While returning to Earth after stopping a Sequid invasion in space, Mark/Invincible (Steven Yeun) and Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs) notably share a brief moment that catches him off guard. Eve gives him an emotional hug after they narrowly escape a harrowing fire fight in space. Mark’s reaction says it all as he clearly had no idea that Eve cared for him that much.
Back on Earth, Mark tries to reconnect with his girlfriend Amber (Zazie Beetz) after abandoning her for the second time for a mission in space. The strain of his double life is clearly taking its toll, and the two seek advice from outside counsel on whether it’s time to throw in the towel. Notably, Amber turns to Eve because she’s the only one who can understand the situation. Ultimately, Amber decides not to text Mark that she misses him while at a college party, and instead, she gets her drink on.
Obviously, the show seems to be heading in a clear direction, so let’s ask the big question. (WARNING: Spoilers ahead.)
Do Invincible And Atom Eve End Up Together?
Yes. In the comic book series Mark and Eve become a literal power couple. However, despite both being superheroes, that doesn’t make their relationship any easier. In fact, they face some particularly brutal and emotionally devastating trials that only Invincible can deliver.
As for whether or not Mark and Eve will get together this season remains to be seen. The show is clearly laying the groundwork as Mark and Amber’s relationship falls apart, but Eve and her ex-boyfriend Rex (Jason Mantzoukas) still have some matters to resolve as he recovers from being shot in the head by the Lizard League.
Invincible Season 2 streams new episodes Thursday on Prime Video
Pearl Jam is back and more kick-ass than ever. The band’s forthcoming album, Dark Matter, won’t be released until April 19. So, to hold fans over, today (March 22), they shared the latest single from the project, “Running.”
It’s loud, abrasive, and in your face — essentially, all the quintessential elements of a solid rock track, which lets listeners know that the Dark Matter Tour will be a headbanger.
“Dictator, love hater / Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel ain’t no fun / Now I’m lost in all the shit you’re flushing / Victrola, controller / Lost in the tunnel, and the tunnel’s getting funneled / Like the sewage in the plumbing / ‘Cause we left the fucking water running / Got me running,” sings lead vocalist Eddie Vedder.
In addition to releasing the track, the group shared some related news: The same week their upcoming album hits streaming services, the public will have a chance to see the project in a theater near them. Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter — Only Night Only “global theatrical experience” will officially show in select cinemas on April 16.
As emphasized in the band’s post on X (formerly Twitter): “Attendees will be among the very first to hear the band’s new record in select cinemas around the world. This communal experience will play ‘Dark Matter’ in its entirety twice: first in a dark cinema, and then again with added visuals.”
To celebrate the release of the new album, Pearl Jam invites you to a global theatrical experience, Dark Matter – One Night Only, on April 16th, 2024.
Attendees will be among the very first to hear the band’s new record in select cinemas around the world. This communal… pic.twitter.com/zlbPLQ2biW
Netflix has not shied away from the twistiest, turniest TV show possible lately, and the Game of Thrones showrunners are throwing their own curveballs with 3 Body Problem. The sci-fi series, which is based upon Liu Cixin’s bestselling novel series, is a far cry from dragons and the Battle of Winterfell, but these guys cannot help but be attracted to projects with massive scope.
In this case, we’re talking about the fate of humanity after the discovery of aliens, followed by the inability of mankind to not poke the space bear, so to speak. The binging began in earnest this week, and already, people are now wondering whether there will be more from Netflix.
Will There Be A 3 Body Problem Season 2?
In all likelihood, the answer to that question is “yes.” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were very upfront about their multi-season plan for this project, and viewers surely want to know how the rest of this story rolls out, particularly because aliens announced their impending arrival (which is actually pretty far off into the future) and their plans to destroy humanity. The back end of the season dives into Wallfacer Project from the Planetary Defense Council, and the greatest minds on Earth are tasked with convening to think very hard about how to solve this problem without articulating plans loud because that’s the only way to not tip off the San-Ti’s sentient supercomputer system.
