The art of capturing the essence of the dancefloor should garner a gold medal. Few can do it like Weyrauther (Cobrasnake, who cut his teeth by posting candid photos of the world’s “coolest kids” and Hollywood stars online, comes to mind). While Instagram and TikTok allow just about anybody to take photos and post them online, the art of using a true camera and capturing a sweaty-dancefloor-moment-in-time from the point of view of a clubgoer is something of a lost art.
But Weyrauther is keeping it alive. If you go to his Instagram profile, you’ll see he highlights what he calls “Ibiza flashbacks since 1999,” cementing the fact that Ibiza has been an extraordinary, world-class partying destination for over two decades.
Originally working as a graphic designer for record labels in Germany, it was when Weyrauther came to Ibiza in 1998 as a true electronic music lover that he saw his life and career blossom. With a request from a Holland magazine editor wanting “sexy girls dancing in the club for Playboy,” he smuggled his camera in his pants and got some of the most iconic party shots to ever be seen and published in Playboy. From there, he started taking exclusive Ibiza club content for DJ Mag, Dance Mag, and other publications around the world to capture the the coveted Ibiza partying scene at the tail end of the millennia.
Today, Weyrauther works five nights a week at basically every club on the white island. With every subgenre of EDM dedicated to a specific night each week during the summer season, every night looks completely different.
“I’ve been to a lot of parties over the years,” Weyrauther tells Uproxx. “Jamie Jones residencies full of beautiful dancers, Amnesia’s famous opening and closing parties, tINI & the Gang’s colorful and women-centered parties…I adapt to each one. Every show might get a different shooting style, whether it be in candid style, black and white, or only behind-the-scenes. I say I’m an “embedded photographer” where I’m there to close the clubs. I’ve been embedded in the scene for 25 years at this point.”
To commemorate over two decades of capturing the rise of Ibiza’s as the globe’s most famous party island, Weyrauther curated nearly 50 photos that capture his passion for the moments and people that make up his life’s work.
Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays on the calendar, and it provides the perfect opportunity for bourbon pairings as you prepare to enjoy a full meal. Plus, let’s face it, you might need a drink (or two) just to get through the day.
Whether you’re celebrating the traditional way, enjoying it with friends for a more modern “Friendsgiving,” or keeping things simple with a “Turkey Day” dinner — whiskey helps. With that in mind, we put together this list so that you can maximize the festivities by pairing a different bourbon with every stage of your evening.
To break down the “stages,” we’re going to set you up with an initial pour, the “welcome to the party” pour, which will help you settle in on a light note. Next up, you’ve got the all-important “dinner pour,” which is something that will pair well with the bold, savory flavors of your meal. After dinner, you’ll need an “intermission pour” to help reset your palate and bridge the gap between all those heavy flavors from dinner and the lighter, sweet notes of dessert. Once dessert is done, we’ll help you find the ideal pairing for a “game time pour,” which is the best bottle to enjoy while football is on, a movie is playing, or the at-home games get going. Finally, we’ll close out with a “farewell pour,” which will be the best bourbon of the evening so you can end the festivities on a high note.
Are you ready to find your perfect Thanksgiving bourbon pairings? Keep reading to see our full list!
While this expression doesn’t feature an age statement, consumers would be well advised to know that they use 8-year-old bourbon for these small-batch blends, which include up to 20 barrels in each batch. After undergoing the brand’s proprietary filtration process, the bourbon is brought to bottling proof with Kentucky limestone water.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Michter’s US*1 Bourbon has a dense aroma bouquet that immediately appears well-refined. Notes like honeysuckle, brown sugar, raisins, and youthful oak fill the air, with each well-developed layer greeting the olfactory senses warmly.
Palate: On the palate, what’s immediately remarkable about this bourbon is the texture, as it gently coats your tongue with moderate warmth, and before you know it, the taste of brown sugar, raisins, and walnuts is suddenly everywhere on your tongue. That deceptively viscous texture works well here and is a credit to Michter’s proprietary filtration process and their atypical proof-point.
Finish: The finish here is brief, with brown sugar and cinnamon coexisting harmoniously alongside new oak and clove, making for a gentle send-off after every sip.
Why Is This The Perfect Pairing?
The first pour of the evening should be a greeting, a sign of things to come, and a satisfying sipper that your guests will want to enjoy all night if need be. It should also be something that eases you into the evening, which means an approachable ABV coupled with corresponding flavors. There’s no better option for all of the above than Michter’s US*1 Bourbon.
