There’s nothing that can cure the rough mid-week blues like a little vicarious living. The characters in your average feel-good Netflix flick are great, but the smiles of real people are the best way to lift your spirits.
Enter, Sundream Tulum. The destination music festival, created in collaboration with Rüfüs Du Sol and Tulum’s premiere hotel Papaya Playa Project, hosted its debut event across two weekends in March (March 3-6 and March 10-13). Nestled in the coastal jungle, Sundream Tulum offered the ultimate hybrid of a weekend-long festival rager and a well-deserved peaceful vacation.
Both weekends featured a slew of top-notch musical performances followed by a Sunday full of recovery and wellness activities. The lineup included Rüfüs Du Sol, Bob Moses, Lee Burridge, WhoMadeWho, Jan Blomqvist, Cassian, Magdalena, Eelke Kleijn, Mira, Sainte Vie, Amémé, Bora Uzer, Sarah Kreis, Paraleven, Etna Calvi, Dramian, and Jimeno.
If you’re in need of a pick-me-up, check out the photos of Sundream Tulum below. The beachside views, out-there ensembles, and all-around good vibes are sure to turn your day around.
Of all the rap artists currently preparing to release new projects, the ones hip-hop fans might most be surprised to see collaborate would almost certainly be Coi Leray and Pusha T. They couldn’t be any more different if they tried; Coi Leray’s art for the upcoming Trendsetter is as bright and colorful as songs like “Blick Blick,” while Pusha T is pushing his forthcoming album It’s Almost Dry with dark, gritty fare such as “Diet Coke” and “Neck And Wrist.”
But after her appearance on New York City’s The Breakfast Club to promote Trendsetter, Coi says she’s planning to hunt down and work with the more serious-minded elder rapper after being told by the show’s hosts that her music isn’t for them. After Charlamagne the God told her, “I’m 43, I don’t think your music’s for me,” Coi called the hosts “dinosaurs” and joked that while she doesn’t listen to Pusha T herself, she’s more than willing to try to blend their audiences with a collaboration.
“Pusha-T, don’t hate me because I love you, but he’s stuck on you, Pusha-T,” she said. “And now I’m about to come collab with you, and we’re gonna go crazy.”
Watch Coi Leray’s full interview with The Breakfast Club above.
The Simpsons has been on for 33 seasons. Think about that for a second. The first episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire,” premiered less than a month after Back to the Future Part II hit theaters. The longest-running scripted series in American TV history isn’t going away anytime soon, either: the cast has already started recording season 34, and Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa, thinks it will continue past that.
“We had a pickup for 33 and 34, but I feel like we would be given a pretty big heads-up for the last season because, at the very least, Disney who bought Fox, all but Fox News and Fox Sports, part of the reason they bought it was for The Simpsons,” Smith told The Movie Dweeb YouTube channel (“dweeb” was an insult when The Simpsons premiered in 1989; now it’s a badge of honor). “Also, if it was the last season, I think they would want to capitalize on that and make bazillions on advertising.” She isn’t worried about losing the job she’s had for over three decades “considering how much content streaming services need… If somebody is literally going to binge your whole series in a weekend, you’re f*cked! How do you keep that voracious appetite fed? It’s a huge thing.”
Smith also discussed the long-rumored sequel to 2007’s The Simpsons Movie, which she thinks will happen… eventually. And when it does (hopefully not at the same time as the writers and animators are also working on the show, for their sanity), she has an idea in mind. “I do really believe that there will be a number two, and my pitch is that it should be a Christmas movie, so that it has annual relevance for the rest of time,” she said.
Smith’s concept is similar to showrunner Al Jean’s idea for the series finale. “I mentioned that there would be an ending where the last episode, they’d be going back to the Christmas pageant from the first episode, so that the whole series was a continuous loop,” he said. “That’s how I would end it, if I had to.”
They should combine the two ideas, so look forward to that in 2047.
Twitter is a daily graveyard of takes nobody asked for. A few go viral and live in the public consciousness for a few hours, others are self-consciously deleted by their authors for underperforming. But every once in a while, someone will pose a question broad enough to resonate with the Tweeting public at large and inspire some takes that are actually worth reading.
Like Twitter user Michael Realman (@trichesfaucons) who tweeted “We’re canceling each other over food takes today. Post your cancellable food take.”
we’re cancelling each other over food takes today. post your cancellable food take.
The tweet, which was posted yesterday morning, has since garnered over 2k retweets, 81k quote tweets, and 47k likes. By now most of the takes worth reading are in, and it seems like a lot of people weighed in, including our own Vince Mancini.
