PHOTOS: MGK makes surprise appearance at Lollapalooza

Machine Gun Kelly stopped by Grant Park for a surprise performance at Lolla 2021 Saturday.  And here are just a few of the photos of the set from the intimate Bud Light Seltzer Stage, which included songs like “My Ex’s Best Friend,” “Drunk Face,” and “My Bloody Valentine.”  MGK told the crowd that he’d be back in Chicago soon, so keep an eye out for dates.  — [eric]

[📷 : Bud Light]

8.1.2021 History Of Alternative

Hour 1

  • Elvis Costello – (What’s So Funny Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
  • Incubus – Talk Shows On Mute
  • Pearl Jam – Corduroy
  • XTC – Dear God
  • Neon Trees – Animal
  • The Lemonheads – Into Your Arms
  • The Cure – In Between Days
  • 10,000 Maniacs – These Are Days
  • Green Day – Basket Case
  • Split Enz – History Never Repeats
  • Imagine Dragons – It’s Time
  • Veruca Salt – Volcano Girls
  • U2 – Beautiful Day

Hour 2

  • EMF – Unbelievable
  • Foo Fighters – These Days
  • Weezer – Buddy Holly
  • The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
  • Garbage – Special
  • Spoon – Don’t You Evah
  • INXS – What You Need
  • Radiohead – Just
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Perfect
  • Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You
  • Muse – Madness
  • PJ Harvey – Down By The Water
  • 311 – Amber


Hour 3

  • The Smiths – This Charming Man
  • Soul Coughing – Circles
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline
  • David Bowie – Fashion
  • Modest Mouse – Ocean Breathes Salty
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside
  • Bjork – Human Behaviour
  • Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
  • Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
  • Cracker – Low
  • The Vapors – Turning Japanese
  • No Doubt – It’s My Life

Hour 4

  • Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
  • Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye
  • Blink 182 – The Rock Show
  • Til Tuesday – Voices Carry
  • White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
  • Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
  • The Clash – Train In Vain
  • The Strokes – Someday
  • Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
  • The Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star
  • Rancid – Ruby Soho
  • Len – Steal My Sunshine

MTV launched 40 years ago with this video:

The Strokes debut album “is This It” was released 20 years ago.

Official Rules – Hurricane Harbor – Last Splash

101WKQX’s “Hurricane Harbor – Last Splash” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained by contacting radio station WKQX (“Station”), 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611, during available business hours Monday through Friday, on the Station website www.101wkqx.com, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the 101WKQX’s “Hurricane Harbor – Last Splash” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each entrant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.

Eligibility.  This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents of the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last thirty (30) days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last sixty (60) days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last thirty (30) days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last sixty (60) days. Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Station, Chicago FM Radio Assets, LLC WKQX, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611 and each of their parent companies, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

  1. Contest Period. The Contest entry period will begin at 11:00am CT on Monday, August 2, 2021 and will continue through 12:00am ­CT on Monday, August 9, 2021 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  2. How to Enter. There are two (2) ways to enter:

Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101wkqx.com during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Hurricane Harbor – Last Splash” Contest link, and complete an entry form.  All entries must be received by 12:00am ­CT on Monday, August 9, 2021 to be eligible for a chance to win a prize.  Limit one (1) entry per person per day, regardless of how many email addresses a person may possess and use.  Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any entrant to submit more than one (1) entry per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the entrant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.

TextSend a text message with the keyword SPLASH spelled correctly to 312-101 during the Contest Period.  All entries must be received by 12:00am CT on Monday, August 9, 2021 to be eligible for a chance to win a prize.  Message and data rates may apply. Station has no responsibility for any fees or charges associated with any text messages entrant sends or receives in connection with the Contest. Entrant agrees to receive messages from Station from time to time relating to the Contest, the Station, and any Contest sponsor or prize provider. Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number.

  1. Winner Selection. On or about 12:00pm on Monday, August 9, 2021, Station will select two (2) potential winner(s) in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period Each winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification or failure to claim the prize within three (3) days of verification as a winner will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) to claim the prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Unclaimed prizes may not be awarded.    
  3. Prize(s). One (1) prize(s) will be awarded in this Contest.  Each winner will receive:

Six (6) tickets to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor at 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, IL 60031 – Tickets must be used during 2021 Season

The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each prize is one hundred fifty dollars and zero cents ($150.00). 

 

TOTAL ARV OF ALL CONTEST PRIZES IS: ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($150.00).

 

Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning a prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

If any prize or a portion of any prize is postponed, cancelled, or otherwise unavailable due to disease, epidemic, pandemic, quarantine, any acts of government and/or any reason that is beyond the control of Station or any Sponsor, then no substitution shall be provided. Station and any Sponsors make no representation or warranty about the safety of any prize. By accepting and using a prize, each winner acknowledges and assumes all risks of accepting and using the prize, and any other the risks associated with the prize.