Michter’s US*1 Bourbon brings a ton of flavor to the table, but it doesn’t overpower your palate, and it surely won’t detract from any hors d’oeuvres you may be serving or small talk that’ll break the ice. On the contrary, this bourbon will elevate everything about the early stages of your Thanksgiving meal, making it the ideal choice as a welcome-to-the-party pour.
The “Dinner” Pour — Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B524
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is often heralded as the single best value in all of bourbon. Why? Because it’s a consistent product, released three times a year, that clocks in at full barrel strength and aged for at least 11 years. This year’s “B” Batch, B524, was aged for 11 years and two months.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: My initial nosing notes say, “This is just dope.” I hope that begins to explain what’s going on here. The aroma of buttery croissants and cinnamon reaches the nose, along with some hazelnut spread, sticky toffee, and honey brioche buns.
Palate: The palate finds earthy toasted almond notes coming together with decadent dark chocolate and more buttery, flaky, croissant flavors. Excuse my French, but pain au chocolat ain’t got shit on this. The texture is well-fused and oily, which causes it to stick to your teeth despite the high-octane proof point, which makes this one dangerous pour.
Finish: The finish is pretty lengthy and introduces a bit of walnut meat, hazelnut, and a few shakes of clove and nutmeg to the palate. All in all, it’s a really satisfying send-off.
Why Is This The Perfect Pairing?
Once it’s time for dinner, you know you’ll be in for a world of flavors unlike any meal all year. With so many sumptuous dishes floating around, you’ll want a stout bourbon capable of standing up to all of those rich flavors and countering them with some rich flavors of its own. Enter Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof comes in three batches yearly, with each batch offering something slightly different despite generally hueing toward a similar profile. For 2024, the best of the bunch is Batch B524, which delivers the sort of luxurious, full-bodied experience that perfectly complements the decadent flavors in your dinner dishes.
The “Intermission” Pour — Widow Jane 10-Year Bourbon
For their flagship 10-Year Bourbon, Widow Jane blends whiskey distillate from three different states in bespoke 5-barrel batches before proofing it down with mineral water from their Rosendale Mines in New York. The barrels from each blend hail from distilleries in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Widow Jane has a captivating nose of fresh cherries, orange oil, mature oak, and milk chocolate paired with more unique notes like waxy plums, coconuts, and pears.
Palate: Immediately, you’ll notice that this is a really rich whiskey that punches way above its modest proof point. That exceptional mouthfeel brings a complex web of all the notes above, with the red cherries, chocolate milk, and coconut aspects featuring most prominently across the palate while maple candy and cinnamon creep in more subtly.
Finish: Again defying its modest proof point is the finish, which lingers for quite a while, leaving mature oak and milk chocolate with a touch of plum on the palate, priming you for your next sip.
Why Is This The Perfect Pairing?
With the main event out of the way, you’ll need a really high-quality bourbon to serve as a bridge between dinner and dessert. The ideal choice would be something to reset your palate, stand in as a conversation piece (since all the small talk and discussions about your personal life should be winding down by now), and offer a more mellow flavor profile as you transition to the end of the night.
Your go-to here will be Widow Jane’s 10-Year Bourbon.
Because Widow Jane hails from New York, utilizing sourced bourbon from three different states in super small batches, there’s a lot to unpack just with the back story. Once you pop the top, however, this bottle’s delicate yet delicious flavors will do all the talking, allowing you to prime your palate for one last round of eating.
The “Dessert” Pour — Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon
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The Whiskey:
Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon is one of the brand’s more recent innovations, springing directly from the mind and blending prowess of Master Distiller Brent Elliott. For this expression, Elliott blends six (OBSV, OBSK, OBSF, OESV, OESK, and OESF) of Four Roses’ ten signature recipes to create an end product aged for six to seven years that showcases his preferred flavor profile.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, Four Roses Small Batch Select offers cola nut, bright red cherries, black pepper, nutmeg, and clove with some oak and caramel tones following behind those initial top notes. It’s robust and inviting, with a lovely baking spice presence that displays a ton of balance.
