Paramore began their first tour in four years this week. In the Hayley Williams-led band’s second show on the tour at Great SaltAir in Magna, Utah on October 4th (about 15 miles from Salt Lake City), the band was made aware later that a man was physically and verbally assaulting women in the crowd, as well as a couple.
The band issued a statement on Twitter saying that, “We were made aware of an incident that happened in the crowd while we were on stage. A man physically and verbally assaulted multiple women, including an engaged couple at our show. Our security team and venue staff were made aware and were able to restrain and remove him.” The statement explained that, “We did not realize this was happening, as the incident took place out of view from stage.”
Paramore (whose sixth album is due out next year) made it abundantly clear in their statement that, “PARAMORE DOES NOT CONDONE violence, homophobia, or bigotry of any kind. It is supremely unwelcome in our community and has no place at our shows.” And added, “To make things as clear as possible: Paramore shows are meant to be a safe place for people. If you can’t respect that, do not come.”
Read the full statement from the band posted to their official Twitter page below.
Mindfulness is having a bit of a moment. After the last few years brought the importance of mindfulness into public discourse, we now have apps to help with affirmations and retreats focused on meditation and unplugging. But achieving mindfulness doesn’t always necessitate spending money or time on your phone. Sometimes, it’s as simple as taking a seat and having a moment of pause. That kind of mindfulness is exactly what Chicago-based musician NNAMDÏ was trying to emulate on his sophomore album, Please Have A Seat.
When the world felt overwhelming, NNAMDÏ decided to write music as both motivation and mindfulness. The result is a genre-bending and eccentric 14-track album that fluidly moves from pop-punk to hyperpop, jazz, and everywhere in between. There’s even some hard-rocking moments on Please Have A Seat, like when NNAMDÏ rips through a guitar solo on “Dibs.” His clever artistry is also on full display throughout his songs’ lyrics, like when NNAMDÏ manages to include a line about Miley Cyrus and “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” in the same verse on “I Don’t Wanna Be Famous.”
Gearing up for the release of Please Have A Seat, NNAMDÏ sat down with Uproxx to talk Frank Zappa, embracing weirdness, and having the most fun he possibly can in our latest Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
Good, Bad, Ugly, Hot.
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?
Hopefully I’m remembered as an innovator who inspired people to be better than myself and also as a guy that had the most fun I could have.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform?
Philly. For suuuuureeeee.
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
That’s a difficult question that could change depending on what type of work I’m doing. But I guess if we are talking all-encompassing, it’s probably Frank Zappa — his range, talent and work ethic. Not only him, but the folks in his circle. The web of musicians he worked with lead me to look up so many other dope artists and things. Being a strange child, a drummer, and wanting to compose when I was younger, it was like a match made in heaven. Also, the satirical content itched my funny bone and made me think about a lot of things perhaps other folks my age weren’t thinking about. I didn’t agree with everything, but his whole ethos was very inspiring… even though he was kind of an asshole. He was also ahead of the game on documenting and owning his own “content.”
Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
I just had a really good meal that is one of the best in recent history with my friend Clay. It’s this restaurant called Jitlada in LA. We ordered hella apps and every single one was f*cking bomb. There were a bunch of original Matt Groening drawings on the wall also, which was neat.
What album do you know every word to?
Sum 41’s Does This Look Infected.
What was the best concert you’ve ever attended?
I like different shows for different reasons. I love seeing my friends and homies in Chicago perform. One of my favorite shows was Fest in Gainesville, Florida — I think in 2015 or 2016. My band Itto played. I saw Capsule, which is one of my favorite bands, and Braid and Masked Intruder. I may be mixing two different Fest experiences. I also just saw Blake Mills and Pino Palladino play recently and that f*cked me up. I really can’t pick one show. I have been to so many amazing ones.
What is the best outfit for performing and why?
I am usually more about comfort than style, so a tank top and some stretchy shorts (for high kicks) is ideal. I’m shifting though. I’ve been into the full-body jumpsuit lately. Look like a pilot from the ’60s.
Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?
I love Jaboukie on Twitter. I don’t follow many people but I’m always checking his. He’s always doing something silly and fun. I also loved that Trump Regrets Twitter page which just showed people being like, “I shoulda never voted for you! I trusted you!” Rule number one, don’t trust any politicians.
What’s your most frequently played song in the van on tour?
“What I Want” by Cende or T-Pain’s “Booty T-mix.”
What’s the last thing you Googled?
Mannequin hands.
What album makes for the perfect gift?
Please Have A Seat by NNAMDÏ.
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
Oh boy. I’ve slept in a lot of questionable places. I think maybe cramming into my sleeping bag on the kitchen floor of a one bedroom in Brooklyn with 6 other people with my head right next to the kitty litter and front door was a memorable one. I stayed at a house in DC where everyone was on mushrooms but me and I walked in on an orgy. This was my first ever tour. It was then when I knew, YUP… tour life is the life for me.
What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?
I don’t have any tattoos. Maybe a tattoo that says that will be my first one.
What artists keep you from flipping the channel on the radio?
Thin Lizzy and OutKast.
What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
I came home from tour and my friends surprised me with a party where we listened to songs they covered of mine. That sh*t was so cute.
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
F*ck it all. Yolo. Be less scared. Fully embrace the weird side of your brain.
What’s the last show you went to?
I saw this band called The Vuloptuals at Coles bar in Chicago. It was sick.
What movie can you not resist watching when it’s on TV?
Mystery Men.
What’s one of your hidden talents?
I always know which drawer has the utensils in any kitchen.
Please Have A Seat is out 10/7 via Secretly Canadian/Sooper Records. Pre-order it here.
Kanye West has been all over the news cycle this week for all of the wrong reasons. While at Paris Fashion Week, the rapper wore a shirt with the words “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back during his YZY Season 9 show. The tone-deaf and quite frankly hurtful stunt has caused serious backlash and once again, has people (besides Candace Owens) concerned for his mental health.
But Ye doubled down on his intent, making a post on his Instagram Story yesterday that read, “Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome.” Not a good look. So what has Kanye done now to try and shift the conversation away from his mockery of a statement? He’s now posting about wild hypotheticals, like who should play him in a movie someday.
“Who should play me in a Ye movie?” he asked in an Instagram post, giving the most Kanye reason ever. “My pick is Jamie Foxx” because Foxx is, “One of the greatest geniuses.” There’s being a megalomaniac, and then there’s this. The part of the fanbase that Kanye hasn’t alienated, can best be described as cultish. So, of course, there are people weighing in on their opinions of actors who should play him. Something tells us that Jamie Foxx might want to distance himself from a guy who’s pushing “White lives matter” rhetoric into the world. But perhaps Mel Gibson or Gina Carano would want to participate in a Ye movie? So long as it’s produced by Breitbart, of course.
Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a hugely influential career. The former member of Yellow Magic Orchestra has written music for everything from the Olympics and video games, to film scores for The Last Emperor and The Revenant. But it’s his more than 20 albums of gorgeous music that continue to seep into the lexicon of today’s contemporary artists. So, to celebrate Sakamoto’s 70th birthday, Milan Records is releasing an album called, A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And Back, featuring “remodeled” versions by admirers and collaborators of some of Sakamoto’s songs. And the first single features Thundercat taking on “Thousand Knives.”
The title track to Sakamoto’s 1978 Thousand Knives EP is a whimsical synthpop number that sees the composer creating a sonic dreamworld of sorts. On the “Thundercat Remodel” version, the future-funk bassist makes it very much his own, swathing it with funky bass, vocals, and groovy synths.
Out on December 2nd, the tribute album will also feature reworks by The Cinematic Orchestra, Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, and more.
