Prepare your eyeballs for the unadulterated intensity that is Genndy Tartakovsky‘s Primal. Now in convenient trailer form just in time for the launch of the second season on Adult Swim.
The pre-historic fantasy series features a Neanderthal and Tyrannosaurus bound together by tragedy, revenge, and survival. The first season featured primitive witches, ape-people, and a host of bizarre, dinosaur-like animals as the caveman and dino pal traversed their strange planet. As ever, Tartakovsky stands in a class all his own in crafting an epic adventure-of-the-week as well as an enduring and enviable friendship between two unlikely allies. The animation is astonishing, and that trend continues here with what brief snippets we’re allowed in the trailer. A massive brachiosaur leaping into a field of lava spray! Hitching a ride on a huge vulture thing! Some kind of gargantuan, throned being with ungainly horns! The epic streak continues.
Thankfully it doesn’t dip into the plot at all, leaving that as ours to unwrap with each new episode. We’re not the only ones excited. Even our old pal Alan Sepinwall is begging to know when July 21st gets here:
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That’s because, you guessed it, the second season of Primal lands on Adult Swim July 21st and on HBO Max the next day. For those who haven’t seen it, that leaves plenty of time to binge it and fall in love.
The Washington Wizards will keep Bradley Beal in town for quite a while. Despite seeing his name kicked around in trade rumors for years as the team has attempted to get back to being a consistent playoff squad in the Eastern Conference, Beal agreed to a 5-year supermax extension with the team that will pay him $251 million over the life of the deal.
Thanks to Bobby Marks of ESPN, we’re starting to learn some of the little details that come with the deal, and as it turns out, Beal might be the star who has the most secure future in the league right now. Marks brings word that Beal’s contract includes a true no-trade clause, making him the only such player in the NBA who has one in his contract.
One contract signed today that stands out is the five-year $251M one for Bradley Beal. Negotiated by Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports, the Beal contract consists of a no trade clause. He is the only player in the league to have a true no trade clause.
Marks went on to note that Beal is the 10th player in NBA history to receive one of these in a contract, something that was confirmed by Marc Stein. Additionally, Marks noted that Beal has a hefty trade kicker should he sign off on a deal, while his contract includes a player option ahead of year five — he’ll have to make that decision ahead of the 2026-27 season, when he will be 33 and is projected to make a little more than $57 million.
Beal becomes only the 10th player to have a no trade clause joining LeBron, KG, Melo, Dirk, Kobe, DWade, Duncan, David Robinson and John Stockton.
The contract also has a 15% trade kicker and player option in year 5. https://t.co/NcUmDcyUMM
This, of course, does not mean Beal is guaranteed to stay with the Wizards until his career ends, he simply has a whole heck of a lot of control over his future over the life of this deal.
At some point, all kids lose their teeth and usually that comes with a few coins or dollars under your pillow. But 6-year-old Lena’s tooth fell out at 35,000 feet, which prompted the sweetest gesture from the pilot. Good Morning America shared the story, and it’s so cute, we had to share as well.
Lena and her mom, Lauren Larmon, were recently on a flight from New York to South Carolina when the little girl fell asleep and awoke to a missing tooth. She was in a bit of a panic. Do tooth fairies even fly coach? Lena told Good Morning America, “I was sleeping on the airplane. My mom woke me up…and we were going to go pick our suitcases up. And I said, ‘Mommy, mommy, I think my tooth fell out.’”
Having a wiggly tooth doesn’t always mean the tooth is ready to fall out, so it was a surprise to Lena after going through a few long travel days. When they realized Lena was missing one of her bottom teeth, the mother and daughter tried to get back on the plane but security had closed the doors. Lena told GMA that she was “very emotional” and “crying” due to her tooth likely still being on the plane. She said “I was like, ‘We’re never gonna find my tooth again!’”
