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The Next Doomsday is Scheduled for 2017

Lynn Quale — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:35:27 +0000

So we made it through the Rapture and the Mayan Apocalypse unscathed, but don’t go clearing your survival supplies out of your homemade bomb shelter just yet, we have another doomsday on the calendar. On the upside we have four years to prepare and live life to the fullest before the world ends…again. The upcoming [...]

Rolling Stones Tickets Cost How Much?

Jenna — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:59:06 +0000

With a possible Rolling Stones world tour in the works for next year, one thing fans may be wondering is how much plasma they’d have to sell in order to afford just one ticket to the show, but you may be pleasantly surprised to find out what tickets could cost. When you think about the [...]

Rolling Stones Set Concert Dates; Talk Tour

Jenna — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:28:05 +0000

As the Rolling Stones mark the half century point in their careers, fans like me are more eager than ever to see them live in concert. Sounds like 2013 may be the year we get our wish. Dates for Rolling Stones concerts – the first in more than five years – are being announced this [...]

Remastered Beatles Catalog to be Rereleased Again

Jenna — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:46:40 +0000

The remastered Beatles catalog is coming to fans in a big, big way. I mean. This is going to be huge. Fans, mark your calendars because the Beatles catalog is going to be re-released again, but fans are going to be able to have it in a way they’ve never had it before. The catalog [...]

How The Players Can Solve The NFL-Ref's Dispute [OPINION]

Sloan — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:44:18 +0000

I'm no sports geek. I watch the Vikes on TV, I like seeing the games. I even own a couple of Vikings shirts that I wear for good luck on Sundays. But I'm no raging fan that paints their face and drives a purple hand-painted school bus. I'm not even a rabid enough fan to stop everything for a Monday Night Football game... and I just found out last year there are games on Sunday night. But even I can tell, the replacement refs suck.

Yahoo CEO is the Best Gift Giver Ever

Lynn Quale — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:30:16 +0000

It’s always nice when your boss shows their appreciation to you and other employees, right? Who doesn’t like a small gift or even a simple thank you e-mail – something that shows they notice the hard work you do. Well recently Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave every employee one of the best incentives ever! Mayer [...]

Led Zeppelin Concert DVD Gets Theatrical Companion [VIDEO]

Jenna — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:16:18 +0000

The buildup is over. The Led Zeppelin reunion concert DVD comes out in November, but wait! There’s more! The countdown officially ends today and yesterday I reported that Led Zeppelin’s 2007 reunion concert is headed to DVD November 22, but there was another announcement that came today. There’s a Led Zeppelin concert film that’s coming [...]

Townshend Book Due in October [VIDEO]

Jenna — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:10:01 +0000

Pete Townshend’s book is hitting store shelves in October. Here’s a preview of what fans can expect. The long awaited Pete Townshend autobiography will be made available later this fall and you may or may not remember that Pete got into some trouble while doing some research for the book. Pete believes he was sexually [...]

Kellie Pickler Shaves Her Head to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:48:33 +0000

Country music star Kellie Pickler went under the clippers Tuesday and shaved her head in support of her best friend Summer who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Kellie is trying to raise awareness on early detection. This is one of the most amazing stories I have heard in a long time. Most celebrities are [...]

Attend The LOON's Exclusive Oktoberfest at the Leinie's Lodge!

103.7 The Loon — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:04:34 +0000

The Loon and Leinenkugel's are teaming up for our own private Oktoberfest and you're invited! We’re bringing a busload of Loonies to the Leinie’s Lodge in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin for a brewery tour, sampling and a cook-out on Saturday, October 6th!

Internet Blackout Day Is Coming – Project Reconnect Wants You To Go Webless for 24 Hours [VIDEO]

Sloan — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:06:06 +0000

On Sunday, September 2nd, you can join techies, artists, office workers and nerds across our floating Blue Marble in a worldwide dismissal of all things interwebic©.

Astronaut Neil Young Is Dead, Really NBC ? [VIDEO]

Mark Alan — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:03:14 +0000

Neil Young is Very Much Alive

Lance Armstong has Given Up

Lynn Quale — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:52:30 +0000

Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has thrown in the towel on his fight against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Lance has been accused of cheating by using illegal performance enhancing substances during the time he was racing. Even though he has continually denied using any drugs, and has never tested positive for any [...]

Fans Irate Over Bumped Closing Ceremony Performances

Jenna — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:54:04 +0000

Did you sit through the boring over hyped spectacle that was the Closing Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games just to see the The Who and The Kinks only to go to bed disappointed that they got bumped from the prime time coverage? You’re not alone. Angry doesn’t even begin to cover it. Eric [...]

Frank Zappa's First Appearance on TV [VIDEO]

Sloan — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:04:59 +0000

Frank's spirit kind of floats through the hallways here at The LOON and infects just about everything we do, and in this vintage Steve Allen Show clip from 1963, you can see the beginnings of Franks unique style, sense of humor and his adventurous music.

Olympics Recap – Day Five

Jen Jacobs — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:30:24 +0000

More records were broken yesterday, basketball drama, a hilarious story about a kayaker, which school has won the most medals, which Olympic athlete do you look like and who won medals yesterday and what’s the medal count? The Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics topped the ratings heap. Forty million people watched. Did you? [...]

What Did Paul McCartney Make Off Olympics Appearance?

Jenna — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:30:09 +0000

Paul McCartney closed out the Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday night with his rendition of Hey Jude. So, how much did he make off the appearance? Rumor has it that Paul McCartney makes somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.2 million dollars per show. This performance had to be one of the biggest of his career, [...]

80′s Icon and Fiance Split

Jenna — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:14:20 +0000

An 80′s rock icon has called off another engagement. Who is it this time? Poison front man Bret Michaels says he and fiance Kristi Gibson have called off their engagement. Someone claiming to be from Bret’s camp tells People Magazine that even though the two are no longer together, they, “Remain great friends and are [...]

What Did You Think of Paul McCartney's Performance?

Jenna — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:02:58 +0000

Paul McCartney performed as a part of the Opening Ceremonies Friday night. Here’s what he had to say about it. What I’m wondering is what you thought about it. Following the completion of the Opening Ceremonies on Friday night, Paul McCartney took to his Twitter page to say that it was, “terrific, great, really cool.” [...]

Rockers Want to Stop Internet Piracy

Jenna — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:06:23 +0000

Several big name Brit rockers are asking to stop Internet piracy and guess what isn’t mentioned. Pete Townshend of The Who and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin fame are two of the eleven artists who have signed a letter to the British Government asking them to crack down on Internet piracy, but money isn’t mentioned. [...]