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In honor of The Wonder Years‘ album The Greatest Generation celebrating its tenth anniversary, the band is blessing fans with a new surprise. They’ve officially dropped a new B-side “G*DDAMNITALL” and have announced that a limited-edition box set is on the way.

It will contain a 32-page booklet of unearthed “photos, stories, and essays” from various music writers. The box set also includes demos and voice recordings that were made during the album’s creation process.

“When it came time to find bonus content for this box set, we went grave digging in old hard-drives to find the demos from TGG that didn’t get finished and then exhumed and reanimated this one,” lead singer Dan Campbell shared in a statement. “It was the closest to being done at the time. All of the music was there. The chorus had lyrics and melody but, for budget and time constraints it got abandoned before it had verses and a bridge.”

“Now, a decade later, it’s finally finished. We asked Steve Evetts to produce it the same way he would have if it were on the original album and it now stands as a spiritual and somewhat literal b-side to The Greatest Generation,” he added.

Check out the video for “G*DDAMNITALL” above. Find more information on the box set pre-orders here.

Another day, another call for impeachment from Marjorie Taylor Greene. This time around the Georgia congressman is targeting Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. His crime? Continuing to prosecute January 6 defendants who stormed the Capitol building in an effort to overturn the 2020 election for Donald Trump.

Greene also took issue with Graves declining to pursue charges against “67 percent of people arrested by D.C. police officers,” which the congresswoman called “absolutely criminal” before reaching for the impeachment button.

Via The Hill:

“The time for weaponizing the Department of Justice needs to come to an end. And because you refuse to prosecute real criminals that are violating all the crimes here in Washington, D.C., and you want to talk about D.C. residents — they are victims of your abuse of power,” she said. “And because of that, I am introducing articles of impeachment on you, Mr. Graves.”

As Graves explained to The Washington Post, the decision not to prosecute those arrested by D.C. cops is pretty standard. Not every infraction is serious, and Graves’s office is more concerned with violent felonies. There’s also the issue of officers failing to use their body cameras, which has led to cases not being pursued.

Of course, none of that matters to Greene, who was looking to score political points with yet another threat of impeachment. To put things into perspective, she’s already tried to impeach Joe Biden. It’s her go-t0 move, and Twitter had a field day with her latest attempt.

You can see some of the reactions below:

(Via The Hill)

Country music’s favorite outlaw is heading to the big screen. Willie Nelson’s star-studded 90th birthday concert is set to grace a movie screen this summer. Presented in partnership with Blackbird Presents, Joe Hand Promotions, and Nelson’s manager Mark Rothbaum, Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 will feature footage from the two-night show.

The film will show in select theaters beginning on June 11, with an encore presentation on June 13 and 14. Based on the epic live event originally held in April at the Hollywood Bowl, fans could expect guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Keith Richards, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, and many more notable musicians.

Other celebrities that might make a cameo in the film include Chelsea Handler, Ethan Hawke, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Owen Wilson, and Woody Harrelson, who all paid tribute to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee during the concert.

In a statement shared with the media, Rothbaum spoke about what went into the decision, saying, “Demand to attend this historic concert event was unprecedented.”

Keith Wortman, the CEO of Blackbird Presents, added, “Willie wanted to make sure his 90th birthday party included and was accessible to all of his fans. This concert film release will allow everyone to join in and celebrate with Willie and an amazing line-up of superstar artists. We are thrilled to share this concert event with fans around the globe in such a unique and powerful way.”

Tickets for the concert film are on sale now. Find more information here.

If you’re a small business owner who has used the phrase “Taco Tuesday” to advertise your super dope taco night, watch out — you’re opening yourself up to legal action against Taco John’s, who has apparently trademarked the phrase. Luckily, for all of us who love the phrase, Taco Bell today petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the trademark.

Yes, that’s right, Taco Bell has decided to wage a war for “Taco Tuesday.” On a Tuesday. While serving tacos. It’s poetic justice.

We can’t be alone in thinking that the idea of any entity trademarking the phrase “Taco Tuesday” is ridiculous. It’s like your uncle Terry, who tells you every Thanksgiving without fail “Bro, you know ‘talk to the hand?’ Well, I invented that!’” Sure, Terry. Sure you did.

