Korean R&B singer-songwriter Crush dropped a teaser over the weekend for his upcoming digital single “Rush Hour” set to release on Thursday, September 22.
[Crush] ‘Rush Hour (Feat. j-hope of BTS)’ MV Teaser 1
Since its been two years since Crush has released any of his own music, due to military service, the news couldn’t get any better when it was revealed the P NATION artist tapped BTS‘ very own J-Hope to hop on the track.
Though no trace of the BTS member can be found in the 23-second teaser, the funk- and soul-inspired track compliments J-Hope’s energy and style for music. For fans of Crush, however, will notice the slight genre shift in “Rush Hour” as many may know Crush as the R&B/hip-hop crooner and balladeer.
Seen in the teaser rocking in the streets, surrounded by dancers all while ad-libbing, one can say Crush’s take on funk and soul can be quite reminiscent of the Godfather Of Soul, the late James Brown.
Just last month, the award-winning artist was discharged from the military and took part in PSY’sPSY 9 studio album by featuring in his track “Happier.” The digital release of “Rush Hour” is set to drop on September 22 at 6 p.m. KST — 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT on all streaming platforms.
With Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral set to take place on Monday, the world watched as the royal procession carried her majesty’s body to Westminster Abbey for the memorial service. It was a regal moment, resplendent in all the finery one would come to except to honor the passing of the 96-year-old monarch. Oh, and also, there was a spider on her coffin, and the entire internet went freaking bananas.
According to Mediaite, the rogue arachnid (and possible future ruler of Great Britain, may its webs fly straight and true) was spotted on a card from the Queen’s son, King Charles III. While this is no doubt a grave omen of unparalleled importance, Twitter went to town cracking jokes about the little guy going for a ride on the Royal Casket, which is pretty funny. Everything surrounding the Queen’s death has been a weeks-long, solemnly regimented endeavor with the finest detail addressed to the letter. And, yet, there’s a freaking spider atop her majesty’s body, specifically crawling on a card left by her son, the newly-crowned King.
You can see reactions to the Queen’s spider below:
Imagine you’re a spider in the garden and you fall asleep in a pink rose. When you wake up, you stretch all your little legs and realise that you’re suddenly naked in Westminster Abbey, on top of the Queen’s coffin in front of world leaders and billions of people#queensfuneralpic.twitter.com/ARNc9s4y8O
The crisp evening air of late summer and early fall is very inviting for darker, heavier beers. Especially the classic Vienna-style lager. This reddish brown, fall seasonal beer is like Austria’s equivalent of the popular Bavarian beer style Märzen (the style of many Oktoberfest beers).
Vienna lagers, named for the famous Austrian city, can trace their genesis back to the early 1800s. Generally speaking, they’re known for their sweet, malty aroma and caramel malt sweetness paired with toasted malt flavors and very little hop bitterness. While they’re made less often in Austria, the brews are widely produced in the US and Mexico.
We’re all about helping you try something different than the usual Oktoberfest-style and pumpkin beers this fall. That’s why we decided to help you out by asking a handful of well-known craft beer experts and brewers to tell us their picks for the best Vienna Lagers to drink this season. Keep scrolling to see all of their malty, sweet, warming choices.
From a small but awesome brewery in the Pacific Northwest, Chuckanut’s Vienna Lager is awesome. They have won several GABF (Great American Beer Festival) medals for this beer. Vienna’s that are done well are copper colored, medium in body with a toasty, malty character, balanced with a subtle hop presence.
Holy City Vienna Lager
Holy City
James Bruner, director of production at The Bruery in Placentia, California
ABV: 6%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
The first Vienna lager I ever had still sticks with me as the best one, maybe because of the time and place when I drank it, but I still think it is one of the best examples of the style I have ever had. Holy City in Charleston, South Carolina makes one they just call ‘Vienna Lager], and I still dream of it. A slightly higher ABV comes from a nice malty base, lending flavors of toasted nuts, caramel, and slight vanilla, over a slightly spicy and herbal back end coming from the Vanguard hops, clean and crisp on the finish.
It was perfect in the low country warmth of late summer when I had it originally, so I can only imagine it would go well in any climate.
