Month: July 2023

Travis Scott’s long-awaited studio album, Utopia, is nearly here. Last week, the rapper shared the lead single, “K-Pop” featuring Bad Bunny and The Weeknd. In the visual, Scott revealed that a supporting stadium tour would be announced shortly. But that’s not the only thing fans should look forward to. During Travis Scott’s headlining appearance at Rolling Loud Miami 2023, he premiered the news that his film with A24 would be released publicly by week’s end.

Now, the official release date is here, and here’s how to watch Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus film. The flick will be shown at select AMC Theatres nationwide beginning on Thursday, July 27, at 10 p.m. local time. The entertainer hasn’t shared any details about the film’s focus, but based on the trailer, it won’t be a cut-and-dry documentary. The AMC website describes the movie, “A mind-bending visual odyssey across the globe, woven together by the speaker rattling sounds of his highly anticipated upcoming album, ‘Utopia.’ The film is a surreal and psychedelic journey, uniting a collective of visionary filmmakers from around the world in a kaleidoscopic exploration of human experience and the power of soundscapes.”

The listed run time for the film is one hour and 15 minutes.

Watch the trailer for Circus Maximus above.

Circus Maximus will show in select AMC Theatres beginning Thursday, July 27. Find more information here.

Travis Scott’s long-awaited studio album, Utopia, is nearly here. Last week, the rapper shared the lead single, “K-Pop” featuring Bad Bunny and The Weeknd. In the visual, Scott revealed that a supporting stadium tour would be announced shortly. But that’s not the only thing fans should look forward to. During Travis Scott’s headlining appearance at Rolling Loud Miami 2023, he premiered the news that his film with A24 would be released publicly by week’s end.

Now, the official release date is here, and here’s how to watch Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus film. The flick will be shown at select AMC Theatres nationwide beginning on Thursday, July 27, at 10 p.m. local time. The entertainer hasn’t shared any details about the film’s focus, but based on the trailer, it won’t be a cut-and-dry documentary. The AMC website describes the movie, “A mind-bending visual odyssey across the globe, woven together by the speaker rattling sounds of his highly anticipated upcoming album, ‘Utopia.’ The film is a surreal and psychedelic journey, uniting a collective of visionary filmmakers from around the world in a kaleidoscopic exploration of human experience and the power of soundscapes.”

The listed run time for the film is one hour and 15 minutes.

Watch the trailer for Circus Maximus above.

Circus Maximus will show in select AMC Theatres beginning Thursday, July 27. Find more information here.

Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week we got new music from Vagabon, Big Thief, Tame Impala, Beabadoobee, and more.

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Citizen — “If You’re Lonely”

Citizen aptly described their last album Life in Your Glass World in four words in our 2021 interview: “Loud, quiet, angry, sad.” Their new track “If You’re Lonely” contains these conflicting elements, although the anger is more subtle. Trading in their signature emo-punk sound for indie-rock, Citizen are proving that they can pull off any genre.

MJ Lenderman — “Rudolph”

MJ Lenderman has signed to ANTI- Records and shared this new jam “Rudolph” following the immediate success of his 2022 debut Boat Songs. “Rudolph” has everything that his fans love: the charming indie-rock twang and wonderfully unorthodox lines: “Deleted scene of Lightning McQueen / Blacked out at full speed.”

Big Thief — “Vampire Empire”

“Vampire Empire” has been a favorite for many Big Thief fans despite not receiving an official release until now. It’s been performed on tour, as well as on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Though listeners are picky with this recorded version, it still possesses the singularly heart-wrenching lyrics that make this song stand out from other indie earworms: “I wanted to be your woman, I wanted to be your man / I wanted to be the one that you could understand,” Adrianne Lenker lulls.

Angel Du$t — “Space Jam”

Angel Du$t have announced their new album Brand New Soul to follow 2021’s YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs. It’s predictably unhinged from the bat, a nonstop anthem that serves as an unconventional love song: “Come on won’t you be my girl? / I’m asking you to hold my hand / Never going back to earth,” Justice Tripp sings, “Baby, I’ll be your space man / Space Jam.”

Vagabon — “Do Your Worst”

Vagabon had a specific mission when it came to writing “Do Your Worst”: “I set out to make an instrumental that drew from the music you’d hear at an underground club in Germany or the UK yet still lived in the Vagabon musical lexicon,” she said in a statement. The track successfully pulsates with the lively energy of a club while balancing her signature indie textures.

