LCD Soundsystem is teaming up with two iconic acts two bring back the sounds of the 2000s. Next month, they will team up with Peaches and M.I.A. to perform at Morrison, CO’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
The three acts are set to take the stage at Red Rocks on May 29 and 30. In an interview with Indiewire, LCD Soundsystem’s lead vocalist James Murphy explained how he reunited with his bandmates to make new music as LCD Soundsystem, despite not having put out an album since 2017.
“I was working with Al Doyle at his studio and then back in New York at my studio,” said Murphy. “It was just a nice way to feel like I wasn’t just tagging along. Next thing I knew, I wanted to put this music out. Then I was like, ‘What do I do? The band’s broken up.’ I asked Pat [Mahoney] and Nancy [Whang], ‘Do you feel like this is LCD music?’ I couldn’t put it out and call it James Murphy if I had Pat and Nancy play. But I wouldn’t want to not play with my friends for some weird reason just to save face. If I play with Pat and Nancy, it’s gotta be LCD. They said ‘Yeah, we’ll play.’ So it was LCD. I decided that whatever shit I was going to take for that, I didn’t care too much.”
General on-sale for tickets to the upcoming Red Rocks shows begins Tuesday, April 18 at 10 a.m. EST. You can purchase tickets here.
Decades after Lil’ Kim‘s reported IRS issues, it seems she has settled, according to documents from Radar Online.
As HipHopDX notes the exact details or date of the money being released weren’t revealed, they did state that $1.38 million of tax debt came from Lil’ Kim — which had been building up since 2003 through various incidents.
In December of 2014, the IRS filed a lien against her for $127,000 since she hadn’t paid taxes since 2010. A few years later, in 2018, the rapper reportedly filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which allows people to catch up on their debts.
For exact numbers, Lil’ Kim had $2,573,300 in assets (which included a Bentley and a Mercedes, jewelry, furniture, electronics, clothing, and her three entertainment companies.) She owed about $4 million in liabilities. Her back taxes totaled $1.8 million, per the publication. She originally tried to pay back $5,500 every month and almost sold her home, but that request was denied.
By the summer of 2019, Lil’ Kim’s bankruptcy case was granted to be dismissed. “I remain committed to saving my home and reorganizing my debts,” she wrote in the filing. It also noted that she had borrowed $25,000 from Missy Elliott, according to Finurah.
Now, she is completely cleared of all past debts and able to keep moving forward.
Luh Tyler has the game on lock right now. At 17-years-old, the Florida rapper maintains an assured energy, knowing that he’s one of the most promising acts in the game at the moment. Today (April 14), he has shared the visual for his buzzy new single, “Stand On Biz,” which comes from his debut mixtape, My Vision.
“Stand On Biz” arrives hot off Tyler’s freshly signed deal with Atlantic Records. On the song, Tyler reassures his status, making it known that although he is a newcomer, he is no rookie, and he won’t hesitate to resort to any sort of means necessary.
“Stay in the booth all day, wait ’til I drop my tape, that’s gon’ be it /…they gon’ be fake, I’ma just go get paid, that’s what it is / I’ma take one to the face, thеn I go chase that cake, we stand on biz,” he raps on the song’s chorus.
In the accompanying video Tyler is seen with his crew, as they dwell in their riches, but remain true to their city.
You can check out the video for “Stand On Biz” above.
Luh Tyler is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Awards votes were due by the end of the regular season from the various media members who make up the league’s voting pool, and as such, the league can hand out hardware to players throughout the postseason for their work during the 82-game year.
Prior to Friday’s Play-In action, the league had TNT announce the three finalists for each award, narrowing the field down to the three highest vote-getters to further continue the debate over who should win — even though, again, voting is over — and also to let fans, players, and teams know who is still in the running. There weren’t any real surprises on the finalists list, particularly MVP which features the three frontrunners who have been discussed all year. Most people will find their favorites for each award among the finalists, but the debate over who is most deserving of each award among those three is varied. Some have heavy favorites — like Lauri Markkanen for Most Improved, Paolo Banchero for Rookie of the Year, and De’Aaron Fox for Most Clutch — while others like MVP and DPOY will be far more contested among the public.
Here are the finalists for the 2023 NBA Awards:
Most Valuable Player
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
Nikola Jokic
Defensive Player of the Year
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Brook Lopez
Evan Mobley
Rookie of the Year
Paolo Banchero
Walker Kessler
Jalen Williams
Sixth Man of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon
Bobby Portis
Immanuel Quickley
Coach of the Year
Mike Brown
Mark Daigneault
Joe Mazzulla
Most Improved Player
Jalen Brunson
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Lauri Markkanen
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“When characters die on this show, the feeling of loss is frightening.” -Max Collins
Put season two of The Wire in a blender and listen as this week’s returning guest Max Collins from Eve 6 spins it around into a beautiful oblivion on Pod Yourself A Gun with Matt and Vince as they discuss the 12 and final episode of season two, “Port in a Storm.”