Granted, actually watching that happen sounds about as action-packed as Breaking Dawn‘s “mind shield” from Bella as written in The Twilight Saga, but that’s why dramatization and story tweaks exist. The show does take plenty of liberties, of course, but the mankind does not bode well with the failure of the Staircase Project, and there are still plenty of other balls in the air, too, as this series continues to toss around complex scientific concepts in a cast including Eiza González and Benedict Wong.
With that said, there has not been a renewal yet from Netflix, so that we can eventually find out if mankind finds a solution before the San-Ti arrive on Earth. Yet these are very early days. Hang tight for more updates.
Like Netflix with its shows and movies, Spotify has been notoriously private when it comes to listening data. But recently, the music streaming service has been testing a feature that reveals the popularity of its podcasts. Unsurprisingly, The Joe Rogan Experience is Spotify’s most-listened (and Neil Young’s most-hated) podcast. But what is surprising is just how much bigger the podcast is compared to everything else.
Bloomberg reports that The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5 million followers, good for first place. In second place: TED Talks Daily with 5.0 million. The Joe Rogan Experience is nearly three times as big as the next most popular podcast. With such a massive platform, it’s a good thing Rogan checks all his facts and never shares misinformation.
The feature, which doesn’t have a public name, appears on the landing pages of shows on Spotify’s mobile app. If you have access, you should see a tiny rectangle on the left side that, if tapped, will begin playing swipeable previews of episodes. That page looks and acts a lot like TikTok, down to a button on the right side that allows listeners to follow the podcast. Though it’s unlabeled, it’s there that you can see the number of followers a podcast has.
Here’s the full top 10:
1. The Joe Rogan Experience (14.5 million)
2. TED Talks Daily (5.0 million)
3. Call Her Daddy (3.7 million)
4. Crime Junkie (3.3 million)
5. Stuff You Should Know (3.2 million)
6. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain (3.1 million)
7. Huberman Lab (3.0 million)
8. The Daily (2.6 million)
9. On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2.3 million)
10. Serial Killers (2.2 million)
Hailey Knox cannot even entertain the hypothetical. When asked to recall a recent instance that confirmed music is what she wants to do forever, the 25-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer is temporarily perplexed. “I don’t know what else I would be doing,” she says. “I’m drawn to doing something creative. It is my purpose to make things, so even when I’m not doing sessions, I’m home jamming on guitar and noodling, so it’s very instinctual.”
And in hindsight, it was an absurd question to ask. Knox’s musical instincts pour out across “11th Hour,” her single out now, from cutting lyricism (“Boy, you did it to yourself / Only thinkin’ of yourself / Nothing else matters / ‘Til the 11th hour / And it’s too late now”) and eye-popping vocal runs to textured production.
Music has been Knox’s North Star since her childhood in Carmel, New York. Her father taught her to play guitar at seven years old, and that was all she needed. Talent show performances and YouTube covers followed in spades, but her pursuit of a music career officially began with the Knox Sisters — navigating industry firsts alongside her sister, Samantha, and their mother, who managed them, which laid the groundwork for her to shoulder pressures unique to public-facing women as a solo artist.
In 2016, Knox released her A Little Awkward EP and opened on Charlie Puth’s We Don’t Talk Tour. Don’t let Knox’s knack for viral snippets fool you into believing she’s an overnight sensation — though she is sensational — because she’s been at this for a decade-plus. If she sounds familiar, you may have heard her 2018 hit “Hardwired” on a 2019 Grey’s Anatomy episode. Or maybe you’re among the 13.2-plus million people who have streamed either “Charismatic” or “A Boy Named Pluto.”
If Knox is awake, it’s likely she’s feverishly working to perfect her already-sharp lyricism, intricate production — first through GarageBand, then Logic — and mesmerizing vocals. And it keeps paying off. Visit Knox’s Instagram page, and you’ll be greeted by several comments from SZA. The first came last December in response to Knox’s freestyle about the challenges of wanting to be a genuine artist in an algorithm- and clout-driven industry. “Ate,” SZA wrote, and her belief in Knox continues to balloon. In January, the SOS star co-signed a video of Knox teasing an unreleased track from her forthcoming project with, “God DAMMIT CHILD !!!!!! Ur eating devouring and regurgitating.”