Palate: Four Roses Small Batch Select hits the palate with a full-bodied richness that coats your tongue and sends you mining your taste buds to discover the flavor of jammy cherries, nutmeg, black pepper, and honeyed black tea. The texture would count as its defining quality if it weren’t for the impressive balance of the flavors ever-so-slightly outperforming the viscous mouthfeel.
Finish: The lingering finish is where you’ll find vanilla extract, raspberries, brown sugar, and a light mint note — which reminds you that this is a robust Four Roses bourbon.
Why Is This The Perfect Pairing?
With all of the sweet notes found in your dessert dishes, now is the perfect time to plug in a bourbon with a slightly higher rye content. That higher rye bourbon will offer some lovely baking spice notes to cut through the sweetness of the dessert, but the beauty of selecting Four Roses Small Batch Select is that it also brings some sweetness of its own. The fruit-forward flavors in this bourbon will pair well with literally any dessert you set in front of guests, but the balanced spice notes will help to counterbalance that sweetness and elevate the dishes.
Simply put, there are few bourbons that work better as a dessert pour than Four Roses Small Batch Select.
The “Gametime” Pour — Russell’s Reserve 10-Year Bourbon
Russell’s Reserve’s 10-Year Bourbon was initially released in 2001 as an age-stated, 101-proof expression. In 2005, much to the chagrin of Wild Turkey fans, the ABV was brought down to its current level, making this a 90-proof expression.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose on Russell’s Reserve 10-Year-Old Bourbon contains varying vanillas, from ice cream to vanilla extract. There are also pastry notes and the aroma of brioche buns, along with a touch of salted caramel, warm oak, and fresh nutmeg.
Palate: The palate on Russell’s Reserve 10-Year Bourbon is distinctly earthy at first, with toasted walnuts, apple leather, and mature oak leading the charge. As you chew the bourbon, you’ll notice that those notes grow in prominence with the oak and walnut flavors outpacing the restrained fruitiness and baking spices like clove and cinnamon become more pronounced. The mouthfeel is middle of the road, which serves well to carry all of those earthy flavors without being overly slick and distracting from them.
Finish: The finish is marked by more vanilla tones, think vanilla pod more so than vanilla extract, and there’s more hazelnut flavor to be discovered alongside oak and red apple skin. It’s a medium-length finish that works well because it fades before that mature oak begins to dry out the back of your palate.
Why Is This The Perfect Pairing?
This isn’t meant to be a pejorative term, but Russell’s Reserve 10-Year Bourbon is the perfect “background whiskey.” It’s damn good on its own, and it will certainly earn some double-takes for its deliciousness in between downs if you’re watching the football games, but it’s also mellow enough to simply be enjoyed without any comment.
As a game-time pour, that duality makes Russell’s Reserve 10-Year Bourbon such a delightful pairing as the night winds down. This is a whiskey that strikes a perfect balance.
The “Farewell” Pour — Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson B
Always the product of barrels from a single rickhouse, thus the name — 2024’s Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse focuses on the brand’s Camp Nelson B rickhouse. Also of note: this is the highest proof offering to ever come from the Russell’s Reserve lineup at 120.2 (landing just shy of Wild Turkey Generations’ 120.8 for the highest proof from a Wild Turkey offering).
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nosing notes open with a ton of cinnamon, nutmeg, dates, and some savory bacon. With a second whiff, you pick up the aroma of Tahitian vanilla with candied ginger and a touch of milk chocolate.
Palate: Wow, a ton of ginger candy and apple galette notes spring onto the palate, with cinnamon and brown butter in spades. The liquid itself is really active on the palate, especially on the roof of the mouth, with spice and nougat notes thrumming throughout.
Finish: The finish seemingly lingers forever, with the vanilla and cinnamon tones blending with cardamom and nougat for a satisfying send-off.
Why Is This The Perfect Pairing?
You need to end the night off on a high note, and that means it’s time to pull out the best bourbon you’ve got. Also, it’s Thanksgiving, so it doesn’t hurt to put one more Turkey on the table, right? For this selection, you’ll ideally want to go with something from Wild Turkey, but while the brand has a lot of excellent options, this year’s Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson B expression is your best bet.
This is one of the best bourbons to come out all year, so how’s that for ending on a high note? Furthermore, offering a pricier bottle to guests before they go on their merry way is a great way to show appreciation for their company. Some folks may be tapped out by this stage (which keeps more of this delicious bourbon in your home bar), but for those who have been enjoying every other pour, this bottle, above all others, will serve as the perfect cherry on top.
