Radiohead new album online today

May 8, 2016 | Kevin

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It’s a Morther’s Day gift from one of the biggest bands in alternative music: Radiohead is finally releasing their new album in a surprise digital drop today at 2pm EST. The UK icons have been stirring the pot lately with vague flyers mailed out to fans, mailing 35mm film of videos to movie theaters, and taking down all of their social media presence to simply put it back up again. Oh and if that was not enough they dropped not 1 but two different creepy fun music videos this week with “Burn the Witch” and “Daydreaming”.The two new tracks have drawn nearly 13 million views on YouTube, so RH fans must have a fever waiting for this new music. No, the cure for that fever is not more cowbell.

This uncontrollable anxious feeling has overtaken many fans online like the unfortunate souls who made online bets that this anticipated album would come out on Friday, it did not so they had to eat a printed photo of Thom Yorke. Yeah, another reminder the internet is weird.

“Burn the Witch” was released online this week with this animated video which appears to be a fun animated tale with Playmobil like figures, but it can’t stay happy long and veers off into Tim Burton demented fairy tale direction.

The “Daydreaming” video which dropped on Friday, was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson the same man who behind movie classics ‘Boogie Nights’ and ‘Magnolia’. It sees Thom  lost and walking from a fairly civilized world to a rural setting still looking for something or someone. Also check out the weird voice near the end of the track around the 6 minute mark, if your not scared by that you are braver than me. I should hold your hand when we go through a haunted house.

They have been toiling away on and off on this album for a few years now, so the anticipation is quite large for this release among their loyal worldwide following. And from what’s been uploaded already, we can gather that Thom Yorke and company will take their sound to new cinematic and emotional heights.

UPDATE:  A Moon Shaped Pool is the title of the new RH album which will be available through digital music outlets this afternoon.

Tracklist:
01. Burn The Witch
02. Daydreaming
03. Decks Dark
04. Desert Island Disk
05. Ful Stop
06. Glass Eyes
07. Identikit
08. The Numbers
09. Present Tense
10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief
11. True Love Waits

You can get the physical release on June 17th. Radiohead headlines Lollapalooza 2016 Day 2 on Friday July 29th, enter to win 4 day passes for Lolla here.

–@kevkellam 

Warning: MAJOR spoilers ahead!

May 6, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from moviepilot.com)

Jon Snow’s Top-Secret Code Name On ‘Game Of Thrones’ Set

For quite some time now, Jon’s revival was a very heavily guarded secret, with a hefty number of fan theories dominating the internet. And now that everything is out in the open, and actor Kit Harrington had publicly apologized for lying to audiences, he has spoken about the great lengths that the cast and crew went to in order to avoid spoiler slippage. (READ MORE HERE)

This season has been great so far. Last Sunday was the end of our long international nightmare and I’m not going to say more because then I can’t be blamed for any spoilers. I just thought this story was funny. I’m totally calling my next pet that. – @marconibologna

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NOT READY FOR BROADCAST – CALL YOUR MOM

May 6, 2016 | Marconi🍕
 

Lou (Brian & Lou) shares a great story about his mom, We talk Cubs, Blackhawks, The Return of local favorite Hot Doug’s (?) Kevin reviews Civil War (NO SPOILERS) and much more… (LISTEN TO MORE)

Thanks for checking out our weekly podcast. It’s a lot of fun to do these. We’re planning on a few more episodes then taking a break for the summer. Season 2 will happen most likely in the start of early fall. Again I can’t say it enough, THANK YOU for listening and showing love for the podcast on social media too!! – @marconibologna

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Power Rangers movie costumes revealed

May 5, 2016 | Kevin
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New costumes for the upcoming Power Rangers movie in 2017

The Power Rangers are getting a big screen reboot with a 2017 movie, and today costumes for the monster-fighting teens was revealed by Entertainment Weekly along with an outfit for the villainous Rita Repulsa being played by ’30 Rock’ star Elizabeth Banks. They immediately remind me of Iron Man’s glowing arch reactor chest on metallic bodies out of an 80’s anime. The Rangers certainly look tougher here than did with the spandex they wore in their 90’s televised heyday.

If these teenagers riding around in giant robots don’t fill your superhero fix, read my review of Captain America: Civil War. 

– @kevkellam

 

Nothing But Thieves Last Night!!

May 5, 2016 | <3 Lauren

The Wrecks and Holy White Hounds set up for a brilliant Queued Up Artist Showcase at Thalia Hall last night!  Nothing But Thieves were nothing short of incredible live.  Conor Mason’s voice is other wordly.

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Here’s some video I shot of NBT covering The Pixies Where Is My Mind

This band is insane. Dom, the guitarist took a dive off the stage to break up a fight.

Ban All The Music.

They crushed Chicago.

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See you at Lollapalooza gentlemen! <3 @laurenoneil

School Falls for 7-Year-Old’s Note

May 5, 2016 | Lou

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A teacher at Texas school fell for this note that a 7-year-old wrote to get out of an after school program. I couldn’t pull off faking my mom’s signature if I failed a test in high school, but somehow this worked!

 

ABC has the whole story HERE.

