(from digitaltrends.com)
Pokémon Go might have been the flavor of the month in July, but a few more weeks on and it’s already seeing a big decline in downloads, active users and time spent playing each day. According to research conducted by Axiom Capital Management (via Bloomberg), some 15 million active players have disappeared from the augmented reality game in the past month. (MORE HERE)
So now is the time to start playing now that all my competition is gone!! – m
Do you save all your concert tickets? Lakeside Camera Photoworks will turn those old ticket stubs into rugs for your house.
This could be a game changer for Rock-paper-scissors.
@TheLouLombardo
So much fun!! So cool to meet some of you guys. Weird that it happened in the restroom, but whatever!! – m
WOW. No word on when Jimmy Eat World’s 9th album will be our hands but Jim Adkins say we will know more soon. Check out Get Right:
I am already addicted. Cannot WAIT to hear this at Riot Fest. Need tickets? Hook up 3-day passes HERE
<3 @laurenoneil
I’m in a trance watching this slo-mo video of Landing a Burger thanks to Reddit.
ALL. DAY.
Definitely firing up the grill tonight…
🍔🍔🍔 <3 @thelaurenoneil
1. Catfish and the Bottlemen – 7
2. Bad Veins – Under The Cover
3.Saint Motel – Move
4. K.Flay – Blood In The Cut
5.X-Ambassadors – Low Life
6. Barns Courtney – Fire (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/1)
7. The Griswolds – Out Of My Head
8. Bear Hands – Boss
9. Awolnation – Run (Beautiful Things)
10. The Moth & The Flame – Red Flag
11. Xoe Wise (Local) (Queued Up Artist Showcase 8/26)
12. The White Stripes – City Lights
13. The Joy Formidable – Liana
14. Against Me – 333
15. The Naked and Famous – Higher
1. Prophets Of Rage – Prophets Of Rage
2. Night Riots – Nothing Personal
3. Knox Hamilton – Washed Up Together
4. Blink 182 – Sober
5. Judah & The Lion – Take It All Back
6. Wild Belle – Keep You (Queued Up Artist Showcase 8/26)
7. Warpaint – New Song
8. Miike Snow – My Trigger
9. The Lumineers – Cleopatra
10. Coin – Talk Too Much
11. Lewis Del Mar – Painting (Masterpiece)
12. Two Door Cinema Club – Bad Decisions
13. Zipper Club – Going The Distance
14. Band of Horses – Casual Party
15. Christine and the Queens – Tilted
1. Pearl Jam – Rearviewmirror
2. The Smiths – Panic
3. Veruca Salt – Seether
4. Heaven 17 – Let Me Go
5. Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up
6. INXS – What You Need
7. Better Than Ezra – In The Blood
8. Midnight Oil – The Dead Heart
9. Breeders – Divine Hammer
10. Nine Inch Nails – Down In It
11. Camper Van Beethoven – Take The Skinheads Bowling
12. Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
13. Blondie – One Way Or Another
14. Oasis – Some Might Say
1. Alice In Chains – Got Me Wrong
2. A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
3. Soup Dragons – Divine Thing
4. Death Cab For Cutie – This Charming Man
5. Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
6. The Cure – Close To Me
7. Buffalo Tom – Taillights Fade
8. Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark – If You Leave
9. R.E.M. – Orange Crush
10. Weezer – The Good Life
11.Suzanne Vega – Luka
12. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
13. Social Distortion – I Was Wrong
A guy in India felt the need to swallow 40 knives. Whay? Silly question, it was because “he had an urge to consume metal.”
WGN has the entire, strange story HERE.
@TheLouLombardo
Sad news tonight confirmed by TMZ that 3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts has passed away at 38. Roberts was a founding member of the band which started in 1996 and went on to worldwide success. Roberts amicably left the band in 2012, citing health issues related to blood circulation. Darrel Roberts, Matt’s father said he was with his son last night at hotel in Wisconsin where his son was preparing to perform at charity event.He was told in the morning by police that his son had passed away. For the full story, go here.
Our sincere condolences go out to Matt’s family, friends, and 3 Doors Down during this challenging time.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe will clash in grand outer-space fashion in 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity Was’ when the Guardians of the Galaxy do a mega-team up with ‘Earth’s Mightiest Heroes’ the Avengers which was confirmed this week by the voice of Groot, Vin Diesel. The ‘Fast & Furious’ star leaked the expected meetup during a live Facebook video where he was celebrating his fan page reaching 100 million followers. Marvel has yet to confirm the mash-up of the two superhero squads but it’s been widely expected since a multi-movie roll out over the course the next few years was announced in 2014.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2′ hits theaters on May 5, 2017. Consequences of Sound has more on Diesel leaking the news here.
‘Avengers; Infinity War’ which will be directed by Anthony and Paul Russo who previously directed ‘Captain Amerca: Winter Solider’ and ‘Captain America: Civil War’. The stories of inner turmoil among the Avnegers team in ‘Civil War’ will roll into the largest scale battle in the MCU has seen thus far, which is massive undertaking as it will balance over a dozen different superhero characters in one story over two films. The stars of MCU teased the film as a massive culmination of the Marvel heroes against one ominous threat: Thanos. Plans for the film were first revealed in 2014,so with this GoG news just now, the anticipation will continue to build.