Having written about tequila at Uproxx for a number of years, I’ve become the go-to person in my friend group (and family group chat) for tequila recommendations. This is harder than it sounds, because while I’d like to recommend bottles that I think are the “best,” tastes vary between people. So more often than not, I’m making my recommendations based on a few things.
First, I ask myself, how often does this person drink tequila? Because if the answer is rarely, then I’m not going to suggest something bright, agave forward, and biting — I’m more likely to suggest something that has a bigger vanilla influence, something that will go down a lot smoother.
Then I ask: what’s the venue? If this is a bottle to bring home, the answer is easier, if the person is at a bar or in the middle of dinner at a restaurant, my answer is going to be different, because while there are hundreds of tequila brands out there, at local bars and restaurants, there is a group of usual suspects.
So to help you find the best tequila at your local watering hole or the next time you’re sitting down for dinner at your favorite restaurant, we ranked the most likely bottles you’ll come across. So tequila nerds, don’t come for me talking about how I didn’t include Fortaleza or [insert your favorite additive-free brand here]. This is a list based on common bottles that are more often than not stocked at most bars.
Espolòn is where you should start. A well tequila will often be something like Jose Cuervo or Suaza, choosing Espolòn over these common well tequilas telegraph that you’re seriously about your agave, and your drinks are going to come out better for it.
Where well tequilas can be harsh, Espolòn’s reposado provides a noticeable mellow vibe with a mix of peppery and agave-forward flavors that’ll elevate your favorite cocktails.
The tequila is made at NOM 1440, Campari, and is made using agave cooked in a low-pressure autoclave, roller mill extracted, mixed with well water, and aged for three months in American white oak barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Malty chocolate with notes of roasted agave and a hint of alcohol.
Palate: Agave and white pepper, with some caramel and citrus notes.
Finish: A bit hot with an oak finish.
The Bottom Line:
An easy swap for your bar’s well tequila that isn’t going to result in a drastically higher bill.
If you’re looking for a great blanco to sub in, Olmeca Altos is a great and affordable choice. It has a wonderful and nuanced flavor that plays nicely on the palate.
The tequila is made the old fashioned way, cooked low and slow in brick ovens, tahona crushed, and distilled in copper pots at NOM 1111, Pernod Richard Mexico.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A blend of roasted agave, grilled pineapple and citrus as the nose.
Palate: Zesty with a navel orange juiciness balanced with fresh green peppers.
Finish: Herbaceous and smooth with a gentle heat.
The Bottom Line:
Very citrus-forward with a lot of minerality and a pleasing finish.
Ahh, the ever present Casamigos. A lot of tequila snobs will turn their nose up at this formerly celebrity-owned (George Clooney) tequila but, this is a very pleasing-to-the-palate tequila, that’s why its so damn popular.
But, it’s geared to the American palate, so what you’re going to find here is a smooth vanilla-forward finish. If you like your agave biting and bright, look elsewhere. But still, if a restaurant offers their drink up with Casamigos, there is no real reason to sub it out unless you’re looking for more agave.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Very vanilla forward with some hints of caramel, and a light oak quality.
Palate: Roasted agave, cake batter, and warm baking spices.
Finish: Surprisingly peppery at the finish.
Bottom Line:
Vanilla-forward and people-pleasing. It’s not my favorite but it has its place.
Cimarron is a brand that gets slept on because of its low price, but you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck with this one, and it massively punches above its weight. It’s a big step up from the stuff we’ve ranked below it today.
The tequila is additive-free and made from estate-grown agave slow-cooked in an autoclave, roller mill extracted, and rested for three to six months in American white oak barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Rich and spicy cinnamon with notes of caramelized agave and charred oak.
Palate: More cinnamon and agave on the palate, with earthy brown sugar molasses notes.
Finish: Floral and vanilla rich balanced by some oak.
The Bottom Line:
An affordable spicy agave-forward additive-free tequila.
Patrón is an upgrade that you’ll be guaranteed to find at every bar and restaurant that serves tequila. This is the go-to “good tequila,” and for good reason, while Patrón isn’t my personal favorite, there is a lot to like here.
It has a natural sweetness and easy-to-love drinkability that most tequilas lack, while still boasting old-fashioned brick oven cooking methods.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Roasted agave, white sugar, and a hint of honey.
