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Halestorm, Dee Snider attending New York Comic Con with Z2 Comics

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Halestorm and Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider will be attending the 2023 New York Comic Con.

The “I Miss the Misery” outfit and the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” rocker will be supporting their respective graphic novels, Hyde Manor and He’s Not Gonna Take It, which were published by the company Z2 Comics.

Hyde Manor, which takes its name from Halestorm song “Mz. Hyde,” tells a fictional story of Lzzy Hale and company meeting “sinister doppelgangers of themselves.” He’s Not Gonna Take It, meanwhile, is a comic book retelling of Snider’s crusade against the Parents Music Resource Center, culminating in his famed remarks during a 1985 Senate hearing.

Also joining Z2 Comics at NYCC are GWAR and Life of Agony bassist Alan Robert, who contributed to the Pantera Vulgar Display of Power graphic novel.

The 2023 New York Comic Con takes place October 12-15.

Watch mini doc on the remix of The Replacement’s ’Tim’ for upcoming reissue

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Rhino Records has released a mini documentary about the upcoming reissue of The Replacements‘ 1985 album, Tim.

The 23-minute video, which is streaming now on YouTube, features a conversation between author and Mats biographer Bob Mehr and producer Ed Stasium, who remixed Tim for the reissue.

In the doc, Stasium describes his approach to the remix and his relationship with the original Tim producer, Tommy Erdelyi aka Tommy Ramone.

“[Erdelyi] was over my shoulder the whole time I was working on this,” Stasium says. “I had him in my ear.”

The Tim reissue will be released Friday, September 22. Along with Stasium’s remix, the expanded collection includes a new remaster, various alternate mixes, demos and other bonus tracks, and a full live recording from a 1986 Chicago concert.

Neil Young performs two classic albums at The Roxy 50th anniversary show

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Neil Young kicked off his two-night stand at The Roxy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, treating the intimate audience to performances of two complete albums.

According to setlist.fm, Young and his pre-Crazy Horse band, Santa Monica Flyers, kicked off the show by playing the 1973 album Tonight’s The Night in its entirety, followed by his 1969 release, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

Young classics performed during the show include “Cinnamon Girl” and “Down By The River,” with the Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere deep cut “Round and Round (It Won’t Be Long)” being played live for the first time.

The two concerts are part of The Roxy’s 50th anniversary celebration and will benefit The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with serious medical conditions, and The Bridge School, which educates children who have severe speech and physical impairments. Young performed for the venue’s opening 50 years ago.

Neil Young and Santa Monica Flyers play The Roxy again on Thursday, September 21.

Phil Collins is having a moment: “In The Air Tonight” is everywhere

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

As the saying goes, “One is random, two is a coincidence, three times is a trend,” so welcome to the Phil Collins trend.

Specifically, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s debut solo single, “In The Air Tonight,” is suddenly everywhere. First, Sean “Diddy” Combs sampled the iconic drum break from the song on his new single, “Another One of Me,” which features The Weeknd.

Next, country star Chris Stapleton, rap icon Snoop Dogg and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana teamed up to record a new version of “In the Air Tonight,” which is being used as ESPN’s new Monday Night Football theme.

And now, country/pop crossover star Kane Brown has released a new song called “I Can Feel It,” which also interpolates the “In The Air Tonight” drum break. Kane has also given Phil a writing credit on the song, telling Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, “It’s a legendary drum fill and it’s a legendary song. There’s no way I could not do that … Phil could have said no, so I’m glad that he let me use the song.”

Pantera drops off 2023 Aftershock lineup

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Pantera will no longer be playing the 2023 Aftershock festival.

In a statement posted to Facebook, Pantera writes, “Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will be unable to perform at this year’s edition of Aftershock next month.”

The post continues, “This event is monumental and it pains us to have to miss it.”

Stone Temple Pilots have joined the 2023 lineup, while Pantera’s already confirmed to play Aftershock 2024.

Aftershock takes place October 5-8 in Sacramento, California. Headliners include Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Korn and Avenged Sevenfold.

Pantera reformed at the end of 2022 with vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown joined by Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde on guitar and Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante on drums in place of the late Abbott brothers, “Dimebag” Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively. They headlined a U.S. tour over the summer and are among the openers on Metallica‘s M72 tour.

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival is here

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Dollywood’s annual Harvest Festival is back.