SZA is far from the only bonafide star keenly following Knox’s posts. The list also includes Justin Bieber, Gracie Abrams, Drew Taggart, Shawn Mendes, Teddy Swims, Alexander 23, and Craig David. Knox’s list of supporters, which also includes over 587,000 monthly Spotify listeners, figures to multiply on the back of February’s “Stranger” and “11th Hour” before she fully shows her hand with another EP later this year.
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I want to start with one question about your start with your sister as The Knox Sisters. What did beginning your music career and experiencing everything for the first time alongside your sister and your mom, who managed you, teach you that directly applied to navigating music as a solo artist, especially as a young woman?
Well, I definitely think growing up with my sister and mom, [who have] very loving and huge hearts, and working with them, there’s a lot of trust there when you’re working with family. And so, I think I definitely apply that to the people I choose to work with today. I value honesty and being around great people that I can trust to work with, and I think when you’re making music that’s vulnerable, you want people around you that you can trust to open up to, so I definitely think I applied that feeling just of working with my family to the people I work with today.
Who was your first idol?
It’s funny. I always say Bieber, but I loved Hilary Duff. Hilary Duff was my first concert.
I read a People interview you gave in 2016 — around the time you were opening for Charlie [Puth] — and you talked about loving Justin Bieber growing up because you admired how he blew up on YouTube. Eight years later, YouTube catapulted your career, and Justin follows you on Instagram. Do we romanticize these things from the outside, or was it a moment when you got the notification that Justin Bieber started following you on Instagram?
It was definitely like a mega deal. I was in a session, and I got the notification. I think I got so thrown off that the session just ended up being mush. But it was such a great moment. I was like, ‘Holy sh*t.’ I think he DMed me in the session, and I was like, ‘Whoa.’ I love him.
How do you internalize bonafide artists following and supporting you? Does it inspire you, add more pressure, or none of the above?
I think it’s a little both. I get inspired because, sometimes, if I am doubting myself, seeing somebody like SZA or Bieber — just having those names [supporting me], it’s like, ‘Maybe I’m doing something right.’ It definitely inspires, but I also get like, ‘Holy sh*t, I’m posting this, and SZA is going to see it.’ That sort of feeling. So, it’s both.
Do you have a relationship with SZA outside of Instagram?
I mean, she’s been so sweet. I think it still really hasn’t completely hit me that she f*cks with the music I make. It’s so weird, but she’s been so sweet. I’ve texted her just to say thank you so much for all the support that she’s shown, and she’s been nothing but sweet. She’s just inspiring. Everything she’s done. The melodies that come out of her mouth are crazy.
Do you know how and when she first came across your music?
I think it was a verse I did to a Drake beat. I think that was the first comment that I saw, and I think she said, “Ate.” I think that was the first interaction. I was basically just talking about the industry and stuff [in the verse].
It’s the nature of how things go now: When one video or song goes viral, everybody assumes you’re a brand-new artist, and it’s an overnight breakthrough. In reality, you’ve been at this since you were a preteen. Can you recall the first time that you recognized other people recognizing you because of music?
I feel like there’s a lot of little moments, especially with the internet. It’s just weird. You have things hit, and it’s the highs and lows of the business. But I do feel like once I went independent a few years ago, Russ did an open verse challenge, and I did that, and he put me on the official song. I feel like that was just such a cool moment. I had been a fan of him, and he was so supportive through it all. He shared me with his fans, and I think that was just a really good moment for me to go independent and feel like, Oh, I can do this.
What are some of those other little moments?
When I was younger, opening the Charlie Puth tour was such a big thing. I feel like I was too young to really take it all in — I was 16, 17 — but I remember doing those shows and meeting people after the shows and being like, Wow, this is actually something I could do.
What originally piqued your interest in production?
When I was doing a lot of sessions, I had a hard time communicating to the producer what I wanted, and so, I literally was drawn to the computer and naturally wanted to be able to do this myself. I just taught myself, and being able to do it yourself instead of trying to articulate it is a lot easier.
Have you observed differences between how you’re perceived as a producer and how your male peers are perceived as producers?
Since moving up to LA, there’s been a little bit of that. I think recently, though, I find myself keeping a close circle and surrounding myself with people that I can trust, where it’s like I can rely on people to not feel disrespected in a room. But it does suck that that does still happen [to women], but I keep the circle close and good people around me.
