It’s been a while since the last episode of UPROXX Sessions, but your favorite performance show is back with a bang for 2021. We’ve got some big surprises planned this year, so stay tuned. For the first episode back, we thought it’d be fitting to host another return — Dallas rapper Dorrough has come through with some “Brand New” heat for the new year, as well as a new identity, Six 3. You may remember Six 3 as the voice behind the 2009 hit “Ice Cream Paint Job,” which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot 100 that year.
While the Lone Star State mainstay never truly went away, releasing albums in 2010, 2017, and 2018, “Brand New” represents a stylistic rebirth — even if it treads familiar territory, content-wise. The time out of the national spotlight hasn’t dulled Six 3’s refined performance at all, and his energy is exactly what longtime UPROXX Sessions fans have come to expect thanks to previous appearances from IV4, Toosii, DaniLeigh, and BRS Kash.
Watch Dorrough’s performance of “Brand New” above.
UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.
The Feige-produced project was not mentioned during Disney’s recent Investor’s Day and is considered in deep development, a sub-tier the company hopes to keep as secret as possible before bringing it to the fore such as Rogue Squadron, the feature project to be directed by Patty Jenkins.
While little is known about Feige’s film set in a galaxy far, far away, that hasn’t stopped Marvel actors from jumping at the chance to be in a Star Wars movie. Shortly after news of the film’s development took the internet by storm, both Captains Marvel and America threw their hats in the ring. Brie Larson was the first out of the gate with a photo of herself decked out in full Jedi garb while wielding a lightsaber next to C-3PO.
A day later, Chris Evans got in on the act by responding to a Collider tweet asking, “Which MCU actor would you like to see pop up in a #StarWars movie?” Evans’ answer was direct and to the point: “Me.”
Since the year 2000, the Grammy Awards have traditionally been hosted from the Staples Center in Los Angeles with just a couple exceptions: In 2003 and 2018, the ceremony took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It looks like 2021 will be another year where the recently postponed Grammys won’t take place at the Staples Center, as interim Recording Academy president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. suggested during a new interview with Variety.
When asked if the Academy considered moving the awards out of LA this year, Mason responded, “Absolutely — there was talk about everything. We went through every scenario: other cities, other times, other types of shows, and no, it does not have to be in LA. We’ll continue to evaluate over the next weeks.” When later pressed for more specifics about where the show will be, he explained that while plans are still subject to change, the LA Convention Center is the most likely option as of now:
“I don’t mind sharing, but remember this has the ability to adjust as we get closer to our date. The plan for January was to be in and around the LA Convention Center, which is right next door to the Staples Center — there’s room there for indoor and outdoor activity. Going forward, we’re going to stick to that plan, as of now, and we’ll monitor the situation and adjust accordingly. But we just want to make sure that whatever we do, it is responsible and safe, and that will be what determines our creative.”
In December of last year, Oscar nominee Elliot Page came out as transgender. “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,” the actor wrote in a note, later thanking his fans for all the “love” he’s received. One of his biggest supporters is Ian McKellen, the English actor who worked with Page on two X-Men movies, 2006’s The Last Stand and 2014’s Days of Future Past.
McKellen told Attitude magazine that he’s “so happy” for Page. “Everything gets better [when] you come out because you get self-confidence,” he said (McKellen came out publicly in 1988) “So you get better in terms of relationships, friends of all sorts, family, if you’re lucky. And in my case, I think in every case, your acting is bound to change and improve.” The Lord of the Rings star also expressed disappointment “in myself” for an incident while he and Page were shooting X-Men:
“I remember Elliot Page, in one of the X-Men, sat as close as we are now. And I had to speak when they’d finished, and I couldn’t hear what they were saying. Nobody could hear what they were saying. So, I said, ‘Look, if you can’t speak up, would you mind when you’re finished speaking, just dropping your hand so I know when you’ve finished speaking?’ And then they came out [as gay] years later and suddenly you couldn’t stop them talking. You heard everything. And now… they’re Elliot. And I’m so happy for Elliot. And so disappointed in myself that I didn’t detect what their difficulty was with communicating.”