La Tropical La Original
La Tropical
Jeremy Marshall, brewmaster at Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California
There is a new-ish brewery in Miami’s uber-hip Wynwood arts district called Cerveceria La Tropical that was originally a Cuban brewery with a rich history. As many hopefully know, a lot of the Americas’ and the Caribbean’s lager brewing history was founded by German, Austrian, and Central European immigrants bringing their traditions and techniques with them. La Tropical has a beer called La Original which they say is an amber lager but it is really a Vienna lager. It is bold, malty, silky smooth, slightly hoppy but in a spicy and noble way—not hoppy like an IPA and leaves very little after-taste.
It could send any beer with ‘Negra’ on it beneath the table in terms of flavor and balance.
Always Sam Adams Boston Lager, just the right balance of clean and crisp with the right amount of bready/biscuity touch in the darker malt, it’s a beer I’ve drank for decades and still enjoy a fresh pour of from time to time. While not listed as a Vienna lager, it fits all the flavor and ingredient requirements to be listed as one.
Not a lot of folks today make a Vienna Lager. So for the best widely available Vienna lager, I would again go to Mexico. Mexico spent a few years under the domain of the Austro-German Emperor Maximilian, he expressed his love for beer and opened several breweries there. In the late 1800s, many Germans immigrated to Mexico and some of them brought with them the skills and knowledge to brew great German-style beers. Because of these two things the brewing traditions carried on there and today, you will find Viennese-style beer reflected in one of Mexico’s most popular brands, Negra Modelo.
This beer when you find it fresh is a delight. Not overdone, crisp and light, but still malty with a nice roast flavor.
Devils Backbone Vienna Lager is a truly great representation of the style. Complex malt notes with the perfect kiss of hops lead to a really clean finish. It also makes a perfect companion when tending to the grill on a late summer or early fall night.
Von Trapp Brewing has been putting out solid lagers for some time now. And their Vienna is right up there with one of my favorites. Biscuity, bready, with a hint of sweet caramel, and that classic grassy German hop character combine for the perfect beer to enjoy while soaking in those final backyard barbecue days.
Dovetail Vienna Lager
Dovetail
Garth E. Beyer, certified Cicerone® and owner and founder of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin
I’m an absolutely huge fan of Vienna-style lagers and it’s a fairly simple beer for brewers to make. That also makes it difficult for a brewer to make something extra exceptional. Alas, Dovetail Brewery does it with their year-round Vienna, showcasing 100% Bamberger Vienna malt and 100% Syrian golding hops. This brew leans closer to the caramel malt, bready sweetness side of the spectrum rather than the water cracker or light spice side of the style. It’s a really inviting beer that can hold up to being paired with food or consumed on its own. Dovetail knows what they’re doing, too. They go through the more laborious mashing process of decoction mashing this beer – and they do it twice – before lagering it in horizontal tanks for five weeks.
Oregon’s pFriem is one of those breweries that makes nothing but amazing beer. Its Vienna-style lager is no different. Brewed with Gambrinus Pilsner, Weyermann Vienna, Caramunich, Carafoam, and Acidulated malts as well as Perle, Tettnang, and Spalt Select hops, this copper-hued Vienna lager is well-balanced with flavors of toasted malts, buttery caramel, and a gentle, nutty sweetness.
This year-round offering from Great Lakes is listed as an amber ale, but it’s a Vienna-style lager through and through. Brewed with 2-row, Munich, Cara 45, and Caramel 30 malts as well as Mt. Hood hops, it’s known for its complex flavor profile featuring toasted malts, toffee, dried fruits, and gently spicy hops at the finish.
March 27, 2022 should have been one of the best nights of Will Smith‘s life. He won his first Oscar for his performance in King Richard, but that’s not what anyone is going to remember about the evening. Instead, it — and possibly the rest of Smith’s career — will forever be associated with two words: The Slap.
Smith has since apologized for slapping Chris Rock, who failed to keep Jada Pinkett Smith’s name out of his motherf*cking mouth, but he was also banned from the Oscars for 10 years — and the fallout continues. Apple TV+ has no idea what to do with Emancipation, his next movie that the streaming service “envisioned as a surefire Oscar contender,” according to the New York Times. But now?
Apple finds itself left with a $120 million unreleased awards-style movie featuring a star no longer welcome at the biggest award show of them all, and a big question: Can the film, even if it succeeds artistically, overcome the baggage that now accompanies Mr. Smith? According to three people involved with the film who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the company’s planning, there have been discussions inside Apple to release Emancipation by the end of the year, which would make it eligible for awards consideration.
