Tyler Glenn reflects on how coming out to his parents made them the biggest supporters of not only him but for the LGBT community. Encourages people to trust themselves.
Tyler Glenn – Midnight
Tyler Glenn, from Neon Trees, performs “Midnight” from his new solo album, Excommunication, during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
The 1975
Photos: Julia Simone Paul
BEHOLD THE PIZZA SQUIRREL of CHICAGO!
Yes, he has appeared once again. The rare, elusive, and apparently hungry Pizza Squirrel has been spotted again! Reddit user NASA_Wifi posted this awesome pic of the fuzzy thick-thighed guy munching on an entire slice of pizza in a tree in the Whicker Park area. Note the slice is almost as a long as his body. Imagine eating anything let alone a pizza the length of your body?! Now the hard to answer question is what pizza place made this slice because I am pretty sure this endorsemnet from this critter could be a marketing home-run right?
Our local sauce-loving squirrels have been seen snacking like this before, as most recently as this past May in the Ukrainian Village area. The Pizza-eating squirrel is not a completely new trend, there is an entire Reddit dedicated to it .
A piece of viral internet gold like this will remind many of us of the Pizza Rat who made waves online in a video filmed in a New York City subway station. That video went viral in a massive way, but it’s worth noting that the rat left his slice and scurried off somewhere. Thus proving once and for all, that Chicago pizza is the superior pie in the never-ending Pizza Battle between Chicago and NYC that has raged through the ages. It’s done, it’s science! @kevkellam
The 1975 – “Passionate Fans”
Ever wonder what passionate fans send The 1975? Matty has seen some pretty interesting stuff. He also talks about his interaction with Jared Leto.
Riot Fest!
Before you blow all your money on other people, Christmas presents, Black Friday and whatnot, blow it on yourself!
Grab your Riot Fest Holiday Presale tickets HERE, and enjoy a little Christmas Vacation Riot Fest style:
See you in Douglas Park next year!
<3 @laurenoneil
Cars 3 Trailer Is Here!
“From this moment, everything will change.”
Jeez. Kinda hits you right in the sads, like the beginning of Finding Nemo or Bambi…
Still, can’t wait for Cars 3 opening in theatres in 3D June 16, 2017.
<3 @laurenoneil
Instagram introduces Live Video
The ‘Gram is going live. Instagram will soon activate a new live video feature, confirmed in an announcement yesterday from the picture-driven social media app. It’s not available to all users yet, i=but is currently in testing.
When someone you follow starts a live story, you’ll see “Live” under their profile photo in the stories bar. During the broadcast, you can comment and like as much as you want. You can also check out new live stories on Explore. Tap “Top Live” to see exciting live stories happening at that moment and swipe right and left to easily skip around.
Live video on Instagram Stories and Explore will be rolling out globally over the next few weeks. – Instagram’s official announcement on November 21st.
And yes, it’s a lot like Facebook Live and Periscope (did we all forget about Periscope already?), in that it works on mobile devices and is easy to turn on. There are some key differences though on how the video itself is viewed by others on IG. Instagram Live videos disappear from the app after their initial live broadcast ends, unlike Facebook where those live videos remain to be watched later. This could be meant to make the experience more intimate and allow people to make the content more passive.
IG also announced in this update yesterday another new feature in direct-message video to allow users to send video direct to one another. Just like direct video on Snapchat, the video is only watchable twice. It’s not the only move that IG has made recently that seems a very similar to Snapchat, as in August they introduced ‘Stories’ which has 100 million users each day already. It’s worth noting for tech novices that Facebook should not feel to threatened by this move by IG, as they are Instagram’s parent company. Lord Zuckerberg’s empire grows and grows.
Don’t worry Snapchat is not sitting on their yellow laurels, they too are introducing new features to stay hot in the social video universe with their first piece of hardware, ‘Spectacles’. Check out video of them here.
The tech insiders of the Verge really break down IG’s new video changes and how they match up to other apps even more, read that here.
Dave Chapelle to release 3 comedy specials on Netflix
Comedy superstar Dave Chapelle continues his return to the limelight after a much-talked about hosting spot on ‘SNL’, news came out today that he will tape a new exclusive special for Netflix. Besides the new material in this yet-to-be-filmed special, Chapelle will also put two different unreleased stand-up shows that were filmed at Austin City Limits and The Hollywood Palladium on Netflix in 2017.
Streaming overlords Netflix seemed to be doubling down with great comedy content lately. They recently inked a deal with Chris Rock for 2 stand up specials, and they already have dozens of great stand up shows with greats like Dana Carvey, Ali Wong, and Chicago’s own John Mulaney. If you want something funny, it’s a few clicks away nowadays. As a comedy nerd, I have recently tried the all-comedy streaming service Seeso and I love it.
Chapelle made headlines in 2005 when he walked away from his very successful ‘Chapelle Show’, and over the course of the years that followed he would make sporadic appearances at comedy clubs before making a full return to touring in 2013 as the headliner of the Oddball Comedy Festival.
The ‘Halfbaked’ star has been in the comedy game for decades now, and it’s refreshing to know he never lost his magic touch on the microphone. Here is Chapelle performing a set in 1993 at the Just For Laughs Festival in 1993.
Umm, what’s going on in this video?
Milky Chance has released the official video for their new song Cocoon and I’m really confused. What is going on here? What I do know is that I’m hungry for an apple right now. -wALT
The 1975 – Change Of Heart
Matty and Adam from The 1975 perform “Change Of Heart” during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
The 1975 – “International Girls Day”
Turns out it was International Girls Day when Matty Healy and Adam Hann from The 1975 stopped by. But we’re pretty sure every day is International Girls Day for them!
Queued Up #203
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
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
The 1975 – Somebody Else
Matty and Adam from The 1975 perform “Somebody Else” during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
The 1975 – “New Album/Fears”
Matty Healy explains how writing their new album, “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It,” was different from their first album.
The 1975 – She Lays Down
Matty Healy from The 1975 performs “She Lays Down” during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
Taking Back Sundays – 11.20.16
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
Colony House – “Van Ride Videos”
Colony House talks about the madness that takes place when they make videos on the road for their socal media.
Colony House – “New Album/Music Videos”
Colony House talks about what is special about their upcoming album. They also touch on how they come up with ideas for their music videos.