Listen to “Thousand Knives – Thundercat Remodel” above and check out the album artwork and tracklist for A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And Back below.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1. “Walker – Lim Giong – Follow The Steps Remodel”
2. “Grains (Sweet Paulownia Wood) – David Sylvian Remodel”
3. “Thousand Knives – Thundercat Remodel”
4. “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Electric Youth Remodel”
5. “Thatness and Thereness – Cornelius Remodel”
6. “World Citizen I Won’t Be Disappointed – Hildur Guðnadóttir Remodel”
7. “The Sheltering Sky – Alva Noto Remodel”
8. “Amore – Fennesz Remodel”
9. “Choral No. 1 – Devonté Hynes Remodel” (featuring Emily Schubert)
10. “DNA – The Cinematic Orchestra Remodel”
11. “With Snow and Moonlight – snow, silence, partially sunny – Yoshihide Otomo Remodel”
12. “Forbidden Colors – Gabrial Wek Remodel”
13. “The Revenant Main Theme – 404.zero Remodel”
A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And Back is out on 12/02 via Milan Records. Pre-order it here.
Alex Jones is such a raging mess when it comes to his various trials that one inevitably thinks about a “big bowl of chili” every time another fiasco erupts. Over five years have passed since Jones claimed that he couldn’t remember basic facts about his own children (while on the stand) because his chili eating had distracted him. That trial didn’t go well for him, nor did the defamation trial that he lost a few months ago, when a jury awarded $50 million in damages to Sandy Hook parents (who won’t receive that full amount due to a Texas limitation).
Jones is currently in the midst of a Connecticut-based defamation trial that’s also tied to his Sandy Hook misinformation, and he had to explain why he gave the “tyrant” judge laser eyes on Infowars, but now, he’s simply fed up with this trial business, full stop. Although Jones was scheduled to testify, he decided to hop on a private jet instead and “boycott” his own trial. Via Mediaite, Jones’ lawyer had to utter the news in open court:
“He’s boycotting these proceedings because he feels he’s on the horns of a trilemma. If he testifies in under the court’s orders, he’ll be committing perjury. If he violates the court’s orders, it’s criminal contempt. If he takes the Fifth, he gets an adverse inference,” [Norm] Pattis said.
From there, Judge Barbara Bellis, who is really earning her paycheck with this trial, declared that the jury won’t be informed of what Jones is rambling about with this statement. She’s also “not having any of that,” although there’s no news on if or when contempt charges could be in the cards. Hope that bowl of chili is worth it!
John Rosemond, a 74-year-old columnist and family psychologist, has folks up in arms after he wrote a column about why he never gives children high-fives. The article, “Living With Children: You shouldn’t high-five a child” was published on the Omaha World-Herald’s website on October 2.
The post reads like a verse from the “Get Off My Lawn” bible and posits that one should only share a high-five with someone who is one’s equal.
“I will not slap the upraised palm of a person who is not my peer, and a peer is someone over age 21, emancipated, employed and paying their own way,” the columnist wrote. “The high-five is NOT appropriate between doctor and patient, judge and defendant, POTUS and a person not old enough to vote (POTUS and anyone, for that matter), employer and employee, parent and child, grandparent and grandchild.”
Does he ask to see a paystub before he high-fives adults?
“Respect for adults is important to a child’s character development, and the high-five is not compatible with respect,” he continues. “It is to be reserved for individuals of equal, or fairly equal, status.”
Rosemond believes that a child should “know their place” and that once they high-five an adult they have no reason to obey them.
Anecdotally, I’ve found that sharing a high-five with a kid has nothing to do with whether they will obey me or not. I coach AYSO soccer and give out high-fives till I’m bruised on game day and come next practice they are all great listeners.
The article got a big reaction on Twitter after it was shared by a user named erin, Ph.D.
A lot of people had no trouble challenging Rosemond’s logic.
I offered a high-five to a kid on Saturday at a party because he joined us on the dance floor and cut a rug. He rejected my high-five. Apparently, he didn’t see me as his equal? 🤔
This is like so much time spent on an action that just seems like whatever. I have never given this much thought to a high five, or ever thought kids were less important than me .