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How did “Stranger” foreshadow where you’re headed sonically for the next year?
Sonically, I loved how that one came about. We were jamming, and then we sampled it, but I think that song has a lot of really cool harmonies, and I love incorporating a lot of melody rhythmic within the record. It touches on that with that record, and then there’s more to come in future records that do the same.
Your next single is “11th Hour,” which orbits around a soured romantic situation, but the title got me thinking more broadly about how quickly everything moves and the constant fear of being “too late.” As an artist who has no other choice but to operate within this online machine, how do you fight against pressure to stay “relevant,” whatever that means, and give yourself time to make something that you are proud of?
It is a lot of balancing, for sure. Sometimes, I am thinking of 20 things at once, but I try to hone in on one thing. I’ve been trying to make lists. Lists are helping. But if I focus too much on how a song is performing — I don’t want to think about that and just focus on music.
How do you define whether a song is great?
I would say just if you could feel whatever the artist is telling you. Once the song is over, if you feel something from it.
Are you a perfectionist?
Yes, a little too much. I’ll complete a song and wonder, Maybe I should try this over guitar. I just like to explore every possible route. For the lyrics, [I explore] how it feels the best over this sonic bed. But it’s definitely hard to know when something’s done. Honestly, letting things have space is also always good because “11th Hour” was an idea that started a year ago. I revisited it, and I just had a new perspective on it. Giving things space is good.
What is an example of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and, as a result, something happened that wouldn’t have happened otherwise?
I’m pretty antisocial and pushing myself to be more social and meet new people. I think it inspires the songwriting. It makes me think about things differently. But making music, somebody introduced me to this feature on Logic called “varispeed,” and that literally is used within “11th Hour.” I’m able to pitch my voice. So, [I’m] meeting new people and learning new things from sessions, and I think I’ve learned something new from every session I’ve done.
It has been eightish months since you released “Future Me.” I think most of us are always chasing or perhaps just daydreaming about a future version of ourselves. But in the time since you released or wrote that song, have you been introduced to a part of your future self that you wrote about wanting to meet?
I feel like I’m meeting parts of her. I think I’m evolving and still learning more about myself. But yeah, I would say so. Confidence and being decisive are things I’ve always struggled with, but I find myself fitting into those shoes a bit more.
What would be the best thing that could possibly happen in the next year?
With Oberst’s bi-coastal residency in full swing, last night, Los Angeles, California fans were treated to a performance of the former group’s 2019 song “My City” at Teragram Ballroom. Even knowing that is highly unlikely, hearing the pair together again immediately raises the question of whether they will get back together.
But it is simply a deep appreciation of each other’s artistic talents, as Oberst pointed out during his interview with Uproxx‘s Philip Cosores. “Hearing Phoebe’s music, there are some people’s voices that you can’t unheard,” he said. “Her voice is so striking and unique and amazing, and her songs are amazing.”
But the appearance wasn’t a one-track and done favor. The pair also delivered a moving cover of Bright Eyes’ 2004 record”Luna.” In addition, putting a fun spin on Oberst’s 2014 track “Double Life.” Check out the full fan-captured videos below.
There’s one more Los Angeles performance (March 28) date for the Conor Oberst and Friends residencybefore it heads to New York City. Maybe an announcement about Better Oblivion Community Center’s future is on the way.
Even though Mac Miller has been gone for almost six years, we’re still getting new music from the inventive Pittsburgh rapper. The newest song to hit the DSPs is “The Quest,” a previously unreleased song that first became available last year for fans who bought the 10th-anniversary vinyl of Miller’s 2013 album Watching Movies With The Sound Off. Produced by Mac (under his Larry Fisherman alias), the track interpolates Jon Brion’s Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind score — specifically, the song “Phone Call.”
While it’s unclear exactly when it was recorded, its presence on the Watching Movies reissue suggests a timeline that would make it one of Mac’s first unofficial collaborations with Brion. They later worked together extensively on Mac’s final projects Swimming and Circles. The former was the last Mac Miller album released during his lifetime, while the latter was completed by Jon Brion after Miller’s death in 2018. Together, they form a diptych sometimes collectively recognized as Swimming In Circles — although Brion said a third album was also planned, making the collection a trilogy.