If only all 80 year olds were as progressive and cool as Ian McKellen.
Today, the day after the riot at the Capitol Building, has seen a lot of takes on social media about yesterday’s events, some good and some bad. A lot of folks aren’t pleased with how the iconic punk group Dead Kennedys chose to respond, and that includes the band’s original singer, Jello Biafra.
Last night, the traditionally left-leaning punk group posted a photo of Mitt Romney and thanked the senator, writing, “Thank you @SenatorRomney and @EvanMcMullin Mitt cares about the the USA.” The band then went on to insist they admire how Romney spoke out against Trump, writing, “He stood up to Trump. That is all.” Yesterday, Romney wrote in remarks he intended to give before the Capitol was breached, “We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States.”
Biafra was not pleased. Biafra tweeted about the post from the account for his Alternative Tentacles record label and shared a longer version of his response on his personal Facebook page, writing, “As if today couldn’t get any weirder, look who posted this!! How dumb and clueless can you get?? Was it scab singer Skip, who recently denied DK’s are a political band, just, ‘a social satire band’?? Ea$t Bay Ray?? It sure as hell wasn’t me, and in no way represents anything DK’s ever stood for. Cmon, guys, take this down — NOW. Haven’t you disgraced our inspiring legacy that means so much to people enough???”
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A lot of other artists have spoken out against Trump over the past day, including Demi Lovato and Cardi B.
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As images flooded social media Wednesday of Trump-supporting rioters attempting to overtake the Capitol Building, some pictures stood out. One in particular was of a shirtless man with red, white, and blue face paint sporting a racoon hat with horns with a giant American flag in tow. The internet dubbed him “viking guy,” but some thought he looked suspiciously familiar.
People on Twitter began to compare the viking guy to Jamiroquai, the ’90s UK funk singer known for his flamboyant headpieces.
Though it seems like many of the tweets were joking in nature, Jamiroquai decided to put an end to the rumors. Addressing the situation in a video posted to Twitter, the musician denied his involvement. “Good morning, world. Now, some of you may be thinking you saw me in Washington last night but I’m afraid I wasn’t with all those freaks. Happy New Year to all of you, haven’t seen you for ages.” The musician went on to say that he’s currently in lockdown in the UK and just celebrated his 51st birthday.
Good Morning Washington, loving the headgear, but not sure that’s my crowd. Stay safe everyone, J xxx pic.twitter.com/8Fuime28cc
Pod Yourself A Gun, your favorite and the internet’s only Sopranos podcast is on a brief hiatus, but fret not: Matt Lieb has put together all your favorite (read: his favorite) bits from “the year that was” in this totally radicool best of 2020 episode. That’s right, it has all our most intellectual analysis and cogent art theory. Just kidding, it’s mostly jokes and Matt’s parody songs. What else would you expect?
We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we do (read: Matt does) take a lot of time putting together all these compilation episodes and parody songs for your listening pleasure. As always, the best way to thank us is to sign up for our Patreon (don’t do it for us, do it for you! access all that beautiful bonus content!) and leave us a five-star review on iTunes.
If you haven’t started your Sopranos rewatch, now is the time. You have at least a week or so before we get to season four.
-Intro Song
-“Truly The Best Sopranos Song” with Brendan from the Frotcast
-Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House explains John From Cincinnati
-Alan Sepinwall from Rolling Stone calls us the lowest form of discourse
-Gigi dies on a toilet with comedian Jason Webb
-Chrissy is high at Livia’s wake with comedian Brodie Reed
-Livia’s final scene mash up
-Remember When John Phillips Died? with Francesca Fiorentini from The Bitchuation Room
-Remember When Tiger Woods was a beloved figure? with Mike Isaac of The New York Times
-Remember When Tucker Carlson merely leaned right wing?
-Remember Gary Condit?