30 years in public education as a teacher and administrator. I have easily high-fived more than a thousand children over the years, encouraging them with affirmations of “good morning” “have a great day” “well done” and “that’s awesome” in the process . What a fool I’ve been.
— Rocky McDillweed-Chrysler 🌵 (@rockychrysler) October 3, 2022
Of course, this guy earned his “old man yells at cloud” award.
To Rosemond’s credit, he begins the post with full knowledge of the criticism he’s going to receive. “I’m talking about adults high-fiving children, and yes, I am about to reveal that I am the Grinch, or so it would seem,” he wrote.
It’s pretty easy to pile on Rosemond for his antiquated views of how we should interact with children. It’s pretty clear that he has a conflated view of what a high-five between two people means. It’s a fun way to give someone simple praise, no more, no less.
It seems that Rosemond missed the mark on finding a way to get to a point that is correct about the parent-child relationship: “Boundaries in relationships are essential to their proper functioning,” he writes.
Then he lays out some commonsense parenting advice.
“Children should not call their parents (or any other adults) by their first names,” he writes. “They should notsleep with their parents. They should not have free access to their parents’ money (yes, I am saying children should not have credit cards). They should not be allowed to view certain movies their parents view.”
Rosemond writes that a high-five isn’t “compatible with respect.” But he should also know that refusing to dole out simple praise may not make one worthy of respect in the first place.
Bespectacled mystery solver and “Scooby Doo” fan favorite Velma Dinkley has a new girlfriend and the internet is here for it.
A viral clip from the new animated movie “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!” shows the iconic nerd girl full-on swooning over costume designer and crime boss Coco Diablo (coolest name ever). Velma fawns over the other woman’s “amazing turtleneck,” “incredible glasses,” and obvious intellect and love for animals, and jinkies, is it adorable.
It might feel like a plot twist to some, but for most diehard fans and the major creatives behind “Scooby Doo,” the character’s sexuality was no mystery.
In a since deleted tweet, writer/director James Gunn revealed that he tried to make Linda Cardellini’s Velma “explicitely gay” in the live action “Scooby Doo” movies from 2002 and 2004. However, Warner Bros. slowly phased out and “watered down” any story points showcasing her homosexuality.
Tony Cervone, supervising producer on the successful fan series “Mystery Incorporated,” seconded Gunn’s opinion. According to TODAY, during Pride Month of 2020 he wrote on Instagram, “I’ve said this before, but Velma in ‘Mystery Incorporated’ is not bi. She’s gay. We always planned on Velma acting a little off and out of character when she was dating Shaggy because that relationship was wrong for her and she had unspoken difficulty with the why. There are hints about the why in that episode with the mermaid, and if you follow the entire Marcie arc it seems as clear as we could make it 10 years ago. I don’t think Marcie and Velma had time to act on their feelings during the main timeline, but post reset, they are a couple. You can not like it, but this was our intention.”
Velma’s gayness traces all the way back to the original series. As Bitch Media states, show creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera based the character on child actress Sheila Kuehl, who played a tomboy in the 1950s family series “The Stu Erwin Show.” Coincidentally—or perhaps not—Kuehl later became the first openly gay California legislator.
Velma has long been a beloved LGBTQ icon. Sure, she’s a fictional character, but it’s making a lot of people happy to see themselves represented through her in such a positive light. May we all be inspired to live authentically—even if that means sporting a pixie cut, throwing on some knee highs and figuring out which adults are supernatural creatures in disguise while falling in love with whoever we please.
Political commentator James Carville was in full “no f*cks given” mode during a recent appearance on MSNBC where he blasted GOP candidates like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former NFL player Herschel Walker as “low-quality, stupid people.”
Carville came on to discuss the lead-up to key Republican races this November, weighing primary wins and whose poised to be a big talking point for the GOP in the months to come. Walker and DeSantis naturally made the list. One has been in the news for an abortion controversy that threatens his pro-life, conservative Christian base. The other has made headlines for shipping immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and exploiting natural disasters for photo ops. Neither are cream of the crop material, but they’re the best the GOP is putting forward right now and Carville is gleefully celebrating that development on national TV whenever he can.
