Coldplay performs for big crowds: The band’s A Head Full Of Dreams Tour in 2016 and 2017 (the sixth highest-grossing concert tour ever) had an average attendance of about 47,000 people per show. Recently, though, Chris Martin played for a significantly smaller audience: just a few people in a small pub.
As NME notes, Martin was recently spotted at The Stag Inn pub in Hinton Charterhouse, England. In a video recently shared by The Stag Inn on Twitter, Martin is seated at a piano, chatting with an off-camera couple, who note they’re getting married in August. Beyond that, it sounds like there are a handful of other people in the room. After some more conversation and laughs, Martin turns back to the keys and performs some of 2014’s “A Sky Full Of Stars.”
The 2021-22 NBA season was, uh, quite the doozy for the Brooklyn Nets, one that culminated in a first-round sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics.
Kyrie Irving refused to get vaccinated and hardly played, a storyline that dominated news surrounding the team. James Harden requested a trade midway through the year and received it in early February. Kevin Durant missed significant time with an injury. And the star that Harden yielded, Ben Simmons, did not suit up once, due to a litany of ailments.
Needless to say, it was a season any organization would prefer to forget and aim to avoid in the future. In the Nets’ case, the chaos was so taxing that they’d rather not endure another season like it than retain Irving and Durant, if such an ultimatum confronted them, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.
“They are are prepared to lose both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant,” Windhorst said. “They would rather lose them both than go through what they went through last season, which was a miserable season under the situation that Kyrie Irving contributed to creating.”
Irving has a $36 million player option for 2022-23 and the deadline to opt in or decline it is Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET — with the Nets apparently giving him permission to find sign-and-trade opportunities with other teams. Meanwhile, Durant inked a four-year extension with Brooklyn last August, which kicks in next season and runs through 2025-26.
With Irving’s decision imminent and reports indicating it could have significant bearing on Durant’s future, this development only stands to swell in interest over the coming days, weeks and months.
The Regrettes third album, Further Joy, came out this past April and it’s filled with sticky, infectious pop rock brimming with spry energy. Led by singer and primary songwriter Lydia Night, the band have been touring the US, Europe, and music festivals ever since and today, just dropped the new video for the catchy single “Barely On My Mind.”
In the clip, the band courses through a Brooklyn street, having a conversation with each other, but then having a totally different conversation inside of their heads. It was filmed when The Regrettes had a mere a four-hour window ahead of their sold out show at New York City’s Irving Plaza, and what came out of it is a creative take on how our mind wanders on the regular. Or, as Director Claire Vogel says, “Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, our thoughts take over reason.”
Watch the video for “Barely On My Mind” above and check out the full upcoming 2022 tour schedule for The Regrettes below. And if you just can’t get enough, the band also shared a new live version of “Barely On My Mind” taken from their Shaky Knees Festival performance here.
06/27 — London, England @ Rough Trade East
06/29 — Manchester, England @ Castlefield Bowl
07/01 — Rotselaar, Belgium @ Rock Werchter Festival
07/02 — Arras, France @ Main Square Festival
07/03 — Bilbao, Spain @ Bilbao Bizkaia Rock Day
07/05 — Madrid, Spain (With Incubus) @ La Riviera
07/06 — Madrid, Spain @ Mad Cool Festival
07/08 — Glasgow, Scotland @ TRNSMT Festival
07/09 — Cheltenham, England @ 2000 Trees
07/10 — Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
07/23 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
07/26 — Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
07/27 — Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
07/28 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (Lolla Aftershow)
07/29 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
07/31 — Hampton Township, PA @ Allegheny County Summer Concert Series
08/02 — Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick
08/03 — Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
08/04 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
08/06 — Kansas City, MO @ Innovation Fest
08/08 — Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
08/11 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
08/12 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
08/13 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
08/16 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
08/17 — Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
08/18 — Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
08/20 — San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
09/22-25 — Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
The Regrettes is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
After taking a six-month hiatus in performing in the wake of the fatal events at his Houston Astroworld Festival in late 2021, Travis Scott has slowly begun to roll out a slate of return performances. After popping up at small parties for the Oscars and Coachella, Travis booked a headlining set for Primavera Sound in Sao Paulo. Then, in May, Travis performed his new single “Mafia” at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards before being announced as one of the headliners for the return of the upcoming Day N Vegas festival. Meanwhile, his first club performance in May reportedly charged $50,000 for tables due to high demand.
