The Golden State Warriors will be without the services of Draymond Green for the next five games after the NBA handed down punishment for Tuesday night’s kerfuffle against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
After Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels got tangled up in a jersey tug-of-war, Rudy Gobert grabbed Klay Thompson from behind to pry him off his teammate, which led to Draymond Green jumping in and putting Gobert in a chokehold. Green did not release Gobert after he let go of Thompson and had the sleeper locked in for a good amount of time before finally letting go. Green, Thompson, and McDaniels were all ejected from the game. But while we’re still waiting for official word from the league, it’s safe to assume that Green’s actions were seen as an unnecessary escalation of the scrap and, given his history of altercations, it comes as little surprise the league would respond with a suspension of this magnitude.
The NBA is suspending Golden State’s Draymond Green for five games, source tells ESPN. Significant hit for the Warriors. pic.twitter.com/QlexGdXNUd
Green has been suspended a handful of times in the past, both by the league and the Warriors. He was suspended twice a season ago, once by the league for stomping on Domantas Sabonis in the Warriors-Kings playoff series and once by the team during training camp for punching Jordan Poole in the face at practice. This will be the longest suspension of his career, as he has typically just served one-game suspensions for his antics, but this time the league clearly wanted to send a stronger message that you can’t throw guys in chokeholds on the court.
When well known songs are thrust into seemingly opposite genres, it’s a wonderful reminder of just how powerful music really is. The lyrics can suddenly take on whole new meaning, adding a level of nuance to the song not previously felt.
Take “Believe” by Cher. Though the lyrics of her iconic late 90s hit tell the story of recovering after heartbreak, the full emotional scope of that gets somewhat overshadowed when put through a euro dance-pop lens.
But what if we were to put those same lyrics into another genre…say…country? What would happen then?
Well, if country singer and “The Voice” contestant Alexa Wildish has anything to say about it, it means delivering a folksy, slow, and absolutely heartfelt performance that might have you reaching for the tissue rather than hitting the dance floor.
The 34-year-old Colorado native revealed in rehearsal that her own experience of first love inspired the cover, but wanted it to feel as though she had “written the song” herself.
The result is something stripped down and emotional raw, but still undeniably beautiful with embellished high notes and vocal runs—granting her a standing ovation and comparisons to Joni Mitchell.
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Beyond Wildish’s vocal prowess, viewers on Youtube couldn’t help but applaud her impeccable storytelling ability.
“An inspired performance! Her voice is so clear and pure. She took her time with the lyrics like she was wandering along telling the story. An absolutely magical performance!”
“The things that sets Alexa apart is that she really interprets songs in a songwriting style…how she takes this rocker song and interprets the lyrics in a melancholy style that makes you believe what she is saying.”
“Wow this is one of my favourite performances on this season so far.…the storytelling, the emotions, she just cuts right through — the clarity and subtle power in her voice too; the way she switched into full chest from a more subdued voice in the beginning. amazing. Definitely replaying this.”
Of course it’s fun to watch impressive high notes and big belts. But authenticity is also powerful. It can transport us anywhere—to places both foreign and familiar. And it’s what can flawlessly transform a lively pop song into a country ballad.
What are Republicans good for these days? Unless you count being bad at keeping House Speakers, the answer is not much. Who knows? Maybe you think it’s good that they’re still beholden to a serially indicted possible crook who tried to overturn an election. Perhaps you like that they’re constantly coming close to shutting down the government. There’s a chance you enjoy them almost starting actual fights or allegedly elbowing each other in the kidneys. But not everyone, GOP lawmakers among them, are impressed.
Roy: One thing. I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing. One. That I can go campaign on and say we did. Anybody sitting in the complex, if you want to come down to the floor and come explain to me, one meaningful, significant thing the Republican majority has done pic.twitter.com/RGc4FTAelt
On Wednesday, the day after conservatives turned Capitol Hill into a WWE ring, Texas representative Chip Roy decided to go nuclear, too, albeit in a more productive fashion. Chief among his complaints is that since scoring a razor-thin control over the House earlier this year, they’ve used the time to do…well, nothing that’s good.
