When it comes to the Netflix original series Stranger Things, there are a seemingly endless supply of Easter Eggs and knowing nods to other movies and pop culture properties. In fact, it might be faster to list all the bits of the show that don’t actually refer to something else, rather than those that do. And that’s not all. Sometimes what looks like an Easter Egg — like Lucas’s collection of He-Man action figures and Maxine’s nickname of Mad Max — are actually just details that come from a show set in the 1980s. But in the interests of making your next rewatch more satisfying, here’s a not-anywhere-close-to-complete list of some of the more overt Easter Eggs you might’ve missed in Stranger Things Season 2. And before you get mad and open up your face with rage like the demogorgon, just remember: spoilers ahead…
Dave Grohl Dressed Up As Letterman To Host Jimmy Kimmel’s Show
With Jimmy Kimmel out this week, his pal Dave Grohl stepped in to host their big Halloween show.
A Vibrant, Colorful Sesame Street Set Has Been Pitched To LEGO
For nearly fifty years, millions of kids around the world have been asking “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?”
Now, you can find Sesame Street right in the middle of your own LEGO city, if this set reaches the 10,000 supporters needed on LEGO Ideas to be turned into an official LEGO product.
Recreate your favorite moments from the show with this detailed model of the iconic 123 Sesame Street apartment building. This playset features renditions of several rooms from the show’s long history, including Bert and Ernie’s apartment, Gordon and Susan’s dining room, Maria’s living room, and Elmo’s World. You’ll find many easter eggs that reference specific episodes and comedy sketches from the show. Open out the back wall for easy play access and let your imagination soar.
- Includes 14 minifigures: Bob, Gordon, Susan, Bert, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Biff, Sully, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Prairie Dawn, Grover and Elmo.
- Also comes with Dorothy the Goldfish, Slimey, Batty Bats, Bert’s pigeons, Radar, and Rubber Duckie.
- Smarter than a speeding bullet, it’s Super Grover! Transform mild-mannered Grover into his semi-secret superhero identity, with the additional helmet and chest plate.
- In Elmo’s World, stop by and build crayon-like mosaic drawings and furniture.
- Somebody come and play! Use the tire swing and let the characters swing back and forth.
- Munch on all the cookies with Cookie Monster in the kitchen.
- Drop by Oscar’s trash can and see if he’ll pop out to say “Scram!”
- Watch the Count laugh maniacally to thunder and lightning, as he counts from 1 to 10.
- Plant some flowers and try to spot the Twiddlebugs’ house.
- Catch all the references to your favorite Sesame Street songs, including Rubber Duckie, I Love Trash, Pinball Number Count, The People in Your Neighborhood, and One of These Things.
- Accessory elements include a banana, carrot, tool box, pie, milk, bicycle, newspaper, garbage cans, guitar, saucepan, and much more!
These People Are Put In Total Isolation To See If They Can Figure Out An Hour
Australian radio hosts Hamish & Andy put three people into total isolation room to see who could hit a buzzer most accurately at the one hour mark. It’s easy to vibe out one second without a clock, but one hour is a little more tricky. I would have been bored after the first minute, and hit the buzzer just to go back to checking my email.
Michael Ray Donates More Than 100K Meals To Shelter Animals On “Get To You” Tour
A life-long animal supporter, Platinum-selling recording artist Michael Ray launched Wrigley Cares: Helping Animals In Need earlier this month as a philanthropic component to his 15-city “Get To You” Tour. Named after his rescue dog, Wrigley, the chart-topping singer/songwriter teamed up with Zappos For Good and local animal shelters to set up donation stations at each of his “Get To You” Tour stops. In just four weeks on the road, Ray and his fans have collected 100,320 meals to donate to animals in need, based on one cup of food as an average per food meal size.
“We set out to see how we can help animals in need and we are blown away by the huge response,” shared Michael Ray. “When we’re on the road, we stop in each town and become a part of the community for a night while on stage. It’s inspiring to see the ‘Get To You’ Tour can leave a lasting impression and feed so many shelter animals. Wrigley’s stoked too.”
“Zappos For Good is humbled once again to have partners like Michael Ray and his fans, who’ve helped us make a difference in the lives of so many pets around the country,” said Steven Bautista, Head of Charity at Zappos.com. “With their help, our Give campaign is able to provide a much-needed service.”
“Get To You,” the lead single off Ray’s forthcoming sophomore album, has amassed over six million on-demand streams as the single climbs the country charts. The “passionate, inked-up country rocker” (Tampa Bay Times) impresses audiences across the country on his second headline tour. With staples in his set like Platinum-certified No. 1’s “Think A Little less” and “Kiss You In The Morning,” Ray’s live show presence continues to be praised for “the energy and the polish of a pro” (Nash Country Daily).
March 2017 brought Michael Ray his second No.1 single with “Think A Little Less” off his debut self-titled album. This followed his first No. 1 single, “Kiss You In The Morning” which went to the top spot in just 24 weeks. Ray continues to grow his following, having toured with Sam Hunt, Kip Moore, Brantley Gilbert and Darius Rucker and wrapped up his own first 40 city headlining tour last year.