Today, according to Rolling Stone, Travis booked his first solo headlining concert, which is scheduled for August 6 at London’s O2 Arena, which has a 20,000-person capacity. it’s likely he’ll use the response as a test case to determine the approach for any tour he’ll have for his upcoming albumUtopia.
Still, he’ll likely remain in a sticky position as a result of the Astroworld tragedy, which spawned hundreds of lawsuits and almost 5,000 injury claims. Those lawsuits have been combined into one case which has yet to be tried. Meanwhile, Travis’ attempts to make amends, such as his Project HEAL initiative, have been criticized as PR stunts committed in the interest of generating positive publicity.
On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers sat before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to make the case for funding children’s educational programming. His show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, had recently become nationally syndicated, and the program relied on the $20 million in government funding allotted to public broadcasting. That funding was on the chopping block, with President Nixon wanting to cut it in half, so Rogers went to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the funding before Congress.
In a video clip of Rogers’ testimony, we can see how subcommittee chairman Senator John O. Pastore sat across from Rogers, appearing somewhat disinterested. He had never heard of or seen Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and wasn’t familiar with Rogers himself.
“Alright Rogers, you have the floor,” he said in an almost condescending tone.
(Side note: Who in their right mind condescends to Mister Rogers? Granted, Senator Pastore didn’t know who he was and the world hadn’t yet realized his wholesome amazingness yet, so it’s somewhat forgivable. Still funny to see it, though.)
For six minutes, we watch Fred Rogers work his calm, compassionate magic on the committee. As he methodically and eloquently made his argument, Pastore became transfixed and ultimately transformed.
Rogers described how he speaks to children on his show and how he felt that showing people working out their emotions was much more dramatic than gunfire.
“I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable—and manageable—we will have done a great service for mental health,” he said. “I’m constantly concerned about what our children are seeing, and for 15 years, I have tried—in this country and in Canada—to present what I feel is a meaningful expression of care.”
The senator was moved by Rogers’ words. “I’m supposed to be a pretty tough guy, and this is the first time I’ve had goosebumps in the past two days,” he said.
By the end, Pastore was totally on board. “I think it’s wonderful,” he concluded. “I think it’s wonderful. Looks like you just earned yourself the $20 million.”
Watch how Rogers did it:
It’s not just that Rogers explained himself well. According to Jean Greaves, Ph.D., specialist in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and author of “Emotional Intelligence 2.0,” Rogers used four specific skills to connect with the committee members and influence their decision-making.
Greaves wrote that Rogers utilized self-awareness by knowing—and sharing—his own expertise and experience with children’s programming. He stayed focused and kept his emotions in check, even while sharing his feelings, which used the skill of self-management. Utilizing social awareness, Rogers read his audience and understood what they valued. (“Mr. Rogers understood he was addressing a senator who was more than just the decision maker—he was a man who used to be a boy, a man who had a family, and a senator whose sworn duty was to represent the needs of Americans,” Greaves wrote.) Finally, he used relationship management to make a personal connection with the senator, telling him he trusted him to read his statement and acknowledging that they shared the same concern for the quality of children’s television programming.
Having watched countless hours of Mister Rogers’ programming myself and being a lifelong fan of both the show and the man, my hunch is that those emotional intelligence skills were simply a part of who he was. And thanks to the funding for PBS that he helped procure, his “meaningful expressions of care” helped millions of kids gain greater emotional intelligence themselves.
Just a wonderful, decent, delightful man who loved children just exactly the way they are. What a gift he was to us all.
Even the best laid wedding plans can go terribly awry. Factor in the uncontrollable variables that come with destination weddings, and at least some kind of chaos or disappointment seems inevitable. Luckily, a little human kindness can turn disastrous circumstances into magical moments.
BBC News shared the story of Amanda and Paul Reisel, a couple from Florida set to marry on the majestic emerald green Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a backdrop like this, it’s easy to see why they chose this gorgeous location.
