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Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman has been sitting in renewal limbo over at Netflix for over a month. The show gifted us with, among other things with the most beautiful hour of TV (“The Sound Of Her Wings”) of the year, and the saga’s been dancing within and near the top of Netflix’s streaming charts around the globe. Neil has made it clear that the show’s incredibly expensive, and that could prevent a Season 2 renewal (with Netflix tightening its belt these days), but fans are still holding out hope, to the point where, when Neil teased an announcement with an hourglass-themed clip, well, he obviously wasn’t talking about inadvertently irritating trolls with more Lord of the Rings.

Let’s just say that, in response, people got a little bit excited and started reiterating wishes for Netflix Season 2.

Good Omens (streaming on Amazon) also received a few shoutouts, but here’s perhaps my favorite guess: “an edgy remake of ‘Days of our Lives’?”

Neil apparently saw the soap-opera talk and pointed out that Audible did the hourglass thing, too, so there.

And that’s the root of the tease. Audible has hot-dropped Part III of its ongoing audio production of the dark fantasy saga. This is the version with James McAvoy as Morpheus/Dream and Kat Dennings being herself while playing Death. Michael Sheen portrays Lucifer, and we already heard Brian Cox getting Shakespearean while the story leaps through time and space. So it’s very good news: more more wait for Part II on Audible! From a press release, here are some fresh casting details:

Returning to the Audible Sandman universe is series star, James McAvoy in the title role as well as Kat Dennings as Death, Miriam Margolyes as Despair, Justin Vivian Bond as Desire, Jeffrey Wright as Destiny, Kristen Schaal as Delirium, Andy Serkis, Riz Ahmed, Regé-Jean Page, Kevin Smith, Bebe Neuwirth, Niamh Walsh, Arthur Darvill, Ray Porter, and a full ensemble cast. Joining the cast of Audible’s Sandman franchise for the first time are David Harewood as Destruction, Wil Wheaton as Brant Tucker, and KJ Apa as Prez.

The Sandman‘s first two parts still occupy the top two spots on the Audible all-time bestselling list. Get on over there and download this thing to your favorite streaming device, and keep crossing your fingers for more of the Netflix series.

The Los Angeles edition Taylor Hawkins tribute concert was last night (September 27), and like the London event before it earlier this month, it was a gargantuan and emotional affair. There was some emotion well before the show even started, though, as some fans waiting outside the venue saw something that moved them.

Ahead of yesterday’s concert, a Reddit user shared a video on the r/foofighters subreddit, of a hawk flying over the Kia Forum, noting the bird was spotted “just before” the doors opened. The clip shows the bird soaring in the clear blue sky over the venue and parking lot. One Reddit commenter noted the hawk “has been hanging around there at least since yesterday [September 26].”

Hawkins, given his last name, incorporated hawks into some of his branding, like on his drum kit when performing with Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders (as seen in the 2010 photo at the top of this post).

People found some meaning in this avian sighting. In the Reddit comments, one user noted, “Tell me Taylor is here, without telling me Taylor isn’t here. Taylor’s spirit will live FOREVER!” Somebody else wrote, “If this isn’t a sign, I don’t know what is.” Another person said, “Taylor is just checking up on things. He’s alright.”

In a repost of the video on Twitter, one person commented, “All of us who caught it definitely felt something.” Another wrote, “I saw one. I felt almost an ‘I love you too’ vibe, but…I don’t know…almost a reassuring feeling, I can’t explain it…” A different Twitter user wrote, “You can’t tell me that wasn’t Taylor.”

Find the full 53-song setlist from the LA tribute concert here.

Being co-stars with Taylor Swift has its perks. In an interview with Capital UK, Margot Robbie discussed being in Amsterdam, director David O. Russell’s new film also starring Christian Bale and John David Washington (and pretty much everyone else you like), with the “All Too Well” singer. “I know Taylor already, so it wasn’t a fan girl moment,” she said. “It was more like a, yay, I get to work with another friend, this is so, so nice.”

Robbie called Swift a “real girls girl” and revealed the free merch she got from her:

“The album that was coming out around the time we were filming was [Folklore], and she gave me, I think it was like one of the vinyls of Folklore and like some merch and stuff like that. Honestly, when I took it home, it wasn’t my girlfriends that freaked out. It was my guy friends that were all like, ‘Can I please keep the Folklore shirt? Can I keep the Folklore hoodie?’”

