Peter Frampton gives fans a peek inside his Nashville home

April 18, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Peter Frampton is opening up his Nashville home to fans with a feature in the latest edition of Architectural Digest.

The mag includes photos of Frampton’s living room, kitchen, bedroom and music room, all bathed in beige and brown, as well as his studio, designed in a vibrant shade of blue.

Frampton moved to downtown Nashville in 2011, but says the party city got to be too noisy for him, so he decided to move. And while he was first going to get a condo, he opted for a house outside the city to suit Bigsby, his service dog who helps him with the autoimmune disorder inclusion body myositis.

“I had decided to move, but in the interim I got Bigsby and I realized that living in an apartment wasn’t going to be the best thing,” he shares, noting that a visit to his friend and interior designer Robin Rains, who had a house in a quieter area, convinced him to get a home.

“Robin has land and Bigsby was just beside himself. I saw him running free and thought, Oh my god, I’ve got to move,” Frampton shares. “I needed a backyard.”

And Frampton has more time to be back home now that he recently completed a run of dates on his North American Never Ever Say Never tour. He’s now awaiting word on whether he’ll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, with results to be announced Sunday, April 21, on American Idol.

Billy Joel CBS special brings in 5.7 million viewers

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

It looks like a lot of Billy Joel fans tuned in to see the CBS special dedicated to the 100th performance of his residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Variety reports that 5.7 million people caught Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden when it aired Sunday, April 14, despite it starting late due to coverage of the Masters Tournament.

That number includes not only folks who watched the special on CBS, but those who caught the livestream that aired on Paramount+.

Just how big are those numbers? Well, the Joel concert is now the fourth-most-watched special of the year, behind three award shows: the Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes.

And even more fans will be able to check it out. Following fan uproar over the show being cut short in the middle of Joel’s performance of “Piano Man,” CBS is rebroadcasting the special on Friday, April 19, at 9 p.m. ET.

Video surfaces of Timothée Chalamet performing as Bob Dylan

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

We’ve already seen the first official photo of Timothée Chalamet playing Bob Dylan for the upcoming James Mangold-directed film A Complete Unknown, but now we finally get to see him in action as the rock ‘n’ roll legend.

Video shared on social media shows Timothée, as Dylan, and Monica Barbaro, as Joan Baez, filming a scene for the movie in New Jersey. The clip shows the pair singing a song in front of an audience, with Timothée, in jeans and a brown suede jacket, playing guitar and harmonica.

A Complete Unknown, which has been in the works for more than four years, is set in New York in the early ’60s, when 17-year-old Dylan comes to the Big Apple and meets artists like Baez, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.

The cast also includes Edward Norton as Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Nick Offerman as Alan Lomax.

So far a release date for the film has not been announced.

Grateful Dead releases ‘From The Mars Hotel: The Angel’s Share’, with previously unreleased recordings

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Grateful Dead fans have some new recordings to sink their teeth into.

The band just released From The Mars Hotel: The Angel’s Share, featuring 16 previously unreleased session recordings, to digital services, giving fans a taste of the original Mars Hotel recording sessions, which happened during the spring of 1974 at San Francisco’s Coast Recorders.

It features outtakes and alternative and acoustic versions of songs like “Scarlet Begonias,” “China Doll,” “Ship of Fools” and more, all of which will hit digital outlets for the very first time.

The digital release comes as The Dead is getting ready to release From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) on June 21. It will feature a remastered version of the 1974 album, along with demos and rarities, and a previously unreleased concert recorded May 12, 1974, at the University of Nevada, Reno.

It will be released as a three-CD and digital set. The remastered version of the album will also be released as a single black vinyl, a limited-edition neon pink vinyl, a limited-edition “Ugly Rumors” custom vinyl — sold exclusively on Dead.net — and a specially designed zoetrope picture disc, which when viewed by a camera or strobe appears to animate.

All formats are available for preorder now.

Tom Petty estate supports Planned Parenthood with $150K donation

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

The Tom Petty estate has announced they’ve donated $150,000 to support women’s reproductive rights in the U.S.

A post on the late singer’s Instagram account shares that the estate “is proud to strongly support @plannedparenthood’s efforts to preserve important healthcare in the USA,” noting the money is going to the Planned Parenthood Federation, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and Planned Parenthood Greater New York.

“Tom’s widow, Dana Petty, worked for Planned Parenthood for over a decade in various roles, including as a counselor, and Tom was quite proud of that fact,” the post explains. “It is in this spirit that we encourage everyone to support the important access to rape kits and counseling, early screenings for cancer and of course the right to choose whether or not to become a parent.”

They also shared a link for those who’d like to follow their lead and donate to the organization.

Barbra Streisand to release “Love Will Survive” from Peacock series ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

We’re about to get a brand new song from Barbra Streisand.

The legendary singer is set to release “Love Will Survive” on April 25, a song she recorded for the upcoming Peacock limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which premieres May 2.