Amanda and Paul tried their best to prepare responsibly. Good News Network reported that the fiancés had allotted a full four-day window between their flight from Orlando and their arrival in Skye. And yet, everything that could go wrong, did.
Their flight was rerouted, delayed multiple times, and then canceled—leaving Amanda and Paul to spend three solid days stuck in airports—arriving just one day before the wedding. To make matters worse, their luggage was also lost. Everything but the wedding rings … gone. Off to who knows where.
Understandably, the bride was ready to give up. Poor Amanda was even considering “eat[ing] a frozen pizza in the Airbnb and head[ing] home” according to Rosie Woodhouse, the wedding photographer. But Woodhouse, a Skye local, had faith in the kindness of her community, and was determined to help save their big day.
“I told them I was sure I could make this work, and Skye is an amazing place,” Woodhouse told the BBC
Woodhouse’s trust proved to be warranted. Not long after posting the dilemma to a private group for Skye locals called Skye Free Ads, offers from islanders began flooding in—including a full kilt set for Paul, and a lovely wedding dress for Amanda. The dress was extra special since it was lent to Amanda by a local school cafeteria lady, which happened to be what Amanda did back home.
“Wearing it meant even more to me knowing it came from someone who loves and feeds her students just like I do,” Amanda told the BBC.
Despite all the obstacles along the way, Amanda and Paul still ended up having a beautiful ceremony that they can cherish, and maybe laugh about from time to time. Isn’t that what having a wedding is all about?
Needless to say, the newlyweds were moved by the islanders’ generosity.
“Every single person Rosie introduced us to and that offered to help will forever have a place in our hearts,” Amanda shared. “The people of Skye will be famous in Orlando because we will tell anyone who will listen that they are the reason our love was cemented into a perfectly imperfect wedding day.”
As for the wedding photos, I’d say they’re pretty spectacular, wouldn’t you?
How do you explain motherhood in a nutshell? Thanks to Cait Oakley, who stopped a preying bald eagle from capturing her pet goose as she breastfed her daughter, we have it summed up in one gloriously hilarious TikTok.
The now viral video shows the family’s pet goose, Frankie, frantically squawking as it gets dragged off the porch by a bald eagle—likely another mom taking care of her own kiddos.
Wearing nothing but her husband’s boxers while holding on to her newborn, Willow, Oakley dashes out of the house and successfully comes to Frankie’s rescue while yelling “hey, hey hey!”
The video’s caption revealed that the Oakleys had already lost three chickens due to hungry birds of prey, so nothing was going to stop “Mama bear” from protecting “sweet Frankie.” Not even a breastfeeding session.
Oakley told TODAY Parents, “It was just a split second reaction …There was nowhere to put Willow down at that point.” Sometimes being a mom means feeding your child and saving your pet all at the same time.
As for how she feels about running around topless in her underwear on camera, Oakley declared, “I could have been naked and I’m like, ‘whatever, I’m feeding my baby.’”
Needless to say, people were impressed with Oakley’s fierce multitasking abilities.
“Tell me you’re a super mom without telling me you’re a super mom,” wrote one person.
Another added, “this was 100% the most badass, amazing, award deserving feat I have ever seen.”
To no one’s surprise, moms were finding the situation ultra relatable.
“I wish I could say I hadn’t run out mid breastfeed to save a chicken lol but that would be a lie,” one mom commented.
“My husband sent [this] to me and said hey look it’s you,” wrote another.
And perhaps the best comment of all:
“Girl I thought that was a water gun. Read the caption and realized it was a baby.”
Though she clearly wowed the internet, Oakley sees the entire fiasco as a mundane reality.
“It feels like an accomplishment, I suppose,” she told TODAY, “but for me this was a day in the life.”
Not every mom has to save a pet goose from an eagle attack and breastfeed at the same time, but most mothers can relate to the almost comical, certainly never-ending juggling act that is parenting.
In some circles, the term “pale lager” seems to have gotten a bad rap. If ever there was a legitimate reason for that, it was the style’s association in the minds of many with mass-produced beers from giant, soulless conglomerates, often brewed with un-crafty “adjuncts,” like corn syrup.
