Disney+ drops trailer to documentary about the late Stan Lee

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Disney+ has revealed the trailer to Stan Lee, the documentary about the longtime Marvel Comics icon, who passed away in 2018 at 95.

The coming attraction opens with Lee’s cameo in 2008’s Iron Man — in which Robert Downey Jr.‘s Tony Stark mistakes him for Hugh Hefner — and takes viewers into the origin story of Lee’s long career.

Lee created or co-created dozens of the world’s best-known properties, from Iron Man to Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange and the Fantastic Four.

The trailer also shows clips of the dozens of cameos Lee made throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Spider-Man: No Way Home to Captain Marvel and Ant-Man, and how Marvel Comics stayed relevant over the decades, through storylines that dealt with the civil rights struggle, the war in Vietnam and more.

“If you really want to change things and make them better, you gotta plunge in,” Lee says in an old interview clip.

Stan Lee drops June 16 on Disney+.

Marvel Studios is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

Parker McCollum lines up winter tour dates

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Parker McCollum‘s closing out 2023 with five headlining shows in December.

The multiple-city trek includes stops in Las Vegas, Nevada; San Antonio, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Fort Worth, Texas. Corey Kenty, Catie Offerman and Chancey Williams will open on select dates.

Tickets for these newly announced dates go on sale Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m. local time. To purchase tickets and for Parker’s full tour schedule, visit his website.

On the music front, Parker’s latest album, Never Enough, arrived in May and features the chart-topping hit “Handle On You,” as well as its new follow-up single, “Burn It Down.”

Pink meets fan whose touching letter was featured in her 2021 documentary

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The second night of Pink‘s Summer Carnival tour in Bolton, England, brought her face-to-face with a fan whose moving letter to her provided one of the most touching scenes in Pink’s Prime Video documentary, All I Know So Far.

There’s a scene in the 2021 doc where Pink reads a letter from a British female fan out loud, and gets teary-eyed as the fan describes how Pink’s “attitude and spirit” helped her come out as gay.

Later in life, the fan writes, she contemplated taking her own life after the end of a relationship, but didn’t. She wrote, “I just imagined how disappointed you [Pink] would be if I let myself go all because of one girl … you really did give me the strength to carry on during these dark times in my life.”

On Instagram, Pink posted a slideshow of photos and videos from the second night of the show. In one photo, she’s greeting and hugging a female fan. She wrote in the caption, “There is Ellie in these photos. The brave person that wrote me that beautifully honest, vulnerable and heartbreaking letter that I read in my documentary, All I Know So Far.”

“Ellie, I am so happy I got to hug you be with you and meet your sister Jenny, and your friends. You are so brave and so wonderful, and so alive. I am so proud to share this moment with you celebrating your strength and resilience,” she added.

Pink’s next tour stop is Saturday, June 10, in Sunderland, England.

Movie about Beatles manager Brian Epstein hires third director

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

A long-in-the-works movie about The Beatles manager Brian Epstein is one step closer to finally hitting the big screen, although it’s now having to get past another hurdle.

Deadline reports the film, Midas Man, is in post production, but it has just brought on its third director, Joe Stephenson, who directed the 2023 film Doctor Jekyll.

Stephenson takes over the project after Vinyl director Sara Sugarman left, reportedly due to creative differences and scheduling problems. She took over the project from Jonas Åkerlund, who left in 2021 following disagreements with producers.

The film stars The Queen’s Gambit’s Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Epstein, with four newcomers playing the Beatles — Jonah Lees as John Lennon, Blake Richardson as Paul McCartney, Leo Harvey Elledge as George Harrison and Campbell Wallace as Ringo Starr.

In addition to director problems, Deadline reports the film has had issues with funding and scheduling.

The film’s producer Perry Trevers tells the site, “With principal photography now being finished we are incredibly happy at what has been shot and look forward with excitement at being able to share it with the world.”

Moneybagg Yo’s next tour will be “Larger Than Life”

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

MoneyBagg Yo‘s next tour will be “Larger Than Life.” With support from Finesse2tymes, Sexxy Red, Luh Tyler, Big Boogie and YTB FATT on select dates, the rapper will make his way around the U.S. to perform live shows for his fans.

The trek kicks off August 3, with scheduled stops in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and other cities. He’ll wrap September 30 with a hometown show in Memphis, Tennessee. “Going Around The World Putting On For My Hood‼️” he wrote on Instagram.

Tickets for the Larger Than Life Tour go on sale Tuesday, June 13, at 10 a.m. local time. The trek is in support of his latest mixtape, Hard to Love.

“I’m more vulnerable on this project than I ever been because of what I went through in the last two years. I experienced a lot and endured a lot,” he said of the mixtape, per Uproxx. “I went through a lot. So, this album is really personal, but I know the world is going to relate to it because of the stuff I’m saying, the subject matter, I know people going through what I went through across the globe.”

Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan teaming up for joint stand-up tour

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Seinfeld and Gaffigan in 2016 – Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Bob Woodruff Foundation

Two of the most recognizable names in comedy, Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan, are teaming up and co-headlining a four-date stand-up tour.