 

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc., and each of their subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a entrant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of entrant’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, entry, and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
  3. All State, Local, Federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (d) technical or human error that may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property that may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (c) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (d) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion. Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR:  Chicago FM Radio Assets, LLC, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611

 

PRIZE SPONSOR: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, IL 60031

 

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The return of Double Door keeps on rolling…

At the beginning of the year, we saw the return of Double Door to the Uptown neighborhood clear yet another hurdle:

And the latest word? Work is progressing on the project that will bring yet another music venue to the neighborhood that boasts The Riv and The Aragon.  The latest update this spring, from Block Club Chicago, can be found in the link below.  Can’t wait to see a show here….  — [eric]

Man Shoots Fridge After Soda Can Explodes

A man was arrested in America’s heartland, Yakima, Washington, after shooting his fridge after a soda can exploded. The man thought the exploding can was someone shooting at him. By that logic, that means someone within the fridge was shooting at him. What sort of “James Bond GoldenEye” logic is that?

The man later told police in an interview that the people who live in the basement wanted to kill him and that they had shot at him, so he fired in self-defense. Investigators also say there is no one that lives in the basement below the man, and that, in fact, there is no basement at all.

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Illinois ‘Burger King’ Employees Owed $460K After Not Getting Paid For Sick Leave

Chicago workers are supposed to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours they work under the city’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, which went into effect July 1, 2017. Unfortunately, But Tri City foods didn’t provide that paid sick leave to 2,473 workers at 40 Burger King locations it runs from July 2017 through November 2020, according to a Mayor’s Office news release.

What is not confirmed is whether or not the employees got sick from eating Burger King…but we know they did.

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Illinois’ Ban on Evictions to End August 31

After 17 months of evictions being barred in the state, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced an executive order July 23 that will allow landlords to ask a court to evict tenants who earn less than $99,000 annually — or $198,000 if a couple files jointly — and had been unable to pay rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic starting on Aug. 1.

Approximately 26,850 Chicagoans applied in May and June for $137 million in grants designed to stave off a wave of evictions and keep the lights on across Chicago, according to city officials.

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Karen Sprays Man With Apple Cider Vinegar Over Stolen Mail

These Karen’s are out of control. This Karen is clearly in the wrong, but that doesn’t stop her from going on the offensive as soon as she gets called out for trying to steal this man’s mail.

@graysworldshe legit sprayed me with apple cider vinegar @wax_on_wax_off

♬ original sound – Gray

This video is deadly serious and not a parody. This is as real as it gets. This is a prime example of just how raw and uncensored Karen’s can get.

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This “Red Dress” Song Is Taking Over the Internet

With Lollapalooza on the horizon, it is important that we shine a spotlight on up-and-coming artists. There is no one quite like Sarah Brand, who is blowing up the Internet with her “Red Dress” track.

So…this exists. You now have to live with this.

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Sex-Crazed Monkey Gangs Are Brawling In The Streets Of Thailand

Any questions? I think that headline makes it pretty clear.

In reality, monkey gangs are taking over the streets of Thailand due to the lack of tourists that are visiting the country. The street monkeys in Lopburi, Thailand are notorious to the point that it is called The City of Monkeys by many. However, the monkeys have found themselves lacking food from the tourists amid the country’s third lockdown.

Unable to receive their normal feed from visitors, the monkeys were eating themselves to death through junk food or whatever they could get their hands on. Unable to eat, the monkeys went mad and turned sex-crazed. Things got so bad that the monkeys had to be sterilized.

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Bears Fans Rank 4th Drunkest in NFL

It isn’t all bad in the Windy City. A new poll revealed that Bears fans love to drink (shocker), specifically more than 28 other teams. Fans are averaging 4.5 drinks per game with an average spend of about $58. The top 5 booziest NFL fanbases in order were: Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, and Carolina Panthers.

They also ranked 9th for the biggest lightweight drinkers, with 55% of Bears fans admitting to having missed some or all of the game due to drinking too much.

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The New ‘Popeyes’ Nuggets Are Here!

On July 27, Popeyes etched their name into the fried chicken history books by launching their 8-piece nugget meal. The long-recognized quality kings of chicken broke into another stratosphere of notoriety with the spicy chicken sandwich in 2019.

Send us your taste test on Facebook!

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Chicago Party Aunt Is Getting Her Own Netflix Show

Twitter accounts now pave the way for TV shows. The Chicago Party Aunt Twitter began in 2016 and coming soon, they’ll be launching their own Netflix show. For those that aren’t familiar with the Party Aunt, the creators describe her as “…always out partying and getting into trouble. And part of the show, too, though is that the world is kind of changing around her. And she’s kind of a relic of the ’80s, when she was in her glory days, partying…A lot of the show is her having to deal with everything that’s changing around her.”

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You’ll Never Walk Down the Street the Same Way Again: Sidewalk EXPLODES Underneath Man

Great, right when we thought we had this whole “walking down the street” business figured out, nature throws us this curveball. What are we supposed to do if the sidewalk beneath us is exploding without warning?

This man lived to tell about it with 2nd degree burns for his trouble.

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