Every generation has an iconic villain, like Freddy or Jason or the blue guy from Megamind. But the latest bad guy to wreak havoc on the world is someone who we all thought we could trust as a lifelong friend. His name is Winnie the Pooh and he’s evil now, in case you haven’t heard.
Mr. Pooh is the main antagonist in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, which just hit theaters a year after the demonic bear was introduced in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.
The second installment brought in some of Pooh’s evil little friends Tigger, Piglet, and Owl. But the hundred-acre wood story doesn’t end there: the franchise just announced a third installment, aptly titled Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3. There is no rest for this bloodthirsty bear.
According to Variety, the third installment has a much larger budget and introduces Rabbit, who you might remember is a bit of a freak. If you thought Tigger was bad, this bunny definitely has murderous capabilities.
Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey might have initially seemed like a viral marketing joke, but the $50,000 budget film managed to rake in $5.2 million last year, making it one of “the best budget-to-box office ratios in cinema history.” That’s enough money to purchase roughly one million bottles of honey, assuming you weren’t murdered by Pooh on the way to Whole Foods.
Where could we go from here? Don’t worry, the folks at Jagged Edge Productions ensure that there are plenty of spooky stories to tell. The company announced that this is just the beginning of the “Poohniverse” which will feature an Avengers-style take on beloved public domain characters like Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and everyone’s favorite barista, the Mad Hatter.
Meanwhile, Mickey Mouse has his own plan to take over the horror world, so he doesn’t feel too left out.
Hacks, which deftly closes the comedy generation gap, will soon return for its third season, in which Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are joined by frisky Christina Hendricks. The season has seen its fair share of delays following not only a medical emergency but also Hollywood largely going on strike for six months. Now, the show must go on, and Deadline visited with the cast ahead of the show’s May return.
These interviews went down on location, which brings up an interesting tidbit, given that the show is primarily set in Las Vegas, other than tidbits in Los Angeles and despite the road trip of the second season. How much of the show is actually filmed in Vegas? Well, until this upcoming season, not too terribly much. At least, not the parts that included Jean Smart’s comedienne extraordinaire, as she told Deadline:
Spirits are high this night in Vegas, one of only two or three for the cast and crew this entire season. The show predominantly shoots in LA, and has only completed a couple of days of location shooting in Sin City since the show first began. “This is the first time I’ve shot a single frame of the show in Vegas,” says Smart.
For real? Yes. Einbinder’s character is shown in casinos and such, but it doesn’t appear that she spends too much time in Vegas, either. As she related to Deadline, “I was here for a trip a couple of days between Seasons 2 and 3, and I remember a Blackjack dealer telling me she couldn’t believe we didn’t shoot more of the show here.”
Fortunately, Hacks is not greenscreen-ing it — because that would be bizarre, even for the chainsaw scene — but that’s movie TV magic, y’all.
Hacks returns (with Jean Smart actually in Vegas) on May 2.
On Thursday morning, March 28, Vampire Weekend not only released “Mary Boone,” but they also added European and UK tour dates and instructed fans to “pre-order the album for presale access to UK and Ireland shows.”
“Mary Boone” begins with a serene, almost ephemeral soundscape. A chorus backs Ezra Koenig’s vocals as he wistfully sings about the good ol’ days and wonders, “Oh, my love / Was it all in vain? / We always wanted money / Now, the money’s not the same.”
Listen to “Mary Boone” above, and check out Vampire Weekend’s Only God Was Above Us Tour dates below.
Vampire Weekend’s European And UK 2024 Tour Dates: Only God Was Above Us Tour
11/29 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
12/01 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
12/02 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
12/04 — London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
12/06 — Wolverhampton, UK @ The Halls
12/08 — Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
12/10 — London, UK @ O2 Academy
12/13 — Paris, France @ Adidas Arena
12/15 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
Vampire Weekend’s North American 2024 Tour Dates: Only God Was Above Us Tour
04/08 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater
04/27 — New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
05/10 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
05/30 — Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Barcelona
06/06 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall =
06/07 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory =
06/09 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre =
06/10 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre =
06/12 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl %&
06/15 — Berkeley, CA @ William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre >
06/16 — Berkeley, CA @ William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre >
06/18 — Burnaby, British Columbia @ Deer Lake Park >
06/19 — Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater >
06/20 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena >
06/22 — Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
06/23 — Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
07/19 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/22 — Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre +
07/23 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater +
07/25 — Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park +
07/26 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island *+
07/27 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island *+
07/30 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory +
08/01 — Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Pavilion +
08/03 — St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
09/19 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center !
09/20 — Cincinnati, OH @ The Icon Festival Stage at Smale Park !
09/21 — Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park !
09/23 — Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre !
09/24 — Toronto, Ontario @ Budweiser Stage !