“They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries,” Carville said when asked about the dismal pool of candidates including Blake Masters and Mehmet Oz. “You’re not supposed to say that but it’s an obvious fact. When stupid people vote, do you know who they nominate? Other stupid people. The Republicans have a problem. They’ve got very low-quality people that vote in their primaries and they produce, predictably, very low-quality candidates.”
Carville: They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I’m not really supposed to say that but it’s an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people. pic.twitter.com/HYGYAjPfuY
Carville had even worse insults to lob at DeSantis though, who he thinks is doing a spectacularly terrible job at handling the fallout from Hurricane Ian.
“Suspend your toilet patrols of who’s using which bathroom because none of the toilets are working in Southwest Florida. They’re all backed up,” Carville said. “Forget about Martha’s Vineyard, hire a bunch of buses, go to El Paso, Laredo, Mexicali, and put a sign up that says, ‘We need workers.’ Stop all the stunts you’re doing. You’re going to need immigrants to deal with this. He doesn’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his rear.”
Watch the full takedown below:
“He doesn’t know whether to scratch his watch, or wind his rear.”
Victor Wembanyama, the presumptive No. 1 overall pick for the 2023 NBA Draft, absolutely delighted Tuesday night in Henderson, Nevada. Despite his team’s loss, the 18-year-old Frenchman logged 37 points, five blocks, four rebounds, and one steal, with approximately 200 NBA executes and scouts in attendance.
He buried seven of his 11 triples and particularly dominated the second half, when Metropolitans 92 completed a double-digit comeback to tie the game in the fourth before losing by seven, 122-115, to G League Ignite and Scoot Henderson, the likely No. 2 pick in 2023.
He is considered one of, if not the, preeminent prospects of the past two decades. As such, at least one person around the league expects teams to jockey for draft position unlike anything before to maximize their chances of selecting him next summer.
“Victor distorts basketball reality,” one GM told ESPN on Wednesday. “The tank/trade market will really shift after that showing. It feels like last night will start a race to the bottom like we’ve never seen.”
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony, a GM whose team could hold the 2023 No. 1 pick, told them “[Wembanyama] is a 7-foot-4 [Kevin] Durant who blocks shots — and he’s not even close to what he’s going to be. He will be the most hyped player since LeBron [James].”
Wembanyama dominated Tuesday and will have the chance to do so again Thursday afternoon, when he and Henderson clash again at noon local time inside Dollar Loan Center.
It’s that magical time again when Christian Bale has a new movie coming out and he has zero qualms about being blunt as hell about the acting business (and, of course, himself). While promoting his new film, Amsterdam, Bale took part in a lengthy cover interview for GQ where he opened up about his early acting days and how he admittedly saw the profession as mostly a means to prevent his dad’s house from being repossessed after he fell ill. That financial ambition was around during the time he landed his iconic role in American Psycho, which he only got because he was willing to work for a salary that was the bare legal minimum.
During the course of that discussion, GQ writer Zach Baron noted that Leonardo DiCaprio was briefly cast in the Patrick Batemen role, but ultimately walked away. Baron then asked Bale if it’s true that he lost at least five roles to DiCaprio in just the ’90s, including Titanic, and that’s when The Dark Knight star revealed that every actor is living off of Leo’s table scraps:
Oh, dude. It’s not just me. Look, to this day, any role that anybody gets, it’s only because he’s passed on it beforehand. It doesn’t matter what anyone tells you. It doesn’t matter how friendly you are with the directors. All those people that I’ve worked with multiple times, they all offered every one of those roles to him first. Right? I had one of those people actually tell me that. So, thank you, Leo, because literally, he gets to choose everything he does. And good for him, he’s phenomenal.
Bale, of course, never took losing roles to DiCaprio personally. “Do you know how grateful I am to get any damn thing?” Bale said. “I mean, I can’t do what he does. I wouldn’t want the exposure that he has either. And he does it magnificently.”
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