But other reports claim that the Antoine Fuqua-directed film, which is based on a true story of an escaped slave, has been pushed back to 2023. “If they shelve the movie, does that tarnish Apple’s reputation? If they release it, does it tarnish their reputation?” Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, told the Times. “Hollywood likes a win-win situation. This one is lose-lose.”
You know what’s a win-win proposition? Hitch 2. The time is right.
Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.
This week saw Blackpink enter your area and two Louisville favorites log yet another collaboration. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.
Blackpink have been one of K-pop’s premiere groups for years now, so naturally, their new album Born Pink was hotly anticipated. It arrived last week to much fanfare, as did a video for “Shut Down,” of which Uproxx’s Lai Frances notes, “The themes of ‘Shut Down’ can play off as a celebration to Blackpink’s power in the music industry and a big flip-of-the-finger to the haters and wannabes since their debut.”
Rina Sawayama — “Hurricanes”
Speaking of strong albums from last week, how about Rina Sawayama? Her final pre-release tease before Hold The Girl‘s drop was “Hurricanes,” a pop-rock ballad on which she reflects on behind hard on herself and the consequences of that way of being, all wrapped in an optimistic-sounding and gorgeously sung package.
Bleu and Nicki Minaj — “Love In The Way”
It’s a good time to be Nicki Minaj, who is just weeks removed from “Super Freaky Girl” debuting on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Blue managed to ride that momentum wave last week with his new Minaj collab, “Love In The Way,” an afro-fusion tune on which Minaj contributes a verse that mirrors the themes of Bleu’s lyrics about moving on.
Marcus Mumford — “Stonecatcher” Feat. Phoebe Bridgers
While Mumford & Sons leader Marcus Mumford’s debut solo album Self-Titled is more, well, solo than his previous output, that doesn’t mean he went about it with no outside help. Phoebe Bridgers plays a complementary role on “Stonecatcher,” contributing backing vocals that wonderfully help prop Mumford up.
EST Gee — “Backstage Passes” Feat. Jack Harlow
Louisville rap is having a bit of a moment right now and two of the scene’s biggest figures linked up last week. EST Gee just dropped his new album, I Never Felt Nun, last week, and he teamed up with hometown hero Jack Harlow on “Backstage Passes,” the pair’s fourth collaboration on which they continue to be perfect complements to each other.
Charlie Puth — “I Don’t Think That I Like Her”
Puth may have become a major social media icon since his previous album, 2018’s Voicenotes, but he hasn’t lost the understanding that ultimately, it’s still all about the music. He’s less than a month away from dropping his third album, Charlie, and the pre-album singles have so far delivered. “I Don’t Think That I Like Her” is a dainty pop-rock tune that sees Travis Barker assisting on drums.
Carly Rae Jepsen — “Talking To Yourself”
Carly Rae Jepsen made herself a quarantine album with the appropriately named The Loneliest Time, which is set to drop in October. If the album’s about isolation, it appears Jepsen has found a fun and upbeat way to express that, as is the vibe of last week’s advance single, “Talking To Yourself.”
Weyes Blood — “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody”
2019’s Titanic was intended to be the first part of a trilogy of albums and that saga will continue soon, as Weyes Blood announced And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow last week. The album is preceded by the single “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody,” a lush and evocative seven-minute tune that Natalie Mering called a “Buddhist anthem, ensconced in the interconnectivity of all beings, and the fraying of our social fabric.”
Fred Again.. — “Danielle (Smile On My Face)”
UK favorite Fred Again.. is releasing a new album again, as Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022), his third LP since early 2021, is set to drop in October. Last week brought the uplifting club banger “Danielle (Smile On My Face).” The tune samples 070 Shake (real name Danielle Balbuena) and Uproxx’s Danielle Chelosky notes of the tune, “The airy vocals add to the ethereal atmosphere; though it’s jittery and upbeat, there is an undertone of melancholy that makes it endearingly bittersweet.”
Death Cab For Cutie — “Pepper”
Death Cab have remained consistently solid for years and now they have another worthy new entry to their discography, their just-released milestone tenth album, Asphalt Meadows. Among the highlights, aside from the pre-album singles, is “Pepper,” a relatively calm and reflective number that features some introspective and idiosyncratically phrased lyrics from Ben Gibbard.