“You know, we have had a tumultuous year of sorts, but in the eyes of the American people, they’ve been watching from afar wondering when this body, the people’s House, will stand up in defense of the people who send us here,” Roy railed. “When are we going to do what we said we would do?”
Instead of slamming Democrats, Roy turned his ire to his own party members.
“For the life of me, I do not understand how you can go to the trouble of campaigning, raising money, going to events, talking to people, coming to this town as a member of a party who allegedly stands for something…and then do nothing about it,” Roy charged. “One thing: I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing—one—that I can go campaign on and say we did. One!”
Roy then challenged his fellow Republicans to come to the floor and “explain to me one material, meaningful, significant thing the Republican majority has done.”
Fair enough, but there is one thing House Republicans have done: As Vanity Fair argued, Roy’s speech was a perfect summary of GOP crapulence, which Democrats can then use in damning ads. Consider it an early Christmas gift from Chip Roy.
What happens when you’re a songwriter whose music is labeled “too weird” for the mainstream? Pat Morrissey and Jess Corazza have an answer. They were working in the studio and collaborating with major artists like SZA and Weezer when they were offered a publishing deal. “Everyone kept saying, ‘The stuff that you’re writing is slightly too left-of-center — weirdo stuff,’” Morrissey said in a press statement.
So, they started their own band. And thus, Ill Peach was born. With their debut LP This Is Not An Exit, the group proves they perfected the science behind creating cathartic art rock. The group moves between totally ripping on tracks like the explosive “Blah Blah Blah” and album opener “Bloom,” and taking a softer, more cinematic angle on songs like “Hush” and “Head Full Of Holes.”
To celebrate their debut, Ill Peach sit down with Uproxx to talk armpit farts, LCD Soundsystem, and chanting Phoebe Bridgers’ name in our latest Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?
Corazza: Remembered in the way that nostalgia hits you and takes you back to a moment/memory/time in life, but it still feels like an untouched sound.
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
Corazza: 16 yr old me. Because every song on the album would go through the same test. Would that kid be into this or not? And if not, then we keep pushing it.
Where did you eat the best meal of your life and what was it?
Morrissey: Probably wild boar ragu in Italy. That was a recent one, so it’s the most memorable.
Tell us about the best concert you’ve ever attended.
Corazza: LCD Soundsystem at Hollywood Bowl. People let loose. We were in conga lines with strangers. Everyone was dancing, laughing, and singing. It was really magical, I kept finding friends.
What song never fails to make you emotional?
Morrissey: “House Of Cards” by Radiohead.
What’s the last thing you Googled?
Morrissey:: Who made Chef Boyardee?
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
Corazza: A basement motel in Amsterdam — dark vibes.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform and what’s the city you hope to perform in for the first time?
Morrissey: Honestly, Montreal was the loudest and most angsty crowd. We were on tour with Hayley Kiyoko for that one. That place rules. Also, best cappuccino I’ve ever had. I would love to perform in Tokyo and see that side of the world.
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
Corazza: Don’t go to college. Just go live and find yourself. That sounds bad, but for me specifically, it would’ve helped me on my journey faster.
What’s one of your hidden talents?
Morrissey: I can do a wide range of armpit farts.
If you had a million dollars to donate to charity, what cause would you support and why?
Morrissey: Wow that’s hard. There are so many causes that deserve so much, but one thing we believe in is music and art. We would put that money towards several of the wonderful charities that put an emphasis on music for kids.
What are your thoughts about AI and the future of music?
Corazza: Well it’s frightening — just not really knowing how far it will go. I think if used as a tool it can help with creation, but as far as being able to personify anyone and creating music based off their likeness, I think it’s dangerous. Art is already in a fragile state.
You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location it would be held.
Corazza: hmm this could be weird: Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Idles, and Rosalía. Location: Stonehenge.
Who’s your favorite person to follow on social media?
Corazza:Hailee Catalano (she makes me hungry every time I watch her cook something) or Jayne Matthews (I cut both of our hair using a straight razor because of her).
What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?
