As the Super Bowl approaches, it’s time to make sure your brain is adequately prepared to see all of those celebrity-infused ads without getting too overloaded. Just take it one commercial at a time. You’ve got this.
Actor Carl Weathers, who passed away last week at the age of 76, was set to appear in a FanDuel commercial at the big game, though the plans are changing a bit. A teaser for the ad dropped last month, featuring Weathers coaching Rob Gronkowski as he attempts to kick a field goal. It was set to be tied in with a real-time kick, and now FanDuel is adjusting its plan.
According to Andrew Sneyd, FanDuel’s executive vice president of marketing, the company had two versions of the game day commercial starring Weathers. “One is an edit if he makes the kick and we have an edit if he misses. That content we had in those masters wouldn’t be appropriate for us to do any more,” Sneyd told Variety. “Since the news of Carl’s passing came, we have been working with editors to help us get back to something that does make sense,” he added. He also confirmed that he is in contact with Weathers’ family “to make sure they are comfortable” with the ad.
Despite the heavy nature of the editing, Sneyd said that it was “wonderful” to work with Weathers. “We have been viewing edits through tears. We really enjoyed the short time we had to work with him. He’s a wonderful man and he genuinely is an inspiration and had such a positive outlook on the world. We want to make sure we try to meet this moment with the respect it deserves.”
If you follow any hip-hop accounts on Twitter/I’m-Never-Calling-It-“X,” you’ve may have seen a new name pop up in relation to a bunch of popular rappers today. Adin Ross, a streaming star on the platform Kick, has been embroiled in minor scandals involving rappers like 21 Savage and Playboi Carti — particularly ones involving money. So, who is Adin Ross and what’s the deal with rap beef?
Like Kai Cenat, Ross is a streaming personality who has become extremely popular with high-profile rappers — mostly because he’s popular with the audience demographics the most high-profile rappers need to reach to stay high-profile. Unlike his streaming brethren, however, he got his start on Twitch, playing games like NBA 2K, which led to him rubbing shoulders with real-life NBA prospect Bronny James and his NBA All-Star dad.
Naturally, once that happened, he gained followers by the thousands, despite sometimes expressing some questionable views and allegiances. He was eventually banned from Twitch due to hate speech for using slurs, then switched to Kick, where his live chat is reportedly “flooded with racist and antisemitic messages by viewers.”
Ross was confronted by 21 Savage during a recent livestream in which the pair played cards and Ross accused Savage of cheating. The bet purportedly won Savage $250,000 as the rapper was allegedly able to identify face cards thanks to markings on the backs. There was some speculation on social media that the entire incident was faked for attention — entirely possible, given the folks involved — but there were plenty who were A-OK with Savage finessing the streamer, who’s garnered a reputation for platforming hateful figures.
21 savage and his friends brought scratched face cards to play dice with adin ross & won over $120,000 & adin ross folds when he confronts him for cheating pic.twitter.com/p1jqrwOEIl
Connecticut group Goose has two big announcements today (February 6): They’re going on tour in 2024, and Cotter Ellis is their new drummer.
The band’s Rick Mitarotonda said in a press release, “I first saw Cotter play with his band Swimmer at Nectar’s some years ago. I was sitting solo at one of the bar tables right in front of the stage with the PA ripping. The set was awesome, they’re all fantastic players and I was taken with the buoyant energy and how much fun they were having. Something had me glued to the drums though. His pocket and feel were gripping. He really told a story with his playing that night. It was an experience that always stuck with me.”
As for the tour, it starts in June and runs throughout the month. Learn more about how to get tickets on the band’s website.
Find the band’s upcoming tour dates below.
Goose 2024 Tour Dates
05/24-26 — Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Presents Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie
06/04 — St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
06/05 — St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
06/07 — Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
06/08 — Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
06/10 — Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse
06/11 — Kansas City, MO @ The Midland
06/12 — Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
06/14 — Swanzey, NH @ Northlands Music & Arts Festival (Two Sets)
06/15 — Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC
06/16 — Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion
06/18 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
06/20 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
06/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
06/22 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
06/23 — Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
06/25 — Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
06/26 — Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
06/28 — Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center
06/29 — New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
06/30 — New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl
During the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ series, Carano played Cara Dune, a former shock trooper for the Rebel Alliance who befriended Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu as they navigated the galaxy following the Empire’s defeat. However, during the COVID pandemic, Carano began getting increasingly political on social media. The actress railed against masking mandates, spread election fraud conspiracy theories, and engaged in transphobia and antisemitism before being released from The Mandalorian by Disney heading into Season 3.
Carano is now claiming “wrongful termination” and “discrimination” in the suit funded through X/Twitter.
According to the complaint, Disney and Lucasfilm harassed and defamed Carano for refusing to conform with their viewpoints on issues relating to Black Lives Matter, preferred pronouns and disproven claims of election interference. While she was allegedly fired for her cultural and religious beliefs, Carano argues that the entertainment giant turned a blind eye to her male costars, who allegedly made offensive and denigrating posts directed towards Republicans.
