tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137011522009-12-19T14:07:45.463-06:00Electrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023180494997207404electra@q101.comBlogger571125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13701152.post-51298214898254298932009-12-15T13:07:00.004-06:002009-12-15T13:23:10.669-06:00

Time for a little shameless self promotion: you can now find me on Facebook! Yes, it took me long enough, but I've been feeling pretty shy for the last five years. I'll be posting photos, stories and songs I'm enjoying, discussion topics, Q101 info and gossip, and anything else I think you might find entertaining. I think this internet thing is gonna catch on. Let's have some fun together while

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As someone who once wore out her copy of Weezer's Blue Album, I was devastated a week ago when I heard about Rivers Cuomo's bus accident. My mind raced. I feared the worst, especially when the news of "internal injuries" and broken ribs leaked.Thankfully, today's news is good: Rivers is out of the hospital! He's now road-tripping across the country to get home to L.A., as flying could be

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Hola, amigos. It's been a while since I rapped at ya, but I've been knee-deep in some serious... oh wait. Wrong blog.It's Twisted Eve Eve, and there's excitement in the air at Q101. It looks like I'll be interviewing both Sick Puppies and 30 Seconds to Mars next week at House of Blues. Sweet people, great performers - it should be awesome. But I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't looking forward

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Long time, no blog. Here are some pics from this Saturday's Wave Goodbye Nine Inch Nails show:More to come later. Still recovering. :)

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When I haven't been working, I've been listening to the 14-second clip of Them Crooked Vultures over and over and over again. Now I have something new to obsess over: A NEW RADIOHEAD SONG OMG.Don't know where it's from yet, but I'm giddy nonetheless. Thanks Rolling Stone!

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Another Lollapalooza weekend in the books. We'll always remember this one as the year the weather went crazy: cold rain on Friday gave way to scorching heat on Saturday and Sunday. My Q101 responsibilities kept me very busy throughout the weekend, but I still managed to sneak in enough time with friends and bands to keep me satisfied until next year.Artists I saw/heard: The Gaslight Anthem, Ben

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Lollapalooza draws closer with every passing second. I'm extremely excited that Tool will be making one of their few U.S. appearances this summer in our fair city. Joey O sent me some reviews and images from this past weekend's All Points West festival, including this pic of Maynard:...is that a drawn-on mustache, or is it real? Either way, it's AWESOME.

Electrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023180494997207404electra@q101.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13701152.post-37828749512534599962009-07-30T10:46:00.003-05:002009-07-30T10:56:46.855-05:00

Before this morning, I thought that I'd seen all I needed to see from Keyboard Cat. The novelty had worn off, and I'd grown weary of the internet's collection of "play him off" antics. Then, Whitney sent me this video. I'm back, cat. I'm back.

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Asylum.com has decided that the media's obsession with Megan Fox has reached critical mass, and the time has to do something about it. The website's staff members have declared August 4th to be "A Day Without Megan Fox," and they promise that no matter what she might do on that day - even if she releases a sex tape - they will not cover it. Apparently this is all an attempt to give some other

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I'm pretty excited to be giving out Nine Inch Nails tickets this week. It's a rare thing in life to get a second chance to say goodbye, and that's what Trent Reznor is giving us with these final shows in August. Here are a few of his latest thoughts about the end of NIN's touring days, technology and Twitter.Oh, and if you haven't heard, you can text me to win my NIN tickets (NIN to 99161, texter

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I really love this picture that my promotions assistant Kevin took last night at the DuPage County Fair. This was right before I brought the Wailers on stage: it was a beautiful night to stand outside with some great people and hear some reggae.I'm off the air for our annual summer staff meeting/shindig, and I'm entertaining a lovely college friend for the next few days. Hope you have a great

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I thought I had seen it all with regards to bacon-related novelties: candles, air fresheners, band-aids, you name it. That was before I learned about the existence of bacon-scented soap:I can't decide if I would use this (obviously inedible) product or not. On the one hand... BACON. On the other hand, I can't shake the feeling that using this soap would make me feel like I was greasing myself up

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My Monday has been made infinitely better by this video. One adorable child. One classic video game character. A lot of "pews." Internet gold.Thanks to Joey O for sending this along!

