Year: 2022

In between stops on their tour supporting their 2021 album Glow On, Turnstile stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live!. During their appearance, they performed “Mystery” from the acclaimed album. As they perform, the band members thrive on each other’s energy, jumping around on stage, with the audience mirroring them.

Known for constantly experimenting with their sounds and aesthetics, Turnstile incorporated a variety of sounds on Glow On, including punk and hip-hop. Glow On placed highly on the 2021 Uproxx Music Critics Poll and the album’s success has allowed the band tours alongside Slowthai and Chief Keef.

In an interview with Uproxx last year, Turnstile member Franz Lyons expressed gratitude for Glow On reaching new audiences.

“We made a lot of ill new relationships with people,” Lyons said. “We’re just thankful that we were fortunate enough for them to hear the record, and the record did the work. The word of mouth has been very strong… We’ve been really fortunate enough to run into people that are real ones lately. And the ones that we’ve been holding on to for a long time have been riding with us for like a decade now. So it’s solid.”

In addition to “Mystery,” Turnstile also performed Glow On cuts “Blackout,” “Don’t Play,” and “Holiday” as web exclusives.

Check out Turnstile’s performance of “Mystery” above and find the other performances below.

Turnstile is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of all the notable sneaker drops from brands large and small. If you’ve been feeling like Supreme has been particularly quiet as of late, this is your week because the box logo brand is back with their first Nike collaboration of the year, a three-colorway Nike high-top Dunk collection that reps New York City.

That’s not the biggest release of the week though, that honor belongs to Drake who is dropping a new Nike sneaker via his NOCTA label. Drake is joined by Tyler the Creator and Kanye West who are also delivering new kicks, so if you’re a fan of rap-centric footwear, we don’t know how you’re going to decide where to spend your money! But let’s be real… it’s probably going to be on the Yeezys.

Let’s dive into this week’s best sneaker drops.

Adidas Supernova Cushion 7 Black

Inspired by Adidas’ archival designs from the 2000s, this week’s all-black Supernova Cushion 7 is a mix of retro and modern sensibilities. The design comes from a performance-based angle first, with a lightweight perforated mesh upper and an adiPRENE sole unit designed to give maximum comfort, a light step, and the sort of energy return you need out of a good running shoe.

If you had any doubt that we’ve shifted from the days of ’90s inspired footwear into y2k land, look around you, even Nike Shox are back!

The Adidas Supernova Cushion 7 is out now for a retail price of $119. Pick up a pair at Sneakersnstuff.

WMNS Nike Air More Uptempo Summit White

If you’ve been following Euphoria this season, you’ve probably noticed the new character Faye for her unique e-girl meets streetwear style, and aside from the baby doll tees and the anime tights, the quickest way to match her look is by picking up some Nike Air More Uptempos which drop this week in a Summit White colorway.

Faye’s Uptempos were in the vintage Ray Gun colorway, and these aren’t quite as cool, but the Summit White combines black and white over an all-leather upper, which, as far as sneakerheads are concerned, is a classic colorway that is always in style. Right now we’re living through a transitional phase in sneaker design, as the dominant influence shifts from the ‘90s to the Y2K era, at this Uptempo’s largo logo feels like the perfect middle ground between the eras.

The Women’s Air More Uptempo Summit White are out now for a retail price of $170. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or your favorite aftermarket site.

Drake x Nike NOCTA Hot Step Air Terra

Drake’s Nike imprint, NOCTA, is back with a new drop this week, the Hot Step Air Terra. The NOCTA Hot Step Air Terra takes liberal inspiration from the ‘90s, with a design that reads like a luxurious interpretation of basketball sneakers, a la the Jordans of that era and the Air Terra Humara. ‘But Dane, you said modern sneakers were influenced by the ’00s now,’ I know, I know, but Drake is 35 now, he’s in his Jay-Z and Michael Jordan at retirement elder statesmen era. He needs a luxurious leather basketball shoe exclusively!

The Hot Step Air Terra features an all-leather upper with mini-swooshes, reflective detailing throughout, and is available in both a Triple White and Triple Black colorway.

The Drake x Nike NOCTA Hot Step Air Terra is set to drop on March 2rd for a retail price of $180. Pick up a pair via the NOCTA webstore or aftermarket sites like GOAT.