If anything, the pale lager’s only crime was being popular enough to be co-opted. The pale lager is a style that has been around forever, prized for its clean, fresh, crisp, often times dry, slightly hopped character. They’re generally brewed with Pilsner malts and noble hops, but some (as mentioned above) do contain adjuncts like corn, rice, flaked wheat, and other ingredients. Pale lagers — including the infamous although sometimes highly refreshing and crushable adjunct lagers — also include pilsners, helles lagers, Dortmunder Export, bocks, and other varieties. They’re also perfect for summer due to their refreshing, easy-to-drink flavor profile.
And since we’re in the business of helping you up your beer game, we went to the professionals for assistance once again. We asked a few well-known craft beer experts and brewers to tell us their picks for the most refreshing pale lagers to drink this summer. They chose old-school European, classic American staples, and craft interpretations in almost equal measure, meaning you have no excuse for not having a cold crispy boy within easy crushing distance this pool season.
Narragansett Lager
Narragansett
Nancy Lopetegui, taproom general manager at Wynwood Brewing in Miami
Narragansett Lager is my go-to pale lager. You can never go wrong with a classic. Clean, crisp, refreshing, and perfectly balanced — if it was good enough for Quint in ‘Jaws’, it’s good enough for me on a hot summer day.
Trumer Pils
Trumer Pils
Jeremy Marshall, brewmaster at Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California
Trumer Pils. This is an outstanding American representation of a fine European lager and fulfills in every way. You just can’t go wrong, and it transports you to Europe so well I can’t believe that it’s made in the Bay Area. It’s crisp, with a slight kiss of green apple, slight bread, slight but enjoyable amount of sulfur—all balanced in a neat ester package that wraps up in that authentic lager-y profile with just the right amount of noble hops and expensive malt.
Bench Life, brewed by Green Bench Brewing. Dry, drinkable, and can be put down one after another. Brewed with malted barley, flaked corn, and Mount Hood hops, it’s the crisp, fresh, summertime beer you crave on a hot, steamy day.
Zero Gravity Green State
Zero Gravity
Matt Canning, assistant manager and beer concierge at Hotel Vermont in Burlington, Vermont
We do not put pale lager in a box. Warm weather, cold weather no weather for the love of lager. Our favorite is Zero Gravity Green State Lager poured from our side pull Lukr Faucet. It’s crispy yet soft with that wet foam. It’s hard to beat the crisp, refreshing flavor on a hot, sunny day.
Hopfheiser Old Time Lager
Hopfheiser
Jeff Hancock, co-founder and brewmaster at DC Brau in Washington DC
ABV: 4%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
I love this question. It’s a new entrant to the DC brewery scene, but my pick is Old Time Lager, brewed by the Hopfheiser Brewing Company. The highly quaffable, no-frills, approachable American Light Lager has everything I’m looking for. Great malt backbone, subdued hops, and a super light body with light carbonation allows me to savor or chug this new offering. If you haven’t had it yet, go get some. As Old Time’s saying goes ‘Anytime is a good time for an Old Time.’
Miller High Life
Miller
Justin Tisdale, head brewer at Rejects Brewing Co. in Middletown, Rhode Island
While this may be unconventional for a craft beer article, I’d have to rely on my brewers’ sensibilities here and go with Miller High Life. While this may be sacrilegious to a lot of people, any brewer will tell you that most of their favorite beers are beers they don’t have to think too much about outside the brewery. When I’m outside the brewery, it’s fairly easy to find me with a champagne-of-beers pony bottle.
Lagers may seem like easy beers to brew, but the reality is that while they are easy to brew, they aren’t necessarily easy to brew well. The best Pilsner I’ve ever had is Mary by Hill Farmstead Brewery. It’s brewed with German pilsner malt, German hops, and German lager yeast and it’s super crisp and clean.
Pilsner Urquell has a history of being one of the best pale lagers in the world. The first of its kind, this pilsner is iconic for its pronounced ester profile and clean, soft malt body. It’s also crisp, thirst-quenching, and perfect for summer drinking. It’s the first pilsner and it’s arguably the best.
Brockton Beer Frederick and Main is a great American light lager that’s super refreshing. Pale in color and only 4% ABV so you can refresh yourself with more than one. Light malty toastiness with only a hint of hops, it finishes dry and clean. Fresher and slightly fuller tasting than macro brewery versions, it’s a fantastic crispy lager.
