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Peter Jackson directed the video for The Beatles final song, “Now and Then”

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has directed the music video for “Now and Then,” the final song from The Beatles. The song drops Thursday, November 2, at 10 a.m. ET, with the video to follow on Friday, November 3, at 10 a.m. ET.

Jackson, who also directed the Emmy-winning docuseries The Beatles: Get Back, says he was at first reluctant to take on the project.

“I thought my next few months would be a hell of a lot more fun if that tricky task was somebody else’s problem, and I could be like any other Beatles fan, enjoying the night-before-Christmas anticipation as the release of a new Beatles song and music video approached,” he explains, noting the idea of making the clip “produced a collection of anxieties almost too overwhelming to deal with.”

Jackson says his biggest worry was that there wasn’t enough authentic footage to use for the video, but his fears were unfounded. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr shot new footage of themselves performing, and Apple had video of Paul, Ringo and George Harrison working on “Now and Then” in 1995. Plus, Sean Lennon and Olivia Harrison sent him unseen home movies, and Pete Best provided some never-before-seen footage.

“To be honest, while we hope we’ve given The Beatles a suitable final farewell, that’s something you’ll need to decide for yourselves when it’s finally released – only a few days from now,” Jackson says. “Having got to the end, I’m very happy I’m not waiting for the release of somebody else’s ‘Now And Then’ music video. I have genuine pride in what we made, and I’ll cherish that for years to come.”

Tank offers up his version of Victoria Monét’s “On My Mama”; the two share sweet exchange

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Five months since its release and Victoria Monét‘s smash song, “On My Mama,” is still making its round on the internet.

R&B crooner Tank offered up his version, serenading fans on social media with a slowed-down, melodic take of the hit single.

In the video shared to Instagram, Tank sings the “On My Mama” lyrics while playing the piano. In his caption, he acknowledged Monét and her song as “the soundtrack to lift my spirits.”

“Tough day today but this place always makes me happy,” he wrote. “Big s/o to my sis @victoriamonet for providing the soundtrack to lift my spirits.”

Tank added that the song “is top 5 and we need to make it #1!!! LETS GOOO!!”

In Tank’s comment section, Monét gushed about her love of the remix and requested he send her the audio so she could listen to it during her leisure time.

“JESUS!!!! The way talent just oozes from every note it’s really insane!!! A study!” she wrote. “I need this as an mp3 so I can play it in our house this holiday season when it rains, Champagne in hand as I make a charcuterie board! lol Love you so much big bro!! Thank you for this -sincerely a fan.”

Fans and celebrities alike said that they appreciated Tank’s effort, with DeborahCox commenting, “My gosh …..what a voice!”

One person even requested he and Monét join on an official version of the song.

Maynard James Keenan’s Sessanta tour, featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle & Primus, has more dates

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Maynard James Keenan is giving you even more opportunities to celebrate his 60th birthday in 2024.

The Sessanta tour — featuring MJK bands Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, as well as Primus — has expanded with eight additional dates, running from April 2 in Boston to May 4 in Forest Hills, New York.

“What a glorious notion of combining three bands that all start with the letter ‘P’ for a tribute to Maynard Keenan’s 60th trip around the sun,” says Primus frontman Les Claypool. “I’ve known Maynard for more than three decades and I have to say, I’ve yet to meet a more creative, ambitious and industrious human being; that is assuming he is actually human.”

Tickets to the newly announced shows go on sale Friday, November 3, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Puscifer.com.

If you need even more Maynard James Keenan in your life, you can catch Tool‘s current fall tour, which wraps November 21 in Toronto.

Harry Styles and Dua Lipa top ‘Heat’ magazine’s list of richest UK stars under 30

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

For the second year in a row, Harry Styles has topped Heat magazine’s list of the richest U.K. stars under 30.

According to the British mag, Harry took in around 213 million bucks in 2023, thanks to his super-successful Love on Tour trek. He also raked in the cash from his modeling contract with Gucci, sales from his Pleasing line of beauty and skin products, and according to Heat, a five-picture deal with Marvel to reprise his role as Eros, a role he first played in the 2021 film Eternals.

Dua Lipa is in the #2 spot on the list with earnings of just over $100 million bucks, thanks to her brand deals, her appearance in the Barbie movie, her Service95 newsletter and podcast, and her clothing line for Versace.

Harry’s former One Direction bandmates Niall Horan, Liam Payne and ZAYN are also in the top 10 on the list, sitting at, respectively, numbers three, four and five. Louis Tomlinson is not on the list.

Lewis Capaldi is #8 on the list with earnings of $29 million, even though he had to cancel his tour to deal with his mental health. Tom Holland and Millie Bobby Brown round out the top 10.

On This Day, October 31, 1961: U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. was born

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, October 31, 1961…

Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr., better known to rock fans as U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr., was born in Dublin, Ireland.

It was Mullen who in 1976 posted an advertisement on a bulletin board seeking musicians interested in forming a rock band, which led to the eventual creation of U2. Bono and friend David Evans, aka the Edge, responded to that ad, and they, along with bassist Adam Clayton, went on to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world.

The Irish rockers have gone on to release 15 studio albums and win 22 Grammy Awards. They’ve sold between 150 million and 170 million records and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 in their first year of eligibility.