Meanwhile, there’s still at least one Mac Miller album that fans still stand a good chance of hearing. Last year, Madlib confirmed that his and Mac’s collaborative project is being finished with the blessing of Mac’s mom, who runs the estate. While there’s still no timeline on a release just yet, it certainly gives us all something more to look forward to. Listen to “The Quest” below.
X-Men ’97 slammed onto Disney+ this week, and Marvel fans are absolutely loving it. As a literal successor to X-Men: The Animated Series, the show pulls off a delicate balancing act of recreating the iconic feel of the classic cartoon while evolving the show into a more modern creation that tackles societal problems in a way that only the X-Men can.
With the two-part premiere kicking off a new era of mutant mayhem, we got you covered on how many episodes are left in the first season of X-Men ’97 and when you can stream them.
How Many Episodes Are In ‘X-Men ’97’ Season 1?
The first season of X-Men ’97 has 10 episodes. The first two became available for streaming during the series premiere on March 20. Here’s the release schedule for the rest of the season:
Episode 3 – March 27 Episode 4 – April 3 Episode 5 – April 10 Episode 6 – April 17 Episode 7 – April 24 Episode 8 – May 1 Episode 9 – May 8 Episode 10 – May 15
With new episodes streaming every Wednesday on Disney+, that’s over two months of mutant action for the animated series that’s already racking up rave reviews thanks to its old school vibes, and of course, that slamming intro.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Marvel Animation’s “X-Men’97” revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
X-Men ’97 streams new episodes Wednesday on Disney+.
In case you’re just logging on and wondering what all the fuss is about, it looks like one of rap’s longest-running cold wars heated back up today. Drake and Kendrick Lamar have had a somewhat icy relationship for years (seriously, I wrote about this way back when I first started at Uproxx) and although it seemed as though they might be warming up to each other in recent years, fans think they might have put the thought of peace talks to the side on their most recent releases, starting with Drake’s J. Cole collab, “First Person Shooter.”
In Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s newly released album We Don’t Trust You. The verse, which appears on the song “Like That,” finds Kendrick Lamar throwing some really obvious shots at Drake while refuting the concept of a “Big Three” in hip-hop. “It’s just big me,” he declares.
While some fans thought this attack came unprovoked and out-of-the-blue, others detected provocation on Drake’s part tucked inside his verse on “First Person Shooter.” “Hate how the game got away from the bars, man, this shit like a prison escape,” he rhymes. “Everybody steppers? Well, f*ck it, then everybody breakfast and I’m ’bout to clear up my plate” Some have interpreted this line to be a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — which, for the record, received “mixed” reviews from fans and critics — and concluded that Kendrick’s verse on “Like That” is a response to that.
While it remains to be seen if Drake or J. Cole will respond to Kendrick’s outright declaration of hostilities, those of us who remember when all three actually made engaging music look forward to the releases of J. Cole’s long-awaited album The Fall Off and Kendrick’s rumored joint project with Baby Keem to see if any of them still have that old magic or if we’re just checking for them out of habit.
Girl In Red and Sabrina Carpenter have at least two things in common: They’ve both opened for Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour, and they’re both on the new song “You Need Me Now?.” The tune comes from Girl In Red’s forthcoming album I’m Doing It Again Baby! and she released the track today, March 22.
The way Carpenter’s feature is handled is done in a fourth-wall-breaking, super-fun way: During a bridge, Girl In Red says, “You know what would be really f*cking cool on this? Sabrina. Like, if we could get Sabrina on this… Oh, my God, that, that would… like, seriously.” Carpenter then jumps in, “Oh my God, you’re so right. I’m gonna sing now.”
In a recent interview with Dork, Girl In Red said of the album, “The best part of making music is when you get an amazing idea that you get excited by. It’s still a very eclectic record. The first one was all over the place, and some people said that was my weakness, but absolutely not. All those songs had strong identities, and I’m doing the same thing on this record. Maybe in the future, I’ll calm down and put out a record like [Swift’s] Folklore, but I’m not there yet.”
Listen to “You Need Me Now?” above.
I’m Doing It Again Baby! is out 4/12 via Columbia. Find more information here.
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