Month: October 2024

Green Day‘s Dookie, the highest-selling album named after another word for “poop,” turned 30 years old this year. To celebrate the milestone, the punk band is re-releasing the album on… Big Mouth Billy Bass.

Green Day collaborated with art studio Brain on Dookie Demastered, which puts the songs from the original album on “15 obscure, obsolete, and otherwise inconvenient limited-edition formats,” according to a press release. Finally, you can listen to Dookie on a floppy disk, an answering machine, annoying talking bear Teddy Ruxpin, and the equally irritating singing fish. But that’s the point: “It’s Dookie, the way it was never meant to be heard.”

All 15 formats can be played at Dookie Demastered, where you can also enter a drawing for a chance to buy the album.

Green Day recently wrapped up the North American dates for The Saviors Tour, where they played American Idiot and Dookie front to back, but they’ll return to the road for the international leg soon.

Below, you can find the tracklist and the format each song is available on.

Green Day’s Dookie Demastered Tracklist

1. “Burnout” (Player Piano Roll)
2. “Having A Blast” (Floppy Disk)
3. “Chump” (Teddy Ruxpin)
4. “Longview” (Doorbell)
5. “Welcome To Paradise” (Game Boy Cartridge)
6. “Pulling Teeth” (Toothbrush)
7. “Basket Case” (Big Mouth Billy Bass)
8. “She” (HitClip)
9. “Sassafras Roots” (8-Track)
10. “When I Come Around” (Wax Cylinder)
11. “Coming Clean” (X-Ray Record)
12. “Emenius Sleepus” (Answering Machine)
13. “In The End” (MiniDisc)
14. “F.O.D.” (Fisher Price Record)
15. “All By Myself” (Music Box)

As unprecedented flooding sweeps through the Southeastern United States, a slew of music’s biggest artists have come together to contribute their talents to aid those folks affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Three NC natives have organized 135-track album, Cardinals At The Window, featuring Angel Olsen, Fleet Foxes, Jason Isbell, Little Brother, MJ Lenderman, R.E.M., The War On Drugs, and more, with proceeds from the download-only project going directly to three organizations benefitting the impacted communities. They are BeLoved Asheville, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, and Rural Organizing and Resilience.

The project’s organizers are musician and community organizer Libby Rodenbough, New Commute founder David Walker, and music journalist Grayson Haver Currin, while Shirlette Ammons, Martin Anderson, Anna Morris, Cory Rayborn, and Rusty Sutton provided “critical support,” according to a press release. Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn and Clay Blair engineered the project for free, while Hunter Savoy and Ryan Gustafson launched the Cardinals at the Window direct funding campaign. Rodenbough who was on tour in Massachusetts with The Dead Tongues when the hurricane hit, said, “There were just so many folks who, like us, had witnessed the destruction of these holy places from the outside and felt their hearts trying to break out of their chests. It was instant, the way people signed on. They also feel what I feel, that these mountains are the cradle of some deep and ineffable magic.”

You can find more info about Cardinals At The Window on the campaign website, and download the album on BandCamp.

While he’s been relatively quiet lately, The 1975 leader Matty Healy has been known to drum up controversy here and there, like kissing a bandmate and getting sued over it. Meanwhile, The 1975 are set to appear on Charli XCX’s upcoming remix album Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat. Charli, who is engaged to The 1975’s George Daniel, recently spoke about that same and outlined her relationship with Healy.

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe shared yesterday (October 8), Charli said:

“I really wanted him to do the song. He’s like my brother now, you know? And I hope he wouldn’t mind me saying this, but I have an endless amount of respect for him as a songwriter and him as a person, but I sometimes want to strangle him. Even before being with George, years and years ago, I’ve always been such a fan of their work. His thinking of the way everything is digested in terms of their work, their artwork, their font, their videos, their everything, it’s very, very holistic.”

She added, “All I’ll say from my perspective in terms of [The 1975’s] show is like, I just really enjoy people who take a risk in terms of what they’re putting out there artistically. And I think that show is a little divisive, but I think great art is divisive.”

This comes after there was tension between Charli and collaborator Rina Sawayama last year, which followed Sawayama speaking out against Healy.

Check out the full interview above.

Fantasy Of A Broken Heart sounds purely fantastical. On their debut album, Feats Of Engineering, members Bailey Wollowitz and Al Nardo riff on well-worn genres with novel twists. Psych-rock bleeds into synth-pop; spoken-word segments shift into hooky choruses; odd-time-signature jam sessions blend into soft, singer-songwriter finger-picking. It’s all over the place, yet it never loses focus.

Across its 11 songs, the two Brooklyn musicians adopt a collagist approach that flaunts their masterful grip on a wide array of genres. Disparate and cohesive all at once, Feats Of Engineering is a feat of ingenuity. It marks the arrival of one of the most captivating new experimental pop bands.