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I spent last weekend in Rhode Island with my family, enjoying warm weather, cookouts, and conversation. We golfed in my aunt's backyard. We ate at a restaurant with a talking buffalo AND a talking moose. We made up lyrics to Ben Folds' "The Luckiest." (Sample: "Steeeve is... Steeeve is... Steeeve is... the awesome-est." It was a great time and provided memories that will last long past summer's

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I will never forget the first time I watched Allen Iverson's infamous "practice" press conference. I was just about to graduate from college, and I was living in Providence, Rhode Island. The Celtics had just bounced the Sixers from the playoffs. My dear friend (then boyfriend) Brendan and I sat down on his couch, thinking we'd just catch a little SportsCenter, and we ended up staring at the TV

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You know, if there's going to be a Goonies sequel, I'm going to be upset. That movie was such an important part of my childhood. It changed the way I thought about pirates, wishing wells and Baby Ruth candy bars. I firmly believe that there is no way a sequel could capture the magic - or the 80's fashion - of the original film.But you know why I'm ALREADY upset? The fact that NO ONE CAN SEEM TO

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Hello, dear blog-reading friends. The last month of my life has been quite the whirlwind, both physically and emotionally. If you did not know: I was sick for a while and off the air for three weeks. Nothing life-threatening, so there's no need to worry. I had such a hard time being off the air, so I'm glad to be back and recovering.I have been thinking about how to get back into the swing of

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As if Chicago hockey fans needed MORE reasons to dislike the Red Wings right now, we all have to wonder: is Nicklas Lidstrom a cyborg?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!Carry on. Go Hawks.

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All too often, a good night's sleep eludes me. I lie awake thinking before finally drifting off. My furry little monsters wake me up at dawn, meowing and purring. Whatever the reason, I know I'm not alone: about 20% of us sleep less than six hours of sleep a night. So when I found this collection of "snooze strategies," I figured it would be worthwhile to pass it along. The article dissects some

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I have to be honest: I wanted to watch tonight's Lost season finale like a regular person, without taking notes and over-analyzing. So I did. But I wanted to put up a space where we could all express some immediate post-show thoughts. Here are just a few of mine, in no particular order:Sawyer's heartbreak over losing Juliet was one of the most emotionally devastating things I've ever seen on this

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Happy Saturday. I'd like to thank the Trib's website for making this collection of "weird beards" one of the first things I saw this morning. As it turns out, most of the images don't feature true beards: picture #3 shows that crazy blond thing currently residing on the chin of Bobby Jenks, while #8 displays Ryan Theriot's wispy goatee. It's really a collection of weird facial hair, but that

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Previously on Lost: Ben killed Locke, but then he was alive again. "Dead is dead." My physicist had a plan to detonate the bomb and change the past, but then he died. Sniffle.IN THE PAST: Someone at Lost HQ hates me enough to open the episode at the moment of Daniel's death, but with more Jack and Kate! Kate thinks Daniel is crazy. Jack thinks this might be their chance to make things right. I

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Today, the news broke that Trent Reznor is engaged. When it did, you could almost hear the internet groan with the efforts of frantic Nine Inch Nails fangirls - and boys - who wanted to find out more about the woman who captured Trent's heart. Her name is Mariqueen Maandig. She sings and plays the harmonica (among other things) for the band West Indian Girl. She has great taste in music,

Electrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023180494997207404electra@q101.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13701152.post-15678096565542696332009-04-29T22:59:00.003-05:002009-04-29T23:09:34.933-05:00

100 episodes, and I've seen every single one.Previously on Lost: Desmond needs to go to Oxford. Daniel's mum is creepy but brilliant. Desmond got shot.AT THE HOSPITAL: Desmond actually got hurt from that gunshot, and Daniel's mum came to the hospital to tell Penny that her son caused Desmond to get shot. Penny: "your son is Benjamin Linus?" Eloise: "LORD NO." Heh. And that is all we will hear

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Happy Lost Day - and it's no ordinary episode! Tonight is the 100th episode of Lost, and I hope that means we're in for a good one. Here are some things with which to pass the time before we learn more about my fidgety physicist:I wrote about this before, but the cake that Charm City Cakes (of Ace of Cakes fame) made for the occasion is EXTREMELY awesome. See what it looked like here.If there was

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