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Bad News for The 1975, but They Have a Plan

May 5, 2016 | Lou

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Drummer down! George Daniel, drummer for The 1975 is going to be out of commission for a while. Apparently he slipped getting off the tour bus and broke his shoulder and you need a shoulder to drum. Good news is they are not canceling any shows. They are still playing their sold-out show in Milwaukee on the 24th and they’ll be here for Lollapalooza. You can score your way into that HERE. They explained on Twitter that a friend will help them out until George is good to go.

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KFC Edible Nail Polish

May 5, 2016 | Lou

KFC Polish

Finally! KFC has developed an edible nail polish. Because, you know, “it’s finger lickin’ good.” So, far it comes in Original Recipe or Hot and Spicey. The only bad news is it’s only available in Hong Kong…For now! #sarcasm

UPROXX.com has more.

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@TheLouLombardo

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Nothing But Thieves hanging with wALT

May 4, 2016 | Web Team

Before they head over to Thalia Hall for the Queued Up Artist Showcase, the dudes of Nothing But Thieves came into the 101WKQX Studio.

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‘Blues Brothers’ could come back as a cartoon

May 4, 2016 | Kevin

Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues could ride again as an animated show according to Billboard, which would see the criminal blues-singing soul-dancing brothers in new stories based in Chicago. Blues Brothers co-creator Dan Akroyd, Judy Belushi (widow of John Belushi) and ‘Saturday Night Live’ writer Anne Beatts will serve as executive producers, for the potential prime-time series being developed by Bento Box, the same group behind the FOX dysfunctional fast food family ‘Bob’s Burgers’. “The show will be the Blues Brothers living in America and utilizing all new technology to make and promote their own records, seek out and record new artists and avoid law enforcement — and all while fighting for truth, justice and a better breakfast sandwich.” says Akroyd.

The ‘Blues Brothers’ movie is as much a part of Chicago lore as anything  served on a bun at Portillo’s. The 1980 movie which played off characters that first appeared on SNL in 1975, was directed by the great John Landis and grossed an outstanding $100 million at the box office. That’s a hundo mill in 1980! It’s arguably one of the best musical films of all time with performances by James Ray Charles, Arethra Franklin, and a tremendous backing band. Plus it has hilarity just for us with wild over-the-top chase scenes around local sites and through the honorable Richard J. Daley Plaza….that’s where they got that Picasso, Yep. If this show has an once of what the movie had, provides an irreverent take on these characters with good tunes, let’s sit back and enjoy an orange whip. – @kevkellam

Tourist-Hungry Chicago Moguls Want To Put Gondolas Above The River

May 4, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from chicagoist.com)

Is the only thing standing between Chicago and its overdue status as the world’s most worthy travel destination a bunch of aerial gondolas? We’re a little skeptical, but some local businessmen are determined put the theory to the test. (READ MORE HERE)

Instead of using aerial gondolas for tourism what about making this the new L?? They could call it ‘The Bubble’ for maybe a little more than CTA costs a month you could ‘float’ to your destination in a public transpiration pod with comfy seats that wouldn’t smell anything like urine!! Ahhh dreams!! – @marconibologna 

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Make Room in Your Shoe Closet Because Vans Has Teamed Up With Nintendo

May 4, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from gizmodo.com)

Adding to a long list of pop culture collaborations, which has yielded fare likeStar Wars– and Disney-themed kicks, Vans is now working with Nintendo on a new line of branded sneakers featuring characters and power-ups from classic 8-bit NES games, including Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and even Duck Hunt. (READ MORE HERE)

Having just created a pair of purple Chuck’s on the converse site and having done so on the Vans site before as well I first thought this was a customizable Nintendo Vans feature. I was excited to create my next pair of Nintendo Vans. Summer wouldn’t be summer without a new pair am I right?

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Either way these ready made designs look pretty awesome. I want them all!!  – @marconibologna 

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Walk The Moon Wants You!

May 4, 2016 | <3 Lauren

1) Post a pic of yourself holding a photo of someone that’s special to you…the person you’re trying to get back to (you have until Friday)

2) Make sure to use the hashtag #Back2UVideo

3) Tag the person you want to get back to.

4.) Think about how you life will change once you can add “featured in a Walk The Moon video” on your resume

For each photo posted, Steve will donate $1 to Best Buddies (up to $29k for their 29 years helping the disabled).

More info HERE

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See you at our Walk The Moon #NoDough show at Cubby Bear Friday!

Listen for the keywords to text in all week long to score guaranteed entry passes, and don’t forget to also register for them HERE

<3 @laurenoneil

REVIEW: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ delivers on all fronts

May 4, 2016 | Kevin

cw The battle lines are drawn, the Avengers divided, and the winner is anyone who has been a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ‘Captain America: Civil War’ hits theaters this week with comic book-consuming masses still reeling from a recent superhero duel on the big screen that underwhelmed by most observations. The Marvel Cinematic Universe collides here on a grand scale with an ethical split between two separate factions of Avenger heroes led by the Captain(Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) who both feel they are on the right side with a motivated villain making moves in the shadows. If that doesn’t feel like there is enough to make this pressure cooker boil over, the United Nations is involved to let you know this is not a cartoon.