Robbie ended up giving the gifts “to my guy friends because they were all so excited, and they were the way bigger T-Swift fans than my girlfriends.” Meanwhile, Swift’s Cats co-stars are still looking for anyone to take their “Me!” litter-boxes.

Amsterdam comes out on October 7.

For years now, Dave Chappelle has been gradually making Radiohead’s classic 1992 single “Creep” part of his live performance legacy. Back in 2016, he sang the song at a Portland strip club’s karaoke night. Later, he and Ed Sheeran teamed up on a rendition of the song. Then, when Foo Fighters performed at Madison Square Garden in 2021, Chappelle was there to, of course, sing “Creep.”

Chappelle was at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London earlier this month, where he didn’t perform but shared some words about Hawkins. He was at last night’s (September 27) Los Angeles tribute show, too, and this time, he was part of the musical lineup, rejoining Foo Fighters for yet another rendition of “Creep.”

As for what Chappelle said about Hawkins at the London show, he noted in part of meeting Hawkins’ son Shane, “In that room in Madison Square Garden, even though I had met the Foo Fighters many nights, I felt like I met them for the first time. I’ve seen Taylor be a rock star many nights but it was my first time seeing him be a dad, and what a cool f*cking dad. It was the first time that Dave Grohl and I ever even mentioned the name Kurt Cobain. It was the first time we ever even talked about our love of jazz and go-go music and Taylor’s son Shane was soaking it all in. He sat there, he asked the best questions — not about fame, always about art.”

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Earlier this month, Foo Fighters and a bunch of friends put on a massive London tribute concert in honor of late drummer Taylor Hawkins. It was a gigantic show that had a 50-song setlist, but for last night’s (September 27) Los Angeles tribute show, they actually went slightly bigger: Both shows ran for about six hours, but yesterday’s performance featured 53 songs.

Performing those songs was an esteemed cast, including some who were also at the London event: Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Hawkins’ 16-year-old son Shane Hawkins, Violet Grohl, Kesha, and Travis Barker, among others. Also joining the show this time around were Miley Cyrus, Pink, Joan Jett, and Alanis Morisette.

Find the full setlist below (or here via Setlist.fm).

