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Month: May 2022
The Best Vinyl Releases Of May 2022
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, though. That’s part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.
Whatever you might be into, Vinyl Me, Please has a new vinyl-adjacent offering for the connoisseurs among us: The Abbey, a new knife made in partnership with The James Brand that was designed specifically for opening new vinyl records.
Each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody and naturally, some stand out above the rest. So, check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of May below.
Olivia Rodrigo — Sour
Olivia Rodrigo is perhaps pop’s biggest vinyl supporter (she even got the Jack White stamp of approval on that front). So, as her debut album Sour turns a year old, it’s not surprising Rodrigo is celebrating with fresh vinyl: For the anniversary, Rodrigo has re-issued the album in some new colored pressings, including the light blue version pictured above.
Get it here.
Taking Back Sunday — Tell All Your Friends (20th Anniversary Edition)
Taking Back Sunday’s 2002 debut album is one of the most esteemed emo releases ever and it turns 20 years old this year. To celebrate, Craft Recordings has dropped a reissued version of the album, which includes newly remastered audio and four previously unreleased demos of “Mutual Head Club,” “Bike Scene,” “The Blue Channel,” and “Great Romances Of The 20th Century.” On the vinyl version, those demos comes on a bonus etched 10-inch disc.
Get it here.
ABBA — Vinyl Album Box Set
Abba (who somehow only just picked up their first-ever Grammy nomination, by the way) have a storied discography and now you can own it all thanks to a new box set. It features each of the band’s nine albums — including their latest, last year’s comeback LP Voyage — along with ABBA Tracks, which includes non-album singles and B-sides.
Get it here.
Eddie Vedder — Ukulele Songs (Reissue)
The Pearl Jam leader dropped a new solo album, Earthling, earlier this year, and in his solo discography, that LP was preceded by 2011’s Ukulele Songs. That album was just reissued in standard and deluxe edition vinyl pressings, the latter of which was pressed on high-grade 180-gram black vinyl and comes with a 16-page booklet and a special lithograph.
Get it here.
Atmosphere — Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP’s (20th Anniversary Reissue)
In 2001, Atmosphere — an institution in the well-respected Minneapolis hip-hop scene — dropped Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP’s, which compiled Ford One, Ford Two, and The Lucy EP into one release. That was two decades ago, so now the duo is celebrating with a reissue on vinyl, which actually marks the first time this fan-favorite compilation has been pressed on vinyl.
Get it here.
Rolling Stones — Live At The El Mocambo
In March 1997, Rolling Stones, at the long-running height of their power, played two secret concerts at Toronto’s The El Mocambo, a 300-capacity club. Now, for the first time, audio from those sets has been released in full — specifically, the full March 5 set and three songs from the previous day’s performance. Previously, just four of the songs had made it onto the band’s Love You Live album. The vinyl edition comes in black and neon pressings, each consisting of four LPs.
Get it here.
The Clash — Combat Rock/The People’s Hall (Special Edition)
The Clash’s Combat Rock is a classic album for multiple reasons: It’s the final Clash album from the group’s classic lineup — Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Topper Headon — and it features two iconic singles, “Rock The Casbah” and “Should I Stay Or Should I Go.” Now, 40 years after the album’s original release, it gets a fresh vinyl reissue, alongside a selection of 12 additional tracks (the The People’s Hall part of the reissue’s name).
Get it here.
Roxy Music — Stranded (Reissue) and Country Life (Reissue)
Roxy Music has popped up in this space recently because they’re in the midst of a series of vinyl reissues. The latest albums to get that treatment are two big ones in the Roxy Music oeuvre: 1973’s Stranded was their first No. 1 album in the UK while the next year’s Country Life is often considered to be perhaps the group’s best album.
Get Stranded here. Get Country Life here.
The Cranberries — Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002 (Reissue)
The Cranberries were one of the toasts of the ’90s thanks to a run of memorable albums and singles. That era was encapsulated in a greatest hits collection, which has now been reissues on vinyl. In addition to hits like “Zombie,” “Dreams,” and “Linger,” the collection also includes two songs not available on other albums: “New New York” and “Stars.”
Get it here.
Justice — † (Vinyl Me, Please Reissue)
Justice came hot out of the gate with their 2007 debut album (also known as Cross), as it was among the year’s most revered albums and it earned the French electronic duo a handful of Grammy nominations. Now, Vinyl Me, Please has a striking reissue of the album, pressed on gorgeous “gold nugget” vinyl.
