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Earlier this month, Foo Fighters and a bunch of friends put on a massive London tribute concert in honor of late drummer Taylor Hawkins. It was a gigantic show that had a 50-song setlist, but for last night’s (September 27) Los Angeles tribute show, they actually went slightly bigger: Both shows ran for about six hours, but yesterday’s performance featured 53 songs.

Performing those songs was an esteemed cast, including some who were also at the London event: Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Hawkins’ 16-year-old son Shane Hawkins, Violet Grohl, Kesha, and Travis Barker, among others. Also joining the show this time around were Miley Cyrus, Pink, Joan Jett, and Alanis Morisette.

Find the full setlist below (or here via Setlist.fm).

1. Violet Grohl and Alain Johannes — “Hallelujah” (Leonard Cohen cover)
2. Joan Jett, Foo Fighters, and Travis Barker — “Cherry Bomb” (The Runaways cover)
3. Joan Jett, Foo Fighters, and Travis Barker — “Bad Reputation” (Joan Jett And The Blackhearts cover)
4. Chevy Metal — “Riff Raff” (AC/DC cover)
5. Chevy Metal and Jon Davison — “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” (Yes cover)
6. Chevy Metal and Kesha — “”Heroes”” (David Bowie cover)
7. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and The Coattail Riders — “Range Rover B*tch” (Taylor Hawkins cover)
8. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and The Coattail Riders — “It’s Over” (Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders cover)
9. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, The Coattail Riders, and Mark King — “Something About You” (Level 42 cover)
10. Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, The Coattail Riders, and Rufus Taylor — “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” (The Darkness cover)
11. James Gang — “Walk Away”
12. James Gang — “The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate To The Wind”
13. James Gang and Dave Grohl — “Funk #49
14. Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Dave Grohl — “Right Down The Line” (Gerry Rafferty cover)
15. Them Crooked Vultures — “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (Elton John cover)
16. Them Crooked Vultures — “Dead End Friends”
17. Them Crooked Vultures — “Long Slow Goodbye” (Queens Of The Stone Age cover)
18. Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and Dave Grohl — Panama” (Van Halen cover)
19. Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese, and Dave Grohl — Hot For Teacher” (Van Halen cover)
20. Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, and Patrick Wilson — “Rock Of Ages”
21. Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, Patrick Wilson, and Miley Cyrus — “Photograph”
22. Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, and Derek Day — “Live Wire”
23. Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, and Derek Day — “Home Sweet Home”
24. Josh Homme, Elliot Easton, and Foo Fighters — “Shake It Up” (The Cars cover)
25. Josh Homme, Elliot Easton, and Foo Fighters — “Just What I Needed” (The Cars cover)
26. Pink, Nancy Wilson, Jon Theodore, and Foo Fighters — “Barracuda” (Heart cover)
27. Stewart Copeland and Foo Fighters — “Next To You” (The Police cover)
28. Stewart Copeland, Jon Davison, and Foo Fighters — “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (The Police cover)
29. Alanis Morissette, Chad Smith, and Foo Fighters — “You Oughta Know”
30. Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich, and Foo Fighters — “Supernaut” (Black Sabbath cover)
31. Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich, and Foo Fighters — “Paranoid” (Black Sabbath cover)
32. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Dave Grohl — “2112 Part I: Overture” (Rush cover)
33. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Chad Smith — “Working Man” (Rush cover)
34. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Danny Carey — “YYZ” (Rush cover)
35. Taylor Momsen, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear — The Day I Tried To Live” (Soundgarden cover)
36. Taylor Momsen, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear — Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden cover)
37. Queen, Foo Fighters, and Justin Hawkins — “We Will Rock You”
38. Queen and Foo Fighters — “I’m In Love With My Car”
39. Queen, Foo Fighters, and Justin Hawkins — “Under Pressure”
40. Queen, Foo Fighters, and Pink — “Somebody To Love”
41. Brian May — “Love Of My Life” (Queen cover)
42. Foo Fighters and Josh Freese — “All My Life”
43. Foo Fighters, Jon Theodore, and Pink — “The Pretender”
44. Foo Fighters and Travis Barker — “Walk”
45. Foo Fighters and Matt Cameron — “Low”
46. Foo Fighters and Brad Wilk — “This Is A Call”
47. Foo Fighters and Patrick Wilson– “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
48. Foo Fighters, Dave Chappelle, and Patrick Wilson — “Creep” (Radiohead cover)
49. Foo Fighters and Omar Hakim — “Run”
50. Foo Fighters and Rufus Taylor — “Best Of You”
51. Foo Fighters and Oliver Shane Hawkins — “My Hero”
52. Foo Fighters and Oliver Shane Hawkins — “I’ll Stick Around”
53. Foo Fighters and Chad Smith — “Everlong”