Ray was raised in Eustis, Florida an hour from Orlando, and grew up hunting alligators and fishing for tarpon at the end of white sand dirt roads. The child of a family full of musicians, he began his professional career before he was a teenager, graduated to the bar scene as soon as he could drive and hasn’t let up on the pedal since. When he decided it was time to move to Nashville, the work Ray had put in began to pay off quickly as he landed a publishing contract with Warner/Chappell Music and a record deal with Atlantic Records /Warner Music Nashville.
Upcoming 2017 “Get To You Tour” Dates:
| Fri | 11/24/17 | Holiday, FL | The Stockyard* |
| Sat | 11/25/17 | Lake Buena Vista, FL | House of Blues – Orlando* |
| Fri | 12/01/17 | Charlotte, NC | Coyote Joe’s* |
| Sat | 12/02/17 | Savannah, GA | Saddlebags |
| Sat | 12/09/17 | Warrendale, PA | Jergel’s Rhythm Grille* |
Photo Gallery: Janet Jackson at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
Kelly Clarkson Named Host of CTV’s First-Ever IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL NORTH Broadcast, December 17
CTV announced today that Bell Media Studios is set to create the first ever IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL NORTH broadcast to anchor its 2017 holiday schedule.
Hosted by GRAMMY Award winner Kelly Clarkson, the two-hour, can’t-miss, holiday music event premieres Sunday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and CTV GO and Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Much (visit CTV.ca to check local listings).
The special is being taped at iHeartRadio Canada’s second annual Jingle Ball event at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on December 9, where tickets have already sold out due to overwhelming demand. The holiday concert features performances from host Clarkson, as well as Backstreet Boys, Cardi B, Fergie, Fifth Harmony, Noah Cyrus, Post Malone, and Canadian artists Jessie Reyez, Ria Mae, and Virginia to Vegas.
GRAMMY award-winner Kelly Clarkson recently released her eighth studio album Meaning of Life. Her first release with Atlantic Records, Meaning of Life features a collection of smart and sensual soul-inspired pop songs that immediately belongs among the legendary label’s classic canon. The Texas-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter first came to fame in 2002 as the winner of the inaugural season of AMERICAN IDOL, before going on to release more than 100, #1 Billboard singles, with total worldwide sales of more than 25 million albums and 36 million singles. Clarkson has also released two children’s books (New York Times Top 10 best-seller River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and River Rose and the Magical Christmas). She is the recipient of three GRAMMY Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, two American Country Awards, and one Country Music Association Award. Clarkson was also recently announced as a coach on the 14th season of CTV’s THE VOICE in addition to serving as a key advisor on the current season’s knockout round (currently airing Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two).
Canadian Music Week Announces David Farrell’s Induction into the Hall of Fame at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards
Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce David Farrell as the 2018 inductee to the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame. David Farrell will be honoured for his achievements and longstanding career in the music industry at the annual Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto on Thursday May 10th, 2018.
For more than four decades, David Farrell has chronicled the ups, downs, triumphs, disasters and constant changes that make Canada’s music industry a roller coaster for its participants.
Canadian Music Week President Neill Dixon says, “David and I go way back before the beginnings of Canadian Music Week where we built the foundation of what was to become Canada’s largest and longest running new music festival and conference. David has always had a strong voice in the music industry, especially when it comes to delivering to the latest and most important news. I am very excited and honoured that David is being inducted into the 2018 Canadian Music Industry Awards Hall of Fame at CMW, the event that he helped start.” –
Everyone involved in Canadian music – artists, managers, radio programmers, DJs, club bookers, concert promoters, publicists, stage and road crews and dozens more – relies on the site for accurate information on a day-to-day basis.
And for the last 10 years, Farrell’s daily website, FYImusicnews.ca, has filled that function. Thousands of music professionals visit the website daily and subscribe to the newsletter, religiously reading it three times a week. And they learn who’s got a new job, what songs are being played, what concerts sold out, which record companies – or retail chains or music festivals – succeeded and which failed, what memories from the past still run true today, which trends (technical and otherwise) are ascendant and which aren’t – and close to a half-million words a month of news and views and facts and opinions…
They used to say, back in the day when print was king, that people like David Farrell had printers’ ink in their veins.
Now that he’s being honoured with his induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, Farrell becomes – in a rare moment – reflective.
“I’ve been blessed to have friends who care for me dearly and a life that’s been illuminated by people who in large or small measure have made changes in the world we live in. Being honoured by my peers in this way is beyond anything I could or would have asked for, and I’m grateful for those who have appreciated what I have done. It’s wonderful to be rewarded with an acknowledgment that my crazy life has, after all, meant something to the community that I’ve tried – for all these years – to serve in a meaningful, consistent way.”
David Farrell pauses and looks a little uncomfortable, glancing back at more than four decades of writing about the Canadian music industry.
“Information is knowledge, knowledge is power, and power makes the world go round. I’ve no idea who said that first, but I’m claiming it.”
Carpool Karaoke With Sam Smith And Fifth Harmony
James enlists Sam Smith to help him navigate the Los Angeles Carpool lane. During the ride, Sam shares that James was one of the first celebrities to notice and promote his music and Fifth Harmony jumps in the car for a surprise and song!