-Remember Shaggy? with Jay Gordon from FSCKD Pod
-Matt needs to be coddled in order to talk about Melfi being attacked
-Pine Barrens with Jack O’Brien from The Daily Zeitgeist
-Vince gets geo-political with the Russian
-Matt is sick of David Chase’s sh*t
-Alan tells Matt and Vince that David Chase may have listened to the pod
-Saved By The Bell/Killed By The Boss
-Sunshine deserved to die featuring Matt Christman
-Jackie Jr. talks about fashion and cream
-Paulie is doing proto-twitter discourse, with Rachel Fisher from the Hollywood Crime Scene podcast
-Noah Tannenbaum meets Barenaked Ladies, with Brodie Reed
-Meadow and Noah pretend to adult, with Carey O’Donnell from Sexy Unique Podcast
-Poor people fight their parents with Jason Webb
-Matt’s theory about the Meadow/Noah/Caitlin love triangle
-Carm gets the worst therapist, with Mike Isaac
-Ralphie is a good father
-Jackie can’t read Poe, with Samar Kalaf of Defector Media
-Matt’s story about Mariana
-Janice Soprano: Petty Godfather with Carey O’Donnell
-Jr Soprano’s tumor board
-90’s flashbacks with Rachel Fisher
-Matt tells Mike Isaac his Big Mouth Billy Bass story
-AJ Soprano likes to Break Stuff and so does Vince Mancini
-Gloria is a mess
-Gloria/Raffi mash up
-F*CK YOU SANTA!
-Core Ungrato aka Gabagool Va fangool!
-A Nice Voicemail
-Solid B plus
-Producer Brent Flyberg says hi!
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Marco Rubio’s developed quite a talent for self-owning on Twitter. He does the deed periodically, including when the Florida senator “honored” the late John Lewis by posting a photo of Elijah Cummings, and when he botched a meme about a Republican “wave.” He also got torched as a hypocrite when he pearl-clutched over an incoming Biden staffer calling the GOP “f*ckers,” and it seems that Rubio’s wanting to avoid the dreaded ratio again (more comments than likes and retweets) if at all possible. So, he’s now limiting Twitter replies to those users that he follows or has mentioned, and that’s led to this handy label on display.
Rubio has made the move after he began to be called out for attempting to distance himself from his years of supporting President Trump. This tweet, of course, arrived after the MAGA mob insurrection on Capitol Hill, which has presented the ultimate bad look for Republicans, who were already reeling after the Senate Georgia runoff loss that now means that both houses of Congress will be in Democrats’ hands. And now that Trump’s loss has been formally sealed by the failed GOP Electoral Vote challenge in Congress, Rubio’s backtracking hard.
“Some misled you… That the VP could reject ballots,” Rubio tweeted. “That objections could pass or used as leverage to force an audit.. They knew the truth but thought it was a great way to get attention & raise money.”
Some misled you
That the VP could reject ballots
That objections could pass or used as leverage to force an audit
They knew the truth but thought it was a great way to get attention & raise money
Rubio also (finally) acknowledged Joe Biden’s victory while tweeting, “The 2020 election process is complete & no matter who we voted for it’s time to turn the page.”
The 2020 election process is complete & no matter who we voted for it’s time to turn the page@JoeBiden is now officially the President-Elect of the United States
May God bless & protect our country & our next President
As one might expect, Rubio’s maneuvering to avoid the ratio isn’t going well, nor is his use of the word “some” to describe Republicans. He’s being called “spineless,” and the “f*cker” heard ’round the world is coming back to haunt him, too. They’re not “replies” that will be visible on his profile, but they exist nonetheless.
@marcorubio pfffttt! And some sat by in silent complicity hoping it would turn out in their favor. In a sense it has, no way Ivanka can wash the stink off her & primary you in 2022. Never fear, we’re gonna take a page out GA’s book & flip your seat blue in 2022. https://t.co/nJfbWzqmJL
Little Marco wouldn’t take a stand one way or the other about the EC vote certification before the Joint Session yesterday Seems like Marco Rubio might be worried -about a lot of things Time to retire Marco https://t.co/UMIbnkbgq3
Regardless of where you live, the winter months are probably relatively bleak, filled with uncomfortably short days, and seem to last forever. Whenever possible, you’re going to be looking for a respite from the cold (even if we’re just talking about California’s low-50s chill). Sure, you can enjoy warming cocktails (like a hot toddy or Irish coffee) this time of year, or you can transport yourself to a warmer, more tropical season with a tiki-style cocktail or a hazy, juicy, IPA.
