Kanye West’s latest string of attention-grabbing stunts continues. Just a week after legally changing his name to “Ye,” the mercurial producer started wearing a playful but deeply unsettling Halloween mask for public appearances, then debuted a strange, seemingly self-styled haircut — but it doesn’t stop there. As photos from Kanye’s latest Sunday Service on October 31 emerged online, fans noticed yet another new change that will certainly raise a few eyebrows. Not Kanye’s eyebrows, though… because it appears he’s shaved them completely off.
It’s as yet unclear why he would do such a thing — other than, y’know, the whole Kanye of it — but fans have already noticed and begun sharing their impressions.
The move certainly appears to have been inspired in part by the controversial guest Kanye brought to the latest edition of Sunday Service, Marilyn Manson. Kanye seems to have developed a soft spot for the disgraced rocker over the past few months. After Manson was accused of sexual assault and several other musicians distanced themselves from him in the wake of his arrest for that assault, Kanye brought him out to the third Donda listening event in Chicago along with DaBaby, who was also under fire for making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud in Miami. Ye even added Manson to the final version of his album, and now, it looks like he’s even starting to take on some of Manson’s styling tips — for better or worse.
One of California’s most beloved boutique festivals, Lightning In A Bottle, will be going strong in 2022. The event is based in Buena Vista Lake and produced by the experiential collective Do LaB, who have also gained traction for producing a stage at Coachella every year. Next year’s event features a stacked line-up including the likes of Glass Animals, Purity Ring, Little Simz, Kaytranada, Empress Of and many more.. The event will stretch over five days (!) for Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-30. With an emphasis on electronic music, from house and bass to techno and even venturing into indie rock, the event’s focus on inventive stage design and immersive set experiences is all part of the draw.
Aside from the festival itself, Lightning In A Bottle is teaming up with RÜFÜS DU SOL for their November 12-14 shows at the Banc of California stadium. The fest will be hosting “an immersive sound reactive video sculpture that is 150 feet long to the grounds outside the stadium during all three days, which will provide a preview to the installation appearing at LIB.”
Keep an eye out for that coming next weekend, and check out the full lineup for the festival below.
Lightning In A Bottle
Lightning Stage
Glass Animals
Kaytranada
GRiZ
Chet Faker
SG Lewis
Purity Ring
Little Simz
Monolink
CHIKA
Empress Of
Rexx Life Raj
Elder Island
Blu DeTiger
Austin Millz
Gone Gone Beyond
Moontricks
Hermanos Guitierrez
Muzi
Thunder Stage
Big Wild
CloZee
Ekali
G Jones b2b EPROM
GoldLink
Koffee
Opiuo
Mr. Carmack
LSDREAM
Big Freedia
Dirtwire
Ivy Lab
EDIT
Memba
Elephant Heart
Of the Trees
Rome In Silver
The Librarian
Megan Hamilton
Jon Casey
Zebbler Encanti Experience
A Hundred Drums
Kilamanzego
Player Dave
Khiva
Woogie Stage
Black Coffee
Four Tet
Seth Troxler
Maya Jane Coles
Jon Hopkins
Hernan Cattaneo
YOTTO
Kyle Watson
Eli & Fur
VNSSA
Max Cooper
WhoMadeWho
Innellea
Dj Minx
Lubelski
Mira
Sama’ Abdulhadi
Marques Wyatt
SOHMI
Carlita
HoneyLuv
Jeremy Sole & Nickodemus
Caleesi & Sarah Kreis
Liam Fitzgerarld
Paraleven
J.Gill
La Brea (NBC, 9:00pm) — Natalie Zea is still stuck in a primeval hellhole, where pterodactyls and bad CGI reside. At this point, Eve and Levi and a handful of others already discovered a mysterious fort, after a plane crash and that massive sinkhole, and man, this show is nuts. And this week, the sinkhole survivors launch an escape attempt as time runs out for a proper window and a warning arrives.