As ridiculous as it is, Taco John’s, a Wyoming-based taco chain, has owned the trademark since 1989 in 49 states excluding New Jersey, where the phrase is owned by another small business, Gregory’s. And the brand is pretty litigious about it too, Axios reports that Taco John’s lawyers have sent cease-and-desist letters to restaurants and even media outlets for using the term. Taco Bell’s petition calls for the cancellation of both Taco John’s and Gregory’s trademark and believes “‘Taco Tuesday’ should belong to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos.”

We wholeheartedly agree! Fight that good fight, Taco Bell. And bring back the beef meximelt while you’re at it!

Earlier today, it was reported that British rapper Slowthai appeared in court on charges of oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without consent — in other words, rape. While details were scarce, it was reported that Slowthai, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, appeared to confirm his indictment, identity, and address, then was given bail and a new hearing date next month before a crown court, which is one of the three senior courts of England and Wales. The incident was said to take place in September 2021.

Slowthai responded to the accusations against him in a statement on Twitter. “Regarding the allegations being reported about me,” he wrote. “I categorically deny the charges. I am innocent and I am confident my name will be cleared. Until then I will apply my energy to ensure this is concluded swiftly and justly. I ask that my supporters don’t comment about this situation and respect the process and privacy of my family during this time.”

In 2019, Slowthai garnered popular acclaim with the release of his debut album, Nothing Great About Britain. The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize and since then, he’s risen in stature, contributing vocals to projects from American artists like Brockhampton, Denzel Curry, James Blake, Tyler The Creator, and more. His most recent album, UGLY (U Gotta Love Yourself, was released on March 3 this year, reaching No. on the UK’s Billboard albums chart equivalent.

ANOHNI officially announced her next album with ANOHNI And The Johnsons, My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, with a brand new lead single, “It Must Change.” The song centers around her hopes for the world’s future, with a video that stars the British social activist Munroe Bergdorf.

“Munroe Bergdorf has done so much service for British society. She always impresses me with her articulate grace. Munroe’s dignity and ethical courage are a guiding light,” she said in a statement about the decision.

The themes of change, loss, and other aspects of ANOHNI’s life run throughout the rest of the album.

“I’ve been thinking a lot about Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. That was a really important touchstone in my mind,” she shared. “Some of these songs respond to global and environmental concerns first voiced in popular music over 50 years ago.”

“I can sing of an awareness that makes others feel less alone, people for whom the frank articulation of these frightening times is not a source of discomfort but a cause for identification and relief,” ANOHNI added. “I want the work to be useful, to help others move with dignity and resilience through these conversations we are now facing.”

Check out the video for “It Must Change” above. Below, find the album’s cover art and tracklist.

1. “It Must Change”
2. “Go Ahead”
3. “Sliver Of Ice”
4. “Can’t”
5. “Scapegoat”
6. “It’s My Fault”
7. “Rest”
8. “There Wasn’t Enough”
9. “Why Am I Alive Now?”
10. “You Be Free”

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross is out 7/7 via Secretly Canadian/Rough Trade. Find more information here.

Barbie comes out the same day as Oppenheimer, which is the funniest release date counter-programming since Cats and The Rise of Skywalker. Greta Gerwig’s colorful doll movie and Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb epic don’t make for much of a double feature, however, unlike Barbie and Fast X. Consider: both involve cars; both have strong female characters; and both star John Cena. Although he plays a merman in only one of them. Guess which!

“Honestly, it was a happy accident,” Cena told the Today show about how he got cast in Barbie. “In an accidental run-in with Margot Robbie. I said, ‘I would pretty much do whatever you guys need because I really enjoy the movie.’ They asked me if I want to be a merman. I said, ‘Yeah, sure.”

That’s the magic of Hollywood, baby.

Cena and Robbie previously worked together in The Suicide Squad (the good one), but their relationship goes back further than that: the actress slept next to a cardboard cutout of the wrestler when she was in her 20s. “I had a boyfriend who was obsessed with John Cena — so much so that he dressed as John Cena for his 21st birthday,” she said in 2021, “and [he] had a cardboard cutout of John Cena in his bedroom. So I slept in a room for two years with a life-size cardboard cutout of John Cena in the room.”

I wonder if Robbie knows there’s a Fathead of Cena for $109.99. She can afford it.