Tame Impala — “Journey To The Real World”

The Barbie movie soundtrack is packed with memorable pop anthems, so Tame Impala’s cameo is quite unexpected. However, the song sticks to Kevin Parker’s typical dreamlike sound, but with an extra disco punch. The buzzing synthesizers add to the otherworldly, energized feeling.

Illuminati Hotties — “Trucker”

“If mortality is a jolting, jagged highway exit, then heaven is a truck as it rumbles through the unknown,” Sarah Tudzin said in a statement. “‘Truck’ is a gentle affirmation that the dream can change at no deficit of dignity. For Tim.” It’s a gentle ballad, different from her past, energetic material, but it keeps the listener captivated by its reckonings.

Restraining Order — Locked In Time

Restraining Order’s 2019 debut This World Is Too Much was a perfect showcase of their unrelenting, uplifting barrage of hardcore. Locked In Time is a promising follow-up that persists with blips of mayhem with shouts of resistance: “There’s gotta be something better than this,” he yells on the rapid-fire “Another Better Day.”

Francis Of Delirium — “Real Love”

“‘Real Love’ at its heart is a simple song about being in love with your best friend,” 21-year-old Jana Bahrich, who makes music as Francis Of Delirium, said in a statement. The sprawling, dreamy track captures the magnitude of this complicated feeling, especially with the riveting repetition of the poignant hook: “Real love isn’t real love when it’s not us.”

Beabadoobee — “The Way Things Go”

Beabadoobee’s “The Way Things Go” is a searing breakup song whose power can be found in its ability to hold back. With a delicate atmosphere, she lulls subtle slights: “And there’s so much left to say / I guess I’m just the bigger guy / And there’s too much on my mind / That I don’t even want to try.”

Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week we got new music from Vagabon, Big Thief, Tame Impala, Beabadoobee, and more.

While we’re at it, sign up for our newsletter to get the best new indie music delivered directly to your inbox, every Monday.

Citizen — “If You’re Lonely”

Citizen aptly described their last album Life in Your Glass World in four words in our 2021 interview: “Loud, quiet, angry, sad.” Their new track “If You’re Lonely” contains these conflicting elements, although the anger is more subtle. Trading in their signature emo-punk sound for indie-rock, Citizen are proving that they can pull off any genre.

MJ Lenderman — “Rudolph”

MJ Lenderman has signed to ANTI- Records and shared this new jam “Rudolph” following the immediate success of his 2022 debut Boat Songs. “Rudolph” has everything that his fans love: the charming indie-rock twang and wonderfully unorthodox lines: “Deleted scene of Lightning McQueen / Blacked out at full speed.”

Big Thief — “Vampire Empire”

“Vampire Empire” has been a favorite for many Big Thief fans despite not receiving an official release until now. It’s been performed on tour, as well as on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Though listeners are picky with this recorded version, it still possesses the singularly heart-wrenching lyrics that make this song stand out from other indie earworms: “I wanted to be your woman, I wanted to be your man / I wanted to be the one that you could understand,” Adrianne Lenker lulls.

Angel Du$t — “Space Jam”

Angel Du$t have announced their new album Brand New Soul to follow 2021’s YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs. It’s predictably unhinged from the bat, a nonstop anthem that serves as an unconventional love song: “Come on won’t you be my girl? / I’m asking you to hold my hand / Never going back to earth,” Justice Tripp sings, “Baby, I’ll be your space man / Space Jam.”

Vagabon — “Do Your Worst”

Vagabon had a specific mission when it came to writing “Do Your Worst”: “I set out to make an instrumental that drew from the music you’d hear at an underground club in Germany or the UK yet still lived in the Vagabon musical lexicon,” she said in a statement. The track successfully pulsates with the lively energy of a club while balancing her signature indie textures.

Tame Impala — “Journey To The Real World”

The Barbie movie soundtrack is packed with memorable pop anthems, so Tame Impala’s cameo is quite unexpected. However, the song sticks to Kevin Parker’s typical dreamlike sound, but with an extra disco punch. The buzzing synthesizers add to the otherworldly, energized feeling.

Illuminati Hotties — “Trucker”

“If mortality is a jolting, jagged highway exit, then heaven is a truck as it rumbles through the unknown,” Sarah Tudzin said in a statement. “‘Truck’ is a gentle affirmation that the dream can change at no deficit of dignity. For Tim.” It’s a gentle ballad, different from her past, energetic material, but it keeps the listener captivated by its reckonings.

