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: Â dam…and damn.
The full story and video here. (The Daily Mail)
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.Â
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.
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.Â
More from the AMA’sÂ
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.
As it gets colder in the area, Chicagoans of various legal drinking ages will like be looking for ways to inbibe without venturing out. Â Perhaps, a nostalgic match of beer pong amongst friends?
This word of caution, however:
(Original Photo: Popular Science/Sara Chodosh)
Your beer pong cup is teaming with bacteria. Â Yum.
Popular Science conducted an experiment to see how much yucky stuff existed before and after a game on various surfaces: Â the ball, the table, the gross washing cup (!), among others. Â Turns out while those surfaces tested fine, the beer cups themselves had the biggest change in bacteria. Â Their working theory in the matter points to the people transferring the microbes via their hands and mouth. Â You can read the entire study here.
Oh, and don’t think for one instance that the alcohol in your beer “sanitizes” things. Â 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!
So, you have to toggle Shazam’s microphone on/off with either the iOS or Android versions of the app.  And it should default to off.
However, if you have the music identification service installed on your Mac computer…it is ALWAYS. Â LISTENING. Â Allow that to sink in. Â That’s some Big Brother-type stuff.
Now, Shazam says they aren’t recording or listening in on you…but still. Â Creepy, right? Â I don’t know about you, but I checked all my microphone settings on all my phone apps just to be aware of who exactly can put their ear on what I do. Â Not like its really interesting or anything. Â What you do with the Mac version of the program is up to you.
Find out how a former NSA operative found out about this (from Consumerist). Â And in the future, just text “SONGS” to 312101 if you want to know what we are playing.
The guitar-crunching grooving moving monster that is Rage Against the Machine would never strike anyone as have anything to do with classical violin string sections, horn sections, and the grandiose nature of an orchrestra but Metamorphestra, an musical group that previously posted unique takes on music by Tool and System of a Down have proven any doubt wrong this week with a rousing cover of ‘Bulls of Parade’. You can see more on this Youtube channel.Â
RATM may not be active at the moment, but Prophets of Rage the super group of Rage members Tom Morello, Tim Comerford, and Brad Wilk playing with duel front men Chuck D of Public Enemy and B-Real of Cypress Hill. Watch them here. Â Â Tom Morello also popped up at Lollapalooza earlier this year in his hometown Chicago, to do a kick-ass performance with X-Ambassasdors.Â
Mash-ups are a mixed bag. Sometimes they  fail to meet your initial expectation, and other times they hit the spot as a perfect dance mix of familiar artists with every hook complimenting each other. Toronto music producer Coins delivered the latter with his full album mashup of dance music icons Daft Punk and alt rap legends Beastie Boys. The album titled ‘Daft Science’ perfectly blends the rhymes of MCA, Mike D, and Ad-Rock, the turntable magic of Mix Master Mike, and the hypnotic hip-shaking slickness of the French robots. It’s immediately clear on one listen, this kicks all the butts. The best part is the entire album is online for FREE, listen to the whole thing below.
Considering the passing of Adam Yauch due to cancer in 2012 marked the end of the Beastie Boys, this is a warm reminder of why their music is eternally fun. Maybe this can  also serve  as another reason for Daft Punk fans to salivate over those tour rumors we’ve been hearing about.Â
If you are a fan of EDM, catch our Saturday night show Electric Playground featuring some of the best DJ’s in Chicago spinning into the AM, all hosted by Andres Solaris and Nosmo. You can catch their shows on-demand here.Â
LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ‘DAFT SCIENCE’ ALBUM HERE
Firefighting foam released from back of @FlySJC hangar is blowing around in the wind. It looks like soap, but I wouldn’t advise touching it. pic.twitter.com/fDI3j0gmP7
— Jonathan Bloom (@BloomTV) November 18, 2016
#LIVE COVERAGE of #FoamBlob watch continues in Santa Clara, CA – Blake just jumped into the foam! https://t.co/8PuLMJOcTu pic.twitter.com/pNLUyma0FV
— FOX 10 News Now (@FOX10NewsNow) November 18, 2016
A ‘foam blob’ flowed through the streets of San Jose, California today and no it was not a foam dance party that turned into a monster. The massive foam has been connected with accidental release of fire-extinguishing foam at the nearby San Jose International Airport. And once people found out that it was not toxic, they started riding their bikes through it.