The track, which will serve as the end title for the series, is the first song Streisand has ever recorded for a TV series.

“Because of the rise in antisemitism around the world today, I wanted to sing ‘Love Will Survive’ in the context of this series, as a way of remembering the six-million souls who were lost less than 80 years ago,” Streisand says. “And also to say that even in the darkest of times, the power of love can triumph and endure.”

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which stars Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak and Jonas Nay, follows the love and survival story of a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp who falls in love with a fellow prisoner he meets while tattooing her identification number on her arm.

On This Day, April 17, 1964: The Rolling Stones released their debut album

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, April 17, 1964…

Sixty years ago, The Rolling Stones released their self-titled debut album in the U.K, which shot to #1 on the charts, where it stayed for 12 weeks.

Although Mick Jagger and Keith Richards would go on to become a superstar songwriting pair, they wrote only one original song for the album, “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back).”

A U.S. version was released a month and a half later, with a slightly different track list. The track “Not Fade Away” replaced “I Need You,” and several other song titles were shortened. Like the U.K. version, the U.S. version was originally self-titled, with the sub-title England’s Newest Hit Makers, with the latter eventually becoming its official title.

The U.S. version peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Barry Manilow is ready for the “thrill” of his return to Radio City Music Hall

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Barry Manilow is originally from New York City, and while he hasn’t lived there in years, he’s back starting April 17 for a five-night run of shows at Radio City Music Hall; he’ll do five more in October. While New York may no longer hold the appeal it once did for the entertainer, he says playing the iconic venue is worth the trip.

Between the first mini residency at Radio City last year and the trips he’s made to the Big Apple over the past few years for his Broadway show, Harmony, Barry told ABC Audio, “I’ve had my my fill of New York, thank you very much.” But he notes, “Being able to play Radio City again, that is really a thrill.”

Let’s just hope he’s gotten over the nerves that he says hit him during that first Radio City residency in 2023.

“The first night that I did it, it was the first time I felt a little scared,” he admitted. “Y’know, I’ve played bigger rooms than that. But for some reason, walking out on the stage of Radio City, where I sat way in the back to watch the Rockettes and the Christmas show so many years … walking out on that stage and looking at the room from that point of view, I actually felt a little nervous about doing it.”

“I had to pull myself together for the first couple of songs,” he added.

Barry will play Radio City April 17 through April 21, and then again October 9 through October 13. Between those stints, he’ll perform his regular residency at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, hop over to England in June for a residency at the London Palladium, and do U.S. arena dates.

Record Store Day is about more than just the releases

April 17, 2024 by WDNY Radio

A lot of music fans will be lining up at independent record stores across the country for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 20, but the day is about more than just landing that special release.

“It’s almost like Record Store Day is two different days in one,” RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton tells ABC Audio. “In the morning, it’s all about, ‘Oh, I got this special treasure.’ … But the second half of the day is a party, and a celebration of stores and what they do in the community all year long.”

RSD started in 2007 and artists like Metallica, Dave Grohl and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy were early supporters, but for RSD co-founder Michael Kurtz, it was when Paul McCartney emailed them after an in-store appearance that he knew they had made it.

Kurtz notes, “That was the moment I think we all were like, ‘Holy crap, one of the Beatles likes us,’” adding it made them realize they “must be doing something right.”

And this year there are several Beatles-related items fans can get their hands on, including Ringo Starr’s new EP, Crooked Boy, and zoetrope picture disc pressings of two George Harrison albums.

There’s also a collectible mini turntable featuring the songs The Beatles played on The Ed Sullivan Show 60 years ago. “It’s so cute. You just can’t help but smile or laugh when you see it because it’s just adorable,” Kurtz shares.

Of course there are lots of other records to pick up on Saturday, including a Lou Reed tribute album, Neil Young’s new album, FU##IN’ UP, and two releases from The Rolling Stones. A complete list of releases can be found at recordstoreday.com.

New Bob Marley immersive experience coming to Las Vegas

April 16, 2024 by WDNY Radio

The legendary Bob Marley will be celebrated with a new immersive experience coming to Las Vegas later this year.

Bob Marley Hope Road, set to open at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, “invites audiences to enter a world where the heartbeat of one man unites all in celebration.” It will give fans a chance to experience Marley’s Jamaica through musical and visual experiences.

Hope Road will be open seven days a week, with guests offered the option of two different experiences. Bob Marley Hope Road by Day is described as “an illuminating, shared, multi-sensory experience” with digital and analog instillations. There will also be Bob Marley Hope Road by Night, which will feature an intimate show with dancers, DJs, musicians and entertainers celebrating Marley’s music.

“Our family is incredibly proud of this project that honors the life of our father,“ said two of Marley’s children, Cedella and Ziggy Marley, who are among the project’s executive producers. “His legacy lives on through his music and life’s work of empowering and uniting the people. We invite all to be a part of this journey through Bob Marley Hope Road.”

More information and details about tickets are expected to be announced in the fall.

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