Restraining Order — Locked In Time

Restraining Order’s 2019 debut This World Is Too Much was a perfect showcase of their unrelenting, uplifting barrage of hardcore. Locked In Time is a promising follow-up that persists with blips of mayhem with shouts of resistance: “There’s gotta be something better than this,” he yells on the rapid-fire “Another Better Day.”

Francis Of Delirium — “Real Love”

“‘Real Love’ at its heart is a simple song about being in love with your best friend,” 21-year-old Jana Bahrich, who makes music as Francis Of Delirium, said in a statement. The sprawling, dreamy track captures the magnitude of this complicated feeling, especially with the riveting repetition of the poignant hook: “Real love isn’t real love when it’s not us.”

Beabadoobee — “The Way Things Go”

Beabadoobee’s “The Way Things Go” is a searing breakup song whose power can be found in its ability to hold back. With a delicate atmosphere, she lulls subtle slights: “And there’s so much left to say / I guess I’m just the bigger guy / And there’s too much on my mind / That I don’t even want to try.”

When the Golden State Warriors traded Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards in order to bring in Chris Paul, there were not many who saw that move coming and it raised plenty of eyebrows around the league. It wasn’t trading Poole that was the shocker, but just how little they seemingly moved him for, as they brought in Paul on an expiring and had to send a pick with Poole in order to facilitate the deal.

Poole was coming off a rough shooting year with the Warriors, shooting just 33.4 percent from three in the regular season before seeing that drop to 25.4 percent in the playoffs, and was not exactly a favorite in the locker room after he got punched by Draymond Green in a preseason practice. Still, he was a year removed from being a key figure in their run to a championship and seemed like the bridge between the longtime core and the future for the Warriors. However, the Warriors didn’t seem interested in seeing if he could find his rhythm again next year given his price tag, and shuttled him off to Washington to bring in a longtime rival in Chris Paul.

Charles Barkley recently spoke with Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area about his initial reaction to the trade, and Barkley broke it down bluntly as only he can.

“Yeah, they hated Jordan Poole,” Barkley said of the trade. “They really hated Jordan Poole. That’s the number one thing I said to myself is they really hated Jordan Poole [laughs]. This is going to be a chance for him to reset. He had a tough year with peaks and valleys, so he needed a fresh start so I hope it works out for him.”

It’s hard to see it as anything different than that, even with Steph Curry and others saying the right things publicly about Poole. It certainly felt like they were picking Green over Poole (and it’s understandable why), and we’ve seen recently that folks around Poole aren’t exactly pleased with how Draymond’s talked about the punch and the aftermath. Hopefully Barkley is right and a fresh start in Washington can get Poole right, and it’s possible this deal will work out for all parties involved in the long run.

When the Golden State Warriors traded Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards in order to bring in Chris Paul, there were not many who saw that move coming and it raised plenty of eyebrows around the league. It wasn’t trading Poole that was the shocker, but just how little they seemingly moved him for, as they brought in Paul on an expiring and had to send a pick with Poole in order to facilitate the deal.

Poole was coming off a rough shooting year with the Warriors, shooting just 33.4 percent from three in the regular season before seeing that drop to 25.4 percent in the playoffs, and was not exactly a favorite in the locker room after he got punched by Draymond Green in a preseason practice. Still, he was a year removed from being a key figure in their run to a championship and seemed like the bridge between the longtime core and the future for the Warriors. However, the Warriors didn’t seem interested in seeing if he could find his rhythm again next year given his price tag, and shuttled him off to Washington to bring in a longtime rival in Chris Paul.

Charles Barkley recently spoke with Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area about his initial reaction to the trade, and Barkley broke it down bluntly as only he can.

“Yeah, they hated Jordan Poole,” Barkley said of the trade. “They really hated Jordan Poole. That’s the number one thing I said to myself is they really hated Jordan Poole [laughs]. This is going to be a chance for him to reset. He had a tough year with peaks and valleys, so he needed a fresh start so I hope it works out for him.”

It’s hard to see it as anything different than that, even with Steph Curry and others saying the right things publicly about Poole. It certainly felt like they were picking Green over Poole (and it’s understandable why), and we’ve seen recently that folks around Poole aren’t exactly pleased with how Draymond’s talked about the punch and the aftermath. Hopefully Barkley is right and a fresh start in Washington can get Poole right, and it’s possible this deal will work out for all parties involved in the long run.