Supreme x Nike SB Dunk High By Any Means

Supreme returns with their first big drop of the year, a three sneaker collection of high-top SB Dunks. Featuring an all-leather upper with embroidered lettering that reads “By Any Means,” this New York City repping sneaker drops in a white and black, green and yellow, or red and navy varsity-inspired color palette with a co-branded footbed and a woven logo label at the tongue.

The Supreme x Nike SB Dunk High collection is set to drop on March 3rd for an unannounced retail price. Pick up a pair at the Supreme webstore.

Golf Wang Chuck 70 Python

Tyler the Creator is dropping a brand new low-top iteration of the Chuck 70 that perfectly mixes his grit meets glamour aesthetic. Dubbed the Python, this iteration features a snakeskin leather upper in place of the traditional canvas, with a cobranded sockliner, and sports a bright pastel pink or sky blue colorway with matching toe boxes and outsoles that shimmer in certain lights.

It looks fit for the spring season, and we have to give it to Tyler’s, it’s not easy to reimagine a classic like the Chuck 70 and look fresh and modern at the same time.

The Golf Wang Chuck 70 Python is set to drop on March 4th for an unannounced retail price. Pick up a pair at Converse and Golf Wang.

Yeezy Boost 700 V2 Static

It’s looking like this year Yeezy Brand is paying special attention to the beloved but rare 700 silhouette. The OG Wave Runner is set to return this month but this week we’re getting a new Static colorway of the V2 in all its dad-shoe wavy-upper glory.

The Static features a chunky BOOST midsole with a mixed mesh-based upper with grey and white paneling. The V2 is a bit more low-key than the V1 and more traditional than the futuristic V3s, so if you’re going for that simple and dignified dad sneaker look, this hits the Goldilock’s zone.

The Yeezy Boost 700 V2 Static is set to drop on March 5th for a retail price of $300. Pick up a pair via the Adidas Confirmed app or Yeezy Supply.

Adidas Superstar ADV x Kader

Adidas is constantly killing it with their pro skater sneaker collaborations, but this week’s new Superstar is the best new skate shoe the brand has dropped all year. Made in collaboration with pro skater Kader Sylla, the Kader features a moody black monochrome colorway with gold foil branding, a premium tumbled leather upper and pony hair stripes.

It’s stealthy, luxurious, and practical all at once.

The Adidas Superstar ADV x Kader is set to drop on March 5th for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair via the Adidas Confirmed app.

Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address was as action-packed as The Batman promises to be, and came complete with its own ridiculous villains: Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who behaved like far less lovable versions of The Muppet Show’s Statler and Waldorf. Seth Meyers nailed it in his description of the trouble-making lawmakers when he dubbed them a couple of “disruptive a**holes.”

On Wednesday, Meyers used his “A Closer Look” segment to dig further into the SOTU, and its most talked about moments—including Boebert and Greene’s pathetic attempts to yet again make everything about them. After criticizing Florida senator Marco Rubio for not even bothering to show up, Meyers had much harsher words for some of Rubio’s GOP colleagues in the House:

Meanwhile, some of the Republicans who did show up were disruptive a**holes like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene. First, they pulled a dumb stunt where they turned their backs on Biden’s cabinet as they entered the chamber. Although I genuinely can’t tell if they’re turning their backs or they’re just wasted and don’t know which way to look. I mean, they have the vibe and posture of two college sophomores at a party looking for a friend who left hours ago…

And was that supposed to be a powerful statement? You don’t look like you’re turning your backs, you look like you’re waiting for your Uber after getting kicked out of an Applebee’s on St. Patrick’s Day for drinking one too many Tipsy Leprechauns.’

Unfortunately, the childish displays didn’t end there. The conspiracy theory-lovin’ ladies went on to later heckle Biden in the midst of his speech… though they couldn’t really even get that right. When the president’s attention turned toward immigration, Reps. Dumb and Dumber use the opportunity to yell “Build the wall!” at Biden.

“They were drowned out by applause,” Meyers noted. “But there’s a photo of them yelling during the speech where they look like two overbearing Little League moms berating their kids from the stands.”

While Meyers noted that the photo might make some people angry, he does see a silver lining in it all: “[I]f I’ve learned anything, and one thing, from watching Real Housewives, it’s that two white ladies this erratic will eventually turn on each other.”

You can watch the full clip above.

