The singles from Alex G’s forthcoming album God Save The Animals have been some of his best material yet. “Blessing” was an idiosyncratic earworm with an unforgettable finale of sputtering synths; “Runner” was a simple ballad with a sticky melody that made for a memorable chorus; “Cross The Sea” was an eccentric track that soared with an array of mesmerizing sounds.
It’s only a couple of weeks until the LP is finally unveiled, and the singer is back with what will presumably be the final pre-album single, “Miracles.” It dives headfirst into his knack for storytelling, focusing on the religious aspect that the record’s title refers to. It ends with his repeating of the line “Miracles and crosses,” almost like an incantation.
God Save The Animals follows the release of his soundtrack for We’re All Going To The World’s Fair that came out earlier this year after he was tapped by director Jane Scoenbrun to score the film. “Whenever it rains at night I put on Alex’s score and listen to how the rain on my roof sounds mixed with Alex’s beautiful, lonely music,” Scoenbrun had said in a statement.
Listen to “Miracles” above.
God Save The Animals is out 9/23 via Domino Recordings. Pre-save it here.
Atlanta has already made waves this year after it returned for its long-awaited third season. Season two of the acclaimed series dropped in 2018, so there was a lot of catching up to do with our favorite Atlanta residents.
The third season brought some new hurdles for the crew. Fans got to see their favorite characters globe-trotting as Paper Boi embarked on a European tour, with Earn, Darius, and Vanessa tagging along for the ride. They have a few loose ends to tie up in the fourth and final season: will Vanessa and Earn get back together to raise their daughter? Will Paper Boi make it big? What happened to that stale baguette?!
Even though the third season ended this past spring, Donald Glover confirmed last year that the show was filming seasons three and four back to back and that four would be the final season of the instant cult classic show. So, even though the series is coming to its conclusion, it’s sooner than you might think!
The final 10 episodes will begin airing on September 15th on FX and streaming the next day on Hulu. The fourth season will feature the core crew making their way back to Atlanta, where things are “normal” but not normal normal, you know? Fans can expect some callbacks to the past three seasons, plus (hopefully!) a satisfying conclusion to the series.
For two producers whose respective sounds have dominated their respective regions (and the mainstream sound of hip-hop overall), you probably couldn’t find two more different-sounding beatmakers than Mustard and Southside without some serious effort. But when they combine forces on Roddy Ricch‘s new single “Ghetto Superstar,” the effect is truly more than the sum of its parts.
They couldn’t have found a better vehicle to bridge the gap than the versatile Compton native, either; his slippery flow, which is inspired as much by the melodic yodel-rap of Young Thug as it is by hometown heroes like Eazy-E or YG, sounds as natural alongside a Mustard post-hyphy bounce as it does with a trap-tastic trunk thumper from Southside.
But, just to spice things up, the trio also brings along a pair of perfectly-suited guests in G Herbo and Doe Boy, who both tend to defy the dominant sounds of their own respective hometowns in the same way. Herb treats the snares as more of a suggestion than a physical boundary to his conversational flow, while Doe Boy has proven to be more consonant than his Atlanta countrymen like Future, providing an intriguing counterpart to Roddy and Herb’s more glassy-eyed approaches.
You can check out Roddy’s new single, “Ghetto Superstar,” above.
It’s hard to keep your home clean when you have a child, but when you have four, unless you have a live-in maid, it’s completely impossible. There is no dishwasher fast enough to keep up with the dishes in the sink and no magical point where all four children have it together enough to put their toys away.
The problem is that if you take your eyes off the prize and let a day go by without cleaning up, you’re practically drowning in chaos.
TikTok user and stay-at-home mom Bri James (aka @themessymama4) did the unthinkable and let her home go four days without tidying up and shared the incredible mess with everyone on TikTok.
“I know I’m going to get roasted,” she says in the clip, “but … this is what happens when two really lazy adults have four kids and don’t clean up after themselves.”
The clip shows cutlery on the floor, empty packets everywhere, dishes piled a mile-high in the sink, and clothes and toys strewn everywhere. The house looks like the parents went away on a permanent vacation and left their kids to fend for themselves.
I will block those who are mean. this is to keep me accountable not for views.