Foo Fighters superfans know that before Taylor Hawkins joined the band in 1997, he was Alanis Morisette’s drummer. Hawkins appears throughout Alanis’ iconic debut album, Jagged Little Pill, and provided the thump for the Canadian singer’s tour. Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney was her bassist, but I digress, because on Tuesday night at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert in Los Angeles, Alanis took the stage to honor her late friend and delivered an impactful rendition of her ubiquitous hit, “You Oughta Know.”

There was no introduction for Morisette as she walked onto the stage to the quiet hum of the drums played by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The song was also backed by the Foo Fighters who essentially served as the house band for the evening’s performances. This performance comes after Morisette dedicated “Ironic” to Hawkins at a concert in London this past June.

At LA’s Kia Forum, Alanis just plain rocked hard. In black pants and an unbuttoned flow-y silk shirt, she coursed back and forth on the stage, working the crowd almost as possessed as she was back in the mid 90s when Hawkins was banging away on the drums for the then-budding star. A touching photograph of Hawkins and Alanis flashed on the video board as her performance concluded. She then gave Dave Grohl a parting hug and exited stage left to a roar of applause.

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Tuesday night (September 27th) was a star-studded affair. Collaborators and friends of the dearly departed Foo Fighters drummer gathered to pay tribute to Hawkins with the thing he was best at, rock and roll. One of the artists who performed at the Los Angels tribute who was not present on stage for the London show at Wembley Stadium on September 5th, was Miley Cyrus, and she left an indelible mark on the LA stage.

Playing with Def Leppard and the Foo Fighters, Cyrus assumed lead vocals for an expansive version of Def Leppard’s “Photograph.” With her blonde hair waving, Cyrus was clad in a tight-fitting black dress, gold belt, and of course, a sleek pair of sunglasses. Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott joined Cyrus at one point during the chorus, although Cyrus didn’t really need any help. She easily commanded the hard rock song, just as her friend Taylor Hawkins would have wanted her to.

Shortly after Hawkins’ death in March, Cyrus sent out a tweet dedicating her Lollapalooza Brazil performance that night in his honor, calling him, “The most bad ass dude I know who would want me to shine and sing LOUD for the love of rock n roll!” This full circle moment made her performance on Tuesday night all the more powerful.

The second of two Taylor Hawkins Tribute concerts happened Tuesday night (September 27th) in Los Angeles. While many artists who performed at the London Tribute show earlier this month performed again, there were quite a few performances that were unique to the LA show at Kia Forum. One of them, was the evening opening number, which saw Dave Grohl’s daughter, Violet Grohl, performing the classic “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen.

Accompanied by former Queens Of The Stone Age member Alain Johannes on guitar, Grohl delivered a somber rendition of the poignant song. The fact that Violet Grohl was chosen to start the emotional evening off, speaks to the familial nature of the tributes to the late Foo Fighters drummer as a whole. Hawkins’ son, Oliver Shane, played the drums on “My Hero” towards the end of London show, channeling his love for his father in perhaps the evening’s most iconic moment. In a way, the younger Grohl was channeling her father’s feelings for his close friend.

The LA Tribute concert also featured performances from Miley Cyrus with Def Leppard and Foo Fighters, Kesha and Chevy Metal covering David Bowie’s “Heroes,” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Dave Grohl covering Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line,” as well as Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age covering “Just What I Needed” and “Shake It Up” by The Cars.

Write what you know, right? That’s what Tom Hanks has done, sort of. According to People, the Oscar-winning actor (and occasional filmmaker) is adding “novelist” to his CV. It’s called The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, and it’s about — that’s right — the movies. Specifically, it’s about the making of a movie. Even more specifically, it’s about the making of the kind of movie he, in his nearly 45-year career, has never made: comic book movies.