Andy Serkis stopped by The Late Show on Wednesday night to promote The Batman, but it didn’t take long for things to go all Middle Earth thanks to Lord of the Rings superfan Stephen Colbert. After learning that Serkis narrated a Lord of the Rings audiobook that saw the versatile actor/director voice over 132 characters, he demonstrated a few for Colbert before putting a poignant spin on the ring-obsessed Gollum. Serkis, who famously did the award-winning voice and motion capture work for the creature in the Peter Jackson films, imagined the twisted little guy as Vladimir Putin, and the impression left Colbert impressed.

Via Yahoo:

“Gollum was on the side and Sméagol was on this side,” Serkis explained. “And he would say things like, ‘We wants it. We needs it. We must have Kyiv!’ ‘No Precious, they’re to impose sanctions!’ ‘Sanctions? Sanctions, my Precious? If they do anything, we’re going to give them s*** back.’”

Eventually, the conversation steered back to The Batman, which features Serkis putting a new spin on Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s butler, father figure, and trusted partner in his war crime. However, the topic of Russia invading Ukraine still weighed heavy, as it should.

“There’s so much anticipation for this movie right now, that it’s actually being used as a cudgel against the Russians by not playing it there,” Colbert said. “It’s one of the sanctions being leveled against Russia that they don’t get this movie. Very powerful.”

The Batman opens in theaters on March 4.

(Via Yahoo!)

Last night, Billboard hosted its annual Women In Music event and Olivia Rodrigo was the evening’s big winner. In addition to taking home the Woman Of The Year award, she opened the show by performing “Deja Vu.”

Rodrigo took a different approach to this rendition than she did the studio version we’re familiar with, as this one has more of the rock influence seen on some of her other songs, most notably “Good 4 U.” The performance began with Rodrigo singing over acoustic guitar. As the song worked its way to the chorus, other members of her backing back worked their way into the fold for a more guitar-driven rendition.

Later, she accepted the Woman Of The Year award and gave a speech in which she showed her appreciation for the women in music who came before her, as well as her contemporaries and up-and-comers trying to find their way:

“It’s not always easy being a young woman in the music industry, but I found so much strength from the female songwriters and artists who have come before me and paved the way and opened doors for so many young women like me. And that’s what so amazing about this event. Every woman here today is working to break down those barriers and change the narrative and support each other, and I am so inspired by all the incredible women in this room. I want to thank you all for your support; I am supporting all of you.

I want to say to all of the young girls out there who are writing songs every day in their journals, on their bedroom floors: I am constantly moved by your vulnerability and your creativity and bravery, and I promise everyone here today is working to make this world and this industry a better place for you.”

Watch a clip of Rodrigo performing “Deja Vu” above (find the full performance here) and check out her acceptance speech below.

In 2000, actor and comedian Connor Ratliff booked a small role on HBO’s Band of Brothers. But the day before he was scheduled to shoot his scenes, he was fired from the miniseries supposedly because creator Tom Hanks thought he had “dead eyes.” Ratliff, understandably, has spent the last 20-plus years thinking about what one of the world’s most famous actors — and a famously nice guy, at that — has against his eyes.

So, he made a podcast about it.

Over the course of 30 episodes of Dead Eyes, Ratliff has spoken to Rian Johnson, Seth Rogen, Jon Hamm, D’Arcy Carden, Aparna Nancherla, and Judd Apatow, among others, about why Hanks fired him. It’s also a podcast about rejection, and although “not everyone has one that is so star-studded,” Ratliff told Vanity Fair, “everybody has some story like, ‘Boy, I really was feeling good and confident. And then I got thrown for a loop.’”

On Wednesday’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Ratliff revealed that he finally got in touch with Hanks and booked him for an episode of the podcast. “On March 10, for our 31st episode, our season three finale will feature my conversation with Tom Hanks,” he said, adding that “we hash out everything.” Here’s more with Vanity Fair:

“I was always of the mindset that if he remembers — great, because we’re gonna hear his side of it. If he doesn’t remember, then that’s also great. As long as we can unpack it. What we arrived at in the interview is completely satisfying to me. It was not what I expected. He did not hold back.”

You can watch the Late Night interview above, and listen to Dead Eyes here.

Also, be sure to check out the hilarious The George Lucas Show, where Ratliff plays “retired filmmaker” George Lucas. Here’s the kind of madness you should expect:

(Via Vanity Fair)

Britney Spears has openly shared her feelings about her family in the months before and after her conservatorship came to an end, and it appears she subtly did so again with an Instagram post yesterday.

