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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins suddenly died in late March 2022 while touring South America, plummeting his bandmates and the music world at large into grief. There were tribute concerts held in Hawkins’ memory, and his memory is still very much alive a year-plus after his tragic passing.

There are also tangible traces of Hawkins on Ian Hunter’s album Defiance Part 1, out today (April 21) via Sun Records. Hawkins is posthumously featured on three tracks — “Angel,” “Kiss N’ Make Up,” and “This Is What I’m Here For” — as relayed by Rock Cellar Magazine.

Hunter, formerly of Mott The Hoople, shared with the outlet how Hawkins’ contributions came to be.

“COVID was keeping people in their houses,” he said. “The Rant Band didn’t have any studios in their houses, but there were a lot of people who did have studios in their houses. Jeff Beck had his own place, Taylor’s got his studio and he’s also got the Foo’s studio. I was writing songs and they were doing nothing.”

Hunter continued, “Slash was the first one, Billy Gibbons was the second one. There’s a photographer, Ross Halfin, and he takes photographs of a lot of these guys. And he was putting the word out, too. Johnny Depp got involved. With Johnny came Jeff Beck. It just kind of developed and as it developed, I got excited so I kept writing. We wound up with 20-odd songs. But basically, it was because of COVID. No one would have been around [otherwise]. All these people would have been out touring.”

Meanwhile, Foo Fighters are embarking on their first album rollout since Hawkins’ death. The band signaled the next iteration by dropping “Rescued” earlier this week and announcing their But Here We Are album due out on June 2.

It’s still unknown whether Hawkins will feature posthumously on But Here We Are or who handled the drums for the project, but it’s hard to believe that the Foos won’t pay homage to Hawkins somehow.

Defiance Part 1 is out now via Sun Records. Find more information here.

Bella Ramsey isn’t the first person to leave Twitter since Elon Musk took over, and she won’t be the last (of us), either.

On Friday, a day after the Order 66 of blue checkmark removals, The Last of Us star tweeted, “Twitter it’s been fun. My account will still be active for now but I will not be on here! Thank you my gay army and all the rest. Love you.” Ramsey also included a GIF of herself, as Ellie in the HBO series, saying goodbye.

Other famous people to bounce since Musk acquired the social media platform include Shonda Rhimes (“Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye.”), Gigi Hadid (“I deactivated my Twitter account today. For a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it’s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry, and it’s not a place I want to be a part of,” she wrote on Instagram), and, most damningly, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (“To my friends on Twitter, I will be taking a step back from the platform for now. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram to stay informed and hear my latest personal and professional updates”).

When you’ve lost Sully (and Ellie!), you’ve lost the country.

At a recent The 1975 concert, Matty Healy declared, “The era of me being a f*cking asshole is going to come to an end.” Healy still has some skeletons to deal with, though, and he addressed one at a concert in Auckland, New Zealand today (April 21).

As Stereogum notes, during a controversial February episode of The Adam Friedland Show, “Healy mentioned Ice Spice, whom he said he tried to DM on Instagram. The group then tried to guess at the rapper’s heritage by referring to her as Hawaiian, Inuit, and Chinese, while mocking those accents.” The publication later noted, “Healy didn’t participate in those mocking accents, but he laughed along with the podcast hosts.”

Fast-forward to today, when Healy addressed the situation on stage. He said:

“I just feel a bit bad, and I’m kind of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued. It’s because I don’t want Ice Spice to think I’m a dick. I love you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.

I don’t want anything like that misconstrued to be mean. I’m not… I hate… I don’t mind being a bit of a joker. […] It’s OK for me to be, like, a trickster or whatever, but I don’t want to be perceived as, like, being barmy. Because honestly, I just love you guys, and I love doing this. […]

The truth I just want to say, ‘Hello. This is a bit embarrassing. I’m sorry if I get it wrong. We all get it wrong,’ you know? I just have to do it in public and then apologize to Ice Spice. My life’s just a bit weird. I am genuinely sorry if I’ve upset her because I f*cking love her.

Check out a video of the moment below.

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is continuing to exert his dominance as one of the biggest powerhouses in television. The rapper has just added a new unscripted reality series to his rapidly growing list of TV shows. However, this time around, 50 Cent is going outside of Starz where he operates his wildly popular Power franchise. The new series titled, Redemption Ink, will stream on Hulu and will reportedly focus on tattoo artist Luis Gutierrez’s shop where the show gets its name.

Via Deadline:

Redemption Ink follows ex-gang and hate group members at a crossroads in their lives. As a first step toward redemption, these troubled individuals are covering up their gangland tattoos, which stand as constant reminders of their dark and complex histories. While sitting in the chair, they will share their emotional stories with the talented tattoo artists devoted to giving them hope.