Sure, we’re totally biased here but you know what? This isn’t such a bad take. Sure, I absolutely hated El Pollo Loco’s awful attempt at quesabirria but we’ve given El Pollo Loco the top spot in our fast food tacos ranking, so this one gets a strong cosign from me!
Check out some of the best Twitter takes below. Some are good enough to stand on their own while others are downright ridiculous. A lot of these tweets we will let stand on their own, whether we agree or disagree, but on some occasions, the take was so jaw-dropping that we couldn’t hold our tongue and had to respond.
It’s a take of a take! We’re truly living in some sort of social media hell.
If ever there was an unexpected supergroup, it would be the unnamed team-up of mashup DJ Girl Talk with blog rap icons Big KRIT, Smoke DZA, and Wiz Khalifa. The group popped up from out of nowhere with their debut single “Put You On” in March, then continued their rollout with “How The Story Goes” a few weeks later. Today, they shared another party-ready anthem, “Ain’t No Fun,” along with a music video that captures the hedonistic spirit of the song.
Girl Talk explained the production philosophy behind “Ain’t No Fun” in a statement, calling it “a flip on the concept of Snoop’s original, kind of from the female perspective of the titular line. I wanted to keep the production diverse throughout the project, while still maintaining a cohesive feel. This beat stands out in the context of the album because it doesn’t have a sample and uses a more minimal style. But I thought that with some of the specific sound design and the overall energy, it really connected to the project as a whole.”
The project in question is Full Court Press, which is due on April 8 via Asylum.
Watch Wiz Khalifa, Big KRIT, Smoke DZA, and Girl Talk’s “Ain’t No Fun” video above.
Artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The last few years have been a bummer to say the least, but Austin-based four-piece Good Looks are attempting to flip the script on their debut album Bummer Year. Much of the LP is inspired by the sounds of vocalist Tyler Jordan’s youth. Growing up in a South Texas coastal town, he first learned to sing in his father’s church. Eventually, he became inspired by artists whose music carried an important message — something he infuses into the songs on Bummer Year. As self-described “blue-collar bad boys being blatantly vulnerable,” tracks like “Vision Boards” grapple with self-doubt and perceived shortcomings over washed-out guitars and endlessly dreamy melodies.
Emphasized by ripping chords, warm-toned melodies, and slight country twang, Bummer Year is an album about learning how to take care of yourself and prioritize the relationships around you. After all, it’s not possible to get through a bummer year without a good support system. Ahead of the release of the debut LP, out this Friday on Keeled Scales, Good Looks sat down with Uproxx to talk about their musical inspirations, impressive beer shotgunning talents, and love of Willie Nelson on the latest Indie Mixtape 20 Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
Honest, Literal, Songwriter, Rocknroll, I cheated on the last word
It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?
I’m not sure, I guess it doesn’t really matter that much to me. Growing up, music was there for me in my darkest moments. It was always an escape. I guess I hope that my music could help someone else through a similar experience.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform?
It’s probably a tie between Little Rock and Reno. They’re both small cities with super supportive music scenes.
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
Well, corporations aren’t people and neither are nonprofit folk fests, but if they were, the Kerrville Folk Festival has been the single most important thing in terms of inspiration. I would not be the writer that I am without that place. I’ve been attending religiously since 2009.
Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
This is a hard question to answer, but probably at Habanero Cafe on Oltorf.
What album do you know every word to?
There are probably a few, but the one that comes to mind is Willie Nelson’s Phases And Stages.
What was the best concert you’ve ever attended?
Cate Le Bon inside at the Mohawk on the Mug Museum tour
What is the best outfit for performing and why?
I don’t know man, I wear a lot of T-shirts. I’ve been recently leaning into wearing boots more on stage. They just make you feel tough and add a little bit of swagger.
Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?
What’s your most frequently played song in the van on tour?
Unfortunately, I think it’s Darude’s Sandstorm. haha
What’s the last thing you Googled?
Whether the “l” is lowercase or uppercase in Cate Le Bon’s name.
What album makes for the perfect gift?
Anything that The Numero Group puts out. All of their album packages are so nice and thought out.
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
Walker Lake state park in the middle of nowhere Nevada.
What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?
Actually nobody in our band has a single tattoo, which is bizarre really.
What artists keep you from flipping the channel on the radio?
Anything with Gerry Rafferty or George Jones.
What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
Wow, this is a really hard question to answer. My life has been filled with the kindness of strangers and friends.
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
To be more willing to say yes and let people in. I spent a long time shutting people out, and the key to success in the music business is all about connection and who you know. I wish I had realized that sooner.
What’s the last show you went to?
