Kaleo stopped by Seth Meyers on Monday night to do “Way Down we Go.”
Kaleo on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Bill Murray Gives Jake Arrieta a Gift
(from nbcchicago.com)
Being the ace pitcher for the Chicago Cubs comes with a lot of perks, and Jake Arrieta experienced one of the ultimate benefits on Saturday night after his start in Atlanta. Arrieta, who has a 10-1 record and helped the Cubs beat the Braves in that game, ended up hanging out with actor (and major Cubs fan) Bill Murray after the game. Not only did Arrieta get to rub shoulders with the legendary movie star, but he also received a 2 1/2-hour massage, at Murray’s insistence, from one of his friends in the Atlanta area. (READ MORE HERE)
Reading this story sort of made my day. Bill Murray is the best!! Think I need to watch ‘What About Bob’ tonight. – @marconibologna
🔥 🔥 N E W V I D E O 🔥 🔥 BARNS COURTNEY – FIRE
Orlando
I have spent a lot of time in quiet reflection this weekend since hearing what happened in Orlando, Florida. A place where I grew up going to Disney World and Universal Studios and spent time doing radio and have family and friends, a place very close to “home.” Something so horrible. So senseless. Such a terrible loss. Days like this it is hard for me to smile and put on a show, so I embraced this weight I feel in my heart and opened the phones and text lines to share what we are all feeling. Anger, sadness, grief, and most important – LOVE. Love makes the world go around. Love wins over hate. Love is love is love is love.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s words at the Tony’s really speak to me (he starts @ 1:45):
So, if there is something you want to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. You can always tweet: @laurenoneil or email: [email protected], text to 312101.
We are all different. We all have the right to live differently. We all deserve to live free. We all deserve to live.
I love you. Spread the word. <3 Lauren
Queued Up #180
1. CHVRCHES – Bury It (w/ Haley Williams)
2. Hot Hot Heat – Kid Who Stays In The Picture
3. X-Ambassadors – Low Life
4. The Struts – Put Your Money On Me
5. The Unlikely Candidate – Your Love Could Start a War
6. The Strokes – OBLIVIUS
7. Dirty Heads – That’s All I Need
8. Weathers – Happy Pills
9. Panic! At The Disco – Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
10. Cheerleader – A Million Ways
11. The Faint – Young & Realistic
12. The Head and the Heart – All We Ever Knew
13. Mutemath – Used To
14. Garbage – So We Can Stay Alive (PIQNIQ 6/18)
1. Beck – Wow
2. The Hunna – You & Me
3. Band Of Horses – Casual Party
4. Elle King – Good Girl
5. Glass Animals – Life Itself
6. Run River North – Run Or Hide
7. Wild Belle – Throw Down Your Guns (local)
8. Miike Snow – My Trigger
9. Black Pistol Fire – Storm Cussin’
10. BØRNS – American Money
11. Nahko and Medicine For The People – San Quentin
12. Fitz & The Tantrums – Roll Up
13. The Stone Roses – Beautiful Thing
6.12.16 – Alt_Backspace
1. Oasis – Some Might Say
2. Squeeze – Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
3. Green Day – J.A.R.
4. Erasure – Take a Chance On Me
5. Blur – Girls and Boys
6. The Waitresses – I Know What Boys Like
7. Pavement – Cut Your Hair
8. Stereo MCs – Connected
9. The Clash – Train In Vain
10. Lemonheads – It’s a Shame About Ray
11. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
12. Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha
13. Soul Asylum – Somebody To Shove
14. Garbage – Vow (PIQNIQ)
1. Lit – Miserable
2. Soul Coughing – Super Bon Bon
3. The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
4. Camper Van Beethoven – Take The Skin Heads Bowling
5. Folk Implosion – Natural One
6. Frank Black – Hang On To Your Ego
7. Nirvana – Love Buzz
8. Depeche Mode – People Are People
9. Elastica – Stutter
10. Elvis Costello – Veronica
11. Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
12. New Order – Regret
13. Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
14. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Parallel Universe
James Corden Sends Orlando Love in Tony Awards Opening
It must have been a tough spot to be in. To have to go on national television and host an awards show just hours after the senseless tragedy in Orlando, but James Corden did it and he did it the best way possible. Corden opened up last night’s Tony Awards by taking a moment to send love to Orlando and the victims. It’s not very long, but it is pretty powerful.
If you’re looking for a way to help the victims you might want to check out the official Pulse GoFundMe.
Orlando: How can I help?
There are many ways you can help victims of this, and other senseless tragedies, right where you are.
*GIVE BLOOD- While your local blood donation may not make it to the victims in Orlando, it WILL make it to those who need it locally, which frees up more donations for the victims.