1. Violet Grohl and Alain Johannes — “Hallelujah” (Leonard Cohen cover)
2. Joan Jett, Foo Fighters, and Travis Barker — “Cherry Bomb” (The Runaways cover)
3. Joan Jett, Foo Fighters, and Travis Barker — “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett And The Blackhearts cover)
4. Chevy Metal — “Riff Raff” (AC/DC cover)
5. Chevy Metal and Jon Davison — “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” (Yes cover)
6. Chevy Metal and Kesha — “”Heroes”” (David Bowie cover)
7. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and The Coattail Riders — “Range Rover B*tch” (Taylor Hawkins cover)
8. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and The Coattail Riders — “It’s Over” (Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders cover)
9. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, The Coattail Riders, and Mark King — “Something About You” (Level 42 cover)
10. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, The Coattail Riders, and Rufus Taylor — “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” (The Darkness cover)
11. James Gang — “Walk Away”
12. James Gang — “The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate To The Wind”
13. James Gang and Dave Grohl — “Funk #49
14. Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Dave Grohl — “Right Down The Line” (Gerry Rafferty cover)
15. Them Crooked Vultures — “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (Elton John cover)
16. Them Crooked Vultures — “Dead End Friends”
17. Them Crooked Vultures — “Long Slow Goodbye” (Queens Of The Stone Age cover)
18. Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and Dave Grohl — Panama” (Van Halen cover)
19. Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and Dave Grohl — Hot For Teacher” (Van Halen cover)
20. Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, and Patrick Wilson — “Rock Of Ages”
21. Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, Patrick Wilson, and Miley Cyrus — “Photograph”
22. Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, and Derek Day — “Live Wire”
23. Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, and Derek Day — “Home Sweet Home”
24. Josh Homme, Elliot Easton, and Foo Fighters — “Shake It Up” (The Cars cover)
25. Josh Homme, Elliot Easton, and Foo Fighters — “Just What I Needed” (The Cars cover)
26. Pink, Nancy Wilson, Jon Theodore, and Foo Fighters — “Barracuda” (Heart cover)
27. Stewart Copeland and Foo Fighters — “Next To You” (The Police cover)
28. Stewart Copeland, Jon Davison, and Foo Fighters — “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (The Police cover)
29. Alanis Morissette, Chad Smith, and Foo Fighters — “You Oughta Know”
30. Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich, and Foo Fighters — “Supernaut” (Black Sabbath cover)
31. Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich, and Foo Fighters — “Paranoid” (Black Sabbath cover)
32. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Dave Grohl — “2112 Part I: Overture” (Rush cover)
33. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Chad Smith — “Working Man” (Rush cover)
34. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Danny Carey — “YYZ” (Rush cover)
35. Taylor Momsen, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear — The Day I Tried To Live” (Soundgarden cover)
36. Taylor Momsen, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear — Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden cover)
37. Queen, Foo Fighters, and Justin Hawkins — “We Will Rock You”
38. Queen and Foo Fighters — “I’m In Love With My Car”
39. Queen, Foo Fighters, and Justin Hawkins — “Under Pressure”
40. Queen, Foo Fighters, and Pink — “Somebody To Love”
41. Brian May — “Love Of My Life” (Queen cover)
42. Foo Fighters and Josh Freese — “All My Life”
43. Foo Fighters, Jon Theodore, and Pink — “The Pretender”
44. Foo Fighters and Travis Barker — “Walk”
45. Foo Fighters and Matt Cameron — “Low”
46. Foo Fighters and Brad Wilk — “This Is A Call”
47. Foo Fighters and Patrick Wilson– “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
48. Foo Fighters, Dave Chappelle, and Patrick Wilson — “Creep” (Radiohead cover)
49. Foo Fighters and Omar Hakim — “Run”
50. Foo Fighters and Rufus Taylor — “Best Of You”
51. Foo Fighters and Oliver Shane Hawkins — “My Hero”
52. Foo Fighters and Oliver Shane Hawkins — “I’ll Stick Around”
53. Foo Fighters and Chad Smith — “Everlong”

Foo Fighters superfans know that before Taylor Hawkins joined the band in 1997, he was Alanis Morisette’s drummer. Hawkins appears throughout Alanis’ iconic debut album, Jagged Little Pill, and provided the thump for the Canadian singer’s tour. Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney was her bassist, but I digress, because on Tuesday night at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert in Los Angeles, Alanis took the stage to honor her late friend and delivered an impactful rendition of her ubiquitous hit, “You Oughta Know.”

There was no introduction for Morisette as she walked onto the stage to the quiet hum of the drums played by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The song was also backed by the Foo Fighters who essentially served as the house band for the evening’s performances. This performance comes after Morisette dedicated “Ironic” to Hawkins at a concert in London this past June.

At LA’s Kia Forum, Alanis just plain rocked hard. In black pants and an unbuttoned flow-y silk shirt, she coursed back and forth on the stage, working the crowd almost as possessed as she was back in the mid 90s when Hawkins was banging away on the drums for the then-budding star. A touching photograph of Hawkins and Alanis flashed on the video board as her performance concluded. She then gave Dave Grohl a parting hug and exited stage left to a roar of applause.

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Tuesday night (September 27th) was a star-studded affair. Collaborators and friends of the dearly departed Foo Fighters drummer gathered to pay tribute to Hawkins with the thing he was best at, rock and roll. One of the artists who performed at the Los Angels tribute who was not present on stage for the London show at Wembley Stadium on September 5th, was Miley Cyrus, and she left an indelible mark on the LA stage.

Playing with Def Leppard and the Foo Fighters, Cyrus assumed lead vocals for an expansive version of Def Leppard’s “Photograph.” With her blonde hair waving, Cyrus was clad in a tight-fitting black dress, gold belt, and of course, a sleek pair of sunglasses. Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott joined Cyrus at one point during the chorus, although Cyrus didn’t really need any help. She easily commanded the hard rock song, just as her friend Taylor Hawkins would have wanted her to.

Shortly after Hawkins’ death in March, Cyrus sent out a tweet dedicating her Lollapalooza Brazil performance that night in his honor, calling him, “The most bad ass dude I know who would want me to shine and sing LOUD for the love of rock n roll!” This full circle moment made her performance on Tuesday night all the more powerful.

