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Yves Tumor is a shapeshifter in every sense. Straddling glam, punk, indie, pop, and more, last year’s The Asymptotical World EP was a cardinal example of this. The EP was filled with songs that followed 2020’s unrelenting Heaven To A Tortured Mind, that came across like Tumor was not done making a powerful statement on how music ought to be provocative, while prodding at every possible emotional response.

Enter “Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them,” the weight-bearing midpoint of the six tracks on The Asymptotical World, balancing Brit punk, glam, and CBGB-era rock and roll. The video, directed by Jordan Hemingway, opens with Tumor in a torture chamber and his alter ego is the captor. The visual jumps from a heist, to cavorting with steampunk geishas all in highly sexualized and often grotesque fashion. It’s eye-catching and speaks to desire, pain, and pleasure at every turn.

The video comes ahead of Yves Tumor’s worldwide tour dates, which begin next week in Europe, comes to the US in mid-March and then continues to straddle the globe from there.

Watch the video for “Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them” above.

The Asymptotical World is out now via Warp. Get it here.

Baltimore band Turnstile has just released a new music video for “Underwater Boi,” a cut from their third studio album, Glow On (which ranked near the top in the 2021 Uproxx Music Critics Poll, by the way).

Directed by Turnstile’s percussionist and drummer Daniel Fang, “Underwater Boi” sees singer Brendan Yates transform into a video game character, navigating the realm of Second Life, an MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) from the early aughts. This isn’t the first time the band has embraced nostalgia. In January, Turnstile performed “Underwater Boi” as part NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, surrounded by several stuffed animals. The band also performed their songs “Blackout,” “Don’t Play,” “Mystery,” “T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection),” and “Alien Love Call.”

When recording Glow On, Turnstile worked with the likes of Blood Orange and producer Mike Elizondo of “In Da Club” fame.

“Mike is a stone-cold professional, like bro was Dr. Dre’s link, from what I gather, I think he was like the only one really allowed to touch the button in the studio besides Dre,” bassist Franz “Freaky” Lyons told Uproxx last year. “I was in the panic room a little bit. But it was everything you would want to comfortably step outside of your comfort zone. It was all a sick-ass learning episode.”

Check out “Underwater Boi” above.

Rumors of The Sopranos getting a spinoff series have been around since the show aired its controversial, fade-to-black ending in 2007. However, things kicked into overdrive when Chevrolet unveiled a new Super Bowl commercial featuring Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler kind of reprising their roles of Meadow and A.J. Soprano, respectively. In fact, the buzz of a Sopranos revival after the Super Bowl spot was enough that HBO’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys had to put a wet blanket on the whole thing.

According to Bloys, Sopranos creator David Chase is not working on a new show where Meadow and A.J. do crimes in electric cars, which honestly, pretty much writes itself. Via Deadline:

“I don’t think David has any interest in doing anything more with The Sopranos. The Sopranos is a terrific and classic show. I don’t think there’s any reason to open that back up. I think maybe the Super Bowl ad… was an indication that someone’s going back. As far as I know, I don’t think he has any plans to do that,” said Bloys.

Of course, Chase recently dipped back into The Sopranos world with The Many Saints of Newark, and while it seemed like that prequel was primed to pump out more Sopranos content, Bloys also had bad news on that front. “I really don’t know what [Chase’s] thinking but one thing I can say is I just don’t think anything with The Sopranos family is on the cards.”

Alright, HBO, we get it. More dragons, less gabagool. You made your point.

(Via Deadline)

The NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio is right around the corner and while NBA players get the week off from a grueling 82-game season, some of the event’s participants have actually increased their activity in preparation for the festivities — including Cleveland native Machine Gun Kelly, who is apparently taking his selection to the celebrity game’s roster very seriously.

While the famous competitors in past iterations of the game have put previously existing hoop skills on display — Quavo, for instance, was a decorated high school athlete before his rap career took off — MGK has gone a step further, hiring celebrity skills coach Chris Matthews (aka @lethalshooter on Instagram) to help him brush up on his jumper before the game. Matthews, who has also worked with NBA players, WNBA players, and celebrities like
Anthony Davis, Candace Parker, and even Drake, posted a video of MGK running a shooting drill to his Instagram, which includes MGK sinking three (high school) three-pointers in a row and pre-emptively declaring himself MVP of the celebrity game.