Gaffigan’s Instagram notes tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 14, at 10 a.m. on both JimGaffigan.com and JerrySeinfeld.com, with the code ALIVE; Gaffigan’s main summer tour is titled Barely Alive.

The shows kick off November 3 at San Francisco’s Chase Center; Saturday, November 4, will have them playing the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The tour moves to Chicago November 10 and wraps up Saturday, November 11, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Jerry, who met Jim on season 8 of Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee series, told The Hollywood Reporter that the team-up was in the works for some time. “[We] have been talking about doing this for years. We finally made the schedules work out.”

For his part, Gaffigan added, “I’m so excited to help out this unknown up and upcoming comedian who many may have never heard of. I know it will be an amazing bunch of shows.”

3 Doors Down shares original video for “When I’m Gone”

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

3 Doors Down has unearthed the original video for “When I’m Gone,” a single off the band’s 2002 sophomore album, Away from the Sun.

The clip, which is streaming now on YouTube, shows Brad Arnold and company being buried alive in the mud of rural Mississippi. While it was initially intended to be the official “When I’m Gone” video, the group decided to scrap it in favor of performance footage from their 2002 performance on the USS George Washington.

“It was a wild experience shooting the original video for ‘When I’m Gone,'” Arnold says. “The most intense and unforgettable part was being buried above my head not once, but three times.”

“Although we faced numerous challenges while making that video, nothing could compare to the overwhelming feeling we experienced the first time we saw the military version,” he adds. “What started as a military tour became something extraordinary we’ll always treasure. But, it was meant to be.”

3 Doors Down will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Away from the Sun on a U.S. tour launching June 14 in Baltimore. Candlebox will also be on the bill as part of their farewell tour.

Lauren Alaina’s ‘Unlocked’ features a playful duet with Lainey Wilson

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The wait for new Lauren Alaina music is finally over.

Lauren’s brand new EP, Unlocked, has arrived. The six-song set includes the previously released “A Walk In The Bar” and “Hangovers,” as well as a sprightly and cheeky duet with Lainey Wilson (“Thicc As Thieves”).

“I’m so proud to have Unlocked out in the world today,” shares Lauren. “Five years ago, I don’t know that I would’ve cut any of these songs; it took slowing down, getting to know myself, digging deep in the writing room, and living some life to bring me to this place with this new music.”

“I feel like I’ve fully embraced and stepped into who I am as a woman, an artist, a songwriter, and I’m so excited for my fans to get to step into this next chapter with me,” she adds.

Unlocked is Lauren’s debut project with her new label home, Big Loud Records. Prior to that, she was signed to Universal Music Group Nashville for almost 11 years, before departing in April 2022.

Here’s the track list for Unlocked:

“A Walk In The Bar”
“Hangovers”
“Don’t Judge A Woman”
“Smaller The Town”
“Like Her”
“Thicc As Thieves” (feat. Lainey Wilson)

KISS’ Gene Simmons on their final shows: “It’s gonna be heartbreaking”

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

KISS just kicked off the European leg of their End of the Road tour and it’s got Gene Simmons reflecting on the band’s legendary career. In an interview with Good Morning Britain, Simmons says he feels “pride in a half a century of defying the critics.”

“We use them as mulch. You know what that is? You grind ’em up and you put ’em in the dirt. They don’t mean anything,” he shares. “If it was up to critics, we wouldn’t have our favorite things — Star Wars and, you know, all the fun stuff in life. We completely ignored them.”

As for the decision to stop touring, Simmons notes, “You have to have a little pride and self-respect. Know when to get off the stage,” joking, “It’s been half a century, and boy, do I look good.”

He adds, “I can’t tell you how much it means to us to be in front of the fans and put on the spectacle of all spectacles.”

Finally, he says of the end, “It’s gonna be happy, because of the amazing journey we’ve had, but sad, of course, because it’s gonna be heartbreaking.”

KISS’ End of the Road tour hits Prague on June 10. They wrap the tour for good December 1 and 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A complete list of dates can be found at kissonline.com.

Gabby introduces next album with “Glory Days”

June 9, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Gabby Barrett has dropped her new single, “Glory Days.”

Penned by Gabby, Emily Weisband, James McNair and Seth Mosley, the soaring track captures Gabby’s immense gratitude for all she has in her life.

“This is as good as it gets, I don’t know what I would change/ I love this life that we live, I love that smile on your face/ No, we ain’t gotta look back at all those pictures in frames/ And wish it’d all stay the same/ ‘Cause right here, right now I say/ These are the glory days,” Gabby reflects in the uptempo chorus.

“This song means so much to me and is about all the little things that make my life so full,” says the “I Hope” hitmaker. “These are my ‘Glory Days’ and I’m so excited to introduce my sophomore album with it.”

Gabby’s currently touring with Kane Brown on his Drunk or Dreaming Tour. For the full schedule and to grab tickets, visit Gabby’s website.

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