Forget the kiss-cam. This girl at an Atlanta Hawks game shows us we need a pizza-cam at every event from here on out. High-five for the double fist technique, too!
Vedder-Man and his Daughter Cover the Batman Theme Song
Eddie Vedder and his seven-year-old daughter, Harper gave the classic Batman theme a little update. This needs to find it’s way into Ben Affleck’s upcoming Batman movie.
Joe Maddon amused by Busch Stadium ban on his T-shirts
(from redeyechicago.com)
Cubs manager Joe Maddon actually sees a benefit to the banning of his “Try Not To Suck” T-shirts at Busch Stadium. (READ MORE HERE)
Joe Maddon has the best attitude on pretty much everything. When I’m having a bad day I’m going to start asking myself WWJMD?? I know it’s an overused term but it’s true. He always seems to have the perfect reaction to negativity. Between him and Dave Grohl I think we might have the perfect human(s). GO CUBS GO!! – @marconibologna
‘Captain America: Civil War’ is getting great reviews
With the fallout of Batman v Superman settling in, superhero moviedom moves on to the big collision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Captain America: Civil War on May 6th. Now plenty of fans of Batman and Superman left the theaters expecting more from the anticipated DC super-clash, but the expectations of fans for the fight between Captain America and Iron Man is just as high. So how is ‘Civil War’ doing in initial reviews?
Apparently, it’s going to deliver the goods. Rotten Tomatoes currently has the film at 96% of early reviews. Some critics are throwing some hefty praise on it in comparison to other comic book films of the past. “[T]he best Marvel yet, with the greatest superhero action on film. It’s immense, marvelous action-packed fun” says Mark Hughes of Forbes. So breathe a sigh of relief fanboy and fangirl, Tony and Scott are going to go at it and it’s most likely going to be beautiful.
Of course Cap and Iron Man are not the only the characters doing battle for the future of the Marvel world. This movie based off a huge all encompassing story from Marvel comics draws a line between heroes who choose to fall in with the government’s demand for oversight and those who choose to live independent of the government’s new regulations, so it’s bigger than just the two leads. This draws more costumed super powered people into the fray with the first appearances of the new Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) in a MCU film. Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansen), Bucky (Sebastian Stan), Vision (Paul Bethany), and Falcon (Anthony Makcie) all return on different sides of this fight as well.
Teaser: Ant-Man meets Captain America…and it’s awkward
Here is the latest Civil War trailer
Over on the printed page, another event series is going down with Civil War II. Here is a preview of that.
And in other nerd news, Game of Thrones may have a spinoff show more on that here.
George R.R. Martin hints at possible ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff series
(from chicagotribune.com)
The sixth season of “Game of Thrones,” the hit television series based on George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” books, begins Sunday, but panicked fans are already dreading the show’s eventual end. Yet in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Martin hinted that the end might not really be the end for the HBO show.”There is certainly no lack of material” for a possible spinoff, Martin said. (READ MORE HERE)
I can see it now. G double R Martin and his magical dragon. (searched for fan art on Tumblr and it doesn’t exist so I know it’s an original idea, I did however find the cool picture of George sitting on the throne).
George and his dragon Sanbrakhanical (dragon son of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons) are the main characters but each episode he arrives in a different town where he helps locals who desperately need his aged wisdom and wizard like powers all while his dragon fights and destroys anything and everything that gets in the way of those they have chosen to help. Only to mysteriously dissapear at the end of every episode as they fly off into the night heading to the next village to help others overcome the hurdles in front of them. I’d call it George and The Last Dragon Of Valyrian. You’re welcome internet!! – @marconibologna
Is Conor McGregor Done?
Is Conor McGregor really done with UFC? Maybe. @TheNotoriousMMA (Conor McGregor) fired off a cryptic Tweet on Tuesday saying ” I have decided to retire young.
Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.” He was also pulled from UFC 200 because Dana White says Conor refused to stop training in Iceland to travel to Vegas to promote the fight.
Obviously, this could some sort of stunt or a negotiation tactic, but McGregor was ringside April, 9th at a fight between his teammate Charlie Ward and Joao Carvalho. Sadly, Carvalho died shortly after due to injuries from the fight prompting Connor to write…
“Terrible news regarding Joao Carvalho.
To see a young man doing what he loves, competing for a chance at a better life, and then to have it taken away is truly heartbreaking.