Following the record’s release last month, Nardo and Wollowitz sat down with Uproxx to talk about Stevie Wonder, stained glass art, Lost, and more in our latest Q&A.

What are four words you would use to describe your music?

Wollowitz: Optimistic, thick, laptop, prog.

It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

Nardo: I have no idea. I hope I still remember it…

Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?

Wollowitz: Stevie Wonder. No one comes close to the level of output as Stevie during his classic period. He was simultaneously making really engaged music that spoke to the politics and cultural ethos of the time while also just making songs about songs about songs. He just loved music and saw it as the direct point of connection between himself and God and you can feel that listening to it

Where did you eat the best meal of your life and what was it?

Nardo: Every meal I’ve ever eaten at Mehlman’s Cafeteria, off the I-70 in Ohio. Roast beef, broccoli casserole, chocolate pie.

Tell us about the best concert you’ve ever attended.

Wollowitz: I saw the Dillinger Escape Plan on their last tour, highly emotional crowd; Greg Puciato kicked me in the head while crowd-surfing.

What song never fails to make you emotional?

Nardo: “This Guy’s In Love With You” by Herb Alpert.

What’s the last thing you Googled?

Wollowitz: “This Guy’s In Love With You” – Burt Bacharach

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?

Wollowitz: Too many to recall honestly but last night I slept on the floor in an upstairs hallway at a spot called “asbestos house.” Really awesome show.

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform and what’s the city you hope to perform in for the first time?

Nardo: I love New York City. I get so nervous performing for our friends, but it’s nice playing the home field. Playing in Tokyo is at the top of my bucket list.

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

Wollowitz: You will eventually get disillusioned with and stop watching Lost so stop now. You don’t need to watch it a sixth time.

What’s one of your hidden talents?

Nardo: I make stained glass art when we have extended time off from touring. I love it.

If you had a million dollars to donate to charity, what cause would you support and why?

Wollowitz: I would give it to people who ask for money on the streets honestly. It’s the only direct way to redistribute wealth without fear of mishandling of funds.

What are your thoughts about AI and the future of music?

Nardo: My name is Al and I think I will make music in the future.

You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location it would be held.

Wollowitz: Woods. Upstate NY maybe. Close enough for city folk to get to. Meshuggah. Deerhoof. Palm reunion. Mastodon playing their first four records only. Dirt Buyer.

Who’s your favorite person to follow on social media?

Nardo: @healthfreak1001

What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?

Wollowitz: First tattoo is a Beatles tattoo that my friend from Tumblr designed for me. Got it the week I turned 18.

What is your pre-show ritual?

Nardo: I like to hide in the green room.

Who was your first celebrity crush?

Wollowitz: Anthony Bourdain

You have a month off and the resources to take a dream vacation. Where are you going and who is coming with you?

Nardo: I’d go to the Mediterranean and fry out on a boat. Sail around a bit. Everyone’s invited.

What is your biggest fear?

Wollowitz: Going on vacation.

Feats Of Engineering is available now via Dots Per Inch Music. Find more information here.

When the Los Angeles Lakers opened the 2023-24 season in Denver, they tried out keeping LeBron James on a minutes restriction as he began his 21st NBA season at 38 years old. The idea was to limit some of the wear and tear he’d deal with over the course of the season, as Darvin Ham and Rob Pelinka highlighted the depth they’d created on the roster that they felt would allow them to buy more time for James to rest.

In that opener, the Nuggets beat the Lakers 119-107, with James playing just 29 minutes and the Lakers being a +7 with him on the court and a -19 in the 11 minutes without him. By Game 2, James played 35 minutes in a win over the Suns and then 39 minutes in an OT loss to the Kings in their third game of the season, indicating the minutes restriction experiment had died after one game. The reason why? Well, for one it was clear the Lakers weren’t going to perform very well with James limited. Then there was the issue of LeBron absolutely hating it, making his frustrations known on the bench during that loss to Denver. On Netflix’s new “Starting 5” series, they show James telling the Lakers staff, “I hate this sh*t already. This sh*t’s garbage.”

James would elaborate further in a confessional, explaining that while he understands why the team thinks that might be the right decision, he knows his body better than anyone and what he can handle.

“The minutes restriction, it’s something I don’t agree with. I’ve never agreed with it,” LeBron says. “I prepare my body physically and mentally prepare my mind for battle. I’ve had conversations and talks and battles with my coaches, and I get it. But I also understand me, and I get me. And there’s nobody that gets me more than me.”

It’s pretty clear James was right, as he played 71 games a year ago, averaging 35.3 minutes per while posting All-NBA caliber numbers to lead the Lakers to the postseason. As he gets set to begin his 22nd NBA season with a new head coach in L.A., it seems safe to assume JJ Redick will not be trying out any minutes restrictions on LeBron.

Gordon Ramsay has built himself quite a social media presence: The chef has over 40 million followers on TikTok, and it’s thanks in part to his videos critiquing the culinary creations of other TikTok users. So, naturally, he had to weigh in on the Dua Lipa situation.