The image is formatted as a written test from elementary school. Shown is a three-part question, which asks, “Who is your hero,” “Who do you consider this person your hero,” and “Is there anything your hero is frightened of?” The respective answers, written in messy childlike handwriting, are “dad,” “he is brave,” and “mom.”

While most of Spears’ criticism about her family has been directed towards her father Jamie and her sister Jamie Lynn, this post appears to be along the same train of thought as a post Spears shared and deleted back in November, when she wrote, “My dad may have started the conservatorship 13 years ago .. but what people don’t know is is that my mom is the one who gave him the idea !!!! I will never get those years back …. she secretly ruined my life … and yes I will call her and Lou Taylor [Spears’ former business manager] out on it … so take your whole ‘I have NO IDEA what’s going on’ attitude and go f*ck yourself !!!! You know exactly what you did … my dad is not smart enough to ever think of a conservatorship ….. but tonight I will smile knowing I have a new life ahead of me !!!!”

Pop stars can’t be movie stars.

At least, that was the general consensus before Stefani Germanotta stepped onto the scene. Considering even the greatest pop star of our era, Beyonce, had an uneasy relationship with the silver screen at best (Let’s be honest, Dreamgirls did her no real favors), the success that Lady Gaga has had in Hollywood is fairly unexpected. First as the waitress who made good in A Star Is Born, and now as Patrizia Reggiani in House Of Gucci, Gaga absolutely shines as a leading lady.

Both roles have made headlines for Gaga’s campy exaggeration — which some people have praised, and some people have mocked — but fans of Gaga’s music already knew that her irrefutable knack for storytelling is part of what made her an iconic pop star in the first place. When it comes to the art of exaggeration, and the dazzle of the spectacle, no one does it better than Gaga. Over the top is part of being at the top, and for this New York-born Italian superstar, nothing comes more naturally than overstatement.

Now that cinephiles are being exposed to her hyperbolic style as an actress, here’s a few moments from over the years during her musical career that showcase just how Gaga has always used exaggeration to great effect as a world-building tool.

Her absolutely unhinged 2009 VMAs performance of “Poker Face” into “Paparazzi” — complete with hanging messianic exit lift via wire, and blood dripping from her torso

Yes, she really began an award show performance laying flat on the ground, fallen chandelier cast to the side. Yes, the entire set’s backdrop was elaborate Rococo and late Baroque architecture for some reason. And yes, Gaga sings the entire song live while dancing with ten to fifteen other people, occasionally losing her breath, playing into the increasingly frantic nature of the performance. There’s a lengthy piano solo she plays with her heel up on the keys, there’s a moment where she walks with a cane and someone in a wheelchair is brought out like this might just be a madhouse… and when she gets up from the piano, what seemed like just a red bloom of accented color on her outfit is a full-blown bloodstain. The blood blooms all over her torso as Gaga keeps singing, eventually lifted out of the performance, above the stage on a wire. Puff looks just as confused as we all felt… this woman left nothing on stage. And you guys thought “Shallow” was campy? This was 2009 baby! Gaga was, in her own words, born this way.

The almost fifteen-minute “Marry The Night” video that served as a preview of what was to come on the silver screen

Though she’s always been known for lengthy, cinematic music videos, circa 2010-2011, her visuals began to get longer and longer, stretching from 2010’s nine-minute “Alejandro” epic, and spilling all the way into 2011’s almost fifteen-minute psycho-thriller clip for “Marry The Night.” As one of the last singles off the album, but the first song on her massive Born This Way, “Marry The Night” set the tone for what was coming next for Gaga in a lot of ways. But her starring role in the accompanying short film is one of the most beloved eve. In it, Gaga appears as a woman who had been admitted to a “clinic” and undergoes a tough surgery, and builds to shots of her as a ballerina in a dance studio, then moves to her getting dropped from the show (which seems analogous to her getting dropped by Def Jam). As she douses herself in cheerios, and breaks every mirror in her apartment, only to rise from the ashes later in the video, you’ll start to realize cette dramatique actrice has been onboard all along. The fact that she directed this video herself? Well, that’s just par for the course with Gaga.