Palate: A mix of tart pineapple and zesty orange with a hint of bitter lettuce to balance it out.
Finish: A crack of black pepper with a lime-influenced tartness.
The Bottom Line:
Sweet, easy to drink, and the most obvious play for elevating your cocktail.
Ahh Don Julio, a bar tequila that you can actually drink straight. Don Julio has always seemed like a leveled-up version of Casamigos. It has that same sweet people-pleasing character, but a much more complex flavor profile.
It is produced at NOM 1449 from agave slow-cooked in stone ovens, roller mill extracted, and fermented in stainless steel tanks.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A wonderful balance of roasted agave and vanilla bean with just a touch of cinnamon.
Palate: Layers of cocoa and fudge with some green tea grassiness, and some crisp green pepper notes.
Finish: A finish that recalls celery and citrus, with a lingering black pepper crackle.
The Bottom Line:
A more complex and nuanced choice than Patrón, and likely in the same price range.
In just a few short years, LALO went from a brand-new brand to one of the most prevalent and best-tasting affordable bottles on the market.
LALO is pretty much everywhere, and we’re all better off for it. This tequila is 100% additive-free and made with highlands sourced agave that is cooked in stone steam ovens for 20-32 hours, rested, and then crushed by a roller mill before being fermented in open-air stainless steel tanks.
It’s sippable, shootable, and great in a cocktail. You can’t go wrong with this one, it’s not the very best, but it’ll probably only result in a reasonable upcharge from your bartender that’ll be worth every penny.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Bright agave-forward, and citrusy on the nose.
Palate: A buttery mix of roasted agave and caramel.
Finish: Nice and juicy with a vegetal quality.
The Bottom Line:
A wonderful agave-forward additive-free tequila. It tastes incredibly pure and has quickly solidified itself as one of the best brands of tequila currently in operation.
Affordable, additive-free, agave forward, we imagine you’re starting to see a trend here. As massive tequila fans, we love when a liquid hasn’t been too f*cked with, so naturally, we think the best choice at bars far and wide is a tequila that tastes pure.
Ocho’s plata is silky and smooth, while still retaining all the bright and biting qualities that make us massive tequila fans.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A perfect balance of orange zest, roasted agave, and Anaheim chile.
Palate: Zesty and a bit dry, with a rush of herbal flavors to balance that dryness. I can taste an almost cilantro-like refreshing quality to this liquid, so if you’re a person who thinks cilantro tastes like soap (we feel sorry for you) maybe skip this one.
Finish: Mint, bell pepper, and a hint of lime at the finish.
The Bottom Line:
Ocho is a great choice if you like your tequila to be very grassy and green.
There is a palpable minerality here that I think really separates Siete Leguas from a lot of the competition. It’s dry and earthy, yet lactic, with an agave-rich finish.
Siete Leguas is additive-free and produced at NOM 1120, Tequila Siete Leguas, using slow-cooked agave, natural spring water, and copper pot distillation.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Warm and inviting with some wet rock and fresh soil qualities.
Palate: High minerality balanced out with some grassiness, and a touch of chili heat.
Finish: Lots of citrus, a touch of vanilla and a lingering heat.
The Bottom Line:
Grassy, vegetal, bright, and mineral-rich. Siete Leguas offers a very natural, yet delicate flavor.
Here it is, our number one pick for the best tequila you’re most likely to find at every bar and restaurant. El Tesoro is one of the finest brands out there right now, and it’s blanco is an easy window as to why.
This tequila is full of nuanced flavors. Yes, the usual tequila tasting notes are there, but they are so expertly balanced here that you can actually taste how this is in a different class from most other tequilas on the market.
The liquid is produced at NOM 1139, Tequila Tapatio (La Alteña) from agave slow-cooked in stone ovens. It is 100% additive-free.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A balance of raw and roasted agave, with some juicy mango notes.
Palate: Lots of black pepper, baking spices, a touch of sea salt, green grass, and minerals. The flavors are ever-shifting, just when you think you have a handle on the flavor, a new note, like floral sweetness, will reveal itself.
Finish: Pure and grassy with a gentle burn.
The Bottom Line:
Juicy, agave forward, floral and fruity. A refined choice for anyone looking to impress with their drink order.
(SPOILERS for Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2 will be found below.)
