See you back in Douglass Park this September.
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Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 2017 Nominees Announced
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been revealed. This years finalists are Pearl Jam, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Tupac Shakur, Janet Jackson, Journey, Bad Brains, Electric Light Orchestra, Chic, Chaka Khan, The Cars, Jane’s Addiction, Joan Baez, MC5, Yes, The Zombies, Joe Tex, J. Gelis Band, and Steppenwolf. These artist were eligible but…
Space Jam Is Coming To A Theater Near You
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the greatest basketball movie of all time, Space Jam is coming back to the theaters for 2 nights only on Sunday, November 13 and Wednesday, November 16. “Fathom Events and Warner Bros. Entertainment are celebrating two slammin’ decades of Space Jam and bringing the iconic movie to select cinemas…
The Bronx – Live At Riot Fest Chicago 2016
Sunday, Riot Fest, Day 3, Noon by Christoper Andrew This is why I’m here… This is punk rock. This is the Bronx, lead singer Matt Caughthran in the pit, with Sean McKeough one of the festival owners guarding his mic cable, and me in there, with a very expensive rental camera, kicking up dust, screaming…
Send Out The Clowns: Target Stops Selling Clown Masks
Because it’s 2016 and nothing makes sense anymore, Target will stop selling clown masks both online and in stores. In recent months “clown attacks” both real and fake have been happening all over the United States and have been all over the news. They’ve even started happening in the UK. This decision was made out of…
FlyerSide: A Chicago Punk Scene Retrospective
Opening Night November 4thFLYERSIDE, An exhibition of flyers, showlists, posters, zines, and memorabilia, from Chicago’s Punk Scene, will have an opening reception on Friday, November 4th at CHIPRC. From their facebook invite: Throughout the month of November, the Chicago Publishers Resource Center, hosts an exhibition of flyers, ephemera and memories that take a look back on the Chicago…
Stream Leonard Cohen’s New Album ‘You Want It Darker’
You can stream Leonard Cohen’s new album You Want It Darker ahead of its release next Friday, October 21. Thanks NPR. It is his first studio album since 2014’s Popular Problems.
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader Release Talking Heads Parody Album
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader have released a real album for their Talking Heads parody band called Test Pattern. On the IFC series ‘Documentary Now!’, they parody the 1984 Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense with an episode called ‘Final Transmission’ about the final concert of a band called Test Pattern. Check out the video…
I Don’t Want To Live On This Planet Anymore
The first planned outer space nation, Asgardia, is accepting applications for citizenshipDo you want to live on this planet anymore? If the answer is ‘NO‘, we have a deal for you. The first planned outer space nation, Asgardia, is accepting applications for citizenship. For the first time in history a new nation state has been created – not on Earth but in the heavens above. Asgardia is…