09/25 — Laval, Quebec @ Place Bell !
09/27 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden !
09/28 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann !
09/30 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem !
10/02 — Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavilion !
10/05 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^~
10/06 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden #~
10/08 — Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion !
10/09 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater !
10/11 — Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater !
10/12 — Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park !
10/13 — Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit !
10/15 — St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre !
10/17 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center !
= with LA LOM
% with The English Beat
& with Voodoo Glow Skull
> with Mike Gordon
< with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
+ with Ra Ra Riot
* with Princess
! with Cults
^ with Mark Ronson
~ with Turnstiles
# with The Brothers Macklovitch
Vampire Weekend’s Only God Was Above Us Tour Poster
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Only God Was Above Us is out 4/5 via Columbia. Find more information here.
It’s Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter release week and it’s time to celebrate. She officially kicked off the party yesterday by revealing the tracklist, with a full 27 songs that fans can hear very soon. One of the tracks caught people’s attention, as it was titled “The Linda Martell Show” — leaving many searching for more information about who she is.
Here’s what to know about the historical figure that Beyoncé pulled her inspiration from.
Who Is Linda Martell From Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Album?
Linda Martell is known as the first successful Black female performer in country music, which is why Beyoncé wanted to pay tribute to her. Although she retired in 1974, she had played the Grand Ole Opry as a solo artist. While she originally started by making pop music, according to a profile in Rolling Stone, Martell was encouraged to try her hand at country music in 1969 by an A&R representative named Shelby Singleton Jr. — and she signed a deal with him.
“Country music tells a story,” she told the publication in 2020. “When you choose a song and you can feel it, that’s what made me feel great about what I was singing. I did a lot of country songs, and I loved every one of them. Because they just tell a story.”
Cowboy Carter is out 3/29 via Parkwood/Columbia. Find more information here.
Lore and Rodriguez have been regular features courtside in Minnesota since, but they took on a partial stake in the Wolves immediately. The transition to them being the majority owners was not set to be complete until this week, with the deadline for them to purchase the majority share being on Wednesday. When that deadline came and went, Glen Taylor decided that he didn’t want to sell his stake in the Wolves and Lynx anymore, putting out a stunning statement on Thursday via the team that said the franchises are no longer for sale.
Glen Taylor, Chairman of Taylor Sports Group, Inc., the general partner of Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Limited Partnership (“Timberwolves and Lynx”), this morning confirmed the expiration of the option of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to acquire controlling interest in the Timberwolves and Lynx.
Under terms of the purchase agreement, the closing was required to occur within 90 days following the exercise notice issued by Lore and Rodriguez. That 90-day period expired on March 27, 2024.
Under certain circumstances, the buyer could have been entitled to a limited extension. However, those circumstances did not occur.
“I will continue to work with Marc, Alex and the rest of the ownership group to ensure our teams have the necessary resources to compete at the highest levels on and off the court,” said Taylor. “The Timberwolves and Lynx are no longer for sale.”
This announcement came as a fairly big surprise to those around the NBA and WNBA, and now it’s fair to wonder what kind of tension may exist within the ownership group at the moment. That said, it maybe shouldn’t come as a total shock that Taylor would look at the Timberwolves having their best season in decades and think maybe he should stick around and try to cash in a bit more in the future with the valuation sure to rise (especially with a new TV deal on the horizon). In the meantime, there’s some serious off-court drama for the Wolves to navigate as they try to prove themselves as a legitimate contender in the West.
Last year, Mike Lindell had the brilliant idea to host a “Prove Mike Wrong” contest where he offered a $5 million award to anyone who could debunk that he wasn’t sitting on data that proved the 2020 election was stolen. To the surprise of no one, Lindell did not have the goods. A cybersecurity expert named Robert Zeidman easily discredited Lindell’s “data.” However, Lindell refused to pay up, and the whole thing landed in court.
Lindell lost an arbitration ruling, and his attempt to have a court overturn that ruling failed last month, which seemed to be the nail in the coffin until the MyPillow CEO went for a last minute appeal.
So on February 24, Judge Tunheim gave Lindell 30 days to pony up the $5 million plus interest since April of 2023. And on the 30th day, he noticed an appeal to the 8th Circuit.
Lindell hasn’t asked Judge Tunheim for a stay of the judgment, likely because the original arbitration language, which was drafted by Lindell’s personal attorney Kurt Olsen, defers payout until all appeals are exhausted.
Here’s the thing: Lindell’s lawyers have already bailed thanks to him pulling the very Trumpian move of not paying them either. He’s reportedly retained a bankruptcy lawyer in his last-ditch effort to get out of paying Zeidman the $5 million award.