With the holidays done and ski season looking mellow, we’re all about trying to forget about the wrath of Jack Frost, so we’re definitely feeling those tropical vibes right about now. To find the best offerings, we asked a handful of bartenders to tell us their favorite hazy IPAs for winter. Check their picks below!
Space Ways by Modern Times Beers is a fantastic hazy IPA and with its sweet tropical aromas, you’ll be transported to a warm paradise with every sip. Space Ways has a beautiful mix of sweet tropical fruits with a dry piney finish, it’s a perfect balance of smooth yet crisp.
On those cold and bleak winter days, this drinkable delight will transport you to warmer times.
Oskar Blues Can-O-Bliss Tropical IPA
Oskar Blues
Candace Marie Peterson, beertender at Lone Tree Brewing in Lone Tree, Colorado
I really don’t drink very many Hazy IPAs, because I’m more of a West Coast girl. One of the few that I do enjoy is Can-O-Bliss Tropical IPA from Oskar Blues. It has all of the flavors that you want when sitting on a beach (or imagining sitting on a beach during the winter months) and a nice, balanced bitterness.
If I’m being honest, you can drink enough of any beer to forget how cold it is outside. However, I would much rather indulge with In The Steep from Outer Range. This classic DDH NEIPA, brewed with loads of Citra hops, is so refreshing due to its tropical and citrus fruit-forward notes.
An ale perfectly enjoyed cozying up at home or on the slopes. Also, shoutout to Trillium. Hazies are the bomb.
I associate the style with warm weather. Regardless of the temperature though, I have to say Tired Hands does it better than most. Almost all of the Tired Hands limited releases are worthwhile, but HopHands is their flagship New England-style IPA.
It’s like a beautifully balanced glass of floral, dank, pineapple-flavored orange juice, which is exactly what I think the style should be.
4 Hands Contact High Hazy
4 Hands
Andy Printy, beverage director at Chao Baan in St. Louis
Contact High Hazy from 4 Hands Brewery can definitely get you out of the frigid state of mind. Dry-hopped with copious amounts of American hops and fermented with a super hazy yeast strain. It has a great body and just the right amount of subtle tropical notes to transport you to warmer climates and keep the sand between your toes, if only momentarily.
Fire Walk With Me, from Resident Culture, is a double hazy IPA that is well balanced between ABVs to warm the chest, and nice citrus and warm peaches to refresh the palate.
Lo-Pitch from Hi-Wire Brewing is so thick and hazy, it’s more like drinking a can of juice than a beer. This beer is so packed with tropical fruit flavors, it’s impossible to drink it and not think about the beach. Drink it in front of a campfire, close your eyes, and just pretend you’re sunbathing.
Weird Beard F*ck You I Won’t Brew What You Tell Me
My favorite at the moment is from a London Brewery called Weird Beard. They produce a beast called F*ck You I Won’t Brew What You Tell Me — a west coast IPA at 9.3%. Two of my favorite things coming together, beer and music. This hop monster is perfect for these long nights in front of your fire, while the name punches home the feeling of everyone being sick of being controlled.
When this bad boy is planted in your hand, expect the intense smell of grapefruit, squeezed orange juice, and pine aromas coming from Centennial, Columbus, Simcoe, and Chinook hoops.
Hazy Little Thing from Sierra Nevada brewery is one of the best IPAs to drink in the winter. It has a medium body and fruit-forward flavor and an amazing blend of hops, keeping the flavors balanced.