According to Deadline, 50 Cent will serve as an executive producer under his G-Unit Film & Television production banner, which has been building up quite the cinematic universe for the rapper. Going back over a decade now, 50 Cent has been consistently producing reality and scripted series with the most successful being Power, which has already sparked several spinoffs and even more in the pipeline.

(Via Deadline)

Even though Barry is about to take his final bow, Bill Hader is still continuing his reign as a goofy comic who manages to date way out of his league with female models and comedians. Much like his protege Pete Davidson. This week, Hader stepped out with rumored girlfriend Ali Wong, seemingly confirming their on-again status after a brief (alleged) breakup.

Hader is notoriously a private person, even though people love to talk about his genitals, but he recently mentioned an unnamed girlfriend who encouraged him to go on vacation. Then, like a beacon of hope, Wong and Hader were seen out and about on a hike that likely mimicked the same first date you had with your high school boyfriend. Page Six has the photos, and look at those smiles! The hand-holding! The Jersey City Recreation tee! You could tell they really like each other by the way Wong is looking at him, even though grey sweatpant season is over. That’s how you know it’s real.

The two comedians were linked together back in 2022 after Wong had split from her husband of eight years. The two drifted apart, only to return back and better than ever on their nature hike, which was on Wong’s birthday.

Wong’s latest series, Beef, recently hit Netflix to rave reviews, while the final season of Barry premiered last week. The timing just seemed to work out for the two. Hey, at least he’s not dating his “crush”/cousin Carol Burnett. That would be a whole different ordeal.

(Via Page Six)

As the weather grows warmer and the days get longer, we find ourselves looking out the window of our cubicles or home offices or workspace whatevers and staring at the open road off in the distance. If we could just take all of our vacation days, fill up our gas tanks, and head out into the wild world without much of a plan of where we’re headed or for how long… we would. We’d take a National Lampoon’s Vacation-like trip to whatever our version of Wally World is.

Except our version wouldn’t have a moose out front. Our version is a beer-filled paradise. A trip to one of the best beer cities in the US perhaps? Also, hopefully with better results than the ill-fated journey the Griswold family took.

Sadly, work and general life responsibilities mean any road trip longer than a day needs to be planned out far in advance. That’s why the time is right to lock in on your summer road trip now. That way you can figure out exactly where you want to go and for how long. Then you can request the right amount of vacation days and off you go on your epic travels (capitalism kills spontaneity).

Now for the most important part of this soon-to-be iconic road trip: In order for you to have a great vacation and return home to regale your friends with tales of IPAs, lagers, and sour ales like some kind of medieval beer-fueled minstrel, you have to settle on the city (or cities) you want to explore. To help aid your hop-fueled dreams, we did that work for you — highlighting eight cities so drenched in beer you might never want to go home.

These American cities are loaded with epic breweries, brewpubs, and amazing beer culture. Some are more well-known for brewing and others… not so much. But trust us, all are summer road trip worthy.

Asheville, North Carolina

The Beer City:

If you’re planning a road trip to a beer-centric destination, but you’re also hoping for some non-beer-related fun, look no further than Asheville. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this beer-soaked North Carolina city is only an hour and a half from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After a day spent hiking in the woods at the most visited National Park in the country, you can venture into Asheville and sample some brews.

It might not be the biggest city on this list (the population is under 100,000), but the area is home to more than forty breweries (yes, you read that right).

What To Drink:

Asheville has been a beer center for several years now. It first gained notoriety when it was named “Beer City USA” back in 2009. Currently, it’s home to more than forty breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars. Some of the can’t-miss breweries include Hi-Wire Brewing, Bhramari Brewing Company, Highland Brewing Company, Burial Beer Co., Zillicoah Beer Co., and of course Archetype Brewing.

Asheville is a great place to branch out and try different styles as there’s something for everyone and the brewers have the spirit of experimentation in their DNA.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Beer City:

Philadelphia might be known as the “City of Brotherly Love,” but since we know how their sports fans treat Santa Claus and opposing teams and the beer scene is thriving, maybe it should should ditch the misnomer about friendliness and get some sort of beer name instead? After you’ve eaten your weight in cheesesteaks, visited the Liberty Bell, and jokingly attempted (and likely failed) to run up the “Rocky steps,” you’ll be delighted to know the city is loaded with breweries, brew pubs, and great beer bars waiting to be discovered.

At the very least, you can check out a Phillies game and enjoy a local beer while you watch Kyle Schwarber rake home runs.

