Judge orders Double Door to vacate Wicker Park location

July 14, 2016 | Kevin

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Judge Orville Hambright Jr ordered today in Cook County court that the acclaimed rock club Double Door must vacate it’s space at the ‘six corners’ of Wicker Park which it has occupied for more than 20 years. Hambright emphasized that the ruling was made because the management failed to notify the building’s landlord last year that they intended to extend it’s lease. Double Door management and the landlord will be back in court on August 4th to figure out when the club must leave the space which is located directly next to the Damen CTA Blue Line train station.

Lawyers representing the Double Door stated the club and the landlord Brian Strauss were under an understanding that the club would continue in the space after spending $83,000 on renovations. Double Door faced similar eviction issues in 2005, but came to an agreement to avoid leaving.

Hambright also stated he hopes both sides can meet privately and saying he “prefer(s) you all negotiate your own situation,” Now if that means there is a last ditch opportunity for the Door’s survival is yet to be seen but it does not look good for this great music venue.

Meanwhile, Double Door is still promoting shows into February of 2017.

@kevkellam

Pokemon Go now is a pop song

July 14, 2016 | wALT

the-stiffys-pokemon-654x372This was inevitable, wasn’t it?  The Stiffys, a band from Melbourne Australia, have wasted no time in crafting a pop song about Pokemon Go!  If you suddenly find this song as addicting as the game, I am truly sorry. -wALT

 

 

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Is your favorite show up for an Emmy Award? Find out here

July 14, 2016 | Kevin

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TV has never been better with networks pumping out great dramatic and comedy series that raising the bar. So here are the Emmys nomination released earlier today. Is your favorite show or actor nominated? The Emmys air on ABC on September 18th.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
House of Cards
Downton Abbey
Better Call Saul
The Americans
Homeland

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Veep
Transparent
Modern Family
black-ish
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Master of None

OUTSTANDING DRAMA ACTOR

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA ACTRESS

Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Keri Russell (The Americans)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY ACTOR

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Anthony Anderson (black-ish)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
William H. Macy (Shameless)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY ACTRESS

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
Tracee Ellis-Ross (black-ish)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

The People v. O.J. Simpson
Fargo
American Crime
Roots
The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION

The Voice
The Amazing Race
Top Chef
Project Runway
Dancing with the Stars
American Ninja Warrior

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE

All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
A Very Murray Christmas

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY

Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Matt Walsh (Veep)
Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Keegen-Michael Key (Key & Peele)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY

Niecy Nash (Getting On)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Gaby Hoffman (Transparent)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA

Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Maura Tierney (The Affair)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)

Blink-182 Remix Roundup

July 12, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from billboard.com)

verything old is new again. Grown-ass people are playing Pokémon Go and listening to new music from Blink-182. People are so jazzed on the pop-punk band’s reunion, listeners bumped Drake from the top spot of the Billboard chart. They may be coming at us sans Tom DeLonge, but fans don’t seem to mind. This country’s got a fever of 182, and the only thing that’ll cure it is more Blink beats. (MORE HERE)

Rock bands can’t churn out music as fast as dance music producers, but producers can upload Blink stems to their laptops and make studio magic. If you find yourself suffering from a Blink deficiency, we suggest pressing play on these remixes. Hey, it’s something.

Ryan Hemsworth – Feelin’ This (Hemsworth Sees Aliens Too Version)

DeLonge left Blink-182 to go catch UFOs, or something like that. Ryan Hemsworth is feelin’ that, so he went in on the 2003 hit. It’s a dope cut from the producers remix collection Ryanpack Vol. 2.

Steve Aoki – Bored to Death

Before Dim Mak signed cutting edge dance artists, it was a label well respected for its indie rock cuts. Aoki proves he can still walk the genre line on his rework of Blink’s latest megahit. This isn’t even officially out yet. Enjoy. (MORE HERE)

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BEERS MAY OFFER NUTRITION INFO ALONGSIDE INGREDIENT DETAILS

July 12, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from abc7chicago.com)

Beer drinkers who can often find out details about the grain and hops that went into their beverage may get more information from major brewers – about calories, carbohydrates, protein and more. A trade group that represents a few major beer companies said Tuesday it’s pushing members to voluntarily reveal by the end of 2020 more details on labels, packaging and websites about what’s in their beer. The Beer Institute is also encouraging brewers to show when a beer was brewed, to list ingredients, and to point to a website or include a code that can be scanned with a smartphone for more information.