Get it here.
Fireboy DML Admits To Being Reclusive: ‘I’ve Never Really Been The Going Out Person’
Over the past few months, Afrobeats artist Fireboy DML has been in heavy rotation by way of TikTok and radio play. His song “Peru” received a co-sign by Ed Sheeran, who appeared on a remix of the track, and he was recruited by Madonna for a Sickick-produced remix of her 1998 hit “Frozen.”
Although his music has made him the life of every party, Fireboy admits he prefers spending time on his own. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Fireboy mentioned that he values remaining rooted in his humanity.
Fireboy said, “I’ve always been reclusive, placing priority on solitude, having alone time, and I’ve never really been the going-out person. Growing as a person and into the industry, seeing things, I realized how important it is to hold on to that part of me that always seeks solitude after a long period of time of exchanging energy out there.”
Still, he enjoys seeing crowds dancing and reciting the words to his songs while on tour. Earlier this year, Fireboy performed his first US tour, which he said were some of the best shows of his career.
“It was during the peak winter period and people were coming out in the snow,” Fireboy said. “Family men, married people with kids. It meant a whole lot to me. When you live this life and you’re blinded by the glamour, it’s the little things that burst your head.”
Ed Sheeran and Madonna are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Lil Uzi Vert Doesn’t Think Jack Harlow Has White Privilege
Although Jack Harlow is one of the most beloved new artists to emerge out of the pandemic years, not everyone has enjoyed watching his meteoric rise. Sure, his new album Come Home The Kids Miss You landed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, while its single “First Class” has been a recurring fixture at No. 1 on the Hot 100, but there are some who don’t think Jack came by his success honestly, citing his race as a big reason he was able to blow up so quickly.
However, his labelmate Lil Uzi Vert doesn’t see it that way, telling TMZ, “Nah, he doesn’t have white privilege…he’s signed to Black people.” You can see the video below.
While Uzi’s vote of confidence likely means a lot to his fellow Generation Now artist, Jack himself has regularly acknowledged that being white has afforded him opportunities he wouldn’t have otherwise. Uzi’s apparent misunderstanding of the term notwithstanding, Jack has received similar criticisms to Post Malone in his early career, albeit without some of the more obvious missteps. Most recently, though, Jack got flamed on Twitter for not knowing that Brandy and Ray J are siblings, stoking the debate over his status in hip-hop and provoking a good-natured lyrical response from Brandy herself.
It’ll always be a prickly topic, but the discussion is important to continue having to ensure that as the culture grows and changes, we never forget where it came from and continue to give credit to its creators.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Anita Baker Thanks Chance The Rapper For Helping Her Get Her Master Recordings Back
Anita Baker is a 40-year recording industry veteran and currently performing a Las Vegas residency. During her show Sunday night (May 29), she acknowledged one guest in particular: Chance The Rapper. Baker said that Chance helped her regain ownership of her master recordings from her former labels, which she’d been trying to do until last year.
“Would you guys say hello to a friend of mine by way of the music industry, by way of helping me get a hold and ownership of my master records, Mister Chance The Rapper is right there,” she said. Chance himself later reciprocated on Twitter, posting a video of the touching moment and writing, “I saw one of THE greatest performances of my LIFETIME last night! Thank you so much @IAMANITABAKER for being an inspiration and an icon to so many of US.”
I saw one of THE greatest performances of my LIFETIME last night! Thank you so much @IAMANITABAKER for being an inspiration and an icon to so many of US
https://t.co/TFcWt3lZFj
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 29, 2022
Funnily enough, Chance has also had social media run-ins with other R&B legends that led to unexpected shout-outs. In 2020, Dionne Warwick playfully teased Chance over his stage name, leading to an invitation to record together. That culminated in their November 2021 collaboration “Nothing’s Impossible.”
Meanwhile, the 29-year-old rapper appears to be rolling out a new project, releasing a new single, “Child Of God,” and writing exercises such as “A Bar About A Bar” as he highlights local Chicago artists.