Before saying farewell to the docks, the Sobotkas, and the not-Greek Greeks, Matt, Vince, and Max compare when they first started hearing the kids say “hella.” For Max it was age 13 at skateboarding camp in Visalia, which sounds hella rad. After that, really just tying up loose ends and seeing that, as always, the police work is only about getting your stats and not being the shitbird of the day on any given day.
Season two detractors rejoice. Ziggy is gone, and next season we return to the streets. See you on the other side, you sickos.
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Rap royals Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj teamed up this week, producing a pugnacious remix to Ice’s Like…? standout “Princess Diana.” Not to be outdone, fellow former Nicki Minaj protege Doja Cat took advantage of the boom-bap beat on SZA’s “Kill Bill” to deliver some truly non-corny raps. Fivio Foreign played around with fire in his video for “Hot Sauce,” while Chicagoans Saba and No I.D. teamed up for the first song from an upcoming duo project(!), “Back In Office.”
Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending April 14, 2022.
Albums/EPs/Mixtapes
Black Thought & El Michels Affair — Glorious Game
Black Thought
One of my personal most awaited releases of the year, Glorious Game continues the thread of excellent releases from Mr. Tariq Trotter, this time, pairing him up with a group that brings some ’70s soul-backed Blaxploitation vibes to his heady hip-hop observances. It’s yet another match made in heaven.
Grafh & 38 Spesh — Art Of Words
Grafh
When I was a freshman in college, I loved Grafh — mainly for two specific performances. One was an appearance on the protest record “Tree Never Grown,” on which he held his own alongside luminaries (no pun intended) like Mos Def, J-Live, Tame One, and Wordsworth. On the other, which came from a DJ Kay Slay tape, Grafh spat one of his hardest verses on Jay-Z’s “This Life Forever.” Anyway, Grafh’s career never panned out the way I thought it would, but I still have a soft spot for him and he’s still got a way with words.
NLE Choppa — Cottonwood 2
NLE Choppa
Allow NLE Choppa to reintroduce himself. Since the last Cottonwood, the Memphis kid has seen his fortunes rise, caught flak over his self-improvement efforts, and grown a lot as an artist. On this sequel, Choppa branches out, trying styles as diverse as Jersey Club and New Orleans Bounce as he works to set himself apart from not just the rest of his city’s rap scene, but his former self.
Troy Ave — Dear Hater, I Won
Troy Ave
In my research for this week’s column, I was surprised to see another survivor of the blog era, a man I once fondly referred to as “Helium 50,” has a new album out today. I gave it half a spin and was pleased to learn that despite his numerous setbacks and a notable decline in attention, his defiant, boastful persona remains unbowed, his rhymes remain as witty and amusing as ever, and he has refused to go away, like the living embodiment of the New York he once obnoxiously championed.
Singles/Videos
Ciara — “Da Girls (Girls Mix)” Feat. Lola Brooke & Lady London
Ciara’s been on an interesting, devil-may-care kick lately and it’s been pretty entertaining to watch. She’ll as gladly lend her still-generous helping of spotlight to both battle rap nepo babies like Coast Contra as she is to a pair of New York rap it-girls in Lola Brooke and Lady London. The low-budget vibes of the video actually serve the carefree vibe of the song really well — they’re just girls having fun and you know what? You can’t fault them for that at all.
Doe Boy — “Roll The Dice” Feat. Dej Loaf
I love a good Midwest connection; the acts encompassing areas like Dej Loaf’s Detroit and Doe Boy’s Cleveland have a unique kind of chemistry, often resulting in surprising, off-kilter products that are more than the sum of their parts. For instance, here, the usually brusque Doe Boy sounds downright tender, while Dej puts a little more melodic lilt in her singsongy rap style than usual. The combination is a little like PB&J — subtly complex and simply satisfying.
Jay Worthy & Harry Fraud — ““GS 350”
It’s a reunion! Harry Fraud’s loopy production has always provided a potent counterpoint to Jay’s subtle gangsterisms. When the beat kicks in on this one, it levitates to another level.
Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs — “African Pompano”
Queens rapper Meyhem Lauren has been consistently toiling just at the edges of mainstream attention. He may be better known as one of Action Bronson’s two burly sidekicks on F*ck, That’s Delicious, but he’s been a worthy entertainer in his own right all along. “African Pompano,” with production by Madlib and DJ Muggs, is a solid example.