This latest legal move follows on the heels of Lindell’s MyPillow being evicted from a Minnesota warehouse because, and you’ll never believe this, Lindell wasn’t paying the rent. The CEO was reportedly behind over $200,000, and he made no efforts to block the eviction.
Cowboy Carter season is here: As of this post, we’re just hours away from the release of Beyoncé’s latest album. She’s letting others in on the party, too, as the project also boasts appearances from Shaboozey, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Linda Martell. If you’re an Apple Music user, here’s what to know about when you can give the project a listen.
When Will Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Album Be On Apple Music?
The album is already out in some international territories like Australia and New Zealand. As for the US, it will likely be released at midnight ET on Friday (March 29), as are most new albums. The album should also drop in other parts of the world as usual.
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tracklist
1. “Ameriican Requiem”
2. “Blackbird” (The Beatles cover)
3. “16 Carriages”
4. “Protector”
5. “My Rose”
6. “Smoke Hour With Willie Nelson”
7. “Texas Hold ‘Em”
8. “Bodyguard”
9. “Dolly P”
10. “Jolene” (Dolly Parton cover)
11. “Daughter”
12. “Spaghettii” Feat. Shaboozey
13. “Alliigator Tears”
14. “Smoke Hour II”
15. “Just For Fun”
16. “II Most Wanted” Feat. Miley Cyrus
17. “Levii’s Jeans” Feat. Post Malone
18. “Flamenco”
19. “The Linda Martell Show”
20. “Ya Ya”
21. “Oh Louisiana”
22. “Desert Eagle”
23. “Riiverdance”
24. “II Hands II Heaven”
25. “Tyrant”
26. “Sweet Honey Buckin’”
27. “Amen”
Cowboy Carter is out 3/29 via Parkwood/Columbia. Find more information here.
When I caught up with Katie Crutchfield via Zoom earlier this month, she seemed excited to talk about the albums she has made thus far as Waxahatchee. Perhaps she was already feeling triumphant over the reviews of Tigers Blood, the sixth Waxahatchee LP that wowed critics in March. A sonic and thematic sequel to her acclaimed 2020 release Saint Cloud, the new record continues Crutchfield’s transition from the noisy and confessional indie rock of early Waxahatchee to the wised-up country rock of her mature “thirtysomething” period. This pivot is obvious and, it turns out, self-conscious. Tigers Blood is another product of Crutchfield’s union with Saint Cloud producer Brad Cook, who helped the singer-songwriter assemble a supporting cast that includes MJ Lenderman (prominently featured on the instant-classic single “Right Back To It”), Spencer Tweedy, and Phil Cook. “Honestly, the way I look at my whole catalog is pre-Brad and post-Brad,” she told me. “The Brad era sits together and works together. And then the pre-Brad era, it was really one album at a time, and they weren’t really in any communication with each other.”
2. Rosali, Bite Down
One of my favorite singer-songwriters working today is Rosali Middleman, a 41-year-old Michigan native who records and performs as Rosali. I became a fan in 2021 upon the release of her tremendous third album, No Medium, a cathartic collection of stormy folk-rock tunes spotlighting Middleman’s remarkably tender yet tough vocals and the loose-limbed instrumental backing of the Omaha-based David Nance Group. It’s all raw vibes and electrified feels, like Sandy Denny jamming with Crazy Horse on a late night in the mid-1970s. Just as No Medium was one of my favorite records of 2021, her latest Bite Down is one of the best things I’ve heard in the first quarter of 2024. It’s her first release for Merge Records, who signed Rosali after the critical success of No Medium. She says the pandemic lockdown, and her move away from the city to more secluded and peaceful environs in North Carolina, inform the album. Whereas No Medium contains bracing songs about addiction, romantic loss, and mortality, Bite Down approaches those themes with a flinty, indomitable fighting spirit.
3. Good Looks, “If It’s Gone”
Good Looks is a band from Austin, Texas that has been described as “socialist heartland rock.” I can’t speak to the socialist part, but in the video for their debut single from 2022, “Almost Automatic,” they are shown playing in the middle of a cow pasture, which is certainly heartland rock-y. And the music, naturally, is girded by a mix of earthy strums and air-y solos that evoke wide open spaces. This month Good Looks released the first song from their upcoming sophomore effort, Lived Here For A While, and I can’t stop listening to it.
4. Wild Pink, Strawberry Eraser
For the past several years, Wild Pink’s John Ross has perfected a musical formula that can be described — reductively but more or less accurately — as the meeting point between The War On Drugs and Death Cab For Cutie. Each Wild Pink record has been progressively more experimental and expansive, as Ross elaborates his observational lyrics with grand sonic flourishes. The new EP Strawberry Eraser however suggests that Ross might be in the process of paring back. Recorded by Ross alone, the prominence of drum machines is felt immediately on this short but impactful record, creating an undercurrent of mechanical dread that contrasts with the bashful warmth of Ross’ voice.
