Month: March 2022

The Sea.Hear.Now festival, created by famed music photographer Danny Clinch, is returning to the shores of Asbury Park, New Jersey with a radical lineup of music and surf. The two-day fest takes place at North Beach Asbury Park and Bradley Park from September 17th to 18th, a stone’s throw from Clinch’s (and arguably his most famous subject, Bruce Springsteen’s) backyard. Green Day and Stevie Nicks are topping the bill, and it gets super interesting from there.

Sea.Hear.Now has always been known for legacy and folk acts, but the 2022 edition sees a more expansive slate that also features My Morning Jacket, Cage The Elephant, and Courtney Barnett on stage. It’s a relatively intimate affair with upwards of 25 acts across three stages and the lineup also features Gary Clark Jr., The Head And The Heart, Tai Verdes, Billy Strings, Aly & AJ, and more.

The two-day North Beach Expressions Sessions surf competition will feature pros on teams captained by surfers Cory Lopez and Sam Hammer. Clinch’s Transparent Gallery of music photography will once again be on site for an all-encompassing affair that benefits the Wooden Walls Project.

Tickets for Sea.Hear.Now go on-sale 3/9 at 9 a.m. ET here.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Before “Drivers License” kicked off Olivia Rodrigo’s new life as a world-renowned music superstar, her main line of work was acting in the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She was one of the show’s stars for its first two seasons, but based on news about the upcoming third season, she may be starting to ease out of the program.

ET reports that while Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Julia Lester, Dara Renee, and Frankie Rodriguez are returning as series regulars, Rodrigo will have just a recurring status for the new season (as will Kate Reinders and Olivia Rose Keegan). Additionally, Ben Stillwell, Aria Brooks, and Liamani Segur are being added to the cast.

For fans craving every possible bit of Rodrigo music, the High School Musical show has been a good resource for more. Last season, she and Bassett had a duet and Rodrigo also dropped an emotional ballad, “The Rose Song.”

Meanwhile, Rodrigo is getting to work on her second album. She recently told Rolling Stone of her upcoming Driving Home 2 U documentary/concert film, “It felt like a closing chapter for me. I’m so, so excited to put out new music and to create the next set of worlds.”

Tuesday saw the release of yet another tell-all from inside the Trump administration. In Bill Barr’s book, One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General, the former-attorney general wrote about how he believes Rudy Giuliani is the reason Trump was impeached “not once, but twice” and how he would have crawled “over broken glass” to vote for Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. He also discussed the ex-president’s habit of taking meetings in the White House while watching Fox News.

He wrote that Trump “watched Fox News religiously and would sometimes call to make sure I saw a particular segment.”

“The presdient was always prompt in giving me immediate visual feedback when I appeared on TV,” said Barr noting one “amusing conversation” about his weight after he made a self-deprecating remark about his “jowliness” on television.

Trump’s response to Barr’s jest about himself: “You’re fine, you’re fine. Yeah, you’re big. But you carry it well. Whatever you do, don’t lose too much weight. Because then your face is going to sag. You’re lucky because your face, I mean your cheeks — they’re filled out. They look smooth and young. But I guarantee you, if you lose a lot of weight, you’ll look old and saggy.” Get yourself a hype man like Donald Trump.

You can read more excerpts from One Damn Thing After Another here.

(Via Raw Story)

At least Kanye West’s new video for “Hurricane” is better than the one he temporarily put out for “Eazy.” Continuing his theme of using deconstructed, surrealistic imagery, the animated video uses CGI to depict a few striking visuals, chiefly among them a tableau of a fortress resting near a body of water atop what looks like a chessboard with a dragon attached the underside, which sets the stage for a jailbreak of faceless figures who rush into the sea for something resembling a religious revival.

The whole thing certainly builds on the visual motifs that have come to define Kanye’s Donda era, which has seen him obfuscate his identity with a series of full-face masks. He seems to be making a commentary on how the public perception of art subsumes the artist; he’s made other allusions to feeling like he’s being silenced — despite, y’know, being one of the most successful artists in the world who can reasonably get away with charging fans $200 for an album on a Raspberry Pi — and having his true self overshadowed by gossip and fans’ projections about him (which, sorry, has been driven largely by his own antics).

Despite the source, Kanye’s messaging doesn’t feel too off-the-mark, and the imagery that pervades the “Hurricane” video — including the suggestiveness of the dragon appearing to be the source of the light his faceless jailbreakers can’t help but be drawn to — gives viewers something to think about. “Jesus Walks” it isn’t, but it’s still a visual feast for fans who haven’t yet given up on the idea that Mr. West is an artistic genius. Watch the video for “Hurricane” above.