In case you missed it, Lipa went viral earlier this week. While at an Austin, Texas restaurant, Lipa poured herself a Diet Coke… and then added pickle juice and jalapeño juice. She posted a video of her and her unfortunate dining partners trying the drink on TikTok, and it understandably generated so many reactions. So, Ramsay had to get in on the action.

In a video shared on TikTok yesterday (October 8), Ramsay combines the ingredients in a red plastic cup, with plenty of skeptical head shakes along the way. “Seriously,” he says before taking a sip. A fraction of a second after the concoction passes his lips, Ramsay spits it out as he laughs. After some coughing, he exclaims, “Dua Lipa, for god’s sake, girl! You’ll ruin your vocal cords! Sh*t!”

Meanwhile, Lipa recently proclaimed she’ll be “hauling ass for the foreseeable” when she announced a run of 2025 dates on the Radical Optimism Tour (if her questionable drink doesn’t leave her bedridden, that is).

A year before The Fame made her one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Lady Gaga played in front of a few dozen people at Lollapalooza. On August 2, 2007, Lady Gaga & The Starlight Revue performed a seven-song set in the middle of the afternoon (I bet the people who went to Playstation: SingStar instead are kicking themselves). Footage of the full performance was thought to be lost, but it was recently uploaded to the internet by “an official Lollapalooza videographer,” according to the meticulously detailed Gaga wiki.

You can watch the set above.

Reflecting on the pre-“Bad Romance” performance earlier this year, Gaga commented, “i made that outfit myself — bought the mirrors at M & J trimmings and glued them on the bra. that was my mic. and my disco ball. i didnt have a lot and my dub plates skipped that day.”

That DIY outfit actually got her in trouble with the cops. “I was outside the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago and this policeman came up and told me my hotpants were too short,” she previously revealed. “They weren’t really pants at all, but he got upset and I got a citation. All people will have seen is this half-naked girl on the street yelling, ‘It’s fashion! I’m an artist!’

Here’s the setlist for the performance:

1. “Blueberry Kisses”
2. “Dirty Ice Cream”
3. “Disco Heaven”
4. “Brown Eyes”
5. “Summerboy”
6. “Paparazzi”
7. “Boys Boys Boys”

Lady Gaga plans to release her seventh studio album next year.

Tyler The Creator was among the performers at Austin City Limits this past weekend, and while in Elon Musk’s home state of Texas, Tyler decided to diss the controversial billionaire entrepreneur.

On the original version of “911/Mr. Lonely,” Tyler raps (per Genius), “My thirst levels are infinity and beyond / Sippin’ on that lemonade, I need a Beyoncé / Can’t see straight, these shades are Céline Dion / Sucks you can’t gas me up, shout out to Elon / Musk.” At ACL, though, Tyler performed the song and changed that last line to, “Sucks you can’t gas me up. Man, f*ck Elon.”

Here’s a clip of the performance.

“911/Mr. Lonely” was released in 2017 on the Flower Boy album. At the time, Tyler still had admiration for Musk. During a 2015 radio appearance, Tyler spoke about Musk’s decision to free up Tesla patents, saying, “Instead of holding that patent, he’s sharing it with everyone so car companies can get on that. That is so cool because some people would be selfish and keep that to continue to make money.”

He also had a Twitter (now X) interaction with Musk in 2016. Tyler tweeted, “I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AND ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE AND STUFF GO FOR THEM NO MATTER WHAT N****S SAY SHOUT OUT ELON MUSK.” Musk responded, “Thanks Tyler,” and Tyler replied, “NO THANK YOU, KEEP PUSHING AND GOING AND TRYING THINGS.”

Scarface is a fighter—both in his respected rap career and life. Today (October 8), the “F*ck You Too” rapper shared an update regarding his health condition.

On August 23, Scarface took to his official Instagram page to tell supporters that he had undergone a medical procedure. At the time, Scarface did not disclose the details surrounding his hospitalization.

Today, Scarface revealed that he was admitted to a facility for cardiac concerns. “Six weeks ago I underwent open-heart surgery,” he wrote.

Scarface went on to demonstrate his optimistic outlook. “To be upright and smiling today shows you that God ain’t nothing to play with,” he wrote. “And again I say, I’m grateful, it could’ve went either way, yet I’m still alive.”

Over the years, Scarface faced multiple difficult diagnosis and subsequent treatments. In 2020, Scarface contracted COVID. He used his platform to chronicle his symptoms and path towards recovery.

The following year, Scarface received a new kidney from his son after COVID caused damage to the organ.

During an interview with FOX 26 Houston, Scarface discussed the internal damage the virus caused. “COVID attacked my lungs first,” he said. “And then it attacked my kidneys and knocked them out. I got full lung recovery, but my kidneys never came back.”

Similar to his transplant surgery, Scarface is hopeful that he will make a full recovery.