When we look back at these last four years – which, depressingly, and maybe predictably, culminated (at least so far) on Wednesday with the U.S. Capitol being stormed by supporters of Donald Trump, reportedly leaving four people dead – the lasting time capsule to historians who, someday, might want to try and figure all this out, will be Late Night With Seth Meyers‘s “A Closer Look” segment. If you go back and just pick one at random from, say, two years ago, I promise you will most likely be stunned at how much you don’t remember. But, night after night, it’s like a complete set of whatever dumb thing happened that day; that just kept building up until we reached this moment.
On Wednesday night there was no “A Closer Look.” Late Night was live and it was just a somber Seth Meyers doing his best to make heads or tails of what happened earlier in the day. Since the pandemic started, and I think Meyers would be the first to admit, it’s pretty obvious he hasn’t felt totally comfortable delivering the opening monologue without an audience. (Which makes a lot of sense. Imagine just staring into your computer, in a room by yourself, trying to be funny, as Meyers had to do for a few months.) You can tell he feels awkward by how often he just starts laughing mid joke (which, as a viewer, I always get a kick out of seeing.)
When Meyers signed up to host Late Night, he’s been pretty clear this is not how he envisioned the show. His goal was a comedy show, not, as I said earlier, a time capsule of one of the most tumultuous stretches in recent U.S. history. I suspect the last thing Meyers ever wanted to do was give a solemn speech, live, on network television, that had to both give faith to people that there’s decency left and to hold those in power who orchestrated this accountable. It’s telling that the actual president didn’t address the American people live and try to calm down an enraged nation. No, instead, it was Seth Meyers.
Meyers’ address to the nation is truly remarkable because, for most of it at least, you can really make the case these are the words that would usually come from the president. (President-elect Biden made a fine speech yesterday, but his themes of “unity” are starting to look pretty unrealistic.) For all intents and purposes we have no functioning president at this given moment, so others like Meyers, have to fill that gap. And the part that really hit home was that, yes, again, people need to be held accountable.
“Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and the rest of the sedition caucus in the House and Senate goaded this on. They are responsible for this. They should wear this shame and disgrace for the rest of their lives. No one who aided and abetted today’s action should ever be allowed to serve in a democracy they so surly detest,” said Meyers. And the reality is that’s probably not going to happen. But it made me feel better having a reasonable voice say something like that. Watching Wednesday’s events, they were so surreal and so unprecedented that it makes a person question their own opinions and sanity. After it was over, there were members of Congress like Ben Sasse who gave folksy, ah shucks speeches about how great America is, just a few feet away from where a woman was shot and killed just a few hours before.
Even worse, people like Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (from my home state, which is especially heartbreaking) continued down the road of questioning the legitimacy of the election, apparently just choosing to decide that the events earlier in the day just didn’t happen. So, yes, it even led me to start questioning what I had seen with my own eyes. Why is everyone acting normal? Am I the crazy person?
And that’s why watching something like Meyers deliver his remarks, live, was so important. It was comforting. At least here’s a sane voice summing up what we all saw, and putting into context at least what should happen. Another part really stood out for me, early on, when Meyers said, “I think it’s important, as the first draft of history is being written, and as we are all processing what we are witnessing today, to be as plainspoken and clear-eyed as possible. What we saw today was a violent insurgency in an attempt to overthrow the legitimately elected government of the United States. And it was incited, directed, and encouraged by the president, Donald Trump.”
What he means is, as we are seeing, the far right-wing is already trying to rewrite what happened. A year from now, what happened Wednesday will probably cause arguments as to how it even happened. (Though, the MAGA people who stormed the Capitol seemed awfully proud of what they did. I’m not so sure they are going to be happy to hear now that Antifa is getting the “credit.”) What Meyers is doing is trying to set a historical reminder of what actually happened. It’s important he did that.
And, frankly, over the coming years it’s going to become more and more apparent just how important a lot of these late night shows actually were. They are going to be one of the best sources of what actually happened. I often see people ask late night hosts some version of, “With Trump gone will that hurt comedy?” What on Earth? What Meyers and other late night hosts have been doing the last four years hasn’t been “comedy.” It’s been therapy. It’s been an honest attempt to try to hold things together. I’m not sure it worked, but I am appreciative they tried.
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