What To Drink:

Philadelphia might play second fiddle to New York City at times, but it stands up fairly well to NYC in terms of brewing culture. The metro area is home to more than 100 breweries and includes classic breweries like Yards Brewing, Victory Brewing, and Iron Hill Brewery. But it’s also home to innovative, exciting breweries like Brewery ARS, Doc Street Brewing, Second District Brewing, and even a branch of Other Half Brewing. Don’t forget to grab a swoon-worthy IPA at Crime & Punishment Brewing.

San Diego, California

The Beer City:

At this point, even adding San Diego to a list like this seems almost silly. Everyone already knows that San Diego is arguably the center of the IPA universe (if not the American beer universe as a whole). But if you’re going to visit San Diego for the beer, stay for the ridiculous weather, the beaches, sprawling parks, artist community, the iconic San Diego Zoo, and the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier that was turned into a museum.

A day at the beach, the zoo, or an afternoon learning about water-based military operations is sure to give you quite a thirst. A thirst that only a great IPA, pilsner, wheat beer, or sour ale can quench.

What To Drink:

The city is home to more than 150 breweries. That’s an absolutely ridiculous number. Even attempting to skim the surface of the great beer available is a tough task. Can’t miss breweries including Eppig Brewing (for artisanal ales and lagers), Burgeon Beer, Resident Brewing, Pure Brewing Project, Modern Times Beer, Societe Brewing, and Coronado Brewing. Don’t forget the big brands like Stone, Ballast Point, and Alesmith. Close your eyes and throw a dart at a map of Ron Burgundy’s home town and you’ll likely find that it landed on a brewery.

Boston, Massachusetts

The Beer City:

If you’ve never been to Boston, you might spend at least one day walking Paul Revere’s “Freedom Trail”, visiting the Old North Church, and Faneuil Hall, and maybe taking in a Red Sox game at the hollowed grounds of Fenway Park. After all of the walking, you’ll likely be ready for a beer or two. You’re in luck. Boston has as many breweries and brewpubs as it does citizens adorned in “Yankees Suck” tees.

What To Do:

This city has as much beer as it has history. There are countless bars and brewpubs, but some of the best breweries in the country call the Boston area home. This includes Aeronaut Brewing, Trillium Brewing (with its sprawling Three-floor brewpub), Harpoon Brewery, Night Shift Brewing, Cambridge Brewing, and Lamplighter Brewing for a Cloud City IPA or Margot (a blended sour ale aged on blueberries). Remember, the city is also home to Samuel Adams if a classic Boston Lager is your jam.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Beer City:

If you’re not up to date on Grand Rapids’ beer scene, you haven’t been paying attention. This city of just under 200,000 residents, situated on the Grand River, just east of Lake Michigan, is home to live music, a thriving food scene, and tons of outdoor recreational activities. It’s also home to a surprising number of breweries for its size. After you spend the day at one of its many museums or outside mountain biking, you’ll want to check out the myriad breweries.

What To Drink:

Sometimes referred to as “Beer City, USA”, Grand Rapids is home to more than fifty breweries in the metro area. That’s fairly crazy for a city this size. There are even beer tours and a “Beer City Ale Trail” where you can map out a day or week spent visiting them all. Can’t-miss breweries include the European-inspired, massive Brewery Vivant, City Built Brewing, The Mitten Brewing, Greyline Brewing, Arvon Brewing, and Jolly Pumpkin Brewery with its long list of beers including Saisons, farmhouse ales, and funky, tart sours.

Founders is also there if you have a craving for Kentucky Breakfast Stout or another barrel-aged triumph.

St. Louis, Missouri

The Beer City:

Yes, we’re well aware that Budweiser called St. Louis home. Its existence and the iconic Gateway Arch are probably the two things the city is most famous for. Well, that and the “greatest show on turf”, the nickname for the offensive behemoth that was the 1999-2001 St. Louis Rams. If you find yourself there this summer, visit a museum, enjoy a meal at one of its award-winning restaurants, grab a beer as big as your head at a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium, or visit one of the many breweries the city has to offer that aren’t named Budweiser.

What To Drink:

Including massive brewing operations, brew pubs, craft breweries, and micro-breweries, the metro area of St. Louis is home to more than sixty breweries. Yes, there’s a lot more than what the Busch family is selling. 2nd Shift with its hoppy IPAs and crisp lagers isn’t to be missed. You can hold onto hope that you’ll get to try the barrel-aged banger known as Abraxas when you visit Perennial Artisanal Ales or you can just be happy to try literally anything else they brew.

Other notable breweries include Urban Chestnut Brewing, Rockwell Beer Co, and 4 Hands Brewing. Visit the Schlafly Taproom and enjoy some mouth-watering food and a flight of beers.