Pitchfork Music Festival will return to Union Park in Chicago this summer. Celebrating newcomers and veterans in the realm of indie music, Pitchfork Music Festival takes place over the course of three days, with over 60,000 fans expected to attend this year.

Festivities kick off Friday, July 15, with headliners The National, Spiritualized, and Parquet Courts. Supporting these headliners are Tierra Whack, Ethel Cain, Cupcakke and more. Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, and Lucy Dacus will take the stage Saturday, July 16, with support from Magdalena Bay, Chubby And The Gang, and more. Closing out the festival on Sunday, July 17 are The Roots, Toro Y Moi, And Earl Sweatshirt, along with the likes of Noname, Badbadnotgood, and Injury Reserve.

“This year’s lineup is a celebration of the rising indie class, and those who continue to pave the way for innovation,” said Pitchfork editor in chief Puja Patel in a press release. “Our goal was to highlight a diverse group of artists who are taking their musical genres to new heights, and I’m proud of how it’s come together.”

General on-sale begins Friday, March 11 at 10 a.m. Check out the full line-up below.

Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The new A24 film, Everything Everywhere All At Once, is armed with an expansive 49-track soundtrack led by Mitski, David Byrne, and Son Lux’s “This Is A Life.” It’s a dynamite collaboration for the film’s soundtrack, which also features tracks with André 3000 (credited as André Benjamin), Moses Sumney, and Randy Newman.

The film, which is described in a press release as “a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action-adventure about an exhausted Chinese-American woman who can’t seem to finish her taxes,” stars Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others. It’s due out on April 8th, along with the soundtrack’s release as well.

Listen to “This Is A Life” above and check out the full track list for the Everything Everywhere All At Once soundtrack below.

1. “This Is A Life (Extended)” featuring Mitski, David Byrne
2. “Wang Family Portrait”
3. “Very Busy”
4. “Vvvery Busy”
5. “What Are You Thinking About?”
6. “What a Fast Elevator!”
7. “Switch Shoes to the Wrong Feet”
8. “Nothing Could Possibly Matter More”
9. “A Choice”
10. “Chapstick”
11. “The Fanny Pack”
12. “Jobu Tupaki”
13. “The Alphaverse”
14. “The Mission” featuring Nina Moffitt
15. “Deirdre Fight”
16. “Waymond Cries”
17. “I Love You Kung Fu”
18. “My Life Without You” featuring André Benjamin
19. “The Story of Jobu” featuring Nina Moffitt
20. “Rendezvous at the Premiere”
21. “It’s you… Juju Toobootie” featuring Chris Pattishall, Nina Moffitt
22. “Everything Bagel”
23. “You’re Living Your Worst You”
24. “The Boxcutter” featuring André Benjamin
25. “Send Every Available Jumper”
26. “Opera Fight” featuring Surrija, yMusic
27. “Dog Fight” featuring André Benjamin
28. “Drummer Fight”
29. “Plug Fight”
30. “Pinky Fight” featuring André Benjamin
31. “I Have Been Watching” featuring Rob Moose, Nina Moffitt
32. “Somewhere Out There in All That Noise”
33. “Jobu Sees All”
34. “The Temple”
35. “Evelyn Everywhere”
36. “Evelyn All At Once”
37. “This Is How I Fight”
38. “In Another Life”
39. “It All Just Goes Away”
40. “Clair de Lune (Pied au Piano)” featuring Chris Pattishall
41. “Come Recover (Empathy Fight)”
42. “Your Day Will Come (Empathy Fight)”
43. “Let Me Go”
44. “Specks Of Time”
45. “This Is A Life” ft. Mitski, David Byrne
46. “Fence” ft. Moses Sumney
47. “Now We’re Cookin’” featuring Randy Newman
48. “Sucked Into A Bagel” featuring Stephanie Hsu
49. “I Love You”

Mayim Bialik’s career is experiencing something of a (sorry in advance) big bang. And TMZ’s report from last year about how Mayim was Sony’s first full-time Jeopardy! hosting pick (before the Mike Richards fiasco), but was too busy to take the job, is starting to make a whole lot of sense. Not only does she star in Call Me Kat, but Mayim stepped into the director’s seat, too.