A few genuine surprises were in store for Netflix viewers within the most recent Cobra Kai episodes. First, ultimate karate supervillain Terry Silver surfaced in a hot tub (a fitting callback) to distract everybody from the Sekai Taikai Tournament in Barcelona. Believable? Who cares. What’s important is how confidently this show rolls with it.
Silver’s arrival surely contributed to John Kreese’s increasingly erratic state of mind, which led to a knife being left on the mat, which was bound not to end well, even in this enduringly cheery series. That weapon led to the series’ darkest turn when Kwon nabbed the knife, which then — through a series of chaotic tournament moments — ended up inside his own body as Miyagi-do friends and fam looked on horror from across the globe during a pizza-watch party because Anthony LaRusso needed screen time, dammit.
From there, will the global competition continue? And will Silver and Kreese take a cue and bury their hatchet after their rivalry killed someone? Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence recently gave up their squabbles for good, so anything is possible, but first, we need to know when this could happen.
When Does Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 Come Out On Netflix?
Netflix revealed that the final five episodes of this spin off will stream on February 13, 2025.
Co-showrunner Hayden Schlossberg promised TV Insider that, unlike Part 2, “[T]he last five will end in resolution. There is no big cliffhanger at the end of the last five episodes.” He further added, “This is where all the questions get answered. All the characters reach their full arcs. All the mysteries get solved.”
From there, Karate Kid: Legends will move towards its release date of May 30, 2025.
The first full five Cobra Kai seasons, along with 10 sixth season episodes (for now), are available on Netflix.
Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. With Black Friday next week, you’d think that the sneaker brands would hold their best releases in reserve for the biggest shopping day of the year, but it’s quite the opposite. Black Friday isn’t for sneakerheads, it’s for the general public, meaning you’re going to get sales on a lot of tried and true classics.
The weird niche releases that only appeal to the most die-hard sneaker fans? They’re dropping this week.
Nike, to the surprise of no one, is dominating this week, snagging seven of our eight sneaker picks this week. On the slate this week is the LeBron 22 Token, a grip of collaborations between Nike and NYC retailer Awake NY, and the return of the Jordan 3 Black Cement. And we’re just scratching the surface!
Let’s dive into the best sneaker drops of the week.
For LeBron’s latest, the GOAT teamed up with Monopoly, yes, the board game, for a sneaker that oozes royal vibes. The sneaker features laser etchings over a royal blue base, gold embroidery, metallic accents, reflective details, and subtle Monopoly branding.
The best part of this collaboration? At a passing glance, you’d never know Monopoly has anything to do with it. No graphics of Mr. Moneybags, no “Pass Go,” icons, just a great design with subtle branding. We never thought we’d say this about a sneaker board game collaboration but we’ll go ahead and say it: this is one of the best LeBron drops of the year.
The Nike LeBron XXII Toke is out now for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
A KD that has you looking like C-3PO? Sign us up! This Metallic Copper colorway of the KD 4 first dropped 13 years ago on Christmas Day, instantly becoming one of the greatest colorways the shoe has ever seen.
The sneaker features a lightweight synthetic leather upper with textile details, strap fastening, and Air Zoom cushioning, with a copper and black colorway. 13 years later, it still looks great!
The Nike Zoom KD 4 Metallic Copper is out now for a retail price of $130. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
The Air Ship (essentially the Jordan 1 prototype) has dominated 2024, and in what seems like a victory lap for the revitalized silhouette, Nike has teamed up with NYC retailer Awake NY for a Game Royal take on the sneaker.
The Game Royal features a leather upper in sail with royal blue snakeskin accents and a platinum swoosh. Rounding out the design is some co-branding at the tongue and Awake NY’s logo etched into the mudguard.
The Awake NY x Jordan Air Ship Game Royal is out now for a retail price of $150. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
This week, Nike is dropping a couple of collaborations with beloved skatewear brand Antihero. First up, we’ve got the Wolf Grey SB Dunk. The sneaker features a mixed suede and tumbled leather upper, an exposed foam liner, and an Antihero branded tongue tag.
The colorway combines several different shades of white and off-white contrasted nicely with a black outsole.
The Nike SB Funk High x Antihero Wolf Grey is set to drop on November 21st at 7:00 AM for a retail price of $145. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
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Antihero x Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid Rough Green and Amarillo
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Price:$110
If you’re not digging the minimal vibes of the SB Dunk, Antihero is also offering a color-rich take on the Blazer Mid. Featuring a forest green suede upper with dashes of a warm yellow at the Swoosh and eyelets, and a chocolatey outsole, this Zoom Blazer Mid is a showcase for the power of a simple three-color design.