(Via Today)

Over the past week or so, TMZ has shared several reports about Britney Spears. One claims Spears “guzzles Red Bull, Celsius, coffee, and dandelion tea almost nonstop” and will “sometimes stay awake for 3 consecutive days” due to all the caffeine. Another alleged that Spears feels “helpless,” and another said her marriage to Sam Asghari is “on the rocks.”

This all led up to yesterday’s (May 15) release of the documentary TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: The Price Of Freedom. Before that, though, Asghari took to social media to share his frustrations about media coverage of his wife.

In a video shared on his Instagram Story, Asghari said:

“The last thing I want to do is speak on my wife’s behalf: I will never do that. I respect her privacy, that’s why I don’t talk as much. And I found it absolutely disgusting for the people that were in her life at the time when she didn’t have a voice, they went and told her story like it was theirs. It was absolutely disgusting. And how are you gonna take the most influential person of our generation, the princess of pop, America’s sweetheart, and put her in prison, where her father tells her what to do, what water to drink, who to see, and use her as a money-making machine?

And then all of a sudden, after 15 years, when she’s free after all [that] gaslighting and all those things that went down, now you’re gonna put her under a microscope and tell her story? No. No. That’s also disgusting, so don’t do that. And don’t believe what you read online. 99 percent of the time, those are all clickbaits, for you to click and for them to make money, and that time is over, you know. Not gonna allow that. And that should stop. It should stop, absolutely. The gaslighting and all that sh*t gotta stop.”

Check out the video below.

In the year 2023, it’s not cheap to go to a movie theater. To be fair, they almost went out of business during the pandemic, so it’s nice that they exist at all. But a ticket can cost you an arm and leg, especially if you are looking to take your car enthusiast father to see Fast X this weekend. Even though it’s on the pricey side, you can swipe your credit card peacefully knowing that you are going to spend a lot of time looking at Vin Diesel’s jacked arms on a 70-foot screen.

The latest installment, which brings in Jason Momoa as the new villain, clocks in at 141 minutes, or 2 hours and 21 minutes, making it two minutes shorter than its predecessor F9. That’s a two-minute bathroom break you’ll never get back, but it’s not too bad. At least you’re getting your money’s worth, and your dad will surely have a great time.

How does this compare to the rest of the franchise? Well, as movies have been getting longer and longer (maybe even too long), this is a huge jump from the first three movies in the franchise, which were all around 105 minutes. Once the Toretto family expanded, the movie length started increasing, beginning with Fast Five, which knocked the length up to 130 minutes.

Using this fool-proof formula, we can safely say that by the time Fast 20: The Abuela Toretto Story hits theaters in 2050, the movie will be about 175 minutes. And maybe then Vin Diesel will get his Oscar.

Fast X will hit theaters on May 19th.

The View went to town on a new lawsuit that accuses former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani of a laundry list of sexual harassment allegations. The suit was filed by former Giuliani staffer Noelle Dunphy, who reportedly taped several interactions with Giuliani while he was frequently drunk and/or loaded with Viagra, prompting him to demand sexual favors. On top of the recordings, Dunphy also had access to Giuliani’s emails.

“She has 23,000 of his emails that he gave her his password. Really not that smart, Rudy!” Joy Behar quipped. “He let her follow him around and videotape everything that he was saying. She has the receipts!”

“When you read about the sexual acts he was doing, you won’t believe how stupid he is” Behar added before turning things over to rest of the panel, who also marveled at the brazenness of Giuliani’s alleged behavior. Former Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin, who has spoken about the former president’s treatment of women, was particularly disturbed.

Via Raw Story:

“This makes me sad because there was a time when Rudy Giuliani was America’s mayor. On the Republican side, he tried to reunite the country after 9/11. He raised $216 million with the Twin Tower Fund. He was someone that, at one point, he was esteemed, but things have dipped in the last few decades. By the way, this stuff never happens in a vacuum. If he was doing it now, he was probably doing it then. Where’s his family? Why aren’t his kids, like, hey, father?”

After Sunny Hostin fulfilled the show’s legal obligation to note that Giuliani denies the accusations, Whoopi Goldberg put the situation bluntly.

“Well, ya know, it’s very hard to fight a tape,” Goldberg said. “It’s very hard to fight a tape. But I see people trying all the time so, it’ll be interesting television!”

(Via Raw Story)