FIND A BLOOD DRIVE IN YOUR AREA HERE
*Frequent Flyer Miles Help the Red Cross Go the Distance
You can put your un-used miles to work for the Red Cross through the generosity of several major airlines. The airline partners listed below permit their loyalty program members to donate their miles to help our volunteers and staff get to critical areas.
*Establish a Monthly Gift
The Red Cross responds to an emergency every 8 minutes, every day of the year.
FIND OUT HOW AND WHERE IT GOES HERE
New On Netflix: Lock Yourself In To Binge ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Season 4
(from forbes.com)
Bust out your blaze orange and lock the door, (after PIQNIQ of course) because Netflix has your number this week.
The addictive “Orange is the New Black” series about life in a women’s prison serves up season 4, putting Piper (Taylor Schilling) and friends in the midst of a racial and economic culture war. (READ MORE HERE)
World Naked Bike Ride Is Back On Chicago’s Streets
(from chicagoist)
Chicago’s nudists with an environmentalist streak are hitting the road again this weekend for the annual World Naked Bike Ride.
The celebrated event, in which Chicagoans decked out in glitter, costumes and not much actual clothing gather at a semi-secret spot and then bike through the streets, halting traffic and calling for an end to the city’s reliance on cars, is in its 13th year. In past years, the Chicago Police Department’s policy has been to refrain from ticketing the riders for nudity, but to ticket riders or make arrests for illegal activity. Police also have bike cops stationed along the route, which ride organizers do not revealing to the public until the evening of the event. (READ MORE HERE)
Is it ok to join the naked bike ride on a DIVVY bike? Also will postmates deliver pants to me at the end of my ride? I told my grandma I’d coming over for dinner. She doesn’t know of my life. – @marconibologna
(SEE THEM AT PIQNIQ) Garbage Makes The ’90s Sound Fresh Again On ‘Strange Little Birds’
(from chicagoist.com)
Butch Vig, Steve Marker and Duke Erikson could have coasted when they formed Garbage with lead singer Shirley Manson. Vig had already produced era-defining work with Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins; he could easily have stuck with the angsty hard rock that made him famous. Instead, Vig and company created Garbage’s eponymous debut album, which sounded digital yet somehow still human and warm. It was the first alt-rock album that sounded completely of the ‘90s. Now, the band is releasing their seventh album, Strange Little Birds (out Friday on Vagrant Records)—but it only makes sense in the context of the band’s early years as ‘90s innovators. (READ MORE HERE)
I always find it odd when local Chicago blogs decide they won’t mention PIQNIQ even when doing a full review of one of the headlining bands that will be performing the music they are reviewing LIVE!! That said, great article on Garbage. – @marconibologna
Dead pool: Which ‘Game of Thrones’ character will kick the bucket in Episode 8?
(from redeyechicago.com)
Tommen Baratheon better watch his back. After joining the crown and the faith, boy-king’s odds of croaking this week increased more than two-fold on betting site Bovada (+550 compared with last week’s +1200). Sorry, little buddy. As for his wifey, Margaery Tyrell, things aren’t looking too hot for her either, but she’s not quite out the door yet (+2000). After stealthily slipping her badass grandma, Olenna (+2500), a note with their house sigil on it in last week’s episode, we know that the fiery queen of Westeros isn’t actually as devout as she’s having everybody think. But how long can she keep that up? Now that she got good ol’ granny out of Dodge, it’s high time Margaery started messin’ [bleep] up down there in King’s Landing. (READ MORE HERE)
Pictures: Cage The Elephant at UIC Pavilion
After getting off their shift at Cage Kitchen, the dudes rocked out the Chicago arena. Check out the photos of them and Portugal The Man below.
Cage The Elephant
Portugal The Man
Photos: Julia Paul
Kevin Smith’s ‘Mallrats’ is coming back as a TV series
Last year movie rebel and podcast pirate captain Kevin Smith revealed that he was attempting to bring back the delinquent comedy film ‘Mallrats’ for a sequel but Smith himself revealed this week in an interview that it’s actually is coming back as a 10 episode series on a yet-to-determined platform. Smith who is coming to Chicago for the Podcast Movement in July, clarified that Universal Studios who owns ‘Mallrats’ property is working with him on developing the show. Consequences of Sound reports that “18 familiar faces would return alongside six fresh, new characters.” So we get see Jay and Silent Bob run around a mall and say profane things you would never repeat in front of your mother, yeah!
The process of getting the rights to ‘Mallrats’ back from Universal involved a lot of legal hoops and negation while Smith wrote a script. Meanwhile, he worked on other projects including the upcoming Yoga Hosers (in theaters July 29th),directing a fan-praised episode of the CW super hero series ‘The Flash’, and too many podcasts about Batman to count.
