MMA star Kimbo Slice died this evening in Florida from heart failure at the age of 42. Bellator’s CEO confirmed the news to TMZ, saying:
We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family.
Slice, born Kevin Ferguson, rose to fame in the aughts as a viral street-fight star. He made his MMA debut in 2007, and won his UFC debut in 2009. He continued to fight on and off up until this year, when he knocked out Dada 5000 in February. (READ MORE HERE)
Things are fun and different in Japanese pop culture, and today’s viral video of characters from the horror movie franchsises ‘The Ring’ and ‘the Grudge’ playing baseball at a stadium game is another example of this. The scene was meant to promote the upcoming ‘Sadako vs. Kayako’ film which pits the characters of the two film series against one another in a ghoulish ghost-on-ghost showdown. It’s basically Japan’s equivalent to 2003’s ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ but this video takes that marketing to new oddball levels in the most intriguing way.
The best part is that ‘the Ring’ character launches a 96 mph pitch which gets a solid hit by the monster from the Grudge. Oh but she’s too mangled by the troubles of the afterlife to run the bases, so she has a creepy little boy ghost run as her designated runner. Now let’s play baseball!
I like this idea, as a Game of Thrones fan I’d probably buy it but the price seems a bit high. Also for $37 this “Hodoor” should open door too!! – @marconibologna
The newest video by prolific YouTube comedian/impressionist Brock Baker brings back all of your favorite (and some forgotten) characters of ’90s Nickelodeon. The charming and frenetic video features household staples Ren and Stimpy but also reaches a little further with CatDog’s Dog (no word on Cat’s whereabouts) and the terrifying but sweet Krumm from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. (READ MORE HERE)
So many memories come flashing back. Like the time I was supposed to be doing homework but I was watching Ren & Stimpy instead and my mom walked in. She would’ve been happier if I was looking at a website with adult films. I was only grounded for a month. Totally worth it. – @marconibologna
1. Glass Animals – Life Itself
2. The Shelters – Rebel Heart
3. BØRNS – American Money
4. Beck – Wow
5. Wild Belle – Throw Down Your Guns (local)
6. Run River North – Run Or Hide
7. New Beat Fund – No Type
8. Beyonce w/ Jack White – Don’t Hurt Yourself
9. Nothing But Thieves – Wake Up Call
10. Meg Myers – Motel
11. The Moth & The Flame – Red Flag
12. Miike Snow – My Trigger
13. Carseat Head Rest – Fill In The Blank
14. Band Of Horses – Casual Party
15. Brand New – I Am A Nightmare
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway
2. PVRIS – You and I
3. Finish Ticket – Color
4. The Strokes – Oblivious
5. Mutemath – Used To
6. Catfish and the Bottlemen – 7
7. 888 – Critical Mistake
8. Dirty Heads – That’s All I Need
9. The Head and the Heart – All We Ever Knew
10. X-Ambassadors – Low Life
11. Radiohead – Burn The Witch
12. Panic! At The Disco – Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
13. Cheerleader – A Million Ways
14. The Faint – Young & Realistic
1. Eagle-Eye Cherry – Save Tonight 2. Missing Persons – Destination Unknown 3. Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven 4. Smashing Pumpkins – Never Let Me Down 5. EMF – Unbelievable 6. The Call – The Walls Came Down 7. Beastie Boys – Body Movin’ 8. R.E.M. – Stand 9. James – Born Of Frustration 10. Nine Inch Nails – Down In It 11. Local H – All The Kids Are Right 12. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now 13. Bad Religion – Sorrow 14. U2 – I Will Follow 15. Barenaked Ladies – One Week
1. Soul Coughing – Circles 2. Len – Steal My Sunshine 3. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry 4. MXPX – I’m OK, You’re OK 5. New Order – True Faith 6. Hole – Celebrity Skin 7. Love and Rockets – So Alive 8. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Kill Your Television 9. Depeche Mode – I Feel You 10. Remy Zero – Prophecy 11. Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark – If You Leave 12. Our Lady Peace – Superman’s Dead 13. Garbage – Push It (PIQNIQ)
We’ve all been there. Have (more than) a few drinks one night and get a surprise box on your doorstep a few days later… it’s almost like another Christmas!
The worst I have done is probably an overly huge QOTSA merch order… but my friend Skip Sampson from 1603 Tattoo Collective in Tampa has made the drunk shopping purchase to outdo them all.
He ordered a pet #$%@^#$ FALCON.
A PET FKN FALCON!!!!
Actually, I think they sent him a hawk instead…
BUT STILL!!
“Hey Skip, I’m headed back down to Florida in July, can I get in your chair for a quick tat?”