(MORE HERE)

NUTRITION FACT: “THIS BEER IS DELICIOUS!!” Is really the only thing I need on a beer label. – Marconi

 

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Rivers Cuomo of Weezer in Studio

July 12, 2016 | Lou

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Very cool of Rivers Cuomo to stick around Chicago for a few days after playing Tinley Park. He hopped a Divvy to come over and hang with us for a little while this morning. Interesting to learn that he used Tinder to help create the White album. And not in a creepy way either.

Pokemon Go Hacks

July 12, 2016 | Lou

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Really wanted to hate Pokemon Go, but it’s become a full blown addiction. If it’s consuming your life as well and you need a little help Buzzfeed has a rundown of 13 hacks to move you along HERE. Everything from saving your battery to adding a curve to your pokeball.

@TheLouLombardo

Sharing your Netflix password is now a federal crime

July 11, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from wgntv.com)

An opinion issued by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Court found that sharing passwords is a crime prosecutable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). As Fortune puts it, this makes millions of people who share passwords for services like Netflix and HBOGo into “unwitting federal criminals.”  (MORE HERE)

I hope none of my ex’s report me!! – Marconi

 

CHVRCHES & Hayley Williams have super-powers in ‘Bury It’ video

July 11, 2016 | Kevin

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CHVRCHES uploaded their latest music video today and boy is it fun to watch. The moving track which features a cameo from Paramore singer Hayley Williams shows the band and Williams in a animated adventure with super powers taking over a lot of junk from an apartment and concludes all of them zipping around a city like it was a Marvel movie. It’s actually really need and in some scenes reminds you of the the ‘Toonami’ classic Dragonball Z. Visually, it has to be one of the more beautitfully to come across my screen this year, it doesn’t hurt the song is great too.

CHVRCHES is on the road in Europe right now, meanwhile Heyley and the Paramore guys are currently working on a new album due out sometime later this year or early next year.

@Kevkellam

Pokemon Go set to surpass Twitter and take over the world

July 11, 2016 | Kevin

We now live in a world…a world of Pokemon Go. Almost instantly it took over our collective lives with people exploring our city on every corner aiming their phones at anything to ‘catch them all’. Shockingly after less than a week, it is set to surpass Twitter in active users. PkGo is currently ranked on the Google Play store above Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram. The game’s creator Nintendo has benefited from this mania, with their stock storming upward, adding $7.5 billion to the company’s market value.

ETC News effectively collected all the weird and funny stories connected to the release a game that sends everyone into the streets including robberies, falling in ditches, and random strangers flirting at Pokemon Go meetup spots. Check it out all in the video but be beware it has some NSFW language. A Wyoming teen found a dead body in a river while playing the game, she was lead there by an alert of Pikachu being near by.

Personally,I have not yet played the game but it was interesting to see JVO complaining in the hallway today about the screename ‘JVO’  not be available to use as he set up his ‘trainer’. What are some PkGo stories you can share? Any cool spots around Chicago and the suburbs to go hunting?  Hit us up on Twitter and socials to let us know.

With any internet craze, it’s bound to spark a few memes. Here are some choice dank memes that I feel are quite dank if not the dankest.

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Bryan Cranston: “I’d like to play Donald Trump”

July 11, 2016 | Kevin

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While on a promotions campaign for his upcoming feature film ‘The Infiltrator’ where he plays a federal investigator who helps bring down infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, Bryan Cranston revealed he wants to play GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump. In an interview on the TODAY show this morning, Cranston threw out his on-point Trump impression. Just imagine Eisenberg becoming Trump with that loud hair, it would be something special.

He also made TV comedy geeks freak when he said he would love to work comedy mastermind Larry David and ‘Crub Your Enthuasm’ in the future as well. Cranston and David worked together in the past as Cranston played Jerry Seinfeld’s dentist on several episodes of ‘Seinfeld’.

@KEVKELLAM

UFC sold for $4 billion dollars

July 11, 2016 | Kevin

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As reported widely today, the top promotion in combat sports Ultimate Fighting Championships was sold for $4 billion. WME-IMG (better known as the William-Morris agency) will serve as the UFC operating partner with “strategic investors” Silver Lake Partners and KKR. MSD Capital, L.P. and MSD Partners, L.P. will also provide funding as well. The sale has yet to officially take place but it expected to be finalized in next few weeks.

