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Ian Astbury & Billy Duffy announce shows as pre-The Cult band Death Cult

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Cult members Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have announced a tour under the band’s early name, Death Cult.

The outing includes just one U.S. date — October 23 in Los Angeles — before heading to the U.K. and Ireland in November. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 18, at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TheCult.us.

The story of Death Cult dates back to Astbury’s band Southern Death Cult, which began in 1981 before breaking up in 1983. Astbury then linked up with guitarist Duffy to form Death Cult, which then became simply The Cult in 1984.

During the tour, Astbury and Duffy will be playing songs from the Southern Death Cult and Death Cult eras, as well as from the first two The Cult records.

Meanwhile, The Cult will be touring the U.S. as The Cult in October.

Selena Gomez is teasing new music with cryptic website, phone number

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Selena Gomez just might have some new music coming.

A cryptic website, illbesinglesoon.com, offers fans a chance to sign up for email updates from Selena. Also, posters started appearing in Texas — Selena’s home state — bearing the same “Single Soon” message as the website and tear-off numbers.

Calling the number gets you a recorded message that could be from Selena’s little sister, Gracie. The voice says, “Hi I love you, Sissy. Never worry about boyfriends: at all.” That’s followed by a steady drumbeat.

A third clue is that something called “Club 90s Single Soon: Selena Gomez Night” has been booked for August 26t at LA’s Teragram Ballroom. Because August 25 is a Friday, fans are now speculating that the new single is coming on that day.

Further proof is a photo that Selena posted on her Instagram Story over the weekend, which was captured by a fan Twitter account. It shows her sitting at a table in a restaurant looking at her phone, which is displaying the date “8-25.”

Back in June, Selena posted photos of herself in a recording studio and wrote, “don’t worry guys, it’s coming.” The new music will be her first release since 2021’s Spanish-language EP Revelación and her first solo English-language release since 2022’s standalone single “My Mind & Me.”

Selena’s last full-fledged album was 2020’s Rare. She’s currently at the top of the charts thanks to her “Calm Down” remix with Rema.

Bob Dylan remembers “lifelong friend” Robbie Robertson

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bob Dylan has paid tribute to his good friend The Band’s Robbie Robertson, who passed away Wednesday, August 9, at the age of 80.

“This is shocking news,” Dylan shared in a statement on his website. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”

Dylan and Robertson knew each other since the ’60s. In 1965, Robertson and his bandmates in the Hawks (the original name of The Band) — Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson — played in Dylan’s backing band for a series of concerts.

Robertson also played guitar on Dylan’s classic 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde, as well as 1974’s Planet Waves and more. Dylan was also one of several musicians who appeared at The Band’s final concert, which was filmed for the 1978 concert documentary The Last Waltz.

Hip-hop stars pays tribute to former Timbaland collaborator Magoo

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The tributes poured in on social media Monday, August 14, after reports surfaced that Magoo, the rapper who often partnered on songs with Timbaland, died at the age of 50.

“This one hits different,” Timbaland wrote on Instagram. “Long live Melvin aka magoo !!! Tim and Magoo forever. rest easy my king.”

The legendary producer shared a series of memories to social media, including a throwback video of the duo performing their debut song, “Up Jumps Da’ Boogie.”

R&B singer Ginuwine reflected on his friendship with the rapper, writing in an Instagram post that he was “totally one of the best ever.”

“I don’t even know how to say anything at this point,” Ginuwine said. “I have lost 3 friends now within a month to LIFE and it’s due date ….this dude , always pushed me …I will mis you maganooo that’s what we called him.”

News of the passing of Magoo, born Melvin Barcliff, circulated after a post by recording artist Digital Black made its rounds on Monday.

“Man can’t believe this RIH Magoo damn big bro wasnt ready for this at all,” he wrote.

In the late ’80s, Magoo and Timbaland formed a rap group and went on to produce three studio albums: Welcome to Our World, Indecent Proposal and Under Construction, Part II.

Gavin Rossdale & Gwen Stefani’s son gives debut musical performance at Blake Shelton’s Oklahoma bar

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

If your mom is No Doubt‘s Gwen Stefani and your dad is Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, there’s a pretty good bet that you’ll end up with some musical talent.

That’s what the former couple’s eldest son, Kingston, proved Friday, August 11, when he took the stage at Ole Red, the bar and live music venue in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, that’s owned by his stepfather, country superstar Blake Shelton.

As captured by a fan on TikTok, 17-year-old Kingston sang with a guitarist and keyboardist backing him up, and the crowd seemed to love it.

“Love you guys, thank you for being here!” Kingston said after his performance. “Thank you, it means everything to me, really.” He and Shelton then shared a big hug.

According to The Oklahoman, Kingston also told the crowd of 400 that he’d learned to play guitar during quarantine and that he performed two original songs: a ballad and an “angsty alternative-rock ode.”

The same fan captured a Friday, August 11, performance by Stefani and Shelton at the same venue: a joint rendition of No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak.” The couple’s Ten Points Ranch is located in Tishomingo, so it’s no wonder they happened to be in the neighborhood.

Rossdale and Stefani share three children. They were married from 2002 to 2016. Stefani married Shelton in 2021.

Lionel Richie angers fans by canceling New York concert one hour after it was supposed to start

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Lionel Richie was forced to cancel his concert with Earth Wind & Fire at New York’s Madison Square Garden Saturday, August 12, and fans are not at all happy about it.

Richie took to social media to announce that the show couldn’t go on “due to severe weather and being unable to land in the NY and surrounding areas.” The problem was that the cancellation announcement came one hour after the show was about to start, when most fans with tickets were already at the venue.

The concert has been rescheduled for Monday, August 14, and fans will get refunds if they can’t make it. Earth, Wind & Fire is supposed to headline a show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on the same day, although they’re still on the bill for the NYC concert.

As you can imagine, fans, especially ones who traveled from out of town for the show, were not happy, and many were not buying Lionel’s excuse.

“When the ‘weather excuse’ feels cloudier than the actual sky,” one person commented. “Why no heads-up before we crammed the auditorium?” Another noted, “Nope. People spent money traveling g eating and drinking. I’m our seats!! No respect. Weather? The weather on the east coast is fine. Not acceptable.”

Part-time Maui resident Stevie Nicks mourns loss from wildfires: “This island…defines Fleetwood Mac”

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Stevie Nicks, who owns a house on Maui, has posted a lengthy essay mourning the loss from the wildfires in Hawaii — especially the devastation of Lahaina, which is about 15 minutes from her house there.

“This island, in so many ways, defines Fleetwood Mac and me and our families,” she writes. “Mick [Fleetwood] and I came here in 1978…he said to me, ‘I will live and die on this island.’ I knew he was telling me his truth. John [McVie] also lived here in Maui for a long time — Christine [McVie] never lived here but visited many times.”

Stevie mentions that her niece, her husband and their son were at her home when the fires started, though they were eventually able to get to safety and leave. “They escaped a bullet,” Stevie writes, adding, “The end result could have been very different.”

“The Lahaina that we knew — the Lahaina that in many ways connect Fleetwood Mac and our music to the world, is gone,” she writes. “But my memories of everything that happened to me there is clear as a bell” — including, she notes, meeting her longtime backing singer, Sharon Celani, there in 1979.

“Lahaina is not gone,” Stevie concludes. “It is just away. With Aloha, Stevie Nicks.”

Ghost declares “we will ALWAYS encourage creative expression” after venue bans face paint