Portland, Maine

The Beer City:

This was a real toss-up between the two Portlands. Portland, Maine makes the list because the home state of Stephen King has been referred to as “Vacationland” because of its stone beaches, quaint seaside towns, and delicious seafood (also, Portland Oregon gets PLENTY of Uproxx love). Drive up to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park while you’re there, but don’t forget to visit one of the many breweries and brewpubs in the area in and around Portland.

What To Drink:

Portland might not be a giant city like San Diego or Philly, but even with a population of under 70,000 people is still home to more than 25 breweries. Opened in 1995, Allagash Brewing is the big name in Portland. Stop by for an Allagash White or any of its limited-release offerings. You’ll be happy you did. Other outstanding outfits include Bissell Brothers Brewing, Foundation Brewing, Rising Tide Brewing, Lone Pine Brewing, and if you want to get out of the city: Maine Beer Company for one of its award-winning IPAs like Lunch and Dinner.

Fort Collins, Colorado

The Beer City:

Colorado is a beer and outdoor lover’s dream. Everywhere you look, there are backpacking, hiking, and mountain biking trails in the spring and summer. And while we could have added the beer-filled city of Denver to this list, we picked the smaller, more outdoorsy city of Fort Collins instead. This northern Colorado city is known for its Old Town historic district, its many parks, trails, and a ton of noteworthy breweries.

What To Drink:

Including New Belgium Brewing (one of the largest breweries in the country), the Fort Collins area is home to more than twenty breweries. Odell Brewing, Prost Brewing, Guilded Goat Brewing, Black Bottle Brewery, Maxline Brewing, and Zwei Brewing, a German-style brewery where you’ll find Bavarian-style pilsners, Munich-style golden lagers, Weissbiers, Dunkels, and a rotating list of crave-able food trucks.

Brooklyn rapper Desiigner said he plans to check himself into a mental health facility to seek help after reportedly exposing himself on a flight returning from Rolling Loud Thailand, according to TMZ. The “Panda” rapper was met by law enforcement upon landing in Minneapolis, detained, and questioned before being released.

On Instagram, Desiigner apologized for his behavior, explaining that he was given medication while in Thailand after being admitted to a hospital. He also said he’d be canceling his forthcoming shows for the immediate future.

For the past few months I have not been ok. And I have been struggling to come to terms with what is going on. While overseas for a concert I performed at, I had to be admitted in to a hospital, I was not thinking clearly. They gave me meds, and I had to hop on a plane home. I am ashamed of my actions that happened on that plane. I landed back to the states, and am admitting my self in a facility to help me. I will be cancelling all of my shows and my obligations until further notice. Mental health is real guys, please pray for me. If [you’re] not feeling like yourself, please get help.

Last year, Desiigner had another run-in with law enforcement; getting into a verbal altercation with the LAPD. This isn’t the first time he’s flashed himself in public either; in 2018 he was accused of showing his crotch to a couple during a confrontation.

There was a reshuffling of the Coachella 2023 lineup between Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 because Frank Ocean suffered an ankle injury that hampered his headlining set last Sunday, April 16, and will prevent him from performing at all this Sunday, April 23. Blink-182 will replace him.

Coachella released all set times for Weekend 2 yesterday, April 20. Despite no palpable sign of One Direction, fans are still holding out hope that the disbanded boy band will reunite for some sort of performance. As documented by HITC, the rumor mill was set ablaze by this TikTok and stoked by people on Twitter running with it.

“Someone said One Direction is a surprise guest at Coachella and I’m gonna throw a fit if I’m not there,” one person tweeted, per HITC.

The speculation seemed to be at its height before Blink-182 was confirmed as the replacement headliner for Ocean, and now that the Sunday night headlining slot has been settled, it’s clear that any linking between One Direction and Coachella was just wishful thinking.

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the One Direction stan community, as it was previously rumored that the iconic group once consisting of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik was going to reunite for the final episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden. The show publicly shot down the rumor on April 13.

However, it’s not a total loss. Styles will be one of Corden’s final guests for the last Late Late Show episode on Thursday, April 27.

The interior of the offensive line isn’t talked about with the same reverence as the tackle positions, but as defenses recognize the importance of getting a pass rush up the middle and disrupting the center of the pocket as much as the edges, solidifying the inside of the line is becoming as important to the passing game as having a tackle that can protect on the outside.

Still, it’s fairly rare to see interior O-linemen at the top of draft boards, and this year’s Draft likely won’t see one off the board until the late first round — unless you count Northwestern’s Peter Skoronski, who could move from tackle to guard, but is listed at tackle. Still, there’s talent to be had out there and with increasingly freakish interior defenders entering the league, teams have to be cognizant of walling up the inside of their line.