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Lorde had a busy weekend, including appearing at both Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful festival and LA’s Primavera Sound. Still, during her set at Primavera, she found time to tease fans with potential new music on the horizon. While she has been touring in support of her 2021 album Solar Power, Lorde admitted to knowing what she has in store for future releases.
“Who knows what will come next? Well, I know. And you’ll know sometime soon,” she said. “When I was a teenager it was about not being a teenager, when I was 20 it was about a boy, now it’s about the climate.”
This hasn’t been the first time Lorde has alluded to the themes in her first two albums, Pure Heroine and Melodrama, but it is the clearest about fans having some potential new music to look forward to. In June, during her London shows, Lorde shared her thoughts on thinking about wanting to make pop bangers again.
“We’ve had a really difficult, painful, lonely few years and artists take that, and they process it and they make something that’s maybe quieter, or more private,” she said. “But the banger will always be on the horizon.”
A similar theme is present in Lorde’s Instagram bio, which is an all-caps quote by Joan Didion. “THE THEMES ARE ALWAYS THE SAME– A RETURN TO INNOCENCE– THE MYSTERIES OF THE BLOOD– AN ITCH FOR THE TRANSCENDENTAL,” it reads. As Lorde has released three albums up to this point, it appears to assign one to each record. She would eventually touch on these same concepts, using past era versions of herself in the music video for Solar Power‘s “Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All).”
The last time we saw Dr. Sam Owens in season four of Stranger Things, he was handcuffed to a pipe in a bunker in the middle of the dessert. Hate it when that happens. Did he make it out of there, like Huell escaping the DEA Safe House, or is he still trapped below ground? Not even the actor who plays him knows for sure.
“I literally don’t know,” actor Paul Reiser told E! News. “The Stranger Things writers’ room tweeted out, ‘Hey, everybody, send us your thoughts for next season. What would you like to see?’ And I wrote in, ‘Can Dr. Owens live? Would that be possible?’” He’s just asking for a friend. The Mad About You and Aliens star added that this secrecy isn’t unusual for the Kate Bush-lovingStranger Things co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer.
“When I first met them four years ago, I said, ‘Am I a good guy or a bad guy?’” he recalled. “They go, ‘We don’t know.’ And I went, ‘You don’t know or you just don’t want to tell me?’ They go, ‘No, we don’t know.’ And so they don’t tell me.” Reiser is staying optimistic, telling E! News, “I’d appreciate it if Dr. Owens comes in, in like a superhero cape, and saves the day.”
Considering everything she’s been through, Eleven could use a father figure in her life who isn’t a former-drunk cop who was tortured in a Russian prison. Free Dr. Owens!
Stranger Things season five does not currently have a premiere date.
Donald Trump has reportedly returned to Mar-a-Lago for the first time since the Department of Justice searched the premises for classified documents. Out of all the numerous things the former president should be worried about right now, his number one concern: FBI agents didn’t take off their shoes while searching his bedroom.
In one of his increasingly frequent rants on Truth Social, Trump cried that his Fourth Amendment rights had been violated and essentially wailed that the FBI doesn’t turn down the sheets after every raid. Via Insider:
He claimed in his post that the FBI’s lawful search of his property was a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights while lamenting that his home would “never be the same.”
“It was ‘ransacked,’ and in far different condition than the way I left it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Many Agents – And they didn’t even take off their shoes in my bedroom. Nice!!!”
Of course, Trump’s biggest concern should be what the FBI did (or didn’t) find at Mar-a-Lago. According to reports, nuclear secrets were found on the premises as well as empty folders that should have contained top secret documents. The situation is so bad that even Trump’s former attorney general Bill Barr believes an indictment is “very close.” And if you need further prove that Trump is spooked, he actually paid his newest lawyer, which almost never happens. The guy hates paying people. Can’t stand it.
Over the weekend, Beyoncé had a personal gift shipped to Abbott Elementary‘s Sheryl Lee Ralph, in celebration of her recent Emmy win for Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series. Ralph became just the second Black woman to win in that category at last week’s Emmy Awards. Along with the bouquet of yellow and white flowers, Beyoncé wrote Ralph a special note, referencing the role as Deena Jones in Dreamgirls that both of them played (Ralph in the 1981 Broadway debut, Beyoncé in the 2006 movie).