If you own a big cat sanctuary you are probably one of the greatest humans on the face of the earth. Let’s be honest though, dogs have always been known for being humans best friends ever since Ancient Egypt and I don’t think humans would ever change that. But, there may be reason to believe that big cats and maybe even smaller cats are getting sick of hearing that.
In the video below we witness what might be one of greatest saves ever done by dog or cat. Not only is this man sitting inside a big cat cage petting one on the ground, but he is in there with no protection. When one Leopard realizes he’s hungry and sees this man, he thinks, “Alright, a free meal”, but not so fast! One of the Tigers in the cage springs into action once it sees what is about to go down and saves the day! Check out the amazing video below!
With the Summer Olympics going on in Rio, there is always talk about what sport the Olympic Committee could add next. In the case of some very high flying daredevils, Paragliders are trying to make a case in Rio that they should be looked at seriously as a sport that needs to be added.
Now I don’t know how Paragliding would be added as a sport. Do you race? Do you do time trials? Do you just see who can float the farthest? I really don’t know, but the video below really makes Paragliding seem like one of the coolest things you could be doing at Rio right now.
Would you take the risk and go Paragliding? If you have gone before, what is it like? Go ahead and let us know!
New morning show? The only thing that would change is the amount of protein shakes in the break room.
Flea is one of the coolest dudes to ever slap the bass. His chill was full blast in this immediate viral video he posted today where he was relaxing with celebrity gorilla KoKo who you can see here playing with one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist’s bass guitars. “This is the best thing ever” says Flea. We totally agree. See it at the bottom of the page.
Another animal + alternative band collaborations we would like to see
Mumford & Sons & Marsupial
Gorillaz & Gorllias
Twenty One Pilots & Twenty One Pigeons
Queens of the Stone Age & King Cobra snake
Tell us what your animal + alt band combo on the socials.
@Kevkellam
Holy Superhero Flashback news, Batman!
Adam West returns this fall to the role that made him famous, the campy ’60s version of Batman in the animated feature ‘Batman: The Return of the Caped Crusaders’ with original sidekick Burt Ward returning as Robin and actress Julie Newmar reprising her role as Catwoman. A very over-the-top teaser trailer was released this week to remind people how wonderfully corny this interpretation of Batman was, with last minute escapes, dad joke catchphrases, and outlandish situations. The new film hits DVD and Blu-Ray on November 1st and Digital-HD on October 11th.
Adam West spoofed his Bat past with this garage sale of Batcave goodies with Funny or Die here as a demented version of himself who can’t tell the difference between whether he’s an actor or actually Batman after losing his money in a ponzi scheme.
The warped synth key strokes and the wide pan out through jarring neon letters, you are in the twisted pre-teen scifi world of ‘Stranger Things’. The show which has been a massive hit on Netflix, really hit me with that opening graphic which makes an omage to 80’s horror, Stephen King, and Speilberg movies. The series is just everything you love about science fiction and horror rolled together in this nice keyboard sountrack. If you can not get enough of ‘Stranger Things’, some wonderful computer wizards have created a generator that can make your name or any phrase pop up with those electric letters in a downloadable graphic. You can spice up your Twitter or FB real quick with this. You just plug in the letters at makeitstranger.com
If your clamoring for future seasons of the show, ‘Stranger Things’ creators dish here about the show’s future here.
@kevkellam
Driving drunk is one of the dumbest and most destructive things we as adults can do. If you are behind the wheel of a car under the influence, you can kill someone including yourself. This all is common sense but we can forget it in those weary hours of the night. To respond to this in the last few busy weekends of the summer, Chicago Police Department is cracking down on this issue this weekend with a DUI Strike Force Patrol in the popular night-life area of Wrigleyville, Lakeview, and Boystown according to a report today from DNAinfo.com . A mobile breathalyzer unit will also be on hand as well, as well a focus toward safety violations for seat belts and other issues.
Also who drives in Wrigleyville? You have the Red Line right there, CTA buses, and Lyft cars. Be good friend and order that ride for a friend who needs it.
@KEVKELLAM
(from techcrunch.com)
It’s been a while since news broke in early 2015 that Uber was working on self-driving cars. Earlier this year, the company openly admitted it was testing cars in Pittsburgh, but we haven’t heard much more over the last 18 months. With Google, the self-driving car leader, slowly making progress with its autonomous cars, you’d be forgiven for thinking Uber’s efforts are far behind and barely visible in itsfrenemy‘s rearview mirror. Well think again! (MORE HERE)
As long as it understands how Lower Wacker works I’m cool. – m
(redeyechicago.com)
If you’ve ever wanted to see an entire stadium filled with happy puppies excitedly gathered, your time has come. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the White Sox are welcoming fans and their furry friends to U.S. Cellular Field for “Bark at the Park,” in an attempt to set a Guinness World Records title for most dogs attending a sporting event. No, it’s not too good to be true. The title requires 1,000 dogs to be present in the ballpark, so get your wallets out and buy your damn tickets, people (they’re $20 and admit one human and one pup). (MORE HERE)
This sounds like a perfect way to spend the day. Can I borrow your dog? Also don’t forget to register for Brian & Lou’s White Sox Suite!! – m