North Park Birdie to Bogey
North Park
Chris Pinns, tasting room manager at Societe Brewing in San Diego
North Park Beer Co. Birdie to Bogey. A West Coast-style Pilsner. A clean, light body backed by a hefty dose of bright, citrusy west coast hops. What’s not to love? It just might be the perfect summer pale lager.
Radeberger Pilsner
Radeberger
Marshall Hendrickson, co-founder and head of operations at Veza Sur Brewing Co. in Miami
Radeberger Premium Pilsner is hard to beat. This beer is a quintessential German Pils to me, light and refreshing with some great Noble hop flavor and aroma. It goes great with food or if you want to knock back a couple on a warm day. It’s a wonderful beer.
Grain Belt Premium. This is my favorite “cheap” beer and it is coveted in my house. It all goes back to a trip to North Dakota 20-plus years ago where I was desperately searching for a beer that wasn’t served in a can and happened upon it in a dive bar in Grand Forks. From then on, I’ve been hooked. The malt character is slightly higher than most Pilsners, lending to a fuller body that is more in balance with the hops. Unfortunately it’s not available in Colorado, so I have to rely on friends to obtain it.
Victory Prima Pils is my favorite pale lager. Beautiful floral, citrus and a spicy hop aromas jump out of this beer. Clean malt and a firm bitter backbone make this beer crisp and drinkable. Keeps me going back for more.
According to Coach Beard himself, writer and actor Brendan Hunt, the festivities were a “super tense” evening that had its ups and downs. Until the wild afterparty where the gang celebrated its big wins. In an interview with Consequence, Hunt detailed the evening, its highlights, and also meeting some very big stars that left him “frozen.” In fact, Hunt said he couldn’t bring himself to mingle with all of the other nominees and guests because he was so nervous.
The Emmys for me were like in two parts — the part of the night after which I had drunk enough and the part before because getting there, I was super tense. Something that I didn’t know is that you can just go up to the tables of other shows, because it was set up in a way that’s not usually the set up, but you could go over there and you could just say hello to those people. But I just sat there super duper tense.
Hunt did do some small talk eventually, though it was someone who came over to the Ted Lasso table and started chatting. He told the story in a very self-deprecating way, of course, noting that Sir Patrick Stewart probably just wanted to talk to Jason Sudeikis. But he also noted that he completely whiffed on seeing someone he definitely wanted to meet: Paul Reiser.
At one point Patrick Stewart comes to our table — he’s looking at me and I’m like, “Oh, [gasp] Patrick Stewart.” But then I realize, oh, he’s looking at me because Jason’s currently talking to someone else and he’s killing time here. And I go, “Uh, just one moment, Mr. Stewart,” and then [whispers] “Hey Jason, pay attention to Patrick Stewart.” I was just frozen.
Also, Paul Reiser came to our table and Paul Reiser was one of the guys I most wanted to meet, but I was peeing. I missed Paul Reiser.
It seems like only a matter of time before the two meet, especially if Season 3 of Ted Lasso is anywhere as decorated as its predecessor. You can only go to so many award shows and not run into Paul Reiser, right?
Two other Honestly, Nevermind songs also debuted inside the top 10: “Sticky” at No. 6 and “Falling Back” at No. 7. Drake, Future, and Tems’ “Wait For U” is also at No. 4, giving Drake four total top-10 songs this week.
The latest No. 1 moves Drake up the all-time list of most chart-toppers in Hot 100 history: With 11 total, he’s now tied for seventh place behind The Beatles (20 No. 1 songs), Mariah Carey (19), Rihanna (14), Michael Jackson (13), Madonna, and The Supremes (12 each). Whitney Houston also has 11 No. 1’s. “Jimmy Cooks” is the second No. 1 song for “Savage,” following his and Post Malone’s “Rockstar.”
Meanwhile, Drake is actually now tied with The Beatles for the most top-5 songs, both with 29. “Jimmy Cooks” is also Drake’s record-extending seventh song to debut at No. 1, after “God’s Plan,” “Nice For What,” “Toosie Slide,” “What’s Next,” “Way 2 Sexy,” and “Wait For U.”
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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