Carano’s lawsuit follows her Instagram tribute to the late Carl Weathers, who she starred with on The Mandalorian. Carano’s tribute made notable references to her ouster from The Mandalorian as well as insinuated that Weathers was deprived of a chance to direct episodes of Rangers of the New Republic. The series was reportedly set to be a spinoff based on Carano’s character, but it was indefinitely shelved following her firing.
Last month, Mitski kicked off the 2024 North American leg of her The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We Tour in Miami Beach, Florida, and has been treating fans to shows in major cities since. With lots of stops left, including in New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles, and Mitski then heading to Europe later this year, here’s what to expect on the length of her concert.
How Long Is Mitski’s The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We Tour Concert?
Based on Mitski’s recent stop in Durham, North Carolina, she played a total of 25 songs with the two encores (“Nobody” and “Washing Machine Heart”) included. According to setlist.fm, she went on stage at 9:05 p.m. that night. The tour average time of her concert so far has been estimated at 2 hours and 8 minutes after doors, so fans could expect to be heading home by 10:30 p.m. on a typical show.
The average show length is estimated at 1 hour and 19 minutes. Fans will also hear a range of selections from her various albums, with ten songs being included from her recent record, and the most recent setlist listed here.
For more information about tickets, visit Mitski’s website. A complete list of her North American tour dates can be found here.
Many of Quentin Tarantino’s otherwise-unconnected movies are set in the same universe. Now another Oscar-winning writer is building her own cinematic universe.
Lisa Frankenstein — about a teenage girl (Kathryn Newton) who resurrects a corpse (Cole Sprouse) to fall in love with — is Diablo Cody‘s first horror-comedy since cult favorite Jennifer’s Body. Besides sharing a genre, the two films have something else in common. “I am just declaring that this movie takes place in the same universe,” she told Deadline. “I have decided that. I will not say that you’d see any overt references to that but I’m saying it.”
More writers and directors should do this. There’s nothing stopping Steven Spielberg from waking up one day and deciding that E.T. is buddies with the T-rex from Jurassic Park. Just because we don’t see it doesn’t mean it never happened. Hopefully their friendship will be explored in the next Jurassic movie.
Here’s more on Lisa Frankenstein:
A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness, and… a few missing body parts along the way.
Directed by Zelda Williams, Lisa Frankenstein opens in theaters on February 9.
If there was one thing a viewer should take away from the 1990 film Ghost, it should be that pottery making is actually very hard and not for everyone. It might look easy and at some points “romantic” but that’s because you don’t see the clean-up process or that hefty studio bill. Kilns are expensive!! But that doesn’t matter when you’re a ghost.
Demi Moore, who starred as a human in Ghost, recently revealed that she has some of her pottery works from the cult classic film. Moore appeared on The Drew Barrymore Showand gushed about meeting Swayze for the first time, right before filming the infamous scene. “Well the first thing that just popped into my head was meeting Patrick Swayze for the first time going, ‘Oh you know trying to figure out his thing,’” Moore said, referring to the pottery wheel scene. See, it’s not an easy hobby.
Moore continued, “And then he took his shirt off and I was like, ‘Oh got it. Get on behind me,’” she joked before revealing that she has some of the little projects she worked on, “I still have my little pots that I made, which are pitiful. They’re like the saddest looking things.” Not as sad as Ghost is, probably, but still sad.
Even though she isn’t proud of her pottery (again, this is a very hard hobby), Moore is fond of the film. Just last year, she told Howard Stern that she was sure the film would be a flop. It wasn’t. “Reading it on paper with these three components, like I thought this is either going to be amazing or an absolute disaster,” she admitted while appearing on the Howard Stern Show. “It’s a comedy, a thriller, and a romance. Like how are they gonna pull that off?” Somehow, they pulled it off enough for Moore to have her own little keepsake from the film, which is allegedly pitiful.
Arnold Schwarzenegger will make an appearance at this year’s Super Bowl thanks to a State Farm commercial starring the Terminator star. However, before Arnold would agree to the big game spot, he had one demand: Jake from State Farm needed to get ripped.
OK, ripped might be a strong word, but Schwarzenegger told PEOPLE that he was adamant about pushing actor Kevin Miles, who plays the Jake character, into toning his bod for the action-packed commercial:
“Well, we worked out together. I had to get him in shape for this because when I heard that he has 10% body fat, that was unacceptable,” Schwarzenegger tells PEOPLE of spending time with Miles. “So I said to him, I said, ‘By the time we do the commercial, you have to have 8% body fat.’ And so he really whipped himself in great shape and he was a lot of fun to work with. He’s a really funny guy and he’s of course a great actor. So it was fun.”
State Farm dropped a teaser for Arnold’s Super Bowl commercial on Tuesday, and it definitely has fun with the actor’s signature accent. Turns out, it’s not so easy for Arnold to pronounce the word “neighbor,” which is a pretty key part of the company’s slogan. While Arnold was game to make fun of himself, he also pushed for the Super Bowl spot to not skimp on the action.
“Let’s do kind of like a movie, make it big,” Schwarzenegger told PEOPLE. “And so it’s kind of using all of my things that I’m known for – it’s the action movies, it’s the accents, it’s the comedy.”
