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Did Bob Dylan just help Machine Gun Kelly announce his new album?

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Bob Dylan appears to be throwing his support behind the upcoming album by Machine Gun Kelly.

Mgk just announced his new album, lost americana, will release on Aug. 8. He shared an album trailer, narrated by what certainly sounds like the “Like A Rolling Stone” singer.

“Lost americana is a personal excavation of the American dream, a journey to find what’s been lost,” the voice-over says. “This album is a love letter to those who seek to rediscover the dreamers, the drifters, the defiant. It’s a sonic map of forgotten places, a tribute to the spirit of reinvention and a quest to reclaim the authentic essence of American freedom.”

It continues, “From the glow of neon diners to the rumble of the motorcycles, this is music that celebrates the beauty found in the in-between spaces where the past is reimagined and the future is forged on your own terms.”

As for why Dylan would be voicing an mgk album trailer, you may recall back in February the folk legend inexplicably posted a video of the “Bloody Valentine” artist performing in a record store some years back. In a May social media post, mgk hinted that he’d since met Dylan.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive announces fall Roll On Down The Highway tour dates

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Bachman-Turner Overdrive has extended their Roll On Down The Highway 2025 tour into the fall.

The “Taking Care of Business” rockers have announced eight new East Coast dates, kicking off Oct. 23 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The tour hits Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., before wrapping Nov. 3 in North Tonawanda, New York.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Roll On Down The Highway 2025 tour is set to launch July 13 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Some of the dates are co-headlining shows with The Marshall Tucker Band, featuring Jefferson Starship as special guest.

A complete list of dates can be found at btoband.com.

On This Day, June 10, 1985: Talking Heads release ‘Little Creatures’

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, June 10, 1985…

Forty years ago, Talking Heads released their sixth studio album, Little Creatures, which turned out to be the band’s most commercially successful release.

The album featured a slew of radio friendly hits, including the single “And She Was,” which peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100, but also landed at #11 on the Mainstream Rock charts, as well as in the top 40 on two Billboard dance charts.

Thanks to two other popular songs, “Stay Up Late” and “Road to Nowhere,” Little Creatures became a top 20 hit for Talking Heads, and went on to sell over two million copies in the U.S.

Talking Heads went on to release two more albums after Little Creatures, 1986’s True Stories and 1988’s Naked, before breaking up in 1991.

Cher marks birthday of her late mom: ‘I am who I am … because of u’

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Cher’s beloved mom, Georgia Holt, passed away in 2022 at the age of 96, but she remembered her on Monday, which would have been Holt’s 99th birthday.

On social platform X, Cher wrote, “Hey Mom, Happy [Birth]Day. Sometimes I Talk 2 U, Need 2 Ask U a Question, Or I FORGET, & THINK, OH..GOTTA CALL MOM.”

She continued, “We Both Know U Could Be a Little Off The Wall Sometimes, BUT MOM, I AM WHO I AM … BECAUSE OF U. [Love] Me.”

Cher and Holt, who like her daughter was a very colorful character, were very close. The two teamed up for a 2013 documentary called Dear Mom, Love Cher, which detailed her multiple marriages, and her relationship with Cher and her sister Georganne LaPiere, as well as Cher’s children Chaz and Elijah.

Yes announces fall dates for The Fragile Tour 2025, The Album Series

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Yes is hitting the road this fall.

The progressive rockers — currently made up of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen — have announced dates for The Fragile Tour 2025, The Album Series. The tour will have them playing their 1971 album Fragile in its entirety, along with other classic hits.

The tour will also incorporate Yes’ iconic visuals, including Fragile’s cover, which was designed by Roger Dean, who also designed other Yes album covers and their logo. The band is set to perform in front of a video, which will show AI interpretations of Dean’s art.

The Fragile Tour 2025, The Album Series kicks off Oct. 1 in Wallingford, Connecticut, and wraps Nov. 16 in Reno, Nevada.

Tickets for most shows go on sale Friday at yesworld.com/live.

David Byrne announces new solo album and tour

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

David Byrne is back with his first solo album since 2018’s American Utopia.

The former Talking Heads frontman will release Who Is the Sky? on Sept. 5, and has recruited some special guests to join him, including St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner.

The album features songs arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, and Byrne is previewing the record with the release of the track “Everybody Laughs.”

“Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word ‘everybody’ a lot.’ I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it,” says Byrne. “Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling. Everybody’s wearing everybody else’s shoes, which not everybody does, but I have done.”

He continues, “I tried to sing about these things that could be seen as negative in a way balanced by an uplifting feeling from the groove and the melody, especially at the end, when St. Vincent and I are doing a lot of hollering and singing together.”