Turns out, Lena wouldn’t have to find her tooth to get her special visit from the tooth fairy. The United Airlines pilot of the flight she was on, Captain Josh Duchow, swooped in to save the day. “Captain Josh,” as Lena calls him, offered to write the tooth fairy a letter explaining why there would be no tooth under the 6-year-old’s pillow that night. The note read, “Dear Tooth Fairy, Lena had a tooth fall out on our flight to Greenville, please take this note in place of her tooth.” It was signed “Captain Josh.”
Surely the tooth fairy will take the word of an airline captain. Tooth fairies may not need planes, but for people who do, who better to trust than the captain of the flight? To Lena’s delight, the tooth fairy accepted the note from Duchow and Lena received a note in response, according to GMA. The response read, “Lena, it is OK that you have lost your tooth on the airplane. I will get it. Keep brushing.”
Larmon shared the story about the letter-writing pilot to her Facebook and Instagram pages, where her caption read, “In a world full of bad airline stories, @united came through when Lena fell asleep on her flight home and woke up without a tooth. Very concerned that The Tooth Fairy would not show up because the tooth is somewhere on the airplane, the pilot saw Lena trying to go back through security to get her tooth and helped her out. Thank you, Captain Josh! I’m sure the Tooth Fairy will accept this note in lieu of a tiny tooth. ✈️”
This is just the sweetest interaction between a quick-thinking pilot and an upset child. We’re so happy the tooth fairy was understanding and we’re sure Lena will take the tooth fairy’s advice to “keep brushing.”
It has been a while since we last heard any updates on the still-upcoming YNW Melly murder trial, but a preliminary hearing today yielded at least some information. We now know, according to XXL, no matter what the outcome, Melly won’t see the death penalty. After hearing out both sides, the judge in the case decided that the death penalty would be off the table should Melly — real name Jamell Demons — be convicted of murdering his associates Chris Thomas and Anthony Williams.
Melly is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors say that he and fellow rapper Cortlen Henry shot both Thomas and Williams inside of a vehicle, then drove them to the Miramar Memorial Hospital, where they claimed they were shot in a drive-by on October 26 of 2018. After a four-month investigation, police arrested Demons and Bortlen in February 2019. Melly has remained in jail without bond since; Bortlen was released on bond in 2020 but was arrested again for a probation violation in April 2021. Melly was also denied an early release for a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Melly has since pled not guilty and the trial has been pushed back repeatedly as the defense and prosecution battle over what evidence to admit/omit and a contentious jury selection process. Melly’s mother posted about today’s ruling on Instagram, expressing thanks for the removal of the possibility of the harshest sentence.
Hailing from a rural western Kentucky town, rocker S.G. Goodman is here to subvert your expectations about Southern songwriters. A progressive queer woman who grew up on a farm in a church-going household, Goodman offers her take on country-twinged folk rock on Teeth Marks. The result is a hard-rocking and heart-tugging 11-track effort that preserves tradition while breaking boundaries.
Her twangy debut album Old Time Feeling quietly arrived in 2020, but with her self-produced sophomore LP Teeth Marks, Goodman takes her pastoral and anthemic songwriting to the next level. Infused with country spirit, Goodman sings of crop fires and choirs of cicadas in the summer. But Teeth Marks also touches on existential quandaries like the harm of lifelong labor and coping with the aftermath of losing a loved one to addiction and suicide.
To celebrate the release of Teeth Marks, Goodman sat down with Uproxx to talk about music, her love of old pugs, and adopting a deaf cat for our latest Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
Available to stream now.
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?
Well, hopefully I won’t be dead in 2050 and I can encourage them to check out my newest record entitled, I’m Still here!
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform?
My favorite city to perform in would be Murray, KY because I can sleep in my own bed.
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
Alan Jackson, because of music videos.
Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
At my Nana’s kitchen table.
What album do you know every word to?
Absolutely none. I have a hard time remembering my own lyrics.
What was the best concert you’ve ever attended?
I saw Mavis Staples in New York a while back. She’s my hero.
What is the best outfit for performing and why?
This is a tricky question. I have a couple of suits. It seemed like a great idea because I always know what I’m wearing, and they allow me to pack light. However, you can’t clean them easily, and you have to be creative not to smell like ass. Don’t come near me, thanks.
Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?
I like to follow senior pug accounts. One day when I’m retired, I will adopt a couple of old pugs and name them Mawmaw and Pawpaw.
What’s your most frequently played song in the van on tour?
“Roll-On Eighteen Wheeler” by Alabama. Go ahead and feel sorry for my band.
What’s the last thing you Googled?
How to know if the capacitor is out on an air conditioning unit.
What album makes for the perfect gift?
My label would like me to answer, Teeth Marks by S.G. Goodman. Thanks!
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
I think this question would be easier to answer if it was asking about the dirtiest place instead of weirdest.
What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?
I have three little red birds drawn in a childlike manner on my wrist. It’s a southern belief that when redbirds appear, it’s someone you have lost bringing you comfort.
What artists keep you from flipping the channel on the radio?
Waylon Jennings.
What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
People do nice things for me every day. This question is impossible to answer. #blessed
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
Don’t adopt a deaf cat. You will love him, but he will ruin all of your furniture and you won’t be able to afford more.
What’s the last show you went to?
I saw The Chats play in Brooklyn, NY at Warsaw. It was everything I needed.
What movie can you not resist watching when it’s on TV?
I don’t own a TV.
What’s one of your hidden talents?
I never hide my talents.
Teeth Marks is out now via Verve Forecast. Get it here.
In 2021, Netflix delivered a live-action series adaptation of the beloved Cowboy Bebop anime. Let’s just say that the project didn’t go as planned, and inserting some cute corgis into a mess of clunky dialogue doesn’t fix anything. Less than two weeks after the Season 1 release, Netflix announced the swift cancellation of the show, but that hasn’t deterred the streamer from continuing down that live-action-adaptation-of-anime path.
Strangely enough, Netflix’s own botched attempt to make a live-action movie of another well-regarded anime — the very anime in question (Death Note) for this article — hasn’t quenched their thirst, either. Back in 2017, a Death Note movie starring Lakeith Stanfield and Willem Dafoe (as the Shimigami death god Ryuk), did not go over well, either. The film lacked the anime’s aesthetic and layers, the story was watered down and Western-ized, and there was a personality-free murderer on the loose for no reason. This negated every reason that the Death Note notebook even existed in the story, but that’s perhaps beside the point. Because Netflix is loading up again, and while I’d really like to know how Grimes feels about this, we gotta talk about the news.
The Duffer Brothers (of Stranger Things fame) have launched their own production company called Upside Down Pictures. Not only will this churn out possible spinoffs of their principal series, but (according to a Netflix press release), there will be “An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.” Here’s what the pair envisions for their production house:
According to The Duffer Brothers, Upside Down Pictures will “aim to create the kind of stories that inspired the Duffers growing up – stories that take place at that beautiful crossroads where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, where big spectacle co-exists with intimate character work, where heart wins out over cynicism.”
Here’s Netflix’s tweeted form of the Death Note news.
An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.
The debut album from prodigious jazz and hip-hop duo of Domi & JD Beck, Not Tight, is due out on July 27. Signed to Anderson. Paak’s new Apeshit Records label, as well as the esteemed Blue Note Records, Domi & JD Beck‘s debut promises to be one of the year’s most exciting. The cast of featured guests is fairly ridiculous, with appearances on the album from Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat, Busta Rhymes, and Mac DeMarco. And of course, Paak himself will appear on two of the album’s tracks, including the song du jour, “Take A Chance.”
On this latest single, Beck’s already uncanny snare and Domi’s synth bass come in as Paak starts rapping like he’s in an intimate jazz club, spitting, “God won’t give me more than I can handle, rich but I can’t afford to have s scandal.” The comes in with a shimmering tone as the duo sings for the first time on record. Then as the song shifts into a compelling second movement, Domi’s keys guide Paak’s rhymes before Beck’s assault on the drums lay a canvas for Paak to sing hypnotically. Paak hasn’t come across this laser-focused and well… serious, in quite some time. It’s almost as if he’s reliving a part of his own story and rise to fame, through the eyes and talents of his protégés.