“Yeah, would you mind holding my PET FKN FALCON WHILE I WORK?”
What’s the biggest surprise you’ve given yourself whilst shopping online drunk? Use #ShoppingOnlineWhilstDrunk
I knew something was up when I saw Prophets of Rage posters in Wrigleyville last weekend, and now it is official…
The Prophets Of Rage are coming to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Sept. 3rd!
Tickets go on sale Friday the 10th at livenation.com and a portion of the proceeds from each show will benefit a local homeless charity.
From the press release:
“Assembling as a politically-charged response to 2016’s tumultuous election year, the newly-formed PROPHETS OF RAGE, features TOM MORELLO, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ LORD. Best described by Morello as an, “elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit,” the group combines the sonic firepower of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill. The band has said that “dangerous times demand dangerous songs” and has fans using #MakeAmericaRAGEAgain and #TakeThePowerBack to engage across social media. In what the LA Times headlined simply as “REVOLUTIONARY,” the band’s mission is clear, promising “No Sleep till Cleveland,” the home of the 2016 Republican National Convention this July, where they have a planned performance on July 19th.
Following two sold-out shows at The Whisky and The Hollywood Palladium that had thousands of hopeful fans lined up in Los Angeles this week, and a sold-out show in Brooklyn at Warsaw Ballroom, the group has announced a national 35+ city North American tour, bringing their raging messages to the masses. The MAKE AMERICA RAGE AGAIN TOUR, will kick off in Cleveland, OH on July 19, in tandem with the Republican National Convention. From there the tour will include stops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville and Atlanta before concluding in San Diego, mere weeks before 2016 Election Day.”
So with the Allstate Arena sold out tonight and the United Center already sold out for January, Twenty One Pilots has become a gigantic force of fun the world over. Now that’s obvious today but it’s a delight to relive this April 2013 intimate performance we put together with JBTV before their meteoric rise to the top of the charts. It was as special then as it is now.
Yes, ‘intimate’ with the crowd of a less than 100 people right on top of the stage and all of it documented in pristine HD. Don’t doubt that this performance is anything less than the arena spectacle that Tyler and Josh are getting used nowadays, they still deliver the goods in the grandest scale here. If you really like this, don’t forget to share it with friends.
If this is your first time seeing this, what did you think? What was your favorite? Let us know on the socials @101WKQX on Twitter and Fb.com/101wkqx – @kevkellam
In Germany today, 71 people were injured when lightning struck the Rock Am Ring festival with severe storms rolling across Europe. Of those injured, 8 of them were considered serious according to the BBC with some being resuscitated on scene. More than 90,000 attendees were told to seek shelter in cars and large tents at the site of the fest as another thunderstorm approached in the early morning hours.
Rock Am Ring in it’s 31st year as one of the biggest music festivals in Germany, was suspended due to today’s weather concerns.The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones, Foals, and several other bands were scheduled to perform today. Festival organizers told local media that the festival would resume once the weather improved later today.
In a separate incident last year at Rock Am Ring was struck by lightning, 33 people were injured.
Let’s just hope everyone is ok and safe coming out of this. No one ever goes to concert ever expecting this type of awful thing to happen.
UPDATE: The festival did resume today with the Chili Peppers closing the show out. You can see their set list here. We will have your chance to win Lollapalooza and Lolla Aftershow tickets all this week, more on that here.
Muhammad Ali has died in a Phoenix-area hospital where he was battling respiratory issues … according to multiple reports.
The legendary boxer and humanitarian was 74 years old. He had checked into the hospital on Thursday and reps said he was in fair condition, but on Friday his health worsened throughout the day. NBC News first reported his death, quoting a family spokesperson. (READ MORE HERE)
Ali, born Cassius Clay, changed his name and converted to Islam in 1964. He also famously refused to enter the Vietnam War in 1967 as a conscientious objector.
Although he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1984 … Ali remained very active at international events in and out of the sporting world. His lighting of the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta games is considered one of the most iconic images in Olympic history. (READ MORE HERE)
Maintaining a healthy committed relationship can be hard, especially when one of the people in the relationship CHEATS…. by skipping ahead on a streaming TV show that your supposed to watch together ’cause like, that’s OUR show… THAT WE WATCH TOGETHER, KAREN!
According to an article published this week by Redeye, ice cream company Cornetto has made a tech-savvy solution recently with the internet-connected rings to keep your binge-watching fidelity. Yes, an ice cream company. We don’t know why they specifically are involved but you scream, I scream, we all scream in anger when we walk in on our lover suddenly four episodes ahead of us on ‘House of Cards’. This sad yet needed turn in the page of modern day humanity was revealed in this video below.