While the band is currently in Las Vegas headlining their U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere residency, Mullen is sitting out the shows, as he recovers from surgery. He did, however, appear on the band’s new song, “Atomic City,” and was on hand to film the video on the streets of Sin City.

Sabrina Carpenter gets the blood flowing — literally — in new “Feather” video

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Sabrina Carpenter‘s upbeat bop “Feather” now has a video, and it’s very on-brand for Halloween because it features lots of blood and death.

In the clip, Sabrina pulls up to a church in a pink hearse wearing a black outfit with a veil. Next, we flash back to her walking down the street while a pack of guys follow her. She’s oblivious, listening to music on her headphones, so she doesn’t notice when a truck comes along and flattens them.

Then, we see Sabrina in a gym wearing pink boxing gloves. All the guys in the gym start fighting over her, but she’s unaware, taking selfies as they beat each other up. Soon, they all start stabbing each other, and Sabrina gets covered with blood, but she’s still unbothered, stepping over the bloody corpses on the floor as she leaves.

Next, Sabrina’s in an elevator with a cute guy in a suit. She pulls him toward her by his tie, but then she steps out of the elevator. The doors close on his tie, and he’s slowly dragged upward into the top of the elevator where he gets squished and blood starts flowing over the elevator doors. Sabrina just smiles and waves bye.

The clip ends with Sabrina dancing around in front of the church altar, which is decorated with an array of candy-colored coffins, presumably representing all the dead men she’s left in her wake. She then leaves the church, smiling happily, and drives off in the hearse.

Jack Harlow to perform halftime show at Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving Day Classic

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Jack Harlow will be taking his talents to the football field.

The rapper will soon join the Detroit Lions as the halftime show performer at the team’s annual Thanksgiving Day Classic on November 23.

The Lions will be up against the Green Bay Packers.

“I’m proud to say I’m doing the Halftime show at the Thanksgiving game in Detroit here in a little under a month,” Harlow announced on Monday Night Countdown, per ESPN. “It’s wonderful.”

He’ll take the stage for his live performance midway through the game and after country music duo The War And Treaty sing the national anthem.

MGMT details new album, ’Loss of Life’

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

MGMT has announced a new album called Loss of Life.

The fifth studio effort from the “Time to Pretend” outfit — and their first since 2018’s Little Dark Age — is due out February 23.

“We are over the moon about this collection of songs and feel very happy to unleash it onto the world,” MGMT says. “It is an album that brandishes the power of love in the face of inevitable human death and decay, and hopes to encourage collective comfort in remembering the universe’s inextinguishable yet often brutal desire to find balance and harmony. Or something. We hope you truly dig it!”

You can listen to the first single, “Mother Nature,” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.

Here’s the Loss of Life track list:

“Loss of Life, Pt. 2”
“Mother Nature”
“Dancing in Babylon” feat. Christine and the Queens
“People in the Streets”
“Bubblegum Dog”
“Nothing to Declare”
“Nothing Changes”
“Phradie’s Song”
“I Wish I Was Joking”
“Loss of Life”

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announce 2024 European tour dates

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen is heading overseas again next year.

The rocker just announced a new set of European dates with the E Street Band, which will see them playing in Wales, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden, London and more.

The trek kicks off May 5 in Cardiff, Wales, and features four dates across Ireland, including a May 19 concert at Croke Park in Dublin. The tour also includes multiple night stands in Milan, Madrid, and Stockholm, with the tour wrapping July 25 at Wembley Stadium in London.

Ticket onsales begin Friday, November 3, and vary depending on the tour date.

The European tour will follow the 2024 North American leg, which consists of shows Springsteen had to reschedule after postponing his 2023 tour to recover from peptic ulcer disease. The tour is set to kick off March 19, in Phoenix, Arizona. A complete list of dates can be found at brucespringsteen.net.

Mick Mars drops debut solo single, “Loyal to the Lie”

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

After over 40 years with Mötley Crüe, guitarist Mick Mars is stepping out on his own. The rocker, who retired from the band in 2022, just released his debut single, “Loyal to the Lie.” It’s the first track from his debut solo album, The Other Side of Mars, which drops February 23.

The single has a harder sound than what fans may expect from Mars, based on his Mötley days, and that’s just the way he wanted it.

“I couldn’t go back to be playing like Mötley or sounding like Mötley, even though when you hear it, it reminds you of Mötley because it’s my guitar tone,” Mars tells ABC Audio. “But I wanted to do something a little heavier and a little more out of the box.”

While some may wonder if “Loyal to the Lie” is about his former bandmates, considering the accusations that have been flying following Mars’ departure and his lawsuit against the band, that’s not really the case.

“Actually what it’s about is cult leaders, how people listen to one person,” Mars says, mentioning Charles Manson and Heaven’s Gate. “How do these people just listen to one person? Give up their house, give up their money, give up everything for this one guy that lies to them.”

You can listen to “Loyal to the Lie” now via streaming services and watch the video on YouTube.

The Other Side of Mars features contributions from former Alice Cooper keyboardist Paul Taylor, who co-write many of the tracks, Korn drummer Ray Luzier and bassist Chris Collier, with vocals by Jacob Bunton on eight tracks, including “Loyal to the Lie,” and Brion Gamboa on two tracks.

The Other Side of Mars will be released as an LP and CD, both signed and unsigned. It is available for preorder now.

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