We are just men and women doing something we love in the hope of a better life for ourselves and our families. Nobody involved in combat sports of any kind wants to see this. It is such a rare occurrence that I don’t know how to take this.
I was ringside supporting my teammate, and the fight was so back and forth, that I just can’t understand it.
My condolences go out to Joao’s family and his team. Their man was a hell of a fighter and will be sorely missed by all.
Combat sport is a crazy game and with the recent incident in boxing and now this in MMA, it is a sad time to be a fighter and a fight fan.
It is easy for those on the outside to criticise our way of living, but for the millions of people around the world who have had their lives, their health, their fitness and their mental strength all changed for the better through combat, this is truly a bitter pill to swallow. We have lost one of us.
I hope we remember Joao as a champion, who pursued his dream doing what he loved, and show him the eternal respect and admiration he deserves.
Rest in peace, Joao.”
So, it’s very possible that being so close to something like this caused him to reassess his line of work. Time will tell.
Check out more on this at MMA Junkie and ESPN.
Pictures: Local H at Metro
Riding A Divvy Is Safer Than Riding A Personal Bike
(from chicagoist.com)
Given the panic when Divvy first launched in 2013, you might have thought the city was taking the training wheels off droves of teetering wannabe bicyclists and unleashing them onto the streets. Videos confirming that clueless bike riders were wandering down Lake Shore Drive or onto the Dan Ryan didn’t help. But here’s a shocking statistic: three years later, zero fatalities have been associated with bike sharing in Chicago. Typically five to eight cyclists a year die in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune. (READ MORE HERE)
No accidents have happened on Divvy because I haven’t been on one!! Seriously, In the last 8 months I’ve almost broken my ankle misjudging a step at a CHVRCHES show last year. Then I dropped a flower vase on my foot in the middle of the night which almost paralyzed my whole entire left side for a day and then the night of the Jake Bugg show I face planted into the street into oncoming traffic in Wrigleyville. Accident prone much? And before you ask NO I WASN’T DRINKING!!…Okay maybe a few beverages, but still!! I like the Divvy bikes but I always feel as though they are more for friends visiting from out of town to try. If I wasn’t terrified of cycling in Chicago I would rent one. Maybe if they made a sweet bike trail in Grant Park where I wasn’t around other people or near the edge of the Chicago River or Lake Michigan ? Until then, I gotta go my train is here.. – @marconibologna
Spring has SPRUNG!
Took a minute to soak in the awesome weather by the river yesterday.
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the rooftops are OPEN!!! God I love this city.
Stephen J. Serio
Redeye put together an introduction to Chicago’s 39 new rooftops and patios, or as I like to call it, my “to-do” list.
Check it out HERE and I’ll see you out there!! <3 @thelaurenoneil
Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hitting the Auction Block
It’s a piece of rock ‘n roll history and it could be your’s for a lot of money. One of Kurt Cobain’s Fender Stratocasters from Nirvana’s final tour is going up for auction. It’s left handed, black & white and was used at the end of shows where Kurt would typically destroy the guitar.
It’s not gonna be cheap. Minimum bid is $45,500. It’s expected to pull in more than n $140K. Read more at Rolling Stone.