The solution is two rings that link up to an app, you then register the rings and the shows you stream together. If the two rings are not close enough, the app will prevent you from watching the streaming TV shows you watch together. Now if you take off the ring and watch the show you can get around it, but you know that’s never a good sign when bae takes off their ring.
This sounds like a ingenious joke but these rings are real but are not available just yet as Cornetto is working out deals with streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and others. You can find out more at the website seriescommitment.com and hopefully eventually get a pair of these rings to keep your wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/husband/FWB from leaving you for Don Draper in Mad Men or one of the many dead characters on Game of Thrones.
Would you get these rings? Tell us your answer on Twitter @101WKQX or text us 312101.
Star Wars continues to be as awesome as ever this week with this recent faux-political ad against Princess Leia which plays into the upcoming novel ‘Star Wars: Bloodlines’. The story of the SW book features a side story where the rebel leader runs for office. This must-see video was crafted as a part of the full length web show ‘the Star Wars Show’ which is serves as video vessel to reveal big new nerd bombs and engaging conversations for fans on Star Wars official Youtube channel.
The jokes in this ad really dig deep for any Star Wars fans but if I was voting on the planet Alderan, Leia would get my support. At least this is a story about politics you can share on Facebook without making people fight in the comments, unless they are very loyal to Darth Vader.
Oh almost forgot, May the Force be with you…and with you…and you…yeah, even you over there, you get to have the force too.
Read more stuff that’s better than other internet stuff here on 101WKQX.COM
The magnificent minds behind Chicago’s own Riot Fest inlcuding the delightful ‘Riot Fest Twitter Guy’ took questions from fans and festival goers yesterday on Reddit. There was plenty revealed in the open chat including how the team goes about getting bands on the fest and what are the challenges of producing a festival this. Some big info came out of the chat including the dismissal of a rumor that Green Day may play this year’s festival in Douglas Park. We scroll through and picked out the coolest questions with the best answers for you here. Don’t forget to enter to win your Riot Fest 2016 tickets here.
Whats the one big headlining act that got away?
We had tried to book Prince, but unfortunately, things didn’t work out.
Whats the process to get some bands to play full albums at Riot Fest? Several bands on past RF lineups have performed some of their classic albums live and in their entirety like Weezer did with the ‘Blue’ album in 2014.
95% of the time it’s coming from us. We ask the band if they can do it. Like this year Social D is playing White Light, White Heat, White Trash on the anniversary of it’s release. And also Rob Zombie to do Astro-Creep : 2000. But the Hold Steady came to us and asked if they could play it.
One redditor asked about legendary rapper Snoop Dogg reportedly have the length of his set adjusted due some issue.
There are some people who are functional when they are high, and some people who aren’t. We are the former.
Will Riot Fest run in other cities beyond Denver and it’s home base of Chicago? Whats the future for RF?
I would love to do a Riot Fest one day in my own home town of Buffalo, but right now, it’s just not feasible. That’s where I caught my bearings on my early musical influences, they came from their, all my early shows, and my history is in that city. I would be so happy to be able to do that one day.
I also participated in the AMA and as someone looking forward to the mid-September fest here in IL, wanted to know if the Denver Riot Fest would be live streamed online officially so that I could get pumped up for the live show in Chicago?
I think they do a disservice to the band because I have yet to see a live stream that actually duplicate the experience of seeing performances live. It’s something that’s almost impossible to capture even with 100 cameras on them because it doesn’t capture the intangible elements that make an outside live show special. That’s generally has to do with the nonverbal excitement that fans have in front of their favorite bands. If someone shows me a way to capture that excitement, I’ll be the first one to do it. The streaming companies also don’t pay sh** to the bands, so f*** them.
How the heck did they get the original Misfits back together to perform their first show in over 30 years?
About 2-3 years ago
On the recent news that Morrissey might not play Riot Fest this year though he was announced for it in May:
He confirmed awhile back, and if there was any miscommunication it wasn’t from our end. The media put a complete spin on it. There was never a doubt that he was going to play.
Check out some of our interviews backstage at Riot Fest over the years
A guy in South Carolina came home from work to find two snakes hanging from his attic door. He was able to get one out of the house. The other is still inside, somewhere. Clearly the only reasonable solution to this problem is to burn the house down.
Thanks for posting this nightmare fuel, Mark Hyatt.
Prince died of an overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid painkiller that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin, autopsy results released Thursday show.The findings confirm suspicions that opioids played a role in the death of the superstar musician, who was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate. (READ MORE HERE)