The Antihero x Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid Rought Green and Amarillo is set to drop on November 21st at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $110. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
The latest from New Balance’s Seasonal Collection sees the 998 receiving two colorways from the brand’s premium Made in USA studio. Both sneakers feature a mixed hairy suede, mesh, and regular suede upper over an ABZROB midsole.
The two colorways feature two distinctly different vibes, with the Navy offering something with cool blue tones and the Incense bringing in the warmth with earthy tones. Both sneakers look great!
The New Balance Made in USA 998 NB Navy/Incense is set to drop on November 21st at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $209.99. Pick up a pair via New Balance.
Nike is turning the clock back to the late ‘90s with the return of the Air Max TL 2.5. The sneaker features a black colorway with metallic silver accents, a mix of textile and synthetic leather for the upper, and reflective details throughout.
The Nike Air Max TL 2.5 Black and Metallic Silver is set to drop on November 22nd at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $180. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
The original Jordan 3 colorway returns this week. This sneaker was designed to feel, fit, and look just like the ’88 Black Cement Jordan 3 and features a smooth leather upper, elephant print overlays, and that iconic combination of red, grey, and black.
Owning this pair of sneakers isn’t just a great addition to your collection, it’s like owning a piece of sneaker history.
The Nike Air Jordan 3 Black Cement is set to drop on November 23rd at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $220. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
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Just days after being announced as an opener on Denzel Curry’s Mischievous South tour, Atlanta grunge-rap upstart Kenny Mason has released a new mixtape, Angel Eyes, along with a video for its song, “Intuition.”
The black-and-white video takes clear inspiration from Heath Ledger’s Joker in the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight, as Kenny hangs out the window of a speeding car on a late-night drive, rapping the eerie song’s introspective lyrics.
Angel Eyes is Mason’s second full-length project of 2024; he released 9 in March, touring on the new project throughout the spring on his Route 9 tour.
You can watch the “Intuition” video above.
Angel Eyes is out now via RCA. You can find more info here.
Kenny Mason 2025 Tour Dates: Mischievous South
02/21/2025 — Brisbane, AUS @ The Tivoli
02/22/2025 — Sydney, AUS @ The Hordern Pavilion
02/27/2025 — Auckland, NZ @ Shed 10
03/01/2025 — Wollongong, AUS @ Yours & Owls
03/02/2025 — Melbourne, AUS @ Palace Foreshore
03/04/2025 — Perth, AUS @ Metro City
03/31/2025 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
04/01/2025 — Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
04/03/2025 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
04/04/2025 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Haller Creek
04/05/2025 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory Deep Ellum
04/08/2025 — Tampa, FL @ Jannus Live
04/10/2025 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
04/11/2025 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
04/12/2025 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
04/14/2025 — Washington, DC @ The Fillmore Silver Springs
04/16/2025 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5
04/17/2025 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
04/18/2025 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
04/20/2025 — Toronto, ON @ History
04/21/2025 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage Ae
04/22/2025 — Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live!
04/24/2025 — Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
04/25/2025 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
04/26/2025 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore Minneapolis
04/28/2025 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
04/30/2025 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
05/02/2025 — Seattle, HA @ Showbox Sodo
05/03/2025 — Vancouver, BC @ Pne Forum
05/04/2025 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
05/06/2025 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
05/09/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
06/03/2025 — Amsterdam, NL @ Melkheg Max
06/05/2025 — Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/09/2025 — Prague, CZ @ Roxy
06/10/2025 — Munich, DE @ Theaterfabrik
06/11/2025 — Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
06/13/2025 — Porto, PT @ Nos Primavera Sound
06/18/2025 — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
06/20/2025 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
06/23/2025 — Dublin, IE @ National Stadium
07/01/2025 — Frankfurt, DE @ 200M
07/02/2025 — Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
07/03/2025 — Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
07/07/2025 — Vilnius, LI @ Lukiskes Prison 2.0
07/09/2025 — Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit
Uproxx’s Fresh Pair is back with a new season, a new studio, and the same unique insight into the world of hip-hop and sneakers provided by hosts Just Blaze and Katty Customs. This week, they present New Orleans legend Juvenile with a pair of custom Reeboks he prices at $70,000 while reminiscing on the dominance of Cash Money Records in the ’99 and the 2000 — including how big of a hit “Back That Azz Up” has become on the wedding DJ circuit.