Morrissey: We both got our first tattoos when we first moved to New York. This girl at this party told us to go to this guy in Coney Island who was one of the OG Sailor Jerry guys. He would tattoo navy dudes in Times Square coming in off the boat who just had one night to party before going back out to service. Anyway, you show up at this guys house and put your name on a list and wait in his basement for hours and then he barely says anything, does the tattoo, and is like, “Just give me $40 for it.” It was a Frank Lloyd Wright-looking thing that Jess designed while we were waiting.
What is your pre-show ritual?
Morrissey: Lots of stretching and guttural sighs and then for some reason last year with our band before we go on stage we chant Phoebe Bridger’s name but we pronounce it different every time (i.e. Farby Barggles) don’t ask why. We love Phoebe. It’s more to just keep the spirit light and fun.
Who was your first celebrity crush?
Corazza: Leonardo DiCaprio; hardcore Titanic fan at a very young age.
You have a month off and the resources to take a dream vacation. Where are you going and who is coming with you?
Corazza: Either somewhere Nordic or complete opposite like Thailand or Japan. We would take our besties.
What is your biggest fear?
Corazza: Failure and getting older.
This Is Not An Exit is out now via Hardly Art / Pop Can. Find more information here.
Just over two minutes into the Gibson Hazard-directed “First Person Shooter” video, a graphic appears. Said graphic claims that Drake is 6 feet, 2 inches. Fans online are clowning him for presumably exaggerating his height.
True Drake fans know that he rapped about being 6 feet, 1 inch in “Sneakin’” featuring 21 Savage, and it’s probably safe to assume that he hasn’t hit a growth spurt since More Life arrived in March 2017. While the only people who know Drake’s true height are Drake and Drake’s PCP, Google muddies the waters even more by listing Drake as 6-feet tall. We need Adonis’ next freestyle to address this issue.
Watch the “First Person Shooter” video above, and check out the It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As The What? dates below.
01/18/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena +
01/19/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
01/22/2024 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
01/25/2024 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
01/29/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center +
01/30/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
02/02/2024 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
02/07/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena +
02/08/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena +
02/12/2024 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
02/16/2024 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
02/20/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center +
02/21/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
02/24/2024 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
02/27/2024 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
03/02/2024 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
03/05/2024 — Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
03/10/2024 — Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
03/14/2024 — Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena ~
03/18/2024 — State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center ~
03/23/2024 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena ~
03/27/2024 — Birmingham, AL @ The Legacy Arena at BJCC ~
In it, Drake’s height is listed as 6 feet, 2 inches. One quick Google search suggests that Drake is 6-feet tall, and Drake is contradicting himself because he rapped “6’1″, man, a n***a need some leg room” in his More Lifetrack “Sneakin’” featuring 21 Savage.
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The discourse is discoursing, with people simply wondering why Drake feels the need to seemingly lie about his height.
Drake really put his height as 6’2 well in that case I’m 5’5!
If there was a single villain of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, it had to be David Zaslav. Before they began in the spring, the Warner Bros. Discovery honcho had already become infamous for creatively bad and/or Bond villain-y decisions. (He even made another right after the last one ended.) Once the industry shut down, it was Zaslav who became even more hissable than Bob Iger and Ted Sarandos. Now the Wile E. Coyote of media oligarchs has found another inventive way to step in it.
As caught by The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times has a new profile of Zaslav, which is far more diplomatic than the blistering GQ op-ed that was infamously taken down. That doesn’t mean Zaslav doesn’t hang himself with his own rope. Indeed, at one point he discusses the WGA strike, which began in May and became the second-longest labor stoppage by the guild in history. But judging from Zaslav’s comments, it probably didn’t need to last that long…or happen at all.
“They are right about almost everything,” Zaslav brazenly admitted. “So what if we overpay? I’ve never regretted overpaying for great talent or a great asset.”
Did Zaslav always feel that way? Was he the outlier among the AMPTP gang? Is he simply saying that now, in an attempt at revisionist history? Perhaps he was that shaken by getting booed during a commencement speech shortly after the WGA went on strike.
Whatever the case, the comments were galling. Although some found themselves agreeing with Zaslav on one thing.
Some argued that Zaslav’s comments don’t make him look smart.