Of course, MGK will have to outplay his teammate Quavo for that distinction — a tough sell, considering he’s been the game’s MVP in 2018 — as well as noted hoop aficionado Jack Harlow, who participated with Quavo in last year’s two-on-two event against Lil Baby and 2 Chainz, the WNBA’s Dearica Hambry, and former Harlem Globetrotter Crissa Jackson, among others.

“Hey, it’s Che Diaz!” has slowly turned into the biggest jump-scare of 2022, thanks to the Sara Ramirez’ And Just Like That character, who is almost universally hated by Sex And The City fans.

Ramirez has made it clear that “Che isn’t here to be liked,” but fans are still questioning why Miranda would shun Steve to turn to the podcaster. Nixon has been taken aback by the hate for the storyline.

“I think that’s a bizarre reaction,” the actress said in a new interview with Vogue. “First of all, I think Miranda is brave, and I think Miranda is charging forward. She doesn’t know where she’s going exactly, but she knows she has to go somewhere.” That somewhere is to follow Diaz to LA and leave her husband, which seems out of character for the headstrong Miranda that fans has grown to know and love.

“She’s a loose cannon, a very opinionated loose cannon.” Nixon added. “She’s always been a bull in a china shop and losing her temper and blowing things up then having to backtrack when she calms down.” Despite the hate of the character, Nixon insists that the show is keeping with a central theme of trying to be happy.

“[Miranda] gives up her very lucrative corporate job and goes back to try and make something more of her life. As Miranda says: We’re not old, we’re 55. I mean, you’re certainly closer to the end than to the beginning. But if you’re not happy with where you are, you still have a lot of time to make a change.” Nixon added. When in doubt, start dating a podcaster!

After Bob Saget’s cause of death was revealed to be head trauma, the late comedian/actor’s family filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block the further release of medical records related to his death. The family argued that “no legitimate public interest would be served by the release or dissemination of the Records to the public,” and a judge didn’t waste any time agreeing with them that the sensitive information would cause “irreparable harm” to the family.

On Wednesday morning, Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu temporarily blocked the release of Saget’s autopsy records, which were already being requested by media outlets. Via The Hollywood Reporter:

The lawsuit, which names the Orange County sheriff and medical examiner’s office, seeks to exempt from disclosure photos, videos, audio recordings and information relating to Saget’s cause of death. The family says releasing certain records violates their constitutional right to privacy and will cause them pain, anguish and emotional distress.

“Some of these records graphically depict Mr. Saget, his likeness or features, or parts of him, and were made by Defendants during Defendants’ investigation,” states the complaint filed in Orange County, Florida.

After Saget’s cause of death was announced, further information from the autopsy report revealed that the extent of his head injury was far more serious than a bump on the head. Medical examiners concluded that Saget most likely suffered an “unwitnessed fall backwards” that “fractured his skull.” His passing was mourned by his Full House co-stars as well as his fellow stand-up comedians and dear friends.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

As the March 4th release date for Nilüfer Yanya’s sophomore album, Painless, approaches, the surging British indie rocker has shared another track and video from the project. On the heels of two stellar drops in the breakneck-paced “Stabilise” and the heavenly “Midnight Sun,” comes the affirmational “Anotherlife” and its accompanying video.

Like all of Yanya’s best songs, “Anotherlife” is predicated on the guitar. This time, it’s a breezy groove, showcasing the seemingly infinite combination of sounds that she employs on the ax. In the clip, directed by Yanya’s sister Molly Daniel, she’s stolen away to an island locale to bask in therapeutic baths, decadent fruits, and the serenity of the locales. The video also hints at a feeling of malaise that this peace of mind might carry. “At the core of the song it’s just about being OK with things and accepting that this is where you are at,” Yanya said in a statement. “However, the ‘I’ll do anything’ line hints at a desperation of wanting to let that be known.”

Already a fast-arriving dynamic artist, “Anotherlife” is another welcome wrinkle in the scope of the upcoming Painless.

Listen to “Anotherlife” above.