Queued Up #172
1. Young The Giant – Amerika (PIQNIQ)
2. Hot Hot Heat – Kid Who Stays in the Picture
3. Bishop – River
4. Kongos – Take It From Me
5. Wild Belle – Throw Down your Guns (local)
6. The Avett Brothers – Ain’t No Man
7. Ra Ra Riot – Water
8. Weezer – King Of The World
9. M83 – Go!
10. She Is We – Boomerang
11. Finish Ticket – Color
12. Nothing But Thieves – Ban All The Music (Queued Up Artist Showcase – 5/4)
13. The Wild Wild – When We Were Young
14. The Last Shadow Puppets – Miracle Aligner
1. The Temper Trap – Fall Together
2. The Kills – Doing It To Death
3. DMA’s – Too Soon
4. Cage The Elephant – Trouble
5. Bleached – Wednesday Night Melody
6. New Beat Fund – No Type
7. SWMRS – Figuring It Out
8. Holy White Hounds – Switchblade (Queued Up Artist Showcase – 5/4)
9. Aurora – Conqueror
10. Barns Courtney – Fire
11. EL VY – Need A Friend
12. Andy Black – We Don’t Have To Dance
13. Made Violent – On My Own
14. Dreamers – Drugs
15. Mutemath – Used To
4.17.16 – Alt_Backspace
1. Social Distortion – Story Of My Life
2. Charlatans UK – The only One I Know
3. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
4. Graham Parker – Local Girls
5. Big Audio Dynamite – Rush
6. Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven
7. Green Day – 2000 Light Years Away
8. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
9. Urge Overkill – Sister Havana
10. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust
11. Paul Westerberg – Knockin’ On Mine
12. Talking Heads – Once In a Lifetime
13. L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
14. Orgy – Blue Monday
1. Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies
2. Bjork – Hyperballad
3. Local H – Eddie Vedder
4. The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums
5. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
6. Stabbing Westward – Shame
7. Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
8. The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
9. Pursuit Of Happiness – I’m An Adult Now
10. Depeche Mode – People Are People
11. R.E.M. – (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
12. Garbage – I Think I’m Paranoid (PIQNIQ)
VIDEO: Twenty One Pilots Release Video for Heavydirtysoul
Our good friends Tyler and Josh of Twenty One Pilots just dropped a live music video for their song Heavydritysoul off of Blurryface! This has to be one of the coolest videos yet from them giving you an inside look at what goes on back stage before they go live! Check out the video below!
Bike that looks like a car
I often have considered biking to work. Many of my co-workers do when the weather is nice. The main thing stopping me is that I’m terrified. I’ve seen people get hit in traffic. That never looks fun. Maybe all cyclists have ever needed is to look more like a car? – @marconibologna
Would You Drink Jon Lester’s Glove?
The Virgin Hotel is offering up an interesting drink for Cub fans. The “Never Quit.” Made from vodka infused with one of Lester’s gloves. According to the Virgin Hotel, it’s a “vodka infused leather cocktail with peanut syrup and leaf alcohol that smells of fresh cut grass. Top it off with a splash of Old Style, and you’ve got yourself a true Wrigley taste sensation.”
But, it is for a good cause. $1 from each of the $11 drinks will go to Lester’s charity. READ MORE from the Chicago Tribue and the @VirginHotelsChi.
Pictures/Video: Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats – No Dough Show
Our No Dough Show with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats rocked! Relive the night with the video recap and photos from the night.
P.S. Anyone else sing \”S.O.B.\” whenever they stub their toe?
Photos: Julia Simone Paul
VIDEO: Kane says no to playoff mullet, Netflix price is going up
Watch me goof on Kane mullet issue in the Blackhawks playoff run and the Netflix price increase. -Kevin
NOT READY FOR BROADCAST with SHERMAN!!
Sherman is guest co-host and longtime Chicago radio favorite. Marconi might blame lack of coffee or a late night before but an entire podcast was recorded with microphones off. This is the second take of great stories from Sherman. Plus CTA possibly considering a Women ONLY train car we Ask The Office. Talk about PIQNIQ and much more
Walk The Moon Cancels Upcoming Tour
From the band’s facebook page:
Friends,
We are deeply sorry to say that, due to a serious illness in Nick’s family, we must cancel this summer’s Work This Body Tour. For many years now, Nick’s dad has been suffering from Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Unfortunately, it’s reached a point where he needs to come home and focus on his family for awhile. Out of respect for the immediate commitments we’ve made, we will play out the rest of our shows in May – after that, we will be taking a break from the road. All tickets to our headline shows in July + August will be refunded. With a heavy heart we send our gratitude out to our team, our industry friends, and most importantly our fans for their understanding and support. Through this time, it continues to be our dream and our mission to take the darkness in our lives and mold it into light + color. The only way out is through. <+>
Love,
WALK THE MOON
Our thoughts go out to Nick and his family during this tough time. Alzheimer’s is such a horrible disease that sadly is very common. There are more than 3 million US cases per year. It robs those afflicted of themselves slowly by stealing first their memories and then their awareness and cognitive function. My Grandfather and therefore entire family battled with it for years. I really hope a cure can be found soon. You can read more information on Alzheimer’s Disease HERE And if you would like to talk to someone about Alzheimer’s, there is a 24/7 Helpline: 1.800.272.3900
<3 @laurenoneil
Bears 2016 Schedule is Out!
The Bears will start on the road in Houston on 9/11. They’ll also see four primetime games this year. Two Monday nighters, one Sunday night and one Thursday game coming our way this season. And hopefully Santa has a win in his sack for the Christmas Eve game at home with Washington.
Check out the Bears site for more on the schedule and tickets.