Open now, the family event features the award-winning Great Pumpkin LumiNights with glowing pumpkin sculptures; fall-ready food and drink items such as Pumpkin Pie Funnel Cake, Harvest Pulled Pork Sandwich and Pumpkin Pie Punch Cocktail; pumpkin carving activities and more.

Visitors can also experience the crisp fall air up in the Smoky Mountains on various Dollywood theme park rides, including the newly opened Big Bear Mountain.

For more information on Dollywood’s Harvest Festival and to purchase tickets, visit dollywood.com.

CHVRCHES shares video from 2013 Belgium show ahead of ‘The Bones of What You Believe’ reissue

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

CHVRCHES has shared video from a 2013 show in Belgium to celebrate the forthcoming 10th anniversary reissue of the band’s debut album, The Bones of What You Believe.

The performance, streaming now on YouTube, was recorded about a month after The Bones of What You Believe and includes renditions of songs including the single “The Mother We Share.”

The Bones reissue will be released on October 13. It includes remastered audio of the original album, as well as four previously unreleased songs and select recordings from that 2013 Belgium concert.

The most recent CHVRCHES album is 2021’s Screen Violence. Frontwoman Lauren Mayberry is currently on her first solo tour.

Jada Pinkett Smith reflects on “tangible memory” of Tupac with rare video

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Jada Pinkett Smith took a trip down memory lane by sharing a rare video of her with Tupac Shakur.

A younger version of Smith and Tupac are seen in the video dancing and lip-syncing along to the lyrics of her husband Will Smith‘s hit “Parents Just Don’t Understand”.

“Not in a million years would I have dreamed that the Fresh Prince and I would become, um, very acquainted,” Jada’s voice soundtracks the Instagram clip titled “CHAPTER- Advanced Degree,” her words written out in the caption. “Not in a million years did I imagine three lives, their fates, would be so intertwined.”

She continued, “And… I never would have imagined that this video would become a tangible memory, of the last time Pac and I, were simply kids together. Pac and I lip syncing Parents Just Don’t Understand by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince during our Junior year in high school. Who would have thought?”

Jada followed it up with another post, the original video of her and Tupac “doing a terrible job at lip syncing ‘Parents Just Don’t Understand.'”

The special memory comes in tandem with promo of the actress’ upcoming memoir, Worthy, expected out via HarperCollins on October 4.

Five Finger Death Punch premieres video for ’AfterLife’ track “Judgement Day”

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Five Finger Death Punch has premiered the video for “Judgement Day,” a track off the band’s latest album, AfterLife.

The clip stars frontman Ivan Moody as a vigilante comic book hero who takes down a ring of human traffickers. You can watch it now streaming on YouTube.

AfterLife, the ninth FFDP album, was released in August 2022. It also includes the singles “Times Like These,” “Welcome to the Circus” and “AfterLife,” all of which hit #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

Five Finger Death Punch is among the bands opening for Metallica‘s M72 tour. Their next gig with the “Enter Sandman” legends takes place November 5 in St. Louis.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

On ‘Hot Ones,’ *NSYNC reveals the truth about rumor they were cast in ‘Star Wars: Attack of the Clones’

September 21, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Over the years, the Star Wars franchise has secretly cast celebrities in minor roles without acknowledging them — for example, Daniel Craig played a Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens. But what about the rumor that *NSYNC was cast in the 2002 prequel Star Wars: Attack of the Clones? The group addressed it during their September 21 appearance on the YouTube series Hot Ones.

The group told host Sean Evans it’s partly true: Only Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and JC Chasez were offered the parts of Jedi in the film.

“Lance [Bass] and me were so butt-hurt,” Justin Timberlake says, evidently still salty over the whole thing.

“But they got cut out anyway,” Lance offers.

“When you guys cut out, we were, like, [secretly laughing],” Justin recalls.

During the Hot Ones episode, the group chose what they consider their five best songs: “I Thought She Knew,” “Bye Bye Bye,” “Tearin’ Up My Heart,” “It’s Gonna Be Me” and “Drive Myself Crazy.”

As for their new song, “Better Place,” Justin said their goal while recording was to “give them something that felt, not necessarily nostalgic, but familiar.”

JC added, “W’re obviously influenced by 20 years of experiences, but we still want to give them us.”

“Better Place” is out September 29.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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