“We’ve been fortunate over the years to represent UFC and a number of its remarkable athletes,” said WME | IMG Co-CEOs Ariel Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell in a statement. “It’s been exciting to watch the organization’s incredible growth over the last decade under the leadership of the Fertitta brothers, Dana White and their dedicated team. We’re now committed to pursuing new opportunities for UFC and its talented athletes to ensure the sport’s continued growth and success on a global scale.” It’s worth noting that Ariel Emmaniel is the brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel. Wonder if this means Rahm will have a green light to jump in the Octagon once he’s out of office?! Let’s get back the story.

Once the sale is finalized, Dana White who has long served as the president of UFC will continue in the role. White who has been critical part of the promotion meteoric rise in global sports, stated to the Los Angeles Times that his specifc role would be “”president, owner and day-to-day [promoter].”

The Ferttita brothers purchased the UFC for $2 million in 2001. Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank Fertitta will keep a “passive minority interest” with the UFC, according to A public statement today.  The biggest change could occur with  Shawn Shelby and Joel Silva who are the UFC machmakers. Their status is not yet clear at this time, but with the Ferttitas and White remaining it seems like they won’t be going anywhere.

MMAfighting.com analyzes the whole situation and what it means to fight fans.

@KEVKELLAM

MLB All Star Game

July 11, 2016 | <3 Lauren

White Sox golden boy Chris Sale has been named the starting pitcher for the America League in tomorrow’s MLB All Star Game more HERE

sale 📷: Jetsports

Sale will be facing off against some dudes from the friendly confines…

including Ben Zobrist, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell, Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester.  Full roster HERE.  Should make for an interesting game!

cubs  📷: Zachary Lucy

First pitch at 7p from San Diego.  Who are you pulling for?

<3 @laurenoneil

 

Queued Up #184

July 11, 2016 | Web Team

1. Weezer – I Love The USA
2. Pierce The Veil – Circles
3. Bronze Radio Return – Only Temporary
4. The Wombats – Be Your Shadow
5. Night Riots – Contagious (Queued UP Artist Showcase – 7/19)
6. The Struts – Put Your Money On Me
7. The Hunna – You & Me
8. Bans & Steelz – Giant
9. The Naked and Famous – Higher
10. 888 – Critical Mistakes
11. Taking Back Sunday – Tidal Wave
12. Local Natives – Fountain Of Youth
13. Blink 182 – No Future
14. The Moth & The Flame – Red Flag
15. Radiohead – Decks Dark

1. Switchfoot – Float
2. Kungs – This Girl
3. Zipper Club – Going The Distance
4. Run River North – Run Or Hide (Queued Up Artist Showcase – 7/19)
5. Dreamers – Sweet Disaster
6. The Last Shadow Puppets – Aviation
7. Two Door Cinema Club – Are We Ready
8. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifia, Imagine Dragons – Sucker For Pain
9. Miike Snow – My Trigger
10. Brand New – I Am A Nightmare
11. BØRNS – American Money
12. The Palms – Push Off
13. IAMDYNAMITE – Bloom
14. Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up
15. The Joy Formidable – Liana

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7.10.16 – Alt_Backspace

July 11, 2016 | Web Team

1. Pearl Jam – Given To Fly
2. The Clash – I Fought The Law
3. Suzanne Vega – Luka
4. New Found Glory – My Friends Over You
5. The Smiths – Panic
6. Oasis – Live Forever
7. Dead Milkmen – Punk Rock Girl
8. Radiohead – High & Dry
9. Smashing Pumpkins – Mayonaise
10. Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
11. The Posies – Dream All Day
12. R.E.M. – So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
13. Catherine Wheel – I Want To Touch You
14. Beck – Sexx Laws

1. Cake – Sheep Go To Heaven
2. U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
3. Veruca Salt – Seether
4. The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drum
5. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
6. Orgy – Blue Monday
7. Violent Femmes – Promise
8. Rancid – Ruby Soho
9. Siouxsie and the Banshees – Hong Kong Garden
10. Third Eye Blind – Losing a Whole Year
11. Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
12. Nirvana – Plateau
13. General Public – Tenderness
14. Weezer – El Scorcho

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