After revealing the kicks, Juvie details his experiences with Cash Money building New Orleans’ rap scene almost from scratch, recalls the importance of Soulja Slim to both that scene and Juvie’s own career (he did write “Slow Motion,” after all), and reveals his favorite Cash Money records. Just, Katty, and Juvenile also highlight the creative mayhem and impact of the label’s album cover art, which was notoriously meticulously (and sometimes ridiculously) crafted by in-house designers Pen And Pixel.
Juvenile ranks his albums toward the end of the discussion, after sharing his thoughts on the viral popularity of his NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert. Finally, he shares his advice to creatives, which you don’t want to miss, even if you don’t think that includes you.
Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez seem about as happy as they could possibly be dating each other. It turns out that the start of their dating life was a surprise to Blanco, even as it was happening.
On a recent stream (here’s a clip), Kai Cenat was chatting with Blanco and he asked him how he initially asked Gomez out. Blanco responded, “She asked me out! It was crazy, it was crazy. She literally asked me out. We were just talking and then she was like, ‘Oh, you want to get dinner?’”
He then told Cenat he wasn’t nervous because he and Gomez had been friends for years before that. He continued:
“We were just talking, and then she was like, “Oh, let’s go get dinner tomorrow,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, I’m going to this thing with my friends. Why don’t you come hang out with me first, and then we’ll go link for dinner.’ So we just went and we got a drink first, and I didn’t even realize we were on a date! And she was like, ‘I would have worn something different to this date.’ I was like, ‘Wait, what? We’re on a date?’ I had no idea! No idea we were on the date!
She left early ’cause she had to go somewhere, she had to film a video the next day, and then we hung out two days later, and then I was like, ‘Yo, I think she likes me.’ And then I literally just kissed her, and then the rest is history.”
He then gleefully described what their lives look like now, saying, “Every day together. Every day together. Like, as many days as we can. Every day. Yeah, she’s my best friend. Actual best friend.”
In the past few years, Tems has become known as one of the foremost ambassadors of the African pop scene. In 2022, she became the first African artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; last year, she and several of her countrymen performed at the NBA All-Star Game; and this year, she released her debut album, Born In The Wild, and went on her first headlining tour to promote it.
Today, she dropped the video for album standout, “Turn Me Up,” which combines her R&B-flavored approach to African pop sounds with Caribbean flair, adding a little dancehall styling to the already heady brew. For the video, she went straight to the source, shooting in Jamaica with director Loris Russier, highlighting the natural beauty of the island and the grittiness of its urban additions. Throughout the video, Jamaican rudeboys mean mug the camera to let viewers know that while the island is a gorgeous place to live, you’ve still got to be tough to survive there.
2024 continued to be a banner year for Tems, as she was also nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song (“Burning”), Best African Music Performance (“Love Me JeJe”), and Best Global Music Album (Born In The Wild). We’ll see how she fares at the 67th Grammy Awards next year.
You can watch Tems’ steamy “Turn Me Up” video above.
Born In The Wild is out now via via RCA Records/Since ’93. You can find more information here.
How did Jason Bradley DeFord get the name he uses professionally, Jelly Roll? “My mother named me that whenever I was a little chubby kid,” the “I Am Not Okay” singer once explained on The Bobby Bones Show. “Been fat my whole life. I spent the next 30 years trying to grow into the name, I think I’ve done it. I obviously look the part.”
That’s beginning to change, however.
Jelly Roll has lost over 100 pounds this year alone, including 60 to 70 pounds since his Beautifully Broken Tour kicked off in August. “The battle was with the food addiction, changing the way I’ve looked at food for the last 39 years,” he shared to People. “I’ve never had a healthy relationship with food, so that was the hard part. But once you get into that discipline and commitment, it’s like an avalanche. Once that little snowball started rolling, it was on its way.”
He continued, “It’s cool because there was once a time in life that the culture I built on tour was the opposite. It revolved around alcohol and drugs. And now our tour culture is around good eating and around exercising and doing emotional check-ins with our crew every day… I hope I continue to lose this weight.”
Next year, Jelly Roll is hitting the road with Post Malone on The Big Ass Stadium Tour. You can see the dates here.
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