The second of two Taylor Hawkins Tribute concerts happened Tuesday night (September 27th) in Los Angeles. While many artists who performed at the London Tribute show earlier this month performed again, there were quite a few performances that were unique to the LA show at Kia Forum. One of them, was the evening opening number, which saw Dave Grohl’s daughter, Violet Grohl, performing the classic “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen.

Accompanied by former Queens Of The Stone Age member Alain Johannes on guitar, Grohl delivered a somber rendition of the poignant song. The fact that Violet Grohl was chosen to start the emotional evening off, speaks to the familial nature of the tributes to the late Foo Fighters drummer as a whole. Hawkins’ son, Oliver Shane, played the drums on “My Hero” towards the end of London show, channeling his love for his father in perhaps the evening’s most iconic moment. In a way, the younger Grohl was channeling her father’s feelings for his close friend.

The LA Tribute concert also featured performances from Miley Cyrus with Def Leppard and Foo Fighters, Kesha and Chevy Metal covering David Bowie’s “Heroes,” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Dave Grohl covering Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line,” as well as Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age covering “Just What I Needed” and “Shake It Up” by The Cars.

Write what you know, right? That’s what Tom Hanks has done, sort of. According to People, the Oscar-winning actor (and occasional filmmaker) is adding “novelist” to his CV. It’s called The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, and it’s about — that’s right — the movies. Specifically, it’s about the making of a movie. Even more specifically, it’s about the making of the kind of movie he, in his nearly 45-year career, has never made: comic book movies.

As per the book’s official synopsis, Motion Picture Masterpiece concerns the behind-the-scenes business of a “colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film and the humble comic book that inspired it.” Hanks says he drew from personal experiences.

“Every character in the book does something I’ve experienced while making a movie, as well as discovered a philosophy or learned an important lesson,” Hanks said. “Even the foolish moments are some kind of stunt I’ve pulled or mistake I’ve survived.”

The only catch, of course, is that he’s never had to play a mentor or even a villain to some some younger dude in a cape, as so many of his generation have done. It’s a gig he’s been able to avoid, probably because he’s Tom Hanks. Of course, had he done, say, Thor: The Dark World or something, would he have considered one of the only four “pretty good” films he’s ever made — a private list he will probably never make public? Who’s to say. But he’ll probably wouldn’t have graded it higher than Forrest Gump.

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece is set to hit bookshelves on May 9, 2023.

(Via People)

Azealia Banks has taken to her Instagram Story to weigh in on the beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, which has only exacerbated since the new drama featuring rising rapper Akbar V. In her typical fashion, Banks didn’t hold back on her criticisms, especially regarding the way Minaj has “relied on tokenism and sabotaging other black female rappers behind the scenes.”

Read her full post below.

“Nicki is so obsessed with cardi it’s only making me like cardi more. Like I’m perched for C2…

Nicki is giving twenty levels of peasy black girl with the burnt perm who is jealous of the Spanish girl that just moved down the block.

Anyone who grew up in the hood knows this type of social phenomenon all too well

1st off – cardi is not ugly, and even if she was her actual energy that she emits is 10x more light and positive than whatever this b*tch is giving off.

It’s giving me – sis needs a Dr.Sebi cleanse. All them mucus forming foods (i cant believe anyone still eats crisco in 2022) will REALLY have you pressed.

When you see the Dominicans put that random slice of avocado next to everything that’s what it’s giving — NUTRIENT.

Ain’t you trini sis? Where are your chickpea doubles?

Nicki needs a strawberry nutriment TWO ducolax a f*cking nap

The energy is giving : constipation, regret, low-self-esteem, hood food, grease, drop-top chicken box…

Like highkey these white girls stick the f*ck together… OKAY.

They’re trying to make sure they stay rich and dominate and make the space prime for their daughters, even if they cannot stand one another in real life these white girls really protect their space in pop-culture hard.

A smart Nicki would have done the cardi, doja, Megan collabs smiled in their faces while safaree worked on her album in the background then came through and dominated.

Without showing the world how desperately you’ve relied on tokenism and sabotaging other black female rappers behind the scenes

Like it was an eassssssssy plan but no…

We wanna feed the baby chicken bones Defend white girls in blackface And give sex offender puss

Oy vey.”

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