“To the original Dreamgirl, sending you a beautiful congratulations,” Ralph read from the card in an Instagram video. “All my love, Beyoncé.”
Ralph played one of the soundtrack’s songs, “We’re Your Dreamgirls,” in the background, as she shared her own reaction to Beyoncé’s congratulatory present. “They’re beautiful, oh Beyoncé… I don’t have a voice, but it’s wonderful,” she said, visibly shocked by the card in the present.
For the video’s caption, Ralph continued her sweet messages to the singer, writing, “Every one has their own special dream and all your dreams can come true. Just look in the mirror and love what’s in front of you. Thank you @beyonce don’t forget to dream girls!”
Other members of the Dreamgirls universe also sent Ralph flower arrangements, including Jennifer Hudson, who won the Oscar for her portrayal as Effie White in the movie version. Although Oprah was not a part of Dreamgirls, she was also someone who gave Ralph flowers, specifically some so big “they had to open the double doors and get a trolley,” according to Ralph telling The Hollywood Reporter. She even received a call from Vice President Kamala Harris.
Watch Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Instagram video above. The second season of Abbott Elementary premieres on ABC this Wednesday, September 21 at 9 p.m. ET.
Spoilers for House of the Dragon will be found below.
The fifth House of the Dragon episode, “We Light The Way,” saw King Viserys I continue to fall apart in a few senses. The most obvious one, of course, would be his declining physical health. The matter is so dire that Otto Hightower (recently ousted by the king) urged his daughter, Queen Alicent, to prepare accordingly because Viserys isn’t long for this world. The next episode will time jump a decade, and it’s hard to conceive of how he could still be alive. He’s lost fingers (the maggots and leaches aren’t doing a damn thing) and can’t heal the nasty sores on his back, and Otto’s absence can now rule out the possibility of this all being down to poison. And as we discussed last week, his chronic health problems could very well make the case that the throne is rejecting him.
The subject grows ever more complicated due to Targaryens supposedly being resistant to disease, but then again, King Aerys II, the Mad King, was known as King Scab, possibly because of wounds that he acquired on the throne. Viserys’ problems appear to be terminal, and this week, his nose bled during the feast, and he collapsed immediately after Rhaenyra and Laenor said their wedding vows. Ultimately, Viserys’ illness appears to be foreshadowing for what we already know: the Targaryens aren’t meant to hold onto the Iron Throne, and interestingly enough, the show’s also dealing with this messy king through a hefty dose of humor. Because although Viserys has serious problems (impending death and hanging onto the throne and Ser Criston beating Laenor’s boyfriend to death, right at Rhaenya’s wedding), one of them irks him most.
Viserys is so exceedingly frustrated and incensed with his brother, Daemon. The rogue prince refuses to stay exiled. He refuses too stop courting his niece (which is partially due to genuine attraction but more by Daemon’s own ambition), and the whole brothel visit debacle put Rhaenyra’s virtue in serious jeopardy. No matter what the king does, Daemon keeps putting his foot over the line in the sand, and even Rhaenyra’s own wedding feast (which ended in comparisons, fair or not, to Game of Thrones‘ Red Wedding) didn’t stop Daemon from flirting in Valyrian on the dance floor. Viserys had already flown into a rage last week over Daemon’s intents toward Rhaenyra, and this week, there’s a huge “Ben Affleck sighing for the paparazzi” vibe at work.
Poor Viserys can’t even eat his lobster in peace! Maybe this is what will actually put the king into an early grave, and this is high comedy, y’all. Social media agrees.
Viserys be like — You know what, screw the 7-day celebration, I need to marry Laenor to Rhaenyra IMMEDIATELY, she nearly kissed Daemon and ready to elope with him, FCK NO#HouseOfTheDragon#HOTDpic.twitter.com/uYPAyKMFrl
And even during the mayhem sparked by Ser Criston, Viserys appeared to be irritated more than anything else. Then there was Alicent’s Green Dress Manuever (essentially a declaration of war), which also threw a wrench into his entire plan, even if he didn’t totally process his wife’s power move.
Overall, it’s wild that this king is clearly dying, and his loved ones don’t seem to give a sh*t. It’s hard to conceive of how he could actually stay alive long enough for next week’s episode. See you then!
HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ airs on Sundays at 9:00pm EST.
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