Lady Gaga appears to jump from the heights of the top of the stadium to enter her Super Bowl halftime show performance

Speaking of wires and freaky airborne dramatics, nothing sums up Gaga’s flair for gilding the lily than her rather infamous Super Bowl jump, where CGI and special effects made it appear that she began the performance on top of the stadium in Houston, and jumped off the edge to the stage on the field. Of course, that jump seen ‘round the world spawned a whole slew of ‘splainer articles letting fans know not to try this at home, no matter how much the bangers on Joanne might be speaking to them. But only Gaga would orchestrate the illusion that she jumped off the edge of a massive stadium, only to calmly take the stage and perform after. The memes this move generated also helped begin a long history of the internet having their fun with Gaga’s over-the-top antics.

Gaga offers a bit of a roadmap for why she’s insisted on her absurdist tendencies have throughout her entire career

Then again, when you hear Gaga reflect on that 2009 VMA performance in her own words, all of it begins to make sense. In some of the earliest scenes of her 2017 Netflix documentary, Five Foot Two, Gaga reflects on the way male producers in the industry often use women up and spit them out, or just want them to be a “receptacle for their pain.” She shares that one of the ways she’s combated this and fought back against it is through the very absurdism she’s become so known for throughout her career.

“You felt like you’ve had to do, like, extreme sh*t to put yourself out of the category,” Mark Ronson offers around the 12-minute mark in the documentary. “What’s the methodology?” And she responds: “The methodology behind what I’ve done is that when they wanted me to be sexy or they wanted me to be pop, I always f*cking put some absurd spin on it that made me feel like I was still in control. So you know what? If I’m going to be sexy on the VMAs and sing about the “Paparazzi,” I’m going to do it while I’m bleeding to death and reminding you of what fame did to Marilyn Monroe.”

So far though, with her absurdism as armor, Gaga has gone farther in her journey with the fame monster than plenty of her predecessors. Perhaps if more famous women found a similar way to protect their spirit and maintain control while in the spotlight, we’d see more women attain the success Gaga has achieved. And in that sense, Gaga’s exaggeration truly is her greatest super power — because it keeps Stefani Germanotta safe.

Showtime’s newest drama Super Pumped dives into the gritty reality that is working at a tech start-up in the 2010s. Season one focuses on Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick, who is famously not a nice guy.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Uber’s real-life founder Kalanick in the latest Showtime drama Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber which premiered last week. Kalanick is, for lack of a better word, kind of a villain. The CEO went through many uphill battles to create the ride-sharing app, but also made many mistakes along the way, which led to his ultimate downfall in 2017. Kalanick stepped down from the company after a series of mishaps — including videos of Kalanick yelling at Uber drivers, and a long list of accusations of a toxic workplace. But before all that, when Uber’s popularity initially skyrocketed, the company almost merged with its biggest competitor: Lyft.

Many people thought that this was kind of a no-brainer: two ride-sharing apps joining to become one to become to ultimate taxi replacement. But, the deal actually never went through, obviously, since the two apps still co-exist. What happened? Well, as predicted, Uber didn’t want to spend the $9 Billion that Lyft was asking for.

In 2014, Uber tried to acquire the app with no success. Then, in 2019, Uber was prepared to buy Lyft for $7 Billion, but the ship had sailed, and Lyft rejected the idea, and instead stayed a separate entity.

Lyft of course has also had various blunders over the years, including sexual harassment claims from riders and ADA complaints. Though, there is still time for Uber to buy out to the app, now that Kalanick has left the company. Only time will tell. For now, you can watch Uber’s origin story on Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber on Showtime.

It’s been a little over a week since Kanye West held a listening event in Miami for his eleventh album, Donda 2, which featured appearances from Jack Harlow, Migos, Playboi Carti, Fivio Foreign, Alicia Keys, Pusha T, and more. Aside from the music that was premiered at the event, which was eventually released through Kanye’s Stem Player website, there were some big moments. At one point, Kanye angrily throw a microphone. On Wednesday, Kanye ran into some fans who asked him about that incident, which he then explained.

“It wasn’t about the sound,” Yeezy explained before revealing that he did not want to perform at the event last week. “It was the fact that I was told, one thing I was told was that I had to write the word ‘performance’ on the piece. But what I was giving you guys was performance art. I did these listening sessions when I dropped my album where I put a mask on and I give you this listening session and it’s an installation.”

He added, “And they basically forced me to mix Taco Bell and KFC. They basically forced to mix tequila with cognac. So right when I did the song and I saw myself grabbing this mic and it wasn’t my original idea, I was like, ‘I’m gonna throw this mic. Why am I doing this?’”

You can watch the mic toss and hear Kanye’s comments about it in the video above.

Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.