Although Bialik is, in fact, now the Jeopardy! host for prime-time showcases (while sharing co-host duties with Ken Jennings, at least for the time being), the former Blossom star’s first directorial debut is upon us. As They Made Us stars Dustin Hoffman and Candice Bergen as the parents of Dianna Agron’s character, Abigail, and there’s a ton of family drama. Dustin’s character’s suffering severe health problems. Basically, Abigail is of the sandwich generation:

As They Made Us follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, struggling to balance the unstable forces within her dysfunctional family. Her father Eugene (Hoffman) has a degenerative condition that he and his wife Barbara (Bergen) refuse to accept, and her brother Nathan (Helberg) has been estranged from the family for years. A self-appointed fixer, the film follows Abigail as she attempts to mend her complicated family’s dynamic before it’s too late.

In addition, Mayim recruited a former Big Bang Theory actor, Simon Helberg (who played Howard Wolowitz), for a script that she wrote. And over at Jeopardy!, she’s more than suggested her willingness to accept the full-time hosting job, should it come her way (again), but Jennings is still going strong, so who knows how that will all play out in the future. Mayim’s a busy lady for sure.

As They Made Us will debut on April 8 in theaters and on VOD.

Today’s episode of UPROXX Sessions features Nashua, New Hampshire native AzizTheShake, who comes through with a boastful, supremely confident performance of his upbeat single, “Toledo.”

The rapper/producer — whose name is a reference to a scene from Bruce Willis’ 1997 sci-fi cult classic The Fifth Element — recently executive produced fellow UPROXX Sessions alum BIA’s 2020 EP For Certain (as well as its deluxe edition), contributing beats for the songs “Automatic” featuring Doe Boy and 42 Dugg, “Bia Bia,” “Cover Girl,” and “Plate.” The New Englander has also worked with Black Fortune, Giggs, J. Cole, Jazz Cartier, Rob Stone, Sevyn Streeter, and Tommy Genesis.

On the solo tip, he’s released one album, 2019’s Brandt Theater, and released two new singles this year: “Toledo,” which features Jiles and Meech BOLD on the original version, and “Image of God” alongside Luke Bars. As he branches out, stepping from behind the boards to center stage to display his mic skills, his performance here forecasts the potential for a big breakout thanks to his infectious energy and witty wordplay.

Watch AzizTheShake perform “Toledo” on UPROXX Sessions above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.

Elliot Stabler has spoken.

Law & Order: Organized Crime star Christopher Meloni had a little fun with child star-turned-serial-a**shole Ricky Schroder, or at least had some fun at the Silver Spoons star’s expense. Over the weekend, Schroder—now looking more like Ted Kaczynski than the teen heartthrob he was in the ‘80s—posted a video from Washington, D.C.

As The Wrap reports, Schroder—parked outside the Capitol–was in D.C. as part of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, and shared some of his thoughts with his viewers (whoever they are) ahead of their arrival. And just what was he hoping to accomplish?

“We want freedom,” Schroder said. “Free. Our bodies are our own. We own this. You don’t. We get to decide what goes in and what goes out. Understood? It’s our bodies. Free the military from this experiment, too. God bless United States of America.”

Meloni seized upon Schroder’s own words to simply ask: “So…… pro abortion?”

Over the past couple of years, Schroder has found himself regularly making headlines for his vocal conservative stance that often leads to him behaving like a jackass—like when he mercilessly harassed a Costco employee over the retail giant’s mask policy and posted a video of it, then sort of apologized. Or when he helped to bail Kyle Rittenhouse out of jail… then called the police after being harassed about it on social media.

(Via The Wrap)

There are few people more synonymous with college basketball than Dick Vitale. The former coach turned longtime broadcaster for ESPN is the voice of college hoops to so many, calling legendary games and making his catchphrases like “diaper dandies,” “PTPers,” and “it’s awesome baby” part of the college basketball lexicon.

This season has missed Vitale’s presence as the legendary analyst battled cancer, who briefly returned to the sidelines in November for Gonzaga-UCLA in which he delivered an emotional pregame speech, but was forced to step away from games shortly after for the rest of the season. With March Madness arriving and conference tournaments underway, Vitale’s voice is notably absent, but he delivered some spectacular news on Tuesday afternoon. Dickie V posted to Twitter in jubilation to announce that his latest scan showed no cancer, saying “my March Madness starts with a W baby!”

It is terrific news and hopefully Vitale will be able to return to his beloved perch on the sidelines of the biggest college basketball games again next season. He has made clear how much he misses being at games and his year away has only served as a reminder for fans to appreciate his presence and joy for the game more. This is, truly, awesome baby.