As per the book’s official synopsis, Motion Picture Masterpiece concerns the behind-the-scenes business of a “colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film and the humble comic book that inspired it.” Hanks says he drew from personal experiences.

“Every character in the book does something I’ve experienced while making a movie, as well as discovered a philosophy or learned an important lesson,” Hanks said. “Even the foolish moments are some kind of stunt I’ve pulled or mistake I’ve survived.”

The only catch, of course, is that he’s never had to play a mentor or even a villain to some some younger dude in a cape, as so many of his generation have done. It’s a gig he’s been able to avoid, probably because he’s Tom Hanks. Of course, had he done, say, Thor: The Dark World or something, would he have considered one of the only four “pretty good” films he’s ever made — a private list he will probably never make public? Who’s to say. But he’ll probably wouldn’t have graded it higher than Forrest Gump.

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece is set to hit bookshelves on May 9, 2023.

(Via People)

Azealia Banks has taken to her Instagram Story to weigh in on the beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, which has only exacerbated since the new drama featuring rising rapper Akbar V. In her typical fashion, Banks didn’t hold back on her criticisms, especially regarding the way Minaj has “relied on tokenism and sabotaging other black female rappers behind the scenes.”

Read her full post below.

“Nicki is so obsessed with cardi it’s only making me like cardi more. Like I’m perched for C2…

Nicki is giving twenty levels of peasy black girl with the burnt perm who is jealous of the Spanish girl that just moved down the block.

Anyone who grew up in the hood knows this type of social phenomenon all too well

1st off – cardi is not ugly, and even if she was her actual energy that she emits is 10x more light and positive than whatever this b*tch is giving off.

It’s giving me – sis needs a Dr.Sebi cleanse. All them mucus forming foods (i cant believe anyone still eats crisco in 2022) will REALLY have you pressed.

When you see the Dominicans put that random slice of avocado next to everything that’s what it’s giving — NUTRIENT.

Ain’t you trini sis? Where are your chickpea doubles?

Nicki needs a strawberry nutriment TWO ducolax a f*cking nap

The energy is giving : constipation, regret, low-self-esteem, hood food, grease, drop-top chicken box…

Like highkey these white girls stick the f*ck together… OKAY.

They’re trying to make sure they stay rich and dominate and make the space prime for their daughters, even if they cannot stand one another in real life these white girls really protect their space in pop-culture hard.

A smart Nicki would have done the cardi, doja, Megan collabs smiled in their faces while safaree worked on her album in the background then came through and dominated.

Without showing the world how desperately you’ve relied on tokenism and sabotaging other black female rappers behind the scenes

Like it was an eassssssssy plan but no…

We wanna feed the baby chicken bones Defend white girls in blackface And give sex offender puss

Oy vey.”

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Chris Pine has had it rough. On one hand, he plays a key supporting role in the number one movie in America. On the other, that film is Don’t Worry Darling, which improbably became the most scandal-plagued movie of early fall. His part in the flak was more lighthearted: He zoned out hard during the film’s awkward Venice Film Festival presser, and he was the (alleged, but probably not) recipient of some (almost certainly fictitious) spit during its debut screening. But now one of his biggest forthcoming movies has vanished from the release schedule.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount has yanked the long-in-the-works fourth Star Trek movie from its December 2023 slot. Three things. One: This doesn’t mean it’s never happening. Two: It was very unlikely that the studio would get a big budget fourquel only announced not that long ago off the ground in just over a year. Indeed, when the fourth Star Trek was given a go it was a surprise to some of the Pine-era cast. And three: Last month it lost its proposed director, WandaVision’s Matt Shakman, who is likely doing the MCU’s attempt at a Fantastic Four movie instead.

Whatever happens, it just means waiting longer for a follow-up to a movie that, as of this writing, came out six long years ago. Star Trek Beyond — which was co-written by the film wing’s resident Scottie, Simon Pegg — took a series that got a little too big for its britches with Star Trek Beyond and stripped it down slightly. It almost felt like an episode of the show, with its self-contained story largely regulated to a single alien planet. But until the Pine crew gets back together, there’s always that very pretty new version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture to hold you over.