The Last O.G. (TBS, 10:00 & 10:30pm) — Season 4 has arrived with two episodes that follow up on Tracy Morgan’s Tray as he continues to pick up the pieces, which means finding a place of his own. This week, Tray’s love of cooking prompts him to find an even greater love.
Stargirl (CW, 8:00pm) — Wellllll, Joel McHale will return to this series as a regular (after Starman’s very apparent death in the pilot episode) in Season 3, but before that happens, the show’s teasing how Courtney follows up on finding help from an unlikely source.
Supergirl (CW, 9:00pm) — Supergirl goes extra serious with her patrol practices to keep the city safe from Lex and Nyxly, all while a bachelorette party lurks in the background.
Queens (ABC, 10:00pm) — Following Girls5Eva‘s success on Peacock, this similarly themed series follows a fractured girl group that was once part of a hip-hop dynasty. Now in their 40s, can these ladies recapture their former magic and swagger? This week, a bad concert review sets the group back while Naomi’s being a control freak.
Chucky (SYFY and USA, 10:00pm) — The O.G. homicidal doll is still at it, this time with original voice actor Brad Dourif in this sequel series. This week, the “World Series of Slaughter” continues with Jake and Devon finding an ally to outsmart the doll.
Son Of Monarchs (HBO Max film) — Biologist Alexis Gambis directs this semi-autobiographical story that stars Tenoch Huerta (of Narcos: Mexico). The biologist character in this story goes on a personal journey while confronting trauma and the meaning of identity while exploring a butterfly forest town in Mexico while going home for a family event after growing accustomed to life in New York.
Ridley Jones: Season 2 (Netflix series) — This one will keep the kids entertained while following a six-year-old child who transforms into a hero who can protect the museum exhibits inside of her own home. In the process, she learns the value of family and the importance of respecting other humans, despite all of our differences.
Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis (Netflix film) — This short-and-not-so-sweet story retells now WWII vets discovered a secret U.S. military camp where Jewish soldiers did the interrogating upon Nazi POWs near Washington, D.C.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon — Kieran Culkin, Fred Armisen, Lucy Dacus
Late Night With Seth Meyers — Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Roy Mayorga
Turns out, even a khal-turned-demi-god is still susceptible to COVID-19. According to Entertainment Weekly, Aquaman star Jason Momoa, 42, has officially tested positive for COVID-19. The diagnosis comes shortly after attending the London premiere of Dune, in which the star was surrounded by people giving him a lot of “aloha.” Momoa shared the news via Instagram, uploading a video on to his story explaining how he presumed his catching COVID-19 happened and assuring his fans he’s “doing fine.”
“I got hit with COVID right after the premiere. There was a lot of people I met in England, so got a lot of aloha from people. And who knows? Either way, I’m doing fine.” Momoa said. “Thank you for all your concerns and love .. Mahalo for all the love and support.”
Luckily for Momoa, it seems his time with spent with COVID hasn’t been so bad, all things considered. According to the star, he’s simply been “camping out” at his house with his roommate and professional skateboarder Erik Ellington. In another Instagram story post, Momoa provided an update on his condition while filming Ellington skateboarding throughout the house, laughing as he told fans:
“Everyone wants to know how COVID is going, it’s going pretty good. Yeah, we’re having a ball.”
However, not all the celebrities who have come into contact with COVID-19 have been fortunate enough to have a “pretty good” experience managing the illness. Back in May, musician Pink revealed she was diagnosed with COVID and said was so terrified by her symptoms, she spent part of her time in bed rewriting her will and calling friends to remind them she loved them. Eternals, actress Salma Hayek also shared her own experience with the virus and how she ultimately elected to stay at home once things got bad because she’d “rather die at home.” In addition to Pink and Hayek, Adam Scott, Ed Sheeran, Nas, DJ Khaled, Jeff Bridges, and Grimes all came forward with positive diagnoses and some upsetting stay-at-home stories of of their own.