Reuben Vincent — “Bottle Service” Feat. Reason & Stacy Barthe
A standout from Vincent’s debut album Love Is War, “Bottle Service” is like Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools,” only stripped down to its message and heartbreaking storytelling. A spoonful of sugar may help make the medicine taste better but sometimes, you’ve got to take it straight up if you want the full effect.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Ben Affleck is a bit of an enigma. He is first and foremost an actor who loves being in movies and making movies, but he doesn’t seem to like being a celebrity too much. It does make sense considering that he has been in this industry for so long, he’s probably a little tired of living in the shadow of his best friend Matt Damon, which might be why he has been calling out his messiness lately. He’s just mad that Damon bought a zoo without him.
But since he’s been around for a while, Affleck was recently asked by James Corden if he had ever been fired from a role before, to which the actor responded that he was often fired from projects as a teen due to his unfortunate “tardiness problem.” If you’re going to be late to anything as a teenager, you might as well make it gym class and not a big-budget Hollywood production, but he must have learned his lesson. Affleck did mention a time when his lines were cut from a movie, even though he thought he had delivered a Teen Choice Award-worthy performance.
The actor was 20 when he scored one of his first movie roles as the infamous “Basketball Player Number 10” in 1992’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the movie that inspired the TV show. “I got one line … it was for a basketball player,” he told Corden. His character was supposed to offer the ball to a werewolf that happened to be running through the gym. This movie made $16 million at the box office, by the way.
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“I was feeling it. I felt authentically afraid,” Affleck explained of his character. And he looked it, too! “And then I went and saw the movie with friends … and I sounded very different. And I realized right then they re-recorded my line.” Maybe he wasn’t afraid enough. This is what happens when you skip high school gym class.
He continued, “I was so bad. They needed me to be in the scene, but the director [Fran Rubel Kuzui] obviously [was like], ‘I can’t hear the voice again!’ They had to pay someone to come in and say, ‘Hey man, take it.’ Because apparently, I couldn’t say that convincingly enough.”
Perhaps this is what inspired Affleck to embark on a life-long journey to insert himself into many basketball-related situations. He and Damon just released Air, so he clearly wasn’t nervous about going back into the basketball court. Even if he should be (because of the werewolves).
Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his new “Rat Czar,” which naturally raised all kinds of questions including, but not limited to… “what the heck is a rat czar?” While appearing on CNN’s This Morning, Adams attempted to explain the title to Don Lemon, who was curious about the new position that was now being filled by former school teacher Kathleen Corradi.
Turns out, there was a large number of applicants to be Rat Czar, but as Adams revealed, it takes a very special person who was born for the task.
“Imagine waking up and seeing a rat scurry across your floor or opening one of your kitchen cabinets and seeing a rat come out or even in your car,” Adams said. “Rodents impact on our health, our quality of life, and our mental psyche. You’ll think about that rat the entire day.”
According to Adams, the city received a “substantial number of applicants” for the position of waging war on city rats and the person they chose has apparently been battling the furry creatures since she was just a child.
When Adams announced Corradi as the city’s new Rat Czar, he called her rat’s “worst nightmare” thanks to her almost life-long commitment to killing rats. She really hates them, and yes, this does sound like the origin story for a Batman villain.
“This is an amazing young lady,” Adams said. “When she was 10 years old, she did a petition on her block to get rid of rodents.”
The lesson here: If you want your child to grow up to be Rat Czar of a major city, it’s never too early to start.
A good mystery is judged by its clues andYellowjackets is the kind of show that loves to drop a few in each episode to keep fans salivating for more. In episode four’s “Old Wounds,” those Easter eggs included hints as to what happened to Shauna’s wilderness baby, references to classic works of fiction, and both a Sandra Bullock and Agatha Christie nod.
For a brief second, Coach Ben (Steven Krueger) can be seen opening (and quickly closing) a tattered copy of author John Fowles’ classic work of postmodern fiction, The Magus. If you’ve read that dark, rambling tale, you know it’s filled with illusions, mythical metaphors, and frustratingly ambiguous endings. Not exactly the kind of “beach read” one would hope for when stuck in a decrepit cabin in the middle of the wilderness with a bunch of teenage cannibals. But the book does offer some clues as to what Ben, who’s been experiencing hallucinations formed from intimate memories and wishful alternate realities, might be going through at the moment. More importantly, it might foreshadow what his role within the group could look like down the line.
The Magus centers on a naive and disillusioned English schoolteacher who takes a job on a remote Greek island and befriends a wealthy recluse, quickly becoming embroiled in what the novel names “the godgame,” eccentric, psychological plays that cause the young man to question his own reality. Eventually, the protagonist escapes the island, realizing the entire scheme was an experiment meant to cause him to confront his own failings and the cruel nature of mankind, but he still imagines he’s being watched or “studied” back home in London. Eventually, he reunites with the woman he left to work at the school, choosing love and discarding the mask of his former self — though whether the pair actually end up together is left uncertain.