(Via THR)

One of the most entertaining Twitter presences is Cardi B, whether she’s getting other rappers suspended or shutting down stans who are spreading rumors. Today, she shared a mistake that she’s learned from.

“My stupid decisions from the past caused me to miss out on money now,” she wrote in a tweet. “I had a multi-million dollar Call of Duty deal on the table that I couldn’t take because of court. Guys think twice about those quick decisions! Lesson learned.”

Luckily, the “WAP” performer is by no means short on money. Earlier this month she even stopped by her old Bronx middle school, Morris Park’s IS 232, to give back to her beginning by donating $100,000, with the hopes of the pledge being used for developing arts education and after-school programs. She was joined by New York City schools chancellor David Banks, Community Capacity Development founder K. Bain, and principal Desiree Resto, as she also gave students an inspirational speech: “I’m hoping we can have amazing after-school activities. Maybe like tutoring or maybe something fun like a music program. Y’all like music, y’all like to dance?”

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Next month, Tegan And Sara are unveiling their new album Crybaby, as well as a TV series called High School, based on their memoir of the same title. Today, they released “I Can’t Grow Up,” a single from the LP.

According to Sara Quin, “I Can’t Grow Up” was “musically inspired by Chicago band Dehd and their album Flower of Devotion. The song started on bass, an instrument I’d never written with until Crybaby, and I was channeling a little bit of Emily Kempf from Dehd, and Peter Hook from New Order. My partner had traveled back to the U.S., after a year of being stuck in Canada during the pandemic, and I was enjoying late nights alone writing music and singing full tilt in the basement.”

Aside from all of their professional projects, Sara also had a baby earlier this year. Tegan confirmed the rumor by writing on Instagram, “My favourite part of this article about Sara announcing she has a new baby on IG is that they used a photo of me performing at the top of it. So Sara has a baby, whatever. I have a microphone. Take that Sara.”

Listen to “I Can’t Grow Up” above.

Crybaby is out 10/21 via Mom+Pop Music. Pre-save it here.

As you may recall, Russell Brand was once a very loud lefty progressive. He starred in documentaries about ending the war on drugs and fixing income inequality. He even once had a biweekly column in the liberal rag The New Statesman. Now look at him. After the pandemic began, he found a new audience by preaching to anti-vaxxers and other right-wing conspiracy theories — all while losing some of his old audience, who thought he’d “officially lost his mind.” Now the rebranding (so to speak) appears to be complete: He’s signed up with the far right video platform Rumble.

What was the final nail in the coffin that got him hanging with the likes of Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Dinesh D’Souza and other conservative creeps? It’s because one of his YouTube videos was censored. He wasn’t banned. He simply had a video taken down that included misinformation. Brand even admitted that he’d gotten something wrong, in a video apology he later took down himself..

“We made a mistake in saying [here he jokingly self-censors his incorrect claim] was now recommended by the NIH. What we should have said is their trialing [censored, in the same way]. That’s what we should have said,” he said. He also stressed that he and his team “have a responsibility to make sure that the information we convey is absolutely 100 percent as accurate as it possibly could be.” Which, when dropping the original video, they didn’t.

And yet Brand claims, because he spread false claims he himself later admitted were wrong, he’s been “persecuted.” So while he’s taking some — but by no means all — of his toys and going to the place that plays home to the likes of Alex Jones. August company indeed.

“I believe we’re at a point of crisis and things need to radically change fast, and I believe we’ll be able to communicate our message more freely on Rumble,” Brand said. “And this misinformation strike and take down demonstrates exactly what it is we’re talking about. We made an error, in my opinion, a relatively small error, and we’re being penalized for it. That looks like censorship.”

Does it, though? While Brand argued that the same rule doesn’t apply to people like Rachel Maddow, citing a clip in which she erroneously once said vaccines completely block COVID, his logic is a little wishy-washy. If he’d been banned, his about-face might make sense. But he wasn’t. He dropped a video featuring claims he himself confessed were wrong, and it was removed because it contained misinformation that could endanger lives. It’s the flimsiest excuse possible for decamping to the far right — while, it’s worth pointing out, staying for the most on YouTube. He’s having his cake and eating it, too.

But it might just work. After all, today’s far right likes few things more than a lefty who joins them on the dark side. How long until someone who used to rail against corruption is posting on Trump’s failing Twitter clone?