(from chicagoist.com)
If there’s one thing we love more than Chicago architecture, it’s LEGOs. So we’re in luck: Chicago will be the subject of LEGO’s latest Architecture Skyline series, featuring the Sears Tower, the Hancock Tower, the Michigan Avenue river bridge and more.
The entire new “Chicago (21033)” set has 444 LEGO pieces, and you’ll only be able to find it in three area stores this December, according to Curbed: The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s gift shop in the Loop, the Water Tower Place LEGO store in Gold Coast, and Schaumburg’s LEGOLAND Discovery Center. (MORE HERE)
I NEED THIS!!! You know for when my nephews visit from Colorado. – m
(from timeout.com)
The most magical time of the year officially swings into gear this weekend with the return of the CTA Holiday Train. Watch as Santa’s sleigh leads mass transportation around the city for the coming weeks, with the inaugural ride on the Red Line this Saturday. Southbound Red Line trains start at the Howard Station at 4:43pm and are scheduled to arrive at 95th Street at 5:56pm, while northbound Red Line trains start at the 95th Street Station at 6:29pm and are scheduled to pull into Howard at 7:42pm. (MORE HERE)
In what seems to be a consistent debate in all forms of life nowadays, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong recently stood against the overuse of smartphones at concerts during a recent Q&A in London.
“Social media can be a very miserable place to be. At our shows I see lot of people holding up cell phones. You can look at a screen at home; you can look at your computer or your phone anywhere.”said Armstrong according to NME.  The Bay area rock vet emphasized further that it’s about human contact and being apart of something in the moment. “You can take your picture but let’s have eye contact, let’s have a human experience right now you can’t capture on a cell phone. Why would you want to listen to your favorite song going like this [holds arm in air] when you can just hear it right in front of you? I feel like a little more human contact is good.”
We are all guilty of little bit too much Snapchat or Instagram in any setting sometimes right? How do we control the social media beast within all of us? Well, a pretty controversial and tech product has been introduced at some live events in the last year that may make some of you really happy you don’t have to stare at a screen when you are trying to stare a stage or it may make you very angry that you can’t Facebook Live what you are looking at. Yondr is a tech device that has been the talk of the concert industry in the last year, as it allows users to voluntarily take their phone out of the rock show experience. It’s basically a pouch that locks up your phone while you are at a show.  The Yondr pouches were implemented as a mandatory  at a string of sold-out shows by comedian Dave Chapelle at Chicago’s Thalia Hall back in January. Surprisingly these are really effective and may change the way people take in a concert.
Our buddies Consequences of Sound interview the Graham Dugoni, founder of the company Yondr.
Who knew the news team of San Diego’s KVWN Channel 4 are such huge Cubs fans! -wALT
K.Flay talks about what made her pursue a music career and who her influences were.
K.Flay talks about her past with record labels. She also talks about what it is like to collaborate with artist of different types of music.
K.Flay talks about how her sound and backing band have changed over the years. She also touches on how she manages to create a cool vibe at shows.
K. Flay performs “Dreamers” during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
K.Flay performs “You Felt Right” during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
K. Flay performs “Blood In The Cut” during a 101WKQX intimate session in The Lounge.
K. Flay talks about how she has hidden songs just waiting to be recorded.
Double treat! Laura Jane Grace chatted with Seth about her new book and Against Me! preformed on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night!
This is my favorite song off Against Me!’s new album Shape Shift With Me , watch 333 (and be mesmerized by LJG’s Rickenbacker ‘Noir’)