Obviously, there are some parallels between Coach Ben and the schoolteacher — both are depressed, isolated, longing to fix their mistakes and make better choices in their romantic relationships. But the mythology and mysticism, the idea that things aren’t as they seem, might also connect to the strange happenings in the woods, and the “darkness” calling the adult survivors back to the wilderness.
Who Is Lady Mallowan?
When Misty (Christina Ricci) and Walter (Elijah Wood) check into the bed and breakfast near the end of episode four, Misty insists on booking a separate room under the pseudonym, Lady Mallowan. Walter gives her an incredulous look before the pair are shown going through the motions of their very similar nighttime routines. While Walter’s John Lange identity is a nod to the pseudonym used by Jurassic Park writer Michael Crichton, Misty chosen name is in reference to the title famed crime writer Agatha Christie inherited when she married her second husband. (A couple who uses obscure literary references together, stays together.)
That Alanis Morrisette Theme Song
We’ve written about the fantastic needle drops in Yellowjackets before, but in “Old Wounds,” one such musical moment happens so early that you might have missed it. If the iconic intro theme sounded a bit different in episode four, that’s because grunge queen Alanis Morissette recorded a cover of “No Return” by Anna Waronker and Craig Wedren. The haunting rendition can also be heard playing during Lottie’s (Courtney Eaton) food court hallucination.
An Answer To The Wilderness Baby Question
In the past, Shauna is still pregnant and scolding the unidentified bear meat thief for taking more than their share, but in the present, her only child is a troublemaking teenager who couldn’t possibly be the same baby she’s carrying in the woods. Callie (Sarah Desjardins) is too young, and a girl, while Lottie is sure Shauna’s cabin baby is a boy. We’re still not sure what happens to the child, but during an argument between Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) and Jeff (Warren Kole), the show makes it clear that either the wilderness baby doesn’t survive, or Jeff doesn’t know about him.
After revealing that she told Callie about Adam’s murder and Jeff’s blackmail scheme, the poor guy goes on a 20-second monologue about how the couple only has one kid, one shot to get this parenting thing right. If Jeff knew about the baby, or if the baby hadn’t died in the wilderness, this turn of phrase would feel off. It sounds like the show might be setting the groundwork for a heartbreaking trauma for Teen Shauna down the line.
Van’s Video Store
When Taissa (Tawny Cypress), still half out of it after hitchhiking her way across state lines in yet another sleepwalking haze, finally stumbles upon Van’s vintage video store, there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it glimpse of the business’ name, “While You Were Streaming.” The clever pun is a callback to season one, episode seven when Van (Liv Hewson), pre-wolf attack, entertains the girls with a campfire retelling of her favorite ’90s rom-com, While You Were Sleeping.
Showtime’s ‘Yellowjackets’ streams on Fridays, followed by TV airtime on Sunday nights.
We’ve all seen our fair share of older-sibling-meets-new-baby videos, which are generally pretty darn adorable. But once in a while, one comes along that socks us square in the heart and has us desperately reaching for a tissue.
Brace yourselves, friends, because this is one video that truly requires a tissue warning.
Shared by @brianaarielle89 on TikTok, the video shows a preschooler dressed up in a dinosaur costume entering a hospital room to meet his newborn sibling for the first time. He asks, “Mommy, where is Hudson?” and is guided over to the cot where his baby brother is bundled.
At first, he walks right past him. But then he turns, sees him and simply stares for a few seconds.
A man’s voice asks, “What do you think?” and oh, the emotion in his little voice as he breaks into tears.
“Hudsooooon!” he wails. “Hiiii!” And then he cries out the sweetest BFF declaration you’ll ever hear.
“I’m happy crying, okay?” Okay, kiddo. So is everyone else now.
Of course, not all young children are overcome with happiness when they get to meet their younger siblings. In fact, some kids can be downright hostile about it, asking the parents if they can send the baby back or acting out in anger and jealousy. Depending on their age, older siblings might demand more attention than usual or regress in certain developmental milestones, such as potty training.
For parents whose young children didn’t gush with love when they met a new sibling, don’t worry. Jealousy of babies is totally normal and doesn’t mean your kids won’t get along eventually. It just takes time to adjust to a new reality and a new dynamic in the household. Dr. Hindie M. Klein recommends tips like referring to the new baby as “our baby,” letting the older sibling help in caring for the baby (in ways that are age-appropriate, of course) and providing some special parental one-on-one time with the older child to help kids more easily adjust to a new baby in the house.
Even baby Hudson and his big-hearted bro here will surely have sibling spats of their own over the years. Sibling love is complicated, but it’s great to see it start off on such a beautiful note.
This article originally appeared on 9.21.22
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