At this time, it’s whether or not Momoa has been vaccinated against the virus. Either way, we’re just happy the big guy seems to be doing alright.
While staving off death and/or being intubated at the hospital should be reason enough to get the COVID vaccine, some people need that little extra nudge, and Tim Meadows is happy to give it to them. In a hilarious new PSA from Urologists United for Vaccination Education, the former SNL star joined a group of doctors who hammered home one of the not so great side effects of being infected with COVID-19: erectile dysfunction.
In the video that seeks to protect “future boners,” Meadows explains how terrible his life would be if couldn’t get an erection. “If I couldn’t have one, it would be devastating — and, kind of boring,” he says to the camera before cutting over to a team of medical professionals who run the erectile dysfunction numbers.
“What are you guys doing? Go get the vaccine. We’re talking about your future boners here, OK?” Meadows urges before hashtag #SaveTheFutureBoners pops across the screen.
As for how effective the PSA will be, who knows? There is still a sizable amount of Americans who have refused to get the COVID vaccine even as the highly contagious Delta variant tore through the unvaccinated population with startling speed and deadliness. That said, if even a small number of dudes (or their partners) are made aware that they’re at risk of never getting a boner again, and it prompts them to get the vaccine, the effect can be exponential. In short, it’s not really about the size of the video’s views, it’s how people use it.
For years, former Roc-A-Fella Records partners Dame Dash and Jay-Z have been on shaky, uneven footing stemming from the label’s contentious split in 2005 when Jay-Z walked away from the partnership for a position as President of Def Jam. However, it seems that Jay holds less ill will toward his former partners than many of them hold toward him, as he gave a series of shout-outs during his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech, including to third Roc founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke as well as Dame.
“Shout-out to Dame,” he said. “I know we don’t see eye to eye, but I can never erase your accomplishments. And I appreciate you and I thank you for that.”
“Shout-out to Dame Dash… Shout-out to Biggs”#RockHall2021
That proverbial olive branch has apparently prompted Dame to consider reconciliation according to Page Six, which he told, “I’m glad he said it for the culture. We need to squash everything. So hopefully if that was an extended [olive branch], I’ll spin one back.”
However, the feisty mogul did set one condition for a possible reunion. “I have no beef with [him] if [he has] no beef with me,” he elaborated. “Let’s get the lawyers out of it then. Let’s talk like men, but I definitely appreciate it.”
Of course, the lawyers were introduced to the mix earlier this year when Dame reportedly attempted to sell Jay’s debut album Reasonable Doubt — the point of contention in the initial Roc split (although Dame blames other factors) — as an NFT. However, as it turned out, Dame was more interested in off-loading his stake in the now-defunct brand, which Jay tried to buy at a price Dame “deemed unacceptable.” Jay still sued to stop the sale, saying in court records, “Dash can’t sell what he doesn’t own. By attempting such a sale, Dash has converted a corporate asset and has breached his fiduciary duties.
The original trio of founders met over the summer to try and hash out their differences after a judge denied Dame’s request to block the meeting, but as yet, it appears they still haven’t buried their respective hatchets. Jay’s shout-out could be the first step toward getting the brash Harlem hustler back to the negotiating table.
Franz Ferdinand found their way into the music mainstream in 2004 with “Take Me Out,” and they’ve maintained a consistent career in the years following. Now, they’re taking a look back with a new career-spanning greatest hits album, called Hits To The Head. That drops next year on March 11, and ahead of then, they’ve shared one of the two new songs from the album, “Billy Goodbye.” (The other new song is “Curious.”
The band’s Alex Kapranos says of compiling the collection:
“It’s the same as writing a set-list for a festival: you want to play the songs you know people want to hear. The hits. Bring the hits to the head. The heart. The feet. That means obvious singles, but also songs you know have a special meaning for both band and audience like ‘Outsiders.’ We also added two new songs, recorded last year: ‘Billy Goodbye’ and ‘Curious,’ both co-produced at the last stage with Stuart Price. I have friends who believe you’re somehow not a ‘real’ fan if you own a best of rather than a discography. I disagree. I think of my parents’ record collection as a kid. I loved their compilation LPs. I am so grateful that they had Changes or Rolled Gold. Those LPs were my entrance point. My introduction.”