The Top Dog: O’Cyrus Torrence (Florida)

Can I interest you in an insanely strong 6’5, 330 pound guard? If so, then please enjoy the stylings of O’Cyrus Torrence. The prospect out of Florida is an absolute road-grader inside, who can hold up against the biggest and strongest tackles. The reason he’s a late-first guy is he’s not a crazy athlete who’s going to be doing a lot of pulling or advancing a ton to the second level, but he’s just rock solid inside at right guard who any running back will happily look to run behind and any QB will be happy to have keeping the inside of the pocket clean. Please enjoy him picking up a blitzer with one arm while blocking a DT with the other.

There are questions about his fluidity and fit is going to be important to his success in the run game, but for a team that wants some beef inside and will play to his strengths, Torrence is the man in this class.

The Next Best: Steve Avila (TCU) and John Michael Schmitz (Minnesota)

The clear tier below Torrence belongs to a pair of big fellas from TCU and Minnesota, respectively. Avila spent the season at left guard for a TCU offensive front that was among the best in the country, paving the way forward for Max Duggan and company, and also has experience at center to provide some positional versatility. He is just a massive presence in the middle at 6’3.5, 332 pounds and his biggest strength is, well, his strength. He is an absolute wall inside and his sturdiness in pass pro is a separator for him as a guy who will come in and likely immediately start wherever he’s drafted.

Schmitz, meanwhile, is a road-grader in the run game. He’s not the biggest center, but he’s plenty strong and has the quickness to reach and pull in the run game. Fit is going to be important (as his six years of experience in Minnesota are in a zone scheme) but in the right system he, like Avila, can be an immediate starter, even with a few questions about his pass protection given his size and general lack of length (just over 32.5 inch arms at the combine). Having so much experience at the center position, making calls and snaps under center, is a big plus for Schmitz as he moves to the next level.

Boom Or Bust: Andrew Vorhees (USC)

Vorhees tore his ACL at the Combine in Indy, which means he’s going to likely miss his rookie year. Still, the USC guard managed to wow scouts by slamming 38 reps on the bench with his leg straight out, knee in a brace, showing off the freakish strength he possesses.

He’s got room to fill out (6’6, 310 pounds) but he’s got great strength and loves to use it in the run game. His pass protection is also good, but shorter arms (just over 32 inches) and not the best quickness mean he can get beat by quicker defenders when they move inside. Still, he’s great against power rushers and, when he gets the mitts on someone, they rarely work off of him to get by him. The injury will drop him down the board a bit, but a team willing to be patient for a year could get a starter for a bit of a steal.

Day 3 Swing: Olusegun Oluwatimi (Michigan)

Oluwatimi is the exact kind of player that slips into the third day because of measureables and athleticism questions and then goes on to have a very good career when he’s drafted into a team that sees a scheme fit and values his productivity and leadership inside. He won the Rimington and Outland Trophies in his lone year at Michigan after transferring in from Virginia, helming one of the best offensive lines in the country in 2022. He is not a tremendous athlete, nor the biggest, strongest center, but he’s just rock solid inside and has ample experience making calls and getting a line set before play. Going somewhere that will play to his strengths (particularly as a double-team operator inside, sealing and popping second level) rather than asking him to play one-on-one with tackles that can overpower him, will be important, but part of what helps a guy like Oluwatimi is the teams that’ll be really looking at him are ones that will see that scheme fit.

Chlöe is officially over internet trolls ruining her fun. As Charlamagne Tha God put it when she visited Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club show this morning, “digital dickheads” have been getting her down — but lately, she’s been fighting back. “Come at me bro,” she said.

Toward the end of the interview, though, after DJ Envy tried to shade Charlamagne for not downloading Chlöe’s debut album In Pieces, she had to drag him, too. “Did you download the album?” she questioned him. “I streamed it,” he said.

The interrogation didn’t stop there, though. “Okay, so what was your favorite song?” Chlöe wondered. This stopped Envy in his tracks. And while he tried to plead out by saying that he’s played “Have Mercy” in the club, she pointed out that “Have Mercy” wasn’t included on the album proper, and again questioned what song from the album he played. “Caught!” she snarked.

Obviously, this was more of a comedic moment between the host and guest, but Chlöe has been making it a point lately to call out the trolls who have so much to say about her, but aren’t real fans. Her In Pieces tour backdrop puts some of the more common criticisms on display, allowing her the platform to strike back, and her interviews have found her confronting those people head on.

Watch The Breakfast Club‘s full interview with Chlöe above.