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Beatles, David Bowie collectibles going up for bid as part of British memorabilia auction

October 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Historic collectibles associated with The Beatles, David Bowie, Elvis Presley and many other stars will be part of an entertainment memorabilia auction hosted by Propstore taking place November 3-6 in London.

The music-related portion of the sale is scheduled for November 4, and bidding will be accepted in person at the BAFTA 195 Piccadilly venue, as well as online and via the phone.

Among the sale’s many highlights are a pair of Altec 605A studio monitors from London’s famous Abbey Road Studios that were used by The Beatles and many other artists. They’re estimated to bring in up to 100,000 pounds, or about $116,000.

Also up for bid is a spacesuit costume that Bowie wore in his 1980 “Ashes to Ashes” video, which is expected to fetch as much as 80,000 pounds, or about $93,000.

The auction also a gun license application signed by Elvis, which is estimated to sell for up to 60,000 pounds, or about $69,000.

The potentially priciest music-related item being auctioned by Propstore is a Custom Silver Sparkle Gibson Les Paul Florentine guitar that belonged to Oasis‘ Noel Gallagher, which is estimated to fetch from 300,000 to 500,000 pounds, or about $347,000 to $578,000.

Other collectibles going on the block include a “Queen of the Night” outfit worn by Whitney Houston in the 1996 film The Bodyguard, a studded leather bracer that belonged to Michael Jackson, a striped blazer worn by Paul McCartney, a leather jacket that Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash wore in the “Paradise City” video and a booklet autographed by all four Beatles members.

You can check out the full list of items being auctioned atPropstoreAuction.com.

Russell Dickerson says his self-titled album is “a soundtrack for whatever you’re feeling”

October 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Russell Dickerson says his upcoming album is a “soundtrack” to his life that he hopes fans apply to their own stories.

Following the release of 2020’s Southern Symphony, Russell is gearing up to share his third studio album. It includes his current single featuring Jake Scott, “She Likes It,” which is in the top 20 on country radio.

Russell admits he could’t help but have a robust track list of 15 songs, despite trying to whittle it down to 10 or 11.

“It’s 15 of the songs that I could not stop listening to over the last two years since I put my last record out,” he says. “I had to put 15 because I couldn’t choose and I was like, ‘We’re going to put a big ol’ fat album out there.’ I could not be more stoked.”

Russell says the self-titled project runs the gamut when it comes to subject matter, ranging from party songs to songs about fatherhood, as he and wife Kailey Dickerson became parents to their first child, son Remington, in September 2020.

“It’s heartbreak songs, it’s love songs, it’s family songs. I’m a dad now. It’s emotional songs, it’s party songs,” he explains. “It’s literally a soundtrack for whatever you’re feeling, dial up that song. If you’re ready to party, there’s a handful of songs for that. If you’re feeling down, there’s some songs for that. If you’re feeling emotional, if you need uplifting, there’s a song for that.”

Russell Dickerson will be released on November 4. He’s also shared one of the new songs on the album, “I Wonder.”

Rosa Linn went from Armenia to Eurovision to the US charts in a “Snap”

October 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Imagine growing up in a small village in Armenia, moving to Wisconsin for a year and then moving back to Armenia. That’d be kind of disorienting, right? That’s what inspired Rosa Linn‘s breakout hit “Snap” — but she says people all over the world are telling her they can relate to it as well.

“I was 19 and I came back from the U.S. I was an exchange student for one year, and June 22nd was the day of my flight back to Armenia and it was mentally very hard to readjust,” Rosa tells ABC Audio, explaining why she wrote the lyric “Since June 22/My heart’s been on fire.”

“I was heartbroken. I was confused,” she says of leaving behind all the friends she’d made in the U.S. But also, she notes, “From 2019 [on], we started facing a lot of craziness in the world, too. So it kind of all led me to being at this snapping point, y’know?”

After Rosa sang “Snap” while representing Armenia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest , the song went viral on TikTok and is now a big hit. She’s the third Eurovision artist in as many years to score a U.S. hit, following Duncan Laurence‘s “Arcade” and Maneskin‘s “Beggin’.” She credits it to TikTok, plus Eurovision upping its game by finally starting to showcase “good pop songs” — the kind that everyone can connect to.

“I got a lot of messages from people all over the world saying, ‘Thank you, the song came right in time for me because I’m going through…the same thing that you were going through,'” Rosa tells ABC Audio.

“Some people are telling me sad stories. Some people are telling me happy stories,” she notes, adding, “It’s amazing to see people connected to it from different angles.”

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale taking part in upcoming “Women Only” Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale is among the special guest artists taking part in the upcoming “Women Only” edition of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, set to take place January 19-22, 2023.

As with previous versions of the long-running program, campers of all skill levels will have the opportunity to learn from and jam with big-name rockers. The difference this time is that all the attendees and instructors will be women.

In a statement, Hale says she’s “so incredibly honored” to be participating.

“I believe it’s so important for women of all ages to experience the power of music, of being on a stage, and the camaraderie of being surrounded by other women who have carved their own path,” Hale says. “I hope that some of these girls and women can see themselves reflected in me, and that I can prove that whatever dreams they have are absolutely possible!”

Other special guests include The Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson and country icon Wynonna Judd. The first “Women Only” Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp took place earlier this year and featured Heart‘s Nancy Wilson, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s and Melissa Etheridge.

