Her Mind
4. Weezer – El Scorcho
5. Saves The Day – At Your Funeral
6. SR-71 – Right Now
7. Sunny Day Real Estate – In Circles
8. American Hi-Fi – Flavor Of The Week
9. Thrice – Deadbolt
10. New Found Glory – Hit Or Miss
11. The All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret
12. Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down
13. Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Going Down
14. My Chemical Romance – I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
15. Against Me – Thrash Unreal

Twenty One Pilots: In Honor Of The AMAs, 10 Of Their Cover Tunes

November 20, 2016 | Eric

Twenty One Pilots are performing and up for some awards at tonight’s American Music Awards.  (7PM on ABC7Chicago, by the way.)

Speaking of performing, the band is known for their cover song prowess.  For instance, check out their take on Oasis’ “Wonderwall.”  A little bit better than everyone else in the world who has covered this song.

Billboard details what they believe to be the band’s Top Ten cover tunes.  Videos for all of them (everything from Van Morrison to Tears For Fears to Daft Punk) are available to check out.

Football Bumming You Out? This Trick Basketball Shot Is The Cure

November 20, 2016 | Eric

 

Umm…damn.  And apparently, that was only the third attempt.

An Australian stunt crew has been battling it out with some guys from Oklahoma for the longest trick basketball shot. They just reclaimed the (unofficial) World Record for this amazing shot…591 feet up, on top of a dam.

So, to recap:  dam…and damn.

The full story and video here. (The Daily Mail)

VIDEO: Alec Baldwin is back as Trump on ‘SNL’

November 20, 2016 | Kevin

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Another home run sketch from last night’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ saw showbiz treasure Alec Baldwin reprise his wonderful role as President-elect Donald Trump. Kate McKinnon complimented the HUGE sketch, which also saw SNL alum Jason Sudeikis make a brief cameo as 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. This week’s episode hosted by Kristen Wig is already getting some solid reviews, here is a full recap with videos from EW. 

In the ramp up to the Election, there was a lot of spoofing the Donald with Baldwin’s big time impression getting the most buzz but a really underrated performance by comedian Tony Atamanuik who release a faux comedy debate between Trump and fellow comic James Adomian’s Bernie Sanders in a special on Fusion. Watch below and see his ridiculous spot on @Midnight.

Comedian Jay Pharoah brings the comedy to American Music Awards

November 20, 2016 | Kevin

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Former ‘SNL’ cast member Jay Pharoah takes over hosting duties tonight at the American Music Awards 7pm C on ABC. The comedian will be joined by super model Gigi Hadid in being the master of ceremonies, but Pharoah is expected to deliver the laughter. He  is teasing what he has planned for tonight with Billboard, so we are sure to see one of his signature pop star impressions which should be interesting with some of those same stars in the same room.

“You might see a musician impression. You might see a couple more that you didn’t expect. I would think about the ones that you wouldn’t expect more than the ones that you would expect. If that makes any sense, I know it doesn’t, but it will.” said Pharoah in an interview previewing tonight’s AMAs. Read the whole chat here. 

More from the AMA’s 

Pharoah chatted with Brian & Lou earlier this year when he was in town headlining Zanies. And check out a little confusing video where the guys don’t know when Jay is not doing a character voice.

Beer Pong? More Like Bacteria Pong…

November 19, 2016 | Eric

As it gets colder in the area, Chicagoans of various legal drinking ages will like be looking for ways to inbibe without venturing out.  Perhaps, a nostalgic match of beer pong amongst friends?

This word of caution, however:

Beer Pong Science

(Original Photo: Popular Science/Sara Chodosh)

Your beer pong cup is teaming with bacteria.  Yum.

Popular Science conducted an experiment to see how much yucky stuff existed before and after a game on various surfaces:  the ball, the table, the gross washing cup (!), among others.  Turns out while those surfaces tested fine, the beer cups themselves had the biggest change in bacteria.  Their working theory in the matter points to the people transferring the microbes via their hands and mouth.  You can read the entire study here.

Oh, and don’t think for one instance that the alcohol in your beer “sanitizes” things.  They also point out that while most beers are 5-10% ABV, an alcohol solution of 70% is needed to sanitize surfaces in laboratories.

Happy drinking!

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