Who Is the Sky? is available for preorder now in a variety of formats, including a limited edition cantaloupe orange/strawberry pink split vinyl with a lenticular cover.

Byrne has also announced a new tour in support of the album, which will kick off in North America on Sept. 14 in Providence, Rhode Island, wrapping with two nights in Miami, Dec. 5 and 6.

An artist presale is happening now through Thursday at 10 p.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. local time. A complete list of dates can be found at DavidByrne.com.

Ringo Starr’s ‘Octopus’ Garden’ inspires new Earth Day merch collection

June 10, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Beatles legend Ringo Starr has teamed with Earth Day Network for a new merch collection to coincide with World Oceans Day.

The black-and-white collection takes inspiration from Ringo’s classic tune “Octopus’ Garden” and features an octopus, in a garden, of course, with the tag line, “An octopus’ garden needs clean water.”

The collection includes a T-shirt, sweatshirt, hat, framed print and tote bag. According to the organization, “each piece is a reminder that clean water matters – for the octopus, the oceans and all of us.”

The items are available to order from now until July 7, which is Ringo’s 85th birthday. Proceeds from sales will go to the nonprofit EarthDay.org, which is dedicated to promoting environmental education, conservation and action.

Questlove pays tribute to Sly Stone: ‘The changes he sparked while here will echo forever’

June 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Amir “Questlove” Thompson has paid tribute to Sly Stone, who has passed away at the age of 82.

Questlove directed the documentary about the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), which premiered on Hulu and Disney+ in February.

In a post on Instagram, Questlove writes that while Sly is gone, “the changes he sparked while here will echo forever.”

“From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul,” he writes. “Sly was a giant — not just for his groundbreaking work with the Family Stone, but for the radical inclusivity and deep human truths he poured into every note. His songs weren’t just about fighting injustice; they were about transforming the self to transform the world.”

“He dared to be simple in the most complex ways — using childlike joy, wordless cries, and nursery rhyme cadences to express adult truths,” he adds. “His work looked straight at the brightest and darkest parts of life and demanded we do the same.”

Questlove notes that while Stone battled addiction and disappeared from the spotlight, “he lived long enough to outlast many of his disciples, to feel the ripples of his genius return through hip-hop samples, documentaries, and his memoir. Still, none of that replaces the raw beauty of his original work.”

Finally, he shares, “Sly’s music will likely speak to us even more now than it did then. Thank you, Sly. You will forever live.”

New Prince jukebox musical movie, documentary and more in the works

June 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

There’s a lot in store for Prince fans in the future, including a movie featuring Prince’s music and a documentary, just not the one that Netflix scrapped.

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Londell McMillan of Prince Legacy LLC revealed at Prince Celebration 2025 that Sinners director Ryan Coogler is set to helm a jukebox musical movie featuring the artist’s songs. Coogler’s wife, Zinzi Coogler, is also involved in the project.

McMillan also talked a little about the nine-hour Netflix Prince documentary that the network scrapped back in February, sharing that the estate is planning a new doc with “an Academy Award-winning director,” although he did not identify them.

Talking about why the Netflix film was scrapped, he shared, “You will not disrespect Prince on my watch.”

McMillan also revealed that plans are in the works for a box set of Prince’s 1985 album Around the World in a Day, which featured the hit “Raspberry Beret,” as well as a vinyl version of 2015’s Hit n Run, which was originally released to streaming and on CD only.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sly Stone dies at the age of 82

June 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his family.

The statement says Stone died “after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues.”

“While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come,” the statement continues. “Sly was a monumental figure, a groundbreaking innovator, and a true pioneer who redefined the landscape of pop, funk, and rock music. His iconic songs have left an indelible mark on the world, and his influence remains undeniable.”

Born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, Stone was the driving creative force behind the Family Stone, the first major American rock band to be racially integrated. They rose to fame in the mid-’60s/early ’70s thanks to their highly influential combination of soul, funk, R&B, rock and psychedelia on songs like “Dance to the Music,” “Everyday People,” “Stand,” “I Want To Take You Higher,” “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” “Family Affair” and “Hot Fun in the Summertime.” They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

Sly and the Family Stone performed at Woodstock and were part of the Summer of Soul concerts in Harlem in 1969, the latter of which were the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary by Amir “Questlove” Thompson. Questlove went on to direct a documentary about Stone, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), which premiered on Hulu and Disney+ in February.

Stone released his autobiography, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), in 2023. According to his family, a movie based on his life is also in the works.

“In a testament to his enduring creative spirit, Sly recently completed the screenplay for his life story, a project we are eager to share with the world in due course,” they said in their statement.

“We extend our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of love and prayers during this difficult time,” they added. “We wish peace and harmony to all who were touched by Sly’s life and his iconic music.”

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