Listen to “Billy Goodbye” above and find the Hits To The Head art and tracklist below.
Domino
1. “Darts Of Pleasure”
2. “Take Me Out”
3. “The Dark Of The Matinee”
4. “Michael”
5. “This Fire”
6. “Do You Want To”
7. “Walk Away”
8. “The Fallen”
9. “Outsiders”
10. “Lucid Dreams”
11. “Ulysses”
12. “No You Girls”
13. “Right Action”
14. “Evil Eye”
15. “Love Illumination”
16. “Stand On The Horizon”
17. “Always Ascending”
18. “Glimpse Of Love”
19. “Curious”
20. “Billy Goodbye”
Hits In The Head is out 3/11/2021 via Domino. Pre-order it here.
At this point, it’s very clear that Courtney Love is going to speak her mind. When she feels like Olivia Rodrigo is ripping her style? Absolutely. Hole reuniting? Absolutely not. So needless to say some fans of the hit television show Succession — which critics like The New Yorker‘s Naomi Fry argue might be the best sitcom on right now — were wondering her perspective on the show’s use of Nirvana’s “Rape Me” in the most recent episode.
It was a pretty clever sync, with upstart son Kendall Roy blaring the song during a company-wide town hall meant to quell unrest after details about covered up sexual assaults within the ranks had come to light. Clearly, Love thought the use was good enough to clear the song’s use in the show, but she followed up with a post on social media praising the way the writers of the show utilized the song, and how it dovetailed with Kurt’s own agenda.
Instagram
“I was in the room watching (agog) as this song was written in about an hour, and I’ve never been so proud of approving one of Kurt’s songs,” Love wrote in an Instagram Story. “This cue in Succession is as if they truly understood KC. What he was screaming his heart out … without specifics … about. I’m sure wherever he is he’s proud of this. #rapeme #kurtdcobain #nirvana #disruption #myfavoriteinsidesource.”
Seven-piece experimental rockers Black Country, New Road are quickly becoming one of indie music’s most buzzworthy bands. Their 2021 six-track project For The First Time caught the attention of jazz and math rock lovers alike, creating a sizeable following for the band. Though it’s been less than a year since the release of their last project, Black Country, New Road are set to return in 2022 with another studio album, which they’ve just previewed with another brand-new track.
Black Country, New Road’s next LP is titled Ants From Up There and its announcement arrived alongside the lead single “Chaos Space Marine.” But this week, the band is back with yet another single. Titled “Bread Song,” Black Country, New Road’s new track takes listeners on a six-minute emotional ride through sparse, atmospheric soundscapes with poetic words.
In a statement about the new song, the band’s vocalist Isaac Wood said:
“We wanted to do the first chorus with no time signature. I went to see Steve Reich do Music For 18 Musicians and there’s a piece where a bar length is determined by the breadth of the clarinet player, they just play until they run out of breath. I wanted to try that with the whole band, where we don’t look at each other, we don’t make too many cues, we just try and play without time — but together.”
Listen to Black Country, New Road’s “Bread Song” above.
Ants From Up There is out 2/4/2022 via Ninja Tune. Pre-order it here.
This week in pop music saw some big releases. Ed Sheeran dropped his anticipated fifth studio album, Camila Cabello teamed up with Myke Towers and Tainy for a fiery tune, and Conan Gray gives a reason to get up and dance.
Ed Sheeran is undoubtedly one of the most successful pop musicians of the last decade, so it was a big week for pop music when he dropped his album = (Equals). His synth-heavy track “Overpass Graffiti” arrived as his latest single, showing the singer pivoting to a slightly different, ’80s-inspired sound. Speaking about the album as a whole on its release day, Sheeran said: “This is my favourite album I’ve made, I’m so proud of it. Thank you to all the wonderful people who worked on it with me. To the fans, I hope you love it as much I do, it’s been a long journey to this point.”
