Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
Blago B. Goode:Former Illinois Governor Jailhouse Rocks It
A pretty great piece came out today from our friends at the Chicagoist about former Illinois Governor and current federal inmate and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his time in prison. On Monday, his attorneys filed a motion to reduce his 14-year sentence to just five-years. And buried in all the details about his…
Maybe It’s Time To Change Your Netflix Password?
Do you share your Netflix, HBO Go or MLB TV password? Well, if you do, just know that you may be in federal violation due to a court ruling handed down last week. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion that sharing passwords without the authorization of the system’s owner…
Bad Religion and Against Me! Announce”The Vox Populi Tour”
This week, punk rock stalwarts Bad Religion announced that in addition to their Riot Fest shows in Denver and Chicago, they will be hitting the road alongside Against Me! and The Loved Ones vocalist, Dave Hause starting at the end of September. A special ticket presale through Brooklyn Vegan was also announced and starts at…
Staff Lunch Review: Burger King’s Mac n’ Cheetos
With the addition of just one new buzzworthy novelty menu item, it appears that good ol’ trusty Burger King has maintained their place in the fast food midsummer palate absurdity category. And, we’re just going to assume Burger King’s fresh announcement of the Mac n’ Cheetos will experience the same short-lived fate of previous fast…
Listen to ‘Without Love’The New Song From Descendents
There is some serious coolidge coming out of the Descendents’ camp this month. To the start things off, early this afternoon, the Descendents released a new song (“Without Love”) from the upcoming album Hypercaffium Spazzinate—their seventh studio album and first since 2004’s Cool To Be You. The album release is set for July 29 via Epitaph…
Wake Me Up Before You Pokémon GO GO
A bunch of teenagers (and adults) staring at their phones and wandering around parts of town late at night they aren’t familiar with. What could go wrong? In O’Fallon, Missouri, people are getting robbed while playing the popular new game Pokémon GO. Police say the suspects attracted several victims to a specific location by setting up a…
Crystal Pepsi Is Back Whether You Like It Or Not
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. And, this summer is chock-full of it. First, the makers of Hi-C brought back the purest Chernobyl ground water, yet surprisingly refreshing, Ecto Cooler on the heels of the new Ghostbusters flick. Now, another 90’s beverage—one that’s a chemically designed for the next generation of chromophobia suffers—has made its…
TBT: That One Time We Made a Butter Sculpture of John Stamos
It all started with a simple tweet in 2013 asking John Stamos to reunite Jesse & The Rippers.