For those who haven’t yet caught the Barbie movie, here is a warning for spoilers. But for those who have, Ryan Gosling’s Ken is OBSESSED with Matchbox Twenty’s “Push” as a running joke in the movie. He eventually extends this love for the song to all of the Ken’s in Ken-dom, as they serenade the Barbies by the campfire in a truly hilarious scene.

Gosling’s rendition of the track is so popular that it has since been released on Spotify. In a recent interview with USA Today, the band’s lead singer, Rob Thomas, is sharing how he feels about the bit.

“I want to preface this by saying that I thought it was hilarious,” Thomas shared. Still, he also brought up a story about how the band became the joke in Bring It On and had thought it would be a similar story.

“When I got the call for Barbie, they told me, ‘Ken’s by the fireside, he’s playing the song and it’s his favorite band,’” he added. “So I did this thinking I’d be the butt of the joke, and I was fine with that. I’m pretty thick-skinned. But [Atlantic Records’] Julie Greenwald came to the Hollywood Bowl a month or two ago. She had just seen the movie and was like, ‘You come out of it loving Ken and loving ‘Push.” And I was like, ‘Aww. All right, really good!’”

Barbie‘s director, Greta Gerwig, has also revealed that she enjoyed the song over the years.

Listen to Gosling’s cover of “Push” above.

Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston unloaded on Disney CEO Bob Iger during a fiery speech at a SAG-AFTRA strike rally in Times Square. Iger has been under fire for his tone-deaf remarks shortly after the actors union voted to go on strike. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher called out the Disney CEO by name as did one of the writers for The Bear. Now, the star of Breaking Bad is getting in on the act.

Not only did Cranston slam Iger for ignoring the plight of actors, but he also issued a stern warning on using AI to replace human performers.

Via Variety:

“I know, sir, that you look [at] things through a different lens. We don’t expect you to understand who we are. But we ask you to hear us, and beyond that to listen to us when we tell you we will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots. We will not have you take away our right to work and earn a decent living. And lastly, and most importantly, we will not allow you to take away our dignity! We are union through and through, all the way to the end!”

Cranston also took aim at the broader studio system, which has refused to meet the actors’ demand for better pay and working conditions.

“We are not in the same business model we were even 10 years ago,” Cranston said. “And yet, even though they admit that is the truth in today’s economy, they are fighting us tooth and nail to stick to the same economic system that is outmoded, outdated! They want us to step back in time. We cannot and we will not do that.”

(Via Variety)

Elon Musk didn’t waste a second pushing anti-vaxx conspiracy theories after news broke that Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice. You would think Musk would have his hands full with his disastrous Twitter rebrand, but nope, the embattled CEO immediately jumped at the opportunity to blame the COVID vaccine for James’ medical emergency.

“We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing,” Musk said in response to a tweet reporting James’ condition. “Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common.”

Thankfully, James, who is the son of basketball superstar Lebron James, is doing well. His family released a statement thanking the medical teams and athletic staff for their efforts.

“Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU,” the statement said via CNN. “We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information. LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”

Nevertheless, Musk’s remarks are particularly ghoulish and dangerous given his tweets are systematically boosted by the Twitter algorithm. People wasted no time calling out Musk for pushing anti-vax conspiracy theories under the guise of “just asking questions.”

You can see some of the reactions below:

(Via Elon Musk on Twitter)

The Independence Day holiday has long since passed, but ASAP Rocky’s love for all things red, white, and blue hasn’t. In the video for his latest track, “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n),” the Harlem native shows off his patriotism in the military advertisement the United States will ever need. Rocky, alongside his masked faux ASAP mob, are gearing up for the battlefield that is hip-hop as the musician prepares for the release of his forthcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb.

With the recording artist fashionably dressed in a mix of camouflage and armed with an actual military-grade tank as an airplane hovers above, Rocky is overly prepared for his album’s invasion. The track, produced by Pharrell Williams, initially sparked rumors that Rocky and his beau Rihanna, secretly tied the knot as he rapped, “My wife is erotic, I’m smokin’ exotic / My whip is exotic, my crib is a cottage / A whole lot of cheesе, see we gettin’ that cottage / A wholе lot of brains, I skipped out on college.”

Later in the track, he revealed that the couple had a secret song in the works, rapping, “Flossin’ hard, this ain’t dental floss (Uh, woo, woo, woo) / Flossy, glossy / Nah, b*tch, this ain’t lip gloss / Luxe balm up in my palm / New collab’ with my baby mom.”

ASAP Rocky’s musical invasion has just begun.

Watch the video for “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)” above.