Camila Cabello — “Oh Na Na” Feat. Myke Towers, Tainy
Following up on her comeback single “Don’t Go Yet,” Camila Cabello pivots to a Reggaeton-inspired sound with her new track “Oh Na Na.” Tapping Puerto Rican rapper Myke Towers along with Puerto Rican producer Tainy, Cabello fires off a radio-ready hit with a hip-shaking rhythm.
Conan Gray — “Telepath”
After his latest lovelorn single “People Watching,” Conan Gray turns things up a notch with his thumping track “Telepath.” The up tempo song features cascading keys and eerie synths, creating a driving tune that’s just spooky enough for Halloween.
Faouzia — “Puppet”
Rising Moroccan-Canadian pop singer Faouzia returned with her second empowering anthem of the year, “Puppet.” The euphoric single takes disco to the next level, layering her captivating voice over a fluttering beat. “‘Puppet’ is a song about challenging relationship dynamics as a woman, taking charge, and shamelessly being yourself,” Faouzia said about the new single. “I want young girls around the world to know that they don’t need to change who they are for anyone, and that someone that loves you shouldn’t ask you to be someone you’re not.”
Benee — “Doesn’t Matter”
It’s been just about a year since New Zealand musician Benee dropped her debut album, Hey U X. Now returning with the solo single “Doesn’t Matter,” Benee leans on her honeyed vocals to deliver an anthem that gets real about mental health over endlessly dreamy guitar chords. “I wrote ‘Doesn’t Matter’ during one of these periods when I felt truly overwhelmed, anxious, and stuck,” she said. “I was diagnosed with OCD, which actually helped me understand myself better. This song ponders on what it would be like to feel truly carefree and how much easier life would be.”
Snoh Aalegra — “Do 4 Love”
After taking the world by storm with her 2021 album Temporary High In Violet Skies, Snoh Aalegra was tapped by Spotify to take on a cover of Bobby Caldwell’s 1978 track “What You Won’t Do For Love.” Aalegra shows off her velvety voice by turning the original jazzy track into a slow-burning ballad teeming with emotion. “If you ever been to one of my shows in the past you know this song is special to me,” she said about the cover.
Yaeji — “Year To Year” Feat. OHHYUK
Korean-American producer Yaeji stepped back into the spotlight with a pair of collaborative singles with her friend and fellow producer OHHYUK. The track “Year To Year” is a gyrating slow jam that showcases both musicians’ talents for atmospheric soundscapes alongside Yaeji’s hypnotic lyrical delivery. “When I was feeling a bit stuck and stagnant with music, Hyuk helped me find the joys of creating again, and this was my first time collaborating with someone so closely on music,” Yaeji said about the song.
Shygirl — “Cleo”
Returning to offer up some new music following her groundbreaking 2020 EP Alias, Shygirl drops the alluring single “Cleo.” The sultry single sees Shygirl singing about feeling like a movie star and features a dance floor-ready beat and cinematic synths that conjure all the glamor of the silver screen.
Chvrches — “Killer”
Chvrches may have just dropped “2021’s scariest album” Screen Violence, but they’re now back in time for the spooky holiday to serve up a few more exclusive tracks. Adding the song “Killer” to their discography, Chvrches continue their album’s horror story as vocalist Lauren Mayberry sings of struggling with mental health over cutting synths.
Kylie Minogue, Jessie Ware — “Kiss Of Life”
Both Kylie Minogue and Jessie Ware brought disco into the new decade with their previous albums. Now, they’ve teamed up to form an unstoppable pair for the incredibly fun tune “Kiss Of Life.” The groovy track plays on both singers’ talent for flirty and pristine anthems, proving that disco is far from dead.
Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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