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Down to the Wire: 2011 Dead Pool

Duke Keith — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:43:12 +0000

It looked like Mando’s and Steve’s pick of Amy Winehouse for a nasty 73 points was going to salt it away; but with just two weeks to go in the year, Duke had an amazing — and very creepy — weekend, nabbing both Kim Jong-Il and writer Christopher Hitchens, and took the lead for good…yet [...]

El Paso's Best Rock of 2011 – As Voted by You!

Johnnie Walker — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:30 +0000

A couple weeks ago, we asked you to tell us what you thought the best rock to come out in 2011 has been. We were blown away by your response, and you have created KLAQ's Countdown list for the year. We have the entire list for you now, as played on KLAQ over the New Year's Weekend!

The Best El Paso Area Concerts – As Voted By You!

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:51:53 +0000

A couple weeks ago, we asked you guys to tell us what the best new rock from 2011 is, and we also wanted to know what you thought the best concerts from the past year were. You guys responded big for us, and now we are proud to present you with YOUR list of the top concerts from 2011!

10 Most Popular 'Crushes of The Day' for 2011 [PICTURES]

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:00:07 +0000

It’s no shock that the ‘Crush of the Day’ articles are some of the most popular posts on the website. We thought it would be interesting to calculate just which particular women got the most attention from readers this year. After tallying up the Facebook Likes, web traffic and comments were not disappointed, and you won’t be either, by the results.

Our 'Rear in Review' Displays The Year's Best Butts — Morning Eyegasm [PICTURES]

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:20 +0000

The year is coming to a close and year-end lists are a plenty. We’ve been seeing a ton of ‘Year in Review’ articles but we’ve decided to go one better. We present the ‘Rear in Review,’ a look back at some of the best butts from this past year. We’ve also sprinkled in a couple [...]

'Boob Wiggler' Should Have Topped 2011′s Greatest World Record Setters [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:47 +0000

2011 was a great year for the folks at RecordSetter, and we’re not just talking about Rachel Sklar, the woman who broke the “boob wiggle” record. There were 15 impressive attempts of awesomeness highlighted as being the best of the year, including Dan Meyer’s “most swords swallowed in 30 seconds” and Colt Whitmore’s “longest one-foot [...]

Down to the Wire: 2011 Dead Pool

Duke Keith — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:14:06 +0000

It looked like Mando’s and Steve’s pick of Amy Winehouse for a nasty 73 points was going to salt it away; but with just two weeks to go in the year, Duke had an amazing — but very creepy — weekend, nabbing both Kim Jong-Il and writer Christopher Hitchens, and took the lead yet again. [...]

What Was The BEST El Paso Area Concert You Saw This Year?

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:39:41 +0000

Since the year is almost over, we thought we'd find out some things from you guys. You can vote on your favorite songs from 2011, and we also want to know what the best shows were this year!

Here's An Idea – How About YOU Tell US What You Think The Top Songs of 2011 Are?

Courtney Nelson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:12:20 +0000

It’s coming down to the end of the year, and you know all the music TV channels and magazines and websites will be posting their picks for the best songs of 2011. We could do that, too, there’s tons of songs we like, and love to play. But we have a different idea. How about [...]

MAD Magazine Picks the 20 Dumbest Events from 2011 [PICTURES]

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:49 +0000

2011 wasn’t the best year for our sanity and no one knows that better than The Usual Gang of Idiots at Mad Magazine. A copy of their annual “20 Dumbest Things” issue hits newsstands soon and The Huffington Post received exclusive copies of the people, places and events that the mag felt needed some public ridicule. This [...]

Tom Brady at Carnival 2011. Dork-knobs & Dance Pics

Duke Keith — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:55:28 +0000

Gisele Bundchen has raped Tom Brady with fashion. She is totally emasculating him. Look at this video of Brady down in Bundchen’s native Brazil for Carnival talking about how great everything is then giving the swishiest samba of any man who purports to be heterosexual ever. Hey, he is married to Gisele, who’s in the [...]

Next Band For Balloonfest 2011 Is…

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:00:31 +0000

KLAQ presents HELLYEAH on Saturday, May 28th at Wet N Wild Waterworld for Balloonfest 2011! Headlining Day 1 of Balloonfest 2011, Hellyeah brings their loud party to our loud party to kick off the Balloonfest right! Congratulations to Jay Stone, the first person to guess Hellyeah from our slightly altered photo…more to come!

Balloonfest Band Guessing, Round 2

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:25:01 +0000

Okay, time for Round 2 of “Guess the Band for Balloonfest”! We make the official announcement on Monday morning for Saturday, May 28th Balloonfest headliners. Make your guess on our Facebook page, and the first person to get it right gets tickets to Balloonfest!

Lollapalooza 2011 Headliners!!!

Mardi Gras — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:54:32 +0000

The Foo Fighters and Muse were recently announced as headlining acts for this year Lollapalooza festival scheduled to take place in Chicago’s Grant Park from August 5th to the 7th. The Foo Fighters are expected to take to the stage to play both old and new songs, with their seventh studio album slated [...]

Balloonfest 2011: First Band Coming Is…

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:00:25 +0000

The first band confirmed for the 3-day Memorial Weekend at Wet N Wild Waterworld for Balloonfest 2011 is Finger Eleven! Finger Eleven will headline Balloonfest 2011 on Sunday, May 29th! More band details and lineup information to come, so keep checking back! More about Finger Eleven: Scott Anderson: Lead vocals James Black: Lead guitar Rick Jackett: [...]

Van Halen "Officially" Working on New Album

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:15:41 +0000

Producer John Shanks has posted on his Twitter account that he’ll be working with Van Halen on their new album. Shanks is best known for his works with BON JOVI, FLEETWOOD MAC, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, ROD STEWART, SHERYL CROW, KEITH URBAN, PINK, JOE COCKER, and CELINE DION, among others. Via Blabbermouth Apparently, they’ll be doing the [...]