5. Mannequin Pussy, I Got Heaven
When I interviewed Mannequin Pussy frontwoman Marisa Dabice in 2019, she was open about her ambitions after starting out in the underground punk space. “I really wanted to make a big-sounding rock record,” she said. “I love where we’ve come from and our other records, but I really believe in artistic progression and being able to challenge yourself.” At the time she was promoting MP’s third album Patience, which proved to be a prescient title. It took a lot of patience indeed for the band to put out LP4, I Got Heaven, at the start of the month. But the new album shows that Dabice’s commitment to artistic progression continues unabated. While Mannequin Pussy can still rage and stomp with the best of them, the music on I Got Heaven shows off a new level of musical sophistication that evokes the big-ticket albums of the grunge era.
6. Restorations, Restorations
Philadelphia punks Restorations have long specialized in setting the humdrum realities of everyday life to doggedly anthemic music, like Bruce Springsteen fronting Fugazi. There are plenty of bands who attempt to strike a similar balance, but few do it with the veteran skill of Restorations. Which is why new music is always welcome from them. Their new self-titled effort is their first in six years, but to their credit they pick up right where they left off, delivering the sort of consistently uplifting rockers that were made for post-work beers.
7. Hannah Frances, Keeper Of The Shepherd
This beguiling singer-songwriter welcomes Joni Mitchell comparisons due to her use of alternate tunings as well as the Hejira vibes that permeate her latest album, Keeper Of The Shepherd. But fans of aughts-era freak folk will also find much to love here, as Frances specializes in melodic and transportive musical eccentricity.
8. Adrianne Lenker, Bright Future
In 20 years we’re all going to look back at Adrianne Lenker’s songwriting run in the late 2010s and early 2020s as one of the great creative outbursts of this era. Lenker writes so many songs — and so many great songs — that she’s had to work outside of her otherwise prolific band Big Thief to accommodate them all. I can’t help but admire this, even when I have mixed feelings about the results. I put Bright Future on this list because I think it’s an undeniably impressive achievement by an artist who is increasingly willing to work without a net (or much refinement, for better or worse). There are some fantastic tunes here (“No Machine,” “Already Lost”) as well as plenty of fascinating experiments. What gives me pause is the wish that she had fleshed them out a bit more with her bandmates in Big Thief, who have proven that they can make magic with Lenker’s material. Perhaps that’s unfair. But Bright Future (for now) sounds to me like a batch of promising demos for a classic Big Thief record that will never exist.
Let’s get this out of the way immediately: Breaking Bad is not coming back. It’s possible that Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will reprise their characters in another Super Bowl commercial, or whatever, but there will not be another “canonical” TV show or movie with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the digital wasteland that is Facebook.
Earlier this week, the page “YODA BBY ABY” shared a poster for Heisenberg, which is described as a “a pulse-pounding sequel that unfolds after the legendary finale of Breaking Bad.” The post continues, “When an ambulance delivers Walter White to a fate seemingly sealed by cuffs and concrete, his most daring escape begins, unveiling two hours of unmatched brilliance and ingenuity. Coming to theaters in August 2024 from AMC Films, witness Walter White’s final level, now more powerful and merciless than ever in a masterful game of survival and danger.”
The post has over 71,000 shares and nearly 60,000 comments, but Heisenberg is an obviously fake movie. For one thing, “YODA BBY ABY” describes itself as “100% satire and fake news.” The account has dozens of other parody posters, including a Splash remake with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya and a Golden Girls reboot starring Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. If you have your hopes up for Ace Ventura: The Legend of the Albino Pigeon, I’m sorry but that’s on you.
Don’t fall for Heisenberg. It’s the kind of stunt Slippin’ Jimmy would attempt.
Beyoncé is dropping her country-inspired album Cowboy Carter in just a few hours, as fans are extremely excited to hear what she has in store for the 27 new tracks. Yesterday, she revealed the tracklist, and collaborations with Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, and more are included, according to Consequence.
“I have a few surprises on the album and have collaborated with some brilliant artists who I deeply respect,” she previously shared on Instagram when revealing the cover art. “I hope that you can hear my heart and soul, and all the love and passion that I poured into every detail and every sound.”
Here’s when Spotify users can expect to hear it on the platform.
When Will Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Album Be On Spotify?
Although Beyoncé has previously released her music on the streaming service Tidal, fans can expect to hear Cowboy Carter like normal on Spotify. It will be available at midnight ET or 9 p.m. PT. For those in any other time zone, it will be available whenever new music typically drops in your location.
As a little bit more of what to expect, she will be covering Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and paying tribute to other country legends.
Cowboy Carter is out 3/29 via Parkwood/Columbia. Find more information here.
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