Paak also directed the playful video for “Take A Chance,” which sees the three artists taking a curious road trip, and features The Free Nationals. Watch it above.
Not Tight is out on 07/29 via Apeshit/Blue Note Records. Pre-order it here.
So naturally, he’s backing Marjorie Taylor Greene for president.
The Georgia representative, who recently retweeted a clearly Photoshopped image of the Highland Park shooter reading the Bible in a jail cell, appeared on Jones’ show on Wednesday. “I think you would poll better and be a better candidate for president than [Florida governor Ron] DeSantis and [former-president Donald] Trump. Would you take a VP spot with either one of them?” the host wondered before adding, “I’d rather just go ahead and back you for president.” Jones thinks Taylor Greene (who he’s fawned over before) is “smarter than both of them and you’ve got the guts we need. Everybody loves you. I’m serious. We need to think about MTG president here.” Do we, though?
Taylor Greene replied, “Well, thank you, Alex, and I will tell you it’s not something that I don’t consider. But you know I’m the kind of person that if I ever get engaged in something, I’m going to win. And I won’t do something unless I think it’s possible.”
If there’s any sanity left in politics (which…), MTG’s 2024 presidential campaign will be “suicided” before it even begins. You can watch the nutty clip below.
Alex Jones tried to convince Marjorie Taylor Greene to run for president.
“We need to think about MTG for president,” he said.
With Thor: Love and Thunder getting ready to smash into theaters this week, the cast has been opening about filming the Marvel epic during the pandemic, which apparently required some creative location shooting. According to Natalie Portman, one particular scene that she can’t stop gushing about did not take place in a beautiful, otherworldly setting or even a scenic locale. Instead, the scene was shot in the parking lot of a big box retailer, and she’ll never be able to forget that fact.
“There’s one scene that’s one of the most visually beautiful scenes I’ve seen on film, and we shot [it] in real life in a Best Buy parking lot,” Portman says with a laugh. “It’s so wild to be on this size of movie, and we were literally in a parking lot with a blue screen, doing this really dramatic thing. It looks so stunning on film, but every time I see it, I’m like, ‘That’s a Best Buy parking lot.’”
Despite shooting in Australia during COVID restrictions, the cast had a ball thanks to director Taika Waititi keeping things light and fun on set. Also, watching Russell Crowe get into Zeus mode by practicing his lighting bolt throws didn’t hurt either.
“He would sometimes stand outside of my trailer, practicing,” Tessa Thompson told EW. “He’d be in his tennis skirts with his little tendrils… It was the cutest thing.”
Thor: Love and Thunder opens in theaters on July 8.
With social media giving fans an avenue to tell artists exactly what we think about each of their projects (among other things), it’s easy to forget that it can work just as well the other way, with artists telling us what they think about their albums. Usually, this has a much more desirable effect, sparking engagement and offering insight into artists’ creative processes, such as the time(s) Jay-Z ranked all of his albums.
Despite only having two albums out, Cordae gave his honest opinion on them after comparing them during a recent road trip, including which was the best. While both The Lost Boy and From A Bird’s Eye View received mostly positive reviews, it’s hard to argue that his sophomore release was received quite as warmly by either fans or critics (for one thing, his debut was nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy). As it turns out, Cordae seems to agree with their assessments.
“Yo so l just drove on a lil 4 hour road trip and listened to both my albums front to back,” he wrote on Twitter. “And f*ck I must say it’s most definitely “The Lost Boy > FABEV lmaooo. My bad y’all. Ima do better next time. I got sumn to prove.”
Yo so l just drove on a lil 4 hour road trip and listened to both my albums front to back. And fuck I must say it’s most definitely “The Lost Boy > FABEV lmaooo. My bad y’all. Ima do better next time. I got sumn to prove
It’s pretty funny when artists admit that they could have come harder on a project after the fact. After all, in the olden days before we had social media, they could just ignore negative responses and start working on their new music. Now, though, we know that even top stars don’t always love their own work — although Cordae did have one request for his fans: “Keep streaming chronicles tho haha.”
Cordae is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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