The video was praised by a lot of parents who are tired of seeing mommy influencers with spotless homes and children in matching linen outfits. Finally, there was a mom on TikTok they could relate to.
“I’d MUCH rather see you clean your realistic house than watch another blonde clean an already clean countertop,” Meghan Sanders wrote.
TikTokker Its_not_that_serious put things in perfect perspective. “Dude, at the end of the day all of their fingers and toes are attached and feeling safe and loved you’re doing fine. Someday the house will be clean,” they wrote.
“Having children is mentally and physically exhausting and you don’t always have the energy to clean every day,” Rose added.
But not everyone appreciated Bri’s slice of reality. Some people thought that her messiness was borderline neglectful and that she was setting a terrible example for her children.
“Set a good example for your kids. Make them help,” carleebocciaa wrote.
“Without children = fine, your choice. With children (especially small ones) = completely unacceptable,” ACZOgirly wrote.
Shortly after posting her first video, Bri got to work on the impossible task of cleaning up the entire house. Noticeably absent from the job were her spouse and four children. She appears to clean the entire place by herself.
She showed her cleaning prowess through a series of fast-motion videos.
my butt does not look flattering in these Walmart lounge pants 🤦🏼♀️😅
Finally, at 9:30 p.m., Bri was done with most of the job, although she still had a bit of vacuuming to do and there were still some dishes in the sink. At the end of the job, she was exhausted. But she got the job done and that’s all that matters. It’s OK to let your house fall into disarray from time to time but eventually, you have to take care of business.
We’ll give TikTokker Sannon Martin the final word on this story because she hits the nail on the head. “Your home is exactly like mine,” she wrote. “Some days it’s a wreck and some days it looks amazing. That’s life. You’re doing great!”
A pelvic floor doctor from Boston, Massachusetts, has caused a stir by explaining that something we all thought was good for our health can cause real problems. In a video that has more than 5.8 million views on TikTok, Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas says we shouldn’t go pee “just in case.”
How could this be? The moment we all learned to control our bladders we were also taught to pee before going on a car trip, sitting down to watch a movie or playing sports.
The doctor posted the video as a response to TikTok user Sidneyraz, who made a video urging people to go to the bathroom whenever they get the chance. Sidneyraz is known for posting videos about things he didn’t learn until his 30s. “If you think to yourself, ‘I don’t have to go,’ go.” SidneyRaz says in the video. It sounds like common sense but evidently, he was totally wrong, just like the rest of humanity.
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“Pelvic floor physical therapist here, and I work with a lot of people with overactive bladders, stress incontinence, urge incontinence, the whole nine yards,” Dr. Jeffrey-Thomas began her clip. “And here’s why you shouldn’t go ‘just in case.”‘
In the video, Dr. Jeffrey-Thomas explains the three levels of feeling the need to pee.
“The first one is just an awareness level that tells you that there’s some urine in the bladder,” she said. “The second one is the one that tells you to make a plan to use the toilet, and the third is kind of the panic button that says, ‘Get me there right now, I’m about to overflow.’”
Then she made her case by giving a visual explanation of how going when we don’t need to teaches our bodies to prematurely send signals that it’s time to pee. The simple explanation has a lot of people wondering if their pee sensor is still working correctly.
#stitch with @sidneyraz I know it sounds counterintuitive and goes against everything your momma taught you – just out here trying to save your bladder 🤍
In a rare display of humility on the internet, Sidneyraz saw the video and thanked the doctor for the correction. “Oh hey thanks for correcting me!” he wrote.
The video shocked a lot of people who feel like their entire lives have been based on a lie—at least when it comes to something most of us do six to eight times a day. “TikTok is basically just a bunch of videos telling me I’m doing life wrong,” joked one commenter. “Like Jesus, really? I’m peeing wrong?”
Yes, you are.
“Who else hears their mom in their head say ‘go just in case’ when you’re out and about and near a bathroom?” another commenter asked.
The good news is that if you’ve always been the type to go “just in case” and you constantly feel like you need to go pee, there is hope. With the help of a doctor, you can retrain your bladder so that you only feel the need to go when it’s time. Now, who’s going to be the first brave person who doesn’t go when they feel the need, just to see if their body’s pee sensor is off?
The 74th Emmy Primetime Awards are nearly upon us (the broadcast airs on Monday, Sept. 12) with the nominations stacked to the gills. The Creative Arts list of winners already rolled out with one key victor who is thrilled. Colman Domingo (who’s already been doing fine work on Fear the Walking Dead) received his first Emmy (in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series category). In the process, he defeated another fan favorite nominee (Tom Pelphrey for his tragic Ozark turn), and Colman is understandably pumped as a result, given that he won for his performance on Euphoria, in which he plays the Narcotics Anonymous sponsor of Rue (played by Zendaya).
“Thank you to my colleagues in the @TelevisionAcad for this honor,” Colman tweeted. “Tremendous.”
As Deadline reveals in an interview with Colman, he wasn’t opposed to using this opportunity to chat up Euphoria Season 3. He and Sam Levinson have had “really deep conversations” about the show taking “really big swings.” In other words, prepare to be destroyed again (by depictions of tragic teens, drug use, abuse, and more) when the HBO show returns. Still, it’s fantastic news that Colman Domingo shall be back to help Rue navigate her way through that thing called life, which (like the show) can be triggering in and of itself.
With the live-action remake of Disney’s Pinocchio making its streaming debut, the reviews are pouring in, and it’s not looking pretty. Despite boasting the powerhouse team of director Robert Zemeckis and star Tom Hanks, this latest addition to Disney’s ever-expanding library of remakes is not winning over critics. According to critics, Pinocchio fails to recapture the art and soul of the animated classic, which is ironic for a film whose central tale is about wanting to give a heart to a lifeless object.
You can see what the critics are saying below, and maybe pour one out for Hanks, who was already dragged earlier in the summer for his odd performance in Elvis. Dude’s having a rough year.
As with so many of the director’s previous CGI extravaganzas, all the meticulous surface detail in the world can’t compensate for the core emptiness of the film’s digital creations. Pinocchio’s naïveté, Jiminy Cricket’s avuncular haplessness, even Figaro the cat’s mischief – all have lost a noticeable degree of humanity and soul in the transition from ink to pixels. There may be no strings on this Pinocchio, but there isn’t much of a heart in him either.
Casting Hanks as Geppetto is one of those creative decisions that makes perfect sense on paper, but his performance is just another addition to his recent cold streak. The actor gives what is essentially a kid-friendly version of his “Elvis” performance, playing a puppet master with an unconvincing European accent. It’s not good, by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s also hard to blame Hanks when he was given so little to work with.
Creatively, it clearly wrestles with adhering too closely to the superior 1940 version while awkwardly trying to force the old-fashioned story to dip into a jarring, modern voice that is incongruous with how it firmly embraces a 19th century setting and aesthetics. The result is a schizophrenic, bland watch that feels like a big-budget movie made only for 6- to 12-year-olds.
Live-action Disney remakes are best seen as the equivalent of Broadway musical versions: they add a few new songs, toss in some contemporary jokes, and throw a ton of money at special effects. Expecting the same kind of timelessness a second time is mostly a futile exercise: the state fair might book a talented cover band, but we’re listening to the original artist in our car or at home.
Zemeckis has more than enough experience in blending live actors and digital technology with past films such as The Polar Express and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But the new Pinocchio lacks soul, no matter how hard Zemeckis and his co-writer, Chris Weitz, try to will it into being through leaden dialogue where characters talk about what truly makes someone real.
Regardless of how great these live action remakes have been, few people would say that they match the beauty, power, or overwhelming magic of the original films. With Disney finally bringing Pinocchio to live action, the gulf between the quality of the original and the live action version has rarely been this massive.
Often, it’s hard to know what to blame when the Disney live-action remakes fizzle. Is it that animation allows for a suspension of belief that human actors can’t sustain? An issue with the source material? An air of corporate strategy to the whole thing? In the case of Pinocchio, it’s a combination of all three.
Like the titular puppet at its center, “Pinocchio” lingers in an existential purgatory. The latest live-action remake of an animated Disney classic occupies an uncomfortable creative middle ground between remaining true to its beloved roots while also aiming to be fresh for modern audiences. Familiar lines share space with snarky one-liners. It’s not just a block of wood, but it’s not a real boy, either.
Pinocchio is available for streaming exclusively on Disney+.
California’s Bay Area and Detroit have always been spiritually linked in hip-hop. Because of a mid-80s migration pipeline that sent frozen-toed Michiganers west for the sunnier climes provided by the Golden State coastline, the two music scenes share a lot in common. From a love of car culture to the off-kilter swing flow that has become common in both cities’ regional sounds, the Bay and Detroit have provided plenty of artists whose origins could just as easily land in one or the other — think MC Breed or any number of newer Motown rappers like Icewear Vezzo and Payroll Giovanni.
Soon, though, those two sides will find themselves embroiled in a friendly competition, courtesy of Red Bull and the Red Bull SoundClash. The fan-favorite battle event is returning this year with a traveling schedule that’ll see two rising rappers — Detroit’s Babyface Ray and San Francisco’s Larry June — face off in each other’s hometowns. They’ll each have an opposing stage and the winner will be determined by crowd reactions via a decibel reader. The cool part is, because of the Bay/Detroit connection, there might not be much of a hometown advantage for either.
In addition to those two battles, a third will take place in Houston featuring a unique cross-genre clash between modern-day blues man Gary Clark Jr. and chopped-and-screwed aficionado Paul Wall. That should be interesting in its own right, thanks to the odd blend of music styles from both Texas natives.
The schedule can be found below, and you can find more info here.
10/15: Babyface Ray vs. Larry June – Detroit
11/3: Larry June vs. Babyface Ray – San Francisco
11/10: Gary Clark Jr. vs. Paul Wall – Houston
This year, Pete Davidson began his transformation from subpar late-night comedian (sorry) to full-fledged movie star, just over the course of a few months. After vaping his way through the Gen Z horror flick Bodies Bodies Bodies, the former SNL cast member is now venturing into romantic comedies…with a fun time-travel twist!
Meet Cute features The Flight Attendant’sKaley Cuoco as Sheila, an enthusiastic woman who pursues Gary, played by Davidson, while at a local bar. The two hit it off exceptionally well, off before Sheila comes clean about who she really is: someone from the future who is determined to keep having the perfect first date with Gary. So it’s like a romantic Groundhog’s Day situation, but on purpose! What could possibly go wrong in this scenario? Why does Sheila keep coming back? Why is his name Gary?!
Here is the official synopsis:
When Sheila (Kaley Cuoco) and Gary (Pete Davidson) meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again. But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man.
Meet Cute will premiere on Peacock on September 21st. Check out the trailer above.
September is a bit of an in-between time. It’s not fall but it really doesn’t seem like summer either. The weather is all over the place from humid, sunny heat, to wet, chilly rainy days. While it still is technically summer until the 22nd, because of the weather and the feeling that autumn is already here, many beer drinkers have already shifted their focus to darker, maltier beer styles.
Well, we don’t subscribe to that. We say enjoy the summer (especially the summery beer) while you still can. Jeremy Flounder Lees of Flounder Brewing Company in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey agrees. He even has an idea about the type of beer to enjoy in this last month of summer.
“I cannot narrow this down,” he says, “but any clean craft beer, on the lighter-bodied side, that still gives me wonderful flavor profiles of malts and hops.”
While Lees didn’t feel ready to list any potential beers, other craft beer experts and brewers did. If you’re not yet ready to crack open a barrel-aged stout, keep scrolling to see their picks for the last of the summery brews.
Here in the Bay Area, we typically get a late summer – and nothing says summer like a couple of nights under the redwoods, where you’ll always find some Russian River’s Blind Pig IPAs in our cooler. When it comes to flavor, you’ll get a bit of grapefruit, pine, and floral notes, with some light grassiness. Nice bitterness in the finish. A great brew to kick back on the hammock and stare up at the trees.
3 Fonteinen Fromboos
3 Fonteinen
James Bruner, director of production at The Bruery in Placentia, California
While September is fairly warm in Orange County, we are still less seasonally dependent on beer consumption here in Southern California than in most places around the country. That being said, the beer that I could drink in August and September, and year-round for that matter, is fruited lambic, more specifically Framboos from 3 Fonteinen in Beersel, Belgium. The raspberry is punchy and in your face without being over the top jammy, and the acid from the fruit helps play off the bacteria of their spontaneous culture, offering a great compliment to the nuanced and complex funk of the wild yeast, just enough oak to give you some vanilla undertones, with a dry finish, leaving you refreshed and craving more.
If they made more of this beer I would not complain as it might help availability and maybe even bring down the price. Luckily, we make some decent examples of spontaneous beer here at The Bruery to tide me over.
Toward the end of August into September, fresh hop season is in full swing, which is why I like to go to my local watering hole and see if they have any fresh hop beers to try, some can be outstanding. A Wayfinder Hell from Portland is always an excellent choice. Crisp, flavorful, and perfect to ride out the end of summer.
Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier. A Perfect beer for September when summer is coming to an end, but you still have some warm days left. It has round maltiness, a hint of flowers on the nose, and is balanced by the perfect amount of bitterness. I’ll wait until late September for those Oktoberfest-style beers, thank you very much for the seasonal creep.
Magic Hat #9. Our team of brewers loves the simplicity of this apricot-forward ale. It is a long-time favorite that we just can’t seem to find in Asheville but will continue to pursue. It’s a throwback beer from when we were all learning about craft beer and was one of the most approachable pale ales with a distinct apricot top note that lured us in.
Rogue Dead Guy
Rogue Ales
Jeremy Marshall, brewmaster at Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California
For a very unpredictable answer, not everywhere is hot and muggy in September, including coastal Oregon and California, where the cool Pacific can moderate the inland heat. Every September, I seek out a Rogue Dead Guy Ale. I honestly don’t know what style this beer is, other than good and delicious. It’s relatively heavy and hoppy, and has been referred to as a Maibock, or strong beer you drink in May, but I don’t know if a German would agree, so I’ll go ahead and drink it in August and September. When I homebrewed, over half of my bottles were the old painted Dead Guy 22oz “bomber” now defunct and essentially a dinosaur of early and middle craft. Luckily, you can find Dead Guy in a signature black and white can now.
The flavor is rich, and malty but not sweet with assertive bitterness and no perfumy hop aromas. It goes down smooth and is perfect for later in an August day, or maybe early on an August or September Saturday, with some seafood like crab or clam chowder.
There is often a hint in the air that Fall is on its way. I want a beer that is light and refreshing but it can be a bit more ponderous than the beers of July. For that, I look for a German light lager with a bit more malt character. Andechs Helles Lager fills that space perfectly. Rounder and softer than some other pilsners, it is still light and sessionable but carries a bit more body and flavor and it fits nicely for a warm afternoon or a cooling September evening.
Oberon Ale by Bell’s. It’s still incredibly hot in Miami during September, so I crave this since it’s thirst-quenching. The citrusy, orange zest in this wheat ale is perfect for warm weather and sunshine. September is the last month its available (and in limited quantities) so you’ll want to grab a few six-packs.
I’m reaching for a Kölsch. It is light and crisp like a pilsner but has just a touch of lemonier biscuitiness to it that is a perfect foil for the heat. They are low in alcohol and pair great with late summer fruit and vegetables that I’m gobbling up from the farmer’s market. My favorite that we don’t brew is Contee Kölsch by Definitive Brewing Company. It checks all the boxes and goes down easy.
Drekker Prrrt The Rainbow
Drekker
Garth E. Beyer, certified Cicerone® and owner and founder of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin
Check out the Drekker Prrrt series. Chances are you’ll get to experience a few different flavors showcased in the month of September alone. At the time of writing this, I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the “PRRRT The Rainbow” which is loaded with skittles and all the flavors you associate with the classic candy. Every variation is basically liquid nostalgia and deliciously refreshing to boot.
Summit Oktoberfest
Summit
Caroline O’Halloran, area sales director at Sprecher Brewing in Glendale, Wisconsin
Is it weird that I am in the mood for Oktoberfest already? It creeps earlier and earlier every year but I don’t mind. It is fun to see the traditional seasonals popping up in stores. I love Summit Oktoberfest and pick it up every year. Malty, sweet, lightly hoppy, this one ticks all the end-of-summer boxes.
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