Saying this now after the WGA & SAG-AFTRA doing 100+ day strikes just makes him look stupider, more crooked and corrupt. Like, you said you have no problem overpaying talent and they weren’t even asking to be overpaid but only to be paid fairly. https://t.co/E9bSuQdoQN
Real talk it’s so funny that he’s suddenly turned a new leaf on this immediately after reports of government investigation into his tax write off money laundering like hmmmm what incited this I wonder https://t.co/zj8msAEpTP
Others, though, took him to task for all the lives he and others in the AMTPT screwed up by playing hardball.
While I appreciate it, I can’t help but think of the lives that were hampered and even ruined by the fact that this deal could have taken one week to complete – and it could have happened last April. https://t.co/mHLbpFjEY7
Aw, thanks bud. We all make mistakes. Mine don’t make thousands of people slowly go broke over the course of half a year, but it’s our differences that make this beautiful friendship work. https://t.co/DdUxHt8FX8
If you know anything about tequila, you know there are plenty of inexpensive bottles around. They’re usually in the blanco (or silver or plata) designation but there are some reposado cheap buys to be found, too. The key is finding inexpensive bottlesworth buying.
To find the budget bottles you should pick up, we turned to the professionals for help. We asked a handful of well-known bartenders to tell us the best bargain tequilas under $30 that belong on your home bar cart. Keep scrolling to see all of the fresh, flavorful, agave-centric choices.
There is just one winner in this competition for well-made, bargain tequilas and that is Arette Blanco. It’s great to mix but also extremely balanced and tasty, with a price of around $25. What could be better than that?
Tasting Notes:
The aroma and flavors of the agave are present, along with hints of pepper, ripe fruit, and orange. For a blanco, it’s surprisingly flavorful and balanced.
Cimarron Blanco. It’s about $29 for a liter. It’s made at the same distillery as high-end tequilas like Don Fulano and Tears of Llorona. It’s our well at BARCOA because for one, the peppery notes make a great margarita, and for two, it’s sippable on its own. Most well tequilas aren’t drinkable, but we found one and we love it.
Tasting Notes:
It starts with a nose of roasted agave, vanilla, and gentle spices and moves into a palate of vegetal agave sweetness, cracked black pepper, vanilla, and woody, earthy flavors.
Mi Campo Blanco
Mi Campo
Tsuru Goto, food and beverage manager at Society Cafe in New York City
We appreciate Mi Campo as a well-crafted well-priced tequila. Both the Blanco and the Reposado are easy on the budget. Mi Campo Blanco makes a nice mixing tequila as it has a great cleanness and a Chardonnay finish that adds some crisp orange and apple notes for the mid palate and a hint of vanilla at the end.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of cooked agave, vanilla, citrus oil, and spices makes way for honey flavors, candied orange peels, roasted agave, and pepper on the palate.
Astral Blanco
Astral
Matthew Frischmann, director of food and beverage at The Emily Hotel in Chicago
We are currently using Astral Blanco Tequila in our mixed drinks. Astral is a well-rounded tequila that works great in cocktails, as it does not overwhelm or take over the drink.
Tasting Notes:
Mineral water, agave, cinnamon, citrus, and grass are prevalent on the nose. Sipping it brings you flavors of vegetal sweetness, agave, cinnamon, orange peel, and vanilla with a spicy, peppery finish.
Teremana Blanco
Teremana
Loni Lewis, USBG bartender at Okan Restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina
Teremana Blanco, they do a lot for the bartending community, so I love to support them. It’s easy to mix and is an easily recognizable replacement for Casamigos if you don’t carry that brand.
Tasting Notes:
Flavors of earthy, roasted agave intermingle with vanilla, cinnamon, and cracked black pepper. For a blanco, it’s a great mixer and a decent sipping tequila as well.
The bargain tequila that is actually worth sipping or mixing with is Espolòn Blanco. It is a fantastic value tequila that belongs in any tequila fan’s home bar. There’s a reason it’s one of the most popular tequila brands on the market.
Tasting Notes:
It offers a vibrant agave flavor with hints of tropical fruit and a peppery finish. It’s well-balanced and versatile, making it an excellent choice for both sipping and mixing in cocktails.
One of my favorite bargain tequilas is Centenario Plata. It has been a standard on both sides of the border for a long time. It uses high-altitude agave, which is full and robust but reflects some of that minerality of the soil as well.