“It’s taking us a longer time to build it, but what we did was reconfigured it. You know, Mallrats is a 20 year old movie, and the idea of sequelizing a 20-year-old movie to some people is like, ‘Why would you bother? It wasn’t successful the first time. What’d you guys make?’ We’re like, ‘Two million?’ ‘Alright, well, I don’t know if the world is screaming out for this.’ However, I went and directed an episode of The Flash, and when I went up there, it was kind of a weird game changer for my career. I felt at home in the medium.”says Smith.
As if that’s not enough Smith has also secured a TV deal for ‘Buckaroo Bonzai’ a cult ’80s scifi comedy adventure film with Universal in tow. So Smith is reinvigorated back at it with exciting new shows and revived stories from his 90’s R-rated comedies coming soon.
No matter what you think of Kevin Smith, the guy is a real rebel who has created his own distinct universe within film and produced a wonderful podcast network with Smodcast. If you don’t like him, you will most likely not like his stuff but there is no denying he has been able operate within the Hollywood system with a very alternative spirit. Let’s hope more of that outsider mojo continues with this new ‘Mallrats’ show.
@Kevkellam
Enter to win PIQNIQ 2016 tickets here June 18th at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater with Garbage, the Lumineers, Young the Giant, and more. Our very own Russel is so pumped he can’t hold his lunch down….watch this look his nervous prep for Piqniq.
The Lock… IN?!
That evil bear is at it again, this time trying to sabotage “The Lockout.” Does Lauren have what it takes to stop him?!
Pearl Jam at Third Man Records
Pearl Jam stopped by Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville to to a surprise 10 song warmup set for Bonnaroo. The set included…
Corduroy
Pendulum
Mind Your Manners
1/2 Full
Life WastedEncore:
Of the Earth (with Jack White)
Hard to Imagine
Let Me Sleep
The good news is they recorded the whole thing! On tape, of course. More at Consequence of Sound.
Tinder sets new age limit for users
The popular dating app Tinder announced yesterday that it is officially restricting it’s users to the ages of 18 and over. The changes takes effect next week. Prior to this change, users between the ages of 13 and 17 were allowed on the app but were only allowed to ‘match’ with other users within that age group. Sorry teens, no more Tinder for you.
“On a platform that has facilitated over 11 billion connections, we have the responsibility of constantly assessing our different user experiences,” said Tinder spokeswoman Rosette Pambakian. “Consistent with this responsibility, we have decided to discontinue service for under 18 users.”
Other popular dating apps like Bumble have also instituted age limits, so this not a surprising move but rather an evolving step as dating online becomes more a part of adult life. It’s ok teens, you can develop social skills in the real world and then get old enough to go on an awkward date with someone you will never talk to again.
If swiping right and swiping left is not working for your love life, you can enjoy this ode to the modern dating world in this hilarious video for ‘Give Me Try’ from the Wombats. Enter to Win tickets to see the Wombats at the Metro on July 13th here.
Spice gull: seabird turns orange after falling into vat of curry
(from theguardian.com)
A seagull turned bright orange after it fell into a vat of chicken tikka masala.
The bird fell into the container while trying to scavenge meat from a food factory bin on Monday. It was rescued by workers at the site in Wales, and picked up by a volunteer for Vale wildlife hospital, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Staff at the hospital used washing-up liquid to remove the bright orange from the seagull’s feathers. They returned him to its original white colour but have not been able to wash away the smell of curry. (READ MORE HERE)
I will never be as cool as this bird. – @marconibologna
Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Anthony Kiedis writes old school style, Plus 2 new songs?!
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are ready to funk up the world yet again with a new album ‘the Getaway’ on June 17th and a world tour that brings them to Grant Pakr with Lollapalooza (ENTER TO WIN LOLLA TIX HERE) for a headlining set at the end of July. After a recent health scare that prompted a last minute show cancellation, Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis got back on the hype machine with a candid video from the band’s official Youtube detailing the process behind their current single, the moody yet still grooved-out ‘Dark Necessities’.
It’s such a refreshing true-to-your-roots thing to say you want to work on your music in your car because “it has a CD player”. That’s just very different than anyone else’s creative formula with music nowadays. Anyone else still have that bulky trapper-keeper of CDs in their car? Raise your hand…come on, we know your out there.
RHCP also posted two more new songs including the title track of the new album. ‘The Getaway’ came two weeks ago and ‘We Turn Red’ just came out this afternoon.Both tracks have rhythmic styles that may remind fans of ‘By The Way’ with a mixture of crooning and pronounced bass lines.
@kevkellam
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