For more info, visit RockCamp.com.

Billie Eilish performs “Therefore I Am” & “I Didn’t Change My Number” in clips from London concert stream

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Last Friday, Billie Eilish streamed her triumphant concert at London’s O2 Arena on Apple Music. In case you missed the virtual festivities, or want to relive the fun, Apple Music has premiered two clips from the performance.

The clips include renditions of the Happier Than Ever tracks “Therefore I Am” and “I Didn’t Change My Number.” You can watch both performances streaming now on You Tube.

Apple Music has also released an EP featuring six selections from the London set.

The stream coincided with the final scheduled date of Eilish’s Happier Than Ever world tour, which concluded Friday in Australia.

(“I Didn’t Change My Number” video contains uncensored profanity.)

See just-discovered photos of The Beatles playing The Cavern Club in 1961

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ debut single, “Love Me Do.” But the Beatles-themed Liverpool attraction The Beatles Story has just posted newly discovered photos of the band playing at Liverpool’s The Cavern Club more than a year before that single came out.

The two photographs were taken in July 1961, when George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon were 18, 19 and 20, respectively. Their drummer at the time was Pete Best, who was also 19.

Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn says the photos show the band right after they’d returned from performing for 90 days in Hamburg, Germany. He notes that they all look very thin, likely due to an insane schedule that saw them spend 500 hours onstage over those three months. They’re also wearing leather trousers and cotton shirts, a combo Lewisohn says never showed up in previous photos.

Four months after the photo was taken, Brian Epstein saw the Beatles for the first time at The Cavern Club and soon after offered to manage them.

In honor of the single’s 60th birthday, fans are invited to bring their Beatles or Beatles-era memorabilia to The Beatles Story attraction Wednesday, where it’ll be appraised for free, Antiques Roadshow-style, by a specialist Beatles auction house.

Music notes: Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Bruno Mars celebrated having six RIAA-certified Diamond songs: “Just The Way You Are,” “Uptown Funk,” “Grenade,” “When I Was Your Man,” “That’s What I Like” and, now, “Locked Out Of Heaven.” He wrote on Instagram, “News like this for some reason makes me wanna climb on top a mountain and scream ‘STOP PLAYIN WIT ME!'” He also teased, “To Be Continued…”

Ed Sheeran will be on The Late Show on Thursday, October 13, for what is being teased as “a very special performance.”

Harry Styles stumped for gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke during his Sunday show in Austin. KVUE reports he put a sticker on his guitar that read “Beto for Texas.” Beto also supported Harry by buying tickets to the show and standing in the pit.

Music notes: Bruno Mars, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lizzo announced on Instagram she’s touring the United Kingdom and Europe in 2023. She’ll take her Special Tour across the pond starting February 17. The trek will span 15 days before wrapping up March 15 in London’s O2 Arena. Tickets go on sale October 7 on her official website.

Lil Nas X didn’t meet former President Barack Obama in 2014 and told fans the photo of the two hanging out in the Oval Office is fake. He jokingly tweeted, “someone photoshopped me into this image, i was not actually with obama. not sure who did this, sorry for any confusion.”

Selena Gomez unveiled the fully revamped WonderMind platform. “The mental health website you’ve always wanted is finally here,” she announced on her Instagram Story.

Kelsea Ballerini cleared the air on the Country Heat Weekly podcast about new song “Doin’ My Best,” which fans think shades Halsey. Kelsea said the song addresses her struggles with befriending other singers and learning not to mix business. Kelsea sings about “befriending a pop star” and regretting doing a song with them because they don’t talk anymore. Kelsea and Halsey collaborated in 2018 on “The Other Girl.”

Harry Styles stumped for gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke during his Austin show by putting a campaign sticker on his guitar, reports KVUE.

Ed Sheeran will be on The Late Show on Thursday, October 13 for what is being teased as “a very special performance.”

John Waite excited that “Missing You” is featured on ‘The Goldbergs’ this week

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

John Waite‘s smash “Missing You” is going to pop up in an unexpected place this week.

The track, which hit #1 in 1984, is the featured song on Wednesday night’s episode of ABC’s The Goldbergs. The sitcom, set in the ’80s, features one hit from that decade in each episode. In a statement, Waite says the inclusion of “Missing You” is “rad.”

Waite, who also had success as a member of The Babys and Bad English, and has been part of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band in the past, will kick off a tour October 28 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He’s set to be on the road through November 20, when he’ll wrap things up in Cincinnati.

Ex-Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman is putting his entire visual history online — for a price

October 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Since streaming seems to have made DVDs and Blu-rays all but extinct, former Yes keyboard whiz Rick Wakeman has come up with a unique way to share his visual history with his fans.

Wakeman has launched Wakeman Web TV, a one-stop shop for onstage and TV appearances. From episodes of Gastank, the early ’80s British TV show he hosted, to his appearances on various British and European programs, to live concerts and performances, this online portal has it all.

And in a unique twist, you don’t have to pay a subscription fee to access the material: It’s set up as a Pay-Per-View model, where you can just pay for the things you want to see. Live performances are around 10 bucks to stream for a week, or $20 to download anytime.

Wakeman says in a statement that he wants to “give fans old and new the best way to view and listen to the music,” and feels that Wakeman Web TV is “a very sensible alternative to those platforms that already exist.”

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