There’s a little mystery to each batch’s release, and that helps make it fun. Very quickly, each batch comes with a code so that you know what you’re getting. You’ll see a batch number, like “A124” or “B922” or “C523”, on a bottle. The letter — “A”, “B”, or “C” — denotes the release of the year with “A” being the first and “C” being the last. The next number — “1”, “5”, or “9” — tells you the month the whiskey was released during the year — “January”, “May”, or “September.” Lastly, the two-digit number at the end is the year. So, if it ends in “22”, it was released in 2022 — and so on.
The uniqueness of these releases depends on what’s actually in the batch. The age ranges anywhere from 10 to 13 years old as a minimum. That means that there are potentially older barrels in the batches but not younger ones. Because of the ranges in age, the flavor profile of these releases can also vary pretty wildly. The team at Heaven Hill tends to have fun with these releases by offering something truly different with each batch. Some will be nutty and woody. Others will be cherry spice bombs. While some others will be ABV monsters with a deep numbing burn followed by florals, fruit, and tobacco.
Because of all the variation, you have whiskey aficionados clamoring to get all three releases every year to taste them side by side, and then side by side with previous years’ releases… It’s a whole thing.
Below, I’m going to break down what we know so far about the 2024 trio of releases. Luckily, A124 has already hit shelves. So I’ll be giving you my tasting notes on that one. It’s a winner, folks. The other two releases have only been whispered about so far. So I’ll just lay down what’s known.
2024’s first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is a unique one. The batch is made from barrels that averaged out to 10 years and nine months old, which is on the young side for these releases. Moreover, the ABVs are much lower than usual as well, coming in under 60%.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Rich salted caramel, apple fritters, cherry pie, winter spice, old leather tobacco pouches, and deep oakiness drive the nose with a touch of rye bread crust and nutty … I want to say granola covered in dark chocolate.
Palate: The sweetness really gets buttery on the palate with rich toffee and salted caramel ice cream next to creamy cinnamon chews, vanilla malt, dark and smooth chocolate sauce, and a counterpoint of sharp oak spices with a touch of old spicy tobacco.
Finish: That tobacco and oaky spice sharpen on the finish before the creamy caramel, vanilla, and chocolate base returns for a soft and lush end.
Bottom Line:
This is a great and classic Kentucky sipping bourbon. You’ll probably want to pour it over a big ice cube to enjoy the subtler notes. But … this is a pretty low-proof for a high-proof from this brand. So try it neat first and then take your time digging in. Once you’ve done all of that, throw this into an old fashioned. It’ll sing.
In October 2023, Mariah The Scientist dropped her album, To Be Eaten Alive. Following the release of the 10-track album, the only thing fans wanted to know was when the Atlanta native would hit the road. By November, their demands were met when the “Walked In” singer announced the 46-date To Be Eaten Alive Tour.
On February 1, the tour launched in Honolulu, Hawaii. Now, supporters have another question: what tracks made the official setlist? Thanks to those who attended opening night, we know and are sharing it with you.
Continue below for the setlist (according to attendees) and the remaining dates for Mariah The Scientist’s To Be Eaten Alive Tour below.
Mariah The Scientist’s To Be Eaten Alive Tour setlist
1. “Good Times”
2. “Bout Mine”
3. “Note To Self”
4. “Aura”
5. “40 Days N 40 Nights” Feat. Vory
6. “Revenge”
7. “Beetlejuice”
8. “77 Degrees” Feat. 21 Savage
9. “All For Me”
10. “Reminders”
11. “Out Of Luck”
12. “Always And Forever” Feat. Lil Baby
13. “Idgaf”
14. “Only Human”
15. “Ride” Feat. Young Thug
16. “Not A Love Song”
17. “Thanks For Nothing”
18. “Lovesick”
19. “2 You”
20. “Different Pages”
21. “Walked In” Feat. Young Thug
22. “Stone Cold”
23. “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”
24. “Spread Thin”
25. “From A Woman”
Mariah The Scientist’s To Be Eaten Alive Tour dates
02/10 — Oslo, NO @ John Dee Live
02/11 — Stockholm, SE @ Kagelbanan
02/13 — Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
02/14 — Paris, FR @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge
02/15 — Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Max
02/17 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
02/18 — Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
02/20 — London, UK @ Electric Brixton
03/06 — Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
03/07 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/10 — Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
03/12 — San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
03/15 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
03/16 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
03/17 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
03/19 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
03/20 — Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
03/22 — Houston, TX @ House of Blues
03/23 — Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
03/24 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/26 — Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre
03/28 — St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
03/29 — Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
03/30 — Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
04/01 — Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
04/02 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
04/03 — Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
04/05 — Providence, RI @ The Strand
04/06 — Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues
04/07 — Hartford, CT @ The Webster
04/09 — Washington, DC @ Echostage
04/11 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
04/12 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount Theater
04/15 — Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
04/16 — Richmond, VA @ The National
04/17 — Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
04/19 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
04/20 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
04/21 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
04/24 — New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theater
04/26 — Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
04/27 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
04/28 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
05/03 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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