I think it might have been Buck Meek at 3ten.
What movie can you not resist watching when it’s on TV?
Almost Famous
What’s one of your hidden talents?
I’m a world-class shotgunner of beer.
Bummer Year is out 4/8 via Keeled Scales. Pre-order it here.
As music fans know by now, longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died last month. After somebody passes away, their work usually receives some renewed attention. Now Billboard reveals this has indeed happened with Foo Fighters on the latest Billboard charts.
The band’s Greatest Hits compilation rose from No. 8 to the very top of the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, its first time at No. 1 since it debuted there in November 2009. It also rose from No. 24 to No. 2 on the Top Rock Albums chart (a new peak) and up from No. 147 all the way to No. 18 on the Billboard 200 chart.
“Everlong,” one of the band’s signature songs, also re-entered the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at No. 1, topping the chart (which launched in 2020) for the first time. It’s worth noting Hawkins doesn’t actually drum on the album version of the song since he joined the band after it was recorded, although he does appear in the track’s video.
Those chart are all dated April 9 and reflect the tracking week from March 25 to 31, meaning the represent the days following Hawkins’ March 25 death.
This comes shortly after Hawkins won some posthumous Grammys with Foo Fighters, as the band picked up the awards for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Performance last weekend.
When music festivals started making their slow return last year, Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash welcomed 90,000 people to Chicago’s Douglass Park in August. The fest put on by hip-hop tastemakers Lyrical Lemonade and production company SPKRBX has grown into the biggest hip-hop festival in the Midwest. Now moving back to its usual mid-June weekend dates (17th – 19th), the 2022 edition’s lineup has some serious heavy-hitters at the top in Post Malone, Playboi Carti, and the first every collaborative performance from Gunna and Young Thug.
“We’ve leveled up the entire experience,” said Festival Director Berto Solorio in a statement. “We can’t wait to show our fans what we have in store this summer including bigger music acts performing on bigger stages, plus more food trucks, improved amenities, and more art installations than ever before.”
They’ve certainly delivered on today’s complete lineup drop, which is also set to feature performances from Wiz Khalifa, Polo G, Trippie Redd, 2 Chainz, Ski Mask Tha Slump God, Yeat, G Herbo, Rico Nasty, Key Glock, Lil Tecca, Key Glock, and a lot more in a thorough three-day slate. If there’s one knock, it’s the complete absence of gender parity among these talented names. But so it goes with most hip-hop festivals. Regardless, check out the lineup poster below.
Summer Smash tickets go on sale on Friday 04/08 at 10 am CST at TheSummerSmash.com.
Summer Smash
Some artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Chris Rock dropped into the Comedy Cellar for a surprise set on Tuesday night, but don’t hold your breath if you’re hoping for the comedian to open up about the now-infamous Oscars slap. Rock did, however, fire off a quick quip about how his life has been after being assaulted by Will Smith for all of the world to see.
“Lower your expectations. I’m not going to address that s–t,’” Rock reportedly told the crowd, according to a source for Page Six. As for why he was at the Cellar that night, the comedian revealed he was fine-tuning jokes for his current comedy tour because “all the sudden people cared about his early shows.” Apparently, that’s the most people are going to get out of Rock about The Slap for now.
As for Smith, the actor is reportedly not loving the fact that his projects are being pulled following the Oscars fiasco. Via Us Weekly:
According to the insider, “His biggest fear is that he’s in the process of being fully canceled, and there’s nothing he can really do about it except sit back, suck up his punishment like a man and try to atone however he can.”
Speaking of that punishment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has moved up its annual meeting by 10 days so that it can more “more quickly address possible sanctions” against Smith. The actor preemptively resigned his membership, which removed suspension or expulsion as possible consequences for assaulting Rock. However, the Academy still wants to resolve the matter in a “timely fashion.”
Last month, Jack Harlow revealed the title of his upcoming album, Come Home The Kids Miss You. Today, the Louisville, Kentucky rapper revealed the album’s release date and stripped-down cover art. Featuring a photo of Jack sitting on a stool next to a mic stand, Come Home The Kids Miss You is set for release on May 6. Incidentally, as some fans noticed on Twitter, that’s the same weekend as the biggest sporting event in the rapper’s home state, the Kentucky Derby.
To promote his second studio album, Harlow will be dropping the project’s second single, “First Class,” this Friday. He previously teased the track with a video from the studio that previewed an upbeat instrumental with a loop of Fergie’s “Glamorous.” Before that, he released the first single, “Nail Tech,” as he shot the lights out during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Cleveland, Ohio.
Come Home The Kids Miss You is due 5/6 via Atlantic.
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