Tasting Notes:
Better as a mixer than a sipping tequila, there are a ton of vegetal, agave, vanilla, earthy, spicy flavors intermingling.
Lunazul Blanco
Lunazul
Corey Hayes, general manager and beverage director for Gala & Muse Bar in Miami
Lunazul Blanco. It’s a great bang for your buck tequila. It’s a legit tequila with earthy tones and a true vegetal note. I often go to this tequila as it is in the well and I do not believe in let alone trust some of the top brands. This brand has also made it on every single one of my cocktail lists.
Tasting Notes:
This tequila has a nice mix of pepper, vanilla, agave, and fruity flavors. The finish is long, warming, and pleasantly spicy.
The best bargain tequila is El Tequileño Blanco. It’s one of my all-time favorites for blanco under $30 retail. El Tequileño Blanco is made traditionally by extracting the juice from the pina with a roller wheel and fermenting in the old method with mixto, copper pot distilled, and with no additional additives.
Tasting Notes:
Its flavor and profile blend cooked agave, vanilla, vegetal notes, cinnamon, black pepper, slight anise, and a medium ethanol finish. It’s very easy to mix and drink.
Camarena Silver Tequila. Its clean and versatile flavor profile, along with its affordability, makes it a popular choice for cocktails, allowing the agave notes to shine in various mixed drinks like Margaritas and palomas.
Tasting Notes:
The bargain-priced tequila is filled with complementary flavors like roasted agave, citrus peels, vanilla beans, wintry spices, and just a hint of cracked black pepper at the finish.
The streaming era may be a mixed bag, but there’s one aspect that’s an unambiguous win: the creation of Pluto, everyone’s favorite source of free movies and TV. It’s great. It’s got random films you forgot existed. It’s got Julia Child, Johnny Carson, and old Doctor Who 24/7. You can put it on in the background while you work from home and it makes life all the better. There’s so much to choose from, all of it free and endless, that it might seem like it can’t get any better. And yet.
Per Cord Cutter News, the free streamer recently added a new channel. It’s called Car Chase. No, it’s not a channel devoted entirely to car chase movies, like Smokey and the Bandit and Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Death Proof and the Mad Maxes, though that would be fantastic, too. Rather it has real car chases: live feeds or previously recorded footage showing actual people giving actual chase to actual law enforcement.
What to expect from the Car Chase Pluto channel? As this article is being typed up, the Car Chase channel is showing someone on a motorcycle trying to flee the fuzz along a darkened highway in southern California. It might never end, unless one of them finally runs out of gas. It’s murky and the images can be impossible to parse, but that just means it’s more real.
People have always loved sharing wild ass car chases, which show that truth can be stranger than even video games like Grand Theft Auto. Those tend to be shared on social media, meaning they can be tough to find when you’re hankering for some real-life automotive mayhem. But now you can simply hit a few buttons and voila. The future isn’t always awesome, but in this case, at least, it’s everything it should have been.
Rolling Loud California unveiled their 2024 lineup on Tuesday, November 14, but the highers-up may have been so eager to drop some names that they added some names that hadn’t yet been confirmed, or perhaps even courted. One was Lil Uzi Vert. The rapper took to their Instagram Story to say, “I never said I was doing Rolling Loud,” adding, “Don’t understand why my name is on here.”
As of Wednesday afternoon, November 15, Uzi’s name is no longer on the list. The festival posted an updated lineup poster, with Future and Metro Boomin replacing Uzi as Sunday headliners.
The festival is scheduled to take place at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California (surrounding SoFi Stadium) from Friday, March 15 to Sunday, March 17, 2024. Nicki Minaj will handle headlining duties on Friday, followed by Post Malone on Saturday. The full lineup can be found here.
Rolling Loud California’s presale is scheduled for Thursday, November 16, beginning at 10 a.m. PST. An general public sale will follow on Friday, November 17, at 10 a.m. PST. The festival’s official website lists ticket options as follows: 3-Day GA, 3-Day GA+, 3-Day VIP, 3-Day VIP + Munchie Pack. There is also an option to book a hotel here.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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