Captain America back is back in the field with a new crew of heroes when an mission in an African city goes tragically wrong, and prompts an overall of of their operations in a UN-drafted sanction. Iron Man motivated by the death of his parents and innocent people hurt near the floating city mayhem in the third act of ‘Age of Ultron’ feels turning the team under government oversight is a must. While Cap passionately feels it will limit what the team can do if they are told when and where they can spring in to fight evil. Weave into all this internal drama, the most wanted man in the world is Captain America’s unfrozen super soldier pal from Brooklyn: Bucky Barnes a.k.a ‘the Winter Solider’.

‘Civil War’ delivers on the idea of division among these beloved heroes with hard consequences for the sides chosen by each of the “enhanced humans”. The comparison that hits here tonally is this Marvel’s ‘Empire Strikes Back’ except this time, there is not just a proverbial ‘Empire’ to bring the doom down on the good guys but a triple threat of good vs evil vs good. That is some mature elements especially for film that many expect to be just a popcorn blockbuster fluff. Topple on some gut-wrenching reveals and misfortunes, that give the fanboy feels you first felt when you found out who Luke Skywalker’s father was, but don’t worry a little guy in an Iron Man mask will be able to keep up.

The main fight between Captain Steve Rogers and Tony Stark gets more bitter, the rift grows with globe trekking geo-political escalation, and delivers a deep emotional sting in the eventual showdown. That is the meat on the plate of ‘CW’ but the side dish of the other players is not without their own rich flavor in Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), the Vision (Paul Bettany), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansen), and the newly introduced Black Panther (Chadwhick Boseman). Some of these secondary characters deliver big eye-popping surprises like Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and the new Spider-Man (Tom Holland) in a energetic fight scene in an airport. This elaborate sequence is so devious in that once you think it’s wrapping up, it finds another thumped to rev up and create a moment that matches the heights of first ‘Avengers’  adventure in 2012.

So just breathe a sigh of relief if you are coming into this expecting the letdown that a lot of DC fans experienced in March with ‘Batman v Superaman: Dawn of Justice’. Despite Captain America and Iron Man ravaging one another in a spark-flying blast of grit and convictions,  when the dust settles (NO SPOILER) the winner is: the viewer! –@kevkellam 

 

Prince’s ‘Vault’ Of Unreleased Music – Should It Ever Be Released?

May 3, 2016 | Marconi🍕

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(from nme.com)

There has, since Prince’s death, been much discussion of a rumoured ‘vault’ of unreleased music at his Paisley Park home and studio in Minnesota. There are currently reports that the vault has been drilled open, because Prince had the only key. (READ MORE HERE)

I feel this may have been Prince’s plan this whole time. It’s like his musical savings account. Now that he’s gone I feel as though he would want us to experience is vaulted audio treasures. There’s probably enough music in his vault to last a lifetime. I hope they release it all but over time. Maybe we could have Prince Day and each year we all wear ALL purple and drink purple drinks and eat purple cake and as a gift we get 10 songs from the vault. Also I’m wondering about the clothes. Did he hoard everything? Will his sister get it all? Or will most of it just be donated to Goodwill?? If so I’m going thrift shopping near Paisley Park!! I’m not sure what would be more thrilling?? Having an article of clothing from Prince’s closet that I could never wear because it would never fit or knowing I bought it for $5-$20!! Purple Bargains YA’LL!!! – @marconibologna 

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‘Star Wars’ Museum looking for locations outside Chicago

May 3, 2016 | Kevin

It looks like Chicago will may not be celebrating May the Forth without a bittersweet smirk directed toward our beautiful Museum Campus area.

‘In a land far far away’ is where ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas and officials associated with the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts may take their long-planned institution, amid a federal lawsuit with the organization Friends of the Park based on a report today by the Chicago Tribune. The area where the Lucas Museum group has been attempting acquire for development would fall in a parking lot right off Lake Michigan in between the McCormick Place and Solider Field.  The massive facility with  massive pop culture collection would also add more green space to the area, and be a compliment for those attending events at conventions and sports as well those visiting the near by Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, and First Merit Bank Pavillon. In a hearing held Tuesday, the Friends of Park maintained that area is within the public trust and they will oppose any future developments in the area. The City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District pulled out of the legal process connected to the original site that has been contested in the case.

“This process has been co-opted and hijacked by a small special interest group.” said Melody Hobson, the chief financial executive behind the proposed project and wife of George Lucas.  Hobson made clear that the Lucas Museum would be “seriously pursuing locations outside of Chicago.” Though she did not directly say whether or not the Lucas Museum would officially leave, Hobson stated if it does that Friends of the Park would responsible for it. She also added that nearly $2 billion dollars to the local economy with jobs and revenue.

No matter who you think to blame here, it’s really sad that some city that is not as wonderful as Chicago is going to get the Millennium Falcon spaceship and all the treasures of LucasFilm. In this 2013 interview with CBS News, Lucas showed off some of his massive and elaborate collection of art and movie treasures that would hypothetically be a part of this museum.

-Kevin

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