Painless is out on 3/4 via ATO Records. Pre-order it here and get tickets for Yanya’s 2022 tour dates here.

Buddy is back and on his new song “Wait Too Long” he brings West Coast crooner Blxst along for an upbeat overture to a potential romantic partner. However, the woman in question is taking things slowly, and Buddy and Blxst offer plenty of reminders that they’re both in high demand with plenty of options, warning, “Don’t make me wait too long / Five liquor shots, I’m way too on / Time tickin’, I’ma bring my phone.”

The video opens with the aftermath of a party at Buddy’s place, with the Compton rapper taking a dip in the pool as guests sleep off their respective hangovers on the deck. Buddy grabs an old-fashioned phone (did you kids know phones used to have cords?) and uses it to stay in contact with an unseen paramour. Then, the video flashes back to the night in question, where a dinner party grows more debauched as the night continues, but Buddy remains unlucky in wooing any of the female guests.

“Wait Too Long” is the first single from Buddy’s newly announced album Superghetto, which is due March 25 on RCA Records and Buddy’s own Cool Lil Company. Superghetto will be the Compton rapper’s first full-length solo release since his 2018 debut Harlan & Alondra. Since then, he’s been a standout on Dreamville’s Revenge Of The Dreamers III and released the joint mixtape Janktape Vol. 1 with fellow Los Angeles native Kent Jamz.

Watch the video for “Wait Too Long” above.

Superghetto is due 3/25 via RCA Records. You can pre-save it here.

Will Smith was front and center in the Super Bowl spot for Bel-Air, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot. In the spot, he led people around the globe in reenacting the original show’s theme song, and this spot coincided with Peacock’s premiere of the new show’s first three episodes. Given this heavy participation factor in promotional form, it’s only natural to wonder whether he’s actually appearing in the show, so what gives?

Well, anyone who hoped that Will would appear in Bel-Air will be slightly disappointed. No plans for such a move have been announced, and given that the reboot is darker and grittier than the neon-feel of the original show, it sure would be strange to pop the real Will Smith in as some sort of flashback vision later in the season. Adult Will Smith would also feel very out place here (next to Young Will, now played by Jabari Banks) unless the show’s heading towards time travel. But who knows? Anything is possible when it comes to TV writers’ imaginations.

Ultimately, Will Smith is acting as an executive producer on the rebooted show. So, he’s got plenty of input on the new tone and where the story will go after what happened on those West Philly streets. And according to Peacock’s synopsis, the show “dive[s] deeper into the inherent conflicts, emotions and biases that were impossible to fully explore in a 30-minute sitcom format,” so expect plenty of drama to come. And it’s doubtful that we’ll see him in front of the camera, unless he does a cameo as a totally different character.

Bel-Air is currently streaming on Peacock.

As the second season of Euphoria nears its end, many questions are left unanswered. There is the obvious Nate/Maddy/Cassie love triangle that’s reaching its boiling point, as Rue’s tumultuous recovery journey continues. But the real question here is: what the hell is Lyla Garrity doing there?

Minka Kelly joined the cast of season two in a mysterious role specifically written for her by show creator Sam Levinson. Kelly recently told Vanity Fair that, as a huge fan of the HBO Max show, she was shocked to be offered a role as a mentor to Alexa Demie’s Maddy. Kelly told the mag, “I was like, ‘Sam Levinson knows who I am?’ To be invited on one of your favorite shows is such a surreal thing.”

Kelly is best known for her role of cheerleader Lyla Garrity on NBC’s sports drama Friday Night Lights, who also had her fair share of rollercoaster relationships and cheating scandals. (She currently dates Trevor Noah and previously dated Derek Jeter, Chris Evans, Donald Faison, John Mayer, and Wilmer Valderrama, among others.) Kelly identified with the role and wanted to be seen as a mentor for Maddy’s character.

“I love the idea of making sure that she didn’t have this misunderstanding that in order to have a healthy, functioning relationship as an adult, it means you have to live a perfect life,” Kelly said of their relationship. “You’re not defined by your teenage years in high school. This is the time you’re supposed to mess up. This is all just a period of discovery.” For Lyla Garrity, that discovery came in the form of destroying her father’s car dealership in Texas. Those years didn’t define her either.