Snoop Dogg Cancels A Bunch Of Concerts To Spend Time With Family (And Make Movies And TV Shows)
This upcoming August and September, Snoop Dogg was supposed to perform in Europe and the UK for his I Wanna Thank Me tour. Then, in October and November, he had a handful of Australian dates set as well. Unfortunately for fans in those regions, Snoop recently announced he has canceled those shows, although his upcoming US concerts are unaffected.
A statement Snoop shared over the weekend reads, “Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming tv and film projects, Snoop Dogg regrets he is canceling all upcoming non-US tour dates for the remainder of 2022. He was excited to see his fans around the world and apologies to all that had already made plans to see his show. He looks forward to rescheduling dates in the future. Ticket refunds will be available at the original point of purchase.”
Snoop certainly has a lot of film and TV projects in the air at the moment: On his IMDb page, upcoming projects at some point in development include Day Shift, Spoken Mirrors, All-Star Weekend, Doggyland, and Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk. Aside from that, he also has a new album, A Death Row Summer, on the way. He shared a single from the project, “Touch Away,” a couple weeks ago.
Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, And Too $hort Announce New West Coast Legends Album
Music mogul Snoop Dogg announced a new album featuring his West Coast peers is set to be released this month. The collaboration is already earning the supergroup “millions.” Snoop Dogg took to Instagram to grace fans with a preview of the new album with his fellow California-based rappers Ice Cube, E-40, and Too $hort. The […]
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Air Jordan 3 “White Cement Reimagined” Drops Next Year: Details
One of the most iconic Jumpman sneakers of all-time is the Air Jordan 3. Constructed in 1988, this is the shoe that helped keep Michael Jordan with Nike, and over the last 35 years, it has received a plethora of amazing colorways. This is one of those shoes that will forever stand the test of time, which means it only makes sense that Jordan Brand would continue to release new offerings whenever they get the chance to.
According to @zsneakerheadz, the shoe will be celebrating its 35th birthday next year in style. One colorway that has been confirmed is the “White Cement Reimagined,” which can be found down below. The shoe mostly has a white leather upper all while grey elephant print is placed at the back and front. This is very similar to the OG “White Cement” and there is no doubt that historians will enjoy these.
For now, it would appear as though this shoe will be released in February of next year for a price of $210 USD. No official release date has been set so far, so stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest news and updates from around the sneaker world. As always, let us know what you think of these, in the comments below.
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Kevin Spacey To “Voluntarily Appear” In Court To Defend Himself Against Sexual Assault Charges
Kevin Spacey intends to “voluntarily appear” in U.K. court to defend himself against the four counts of sexual assault he is being charged with. The disgraced actor affirmed that he is “confident” he can prove his innocence in a statement to Good Morning America on Tuesday.
“I very much appreciate the Crown Prosecution Service’s statement in which they carefully reminded the media and the public that I am entitled to a fair trial, and innocent until proven otherwise,” Spacey said. “While I am disappointed with their decision to move forward, I will voluntarily appear in the U.K. as soon as can be arranged and defend myself against these charges, which I am confident will prove my innocence.”
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The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced its decision to prosecute Spacey on Thursday, charging with an additional charge of “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.” The CPS spent one year reviewing the case file provided by the Metropolitan Police.
“The CPS has authorized criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, 62, for four counts of sexual assault against three men,” said Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division. “He has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The charges follow a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Spacey are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.”
The allegations of Spacey’s sexual assault and misconduct were first made public in 2017 by actor Anthony Rapp, who alleges Spacey made a non-consensual sexual advance on him when he was just 14 years old.
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cupcakKe Got All The Drip On Her New Single “H2Hoe”
It’s been roughly four years since cupcakKe unveiled her last project, Eden but she’s continued to pump out heat. Since the top of the year, she’s unveiled new collabs alongside COBRAH and Uma Kompton, as well as the “PTPOM (Shemix)” ft. ShantiiP and Tay Money. However, it looks like she’s now revving up for the summertime with the release of her new single, “H2Hoe.” Cupcakke’s lyrical prowess shines through sex-posi bars. She ties together the witty wordplay on her verse with an infectious hook that’s bound to have the summer on lock.
“H2Hoe” arrives a few weeks after dropping her remix of Nicki Minaj’s “We Go Up.” Hopefully, the influx of new music in recent times is a sign that she has a new album on the way.
Quotable Lyrics
Come and motorboat me today
Titties sittin’ like Rolling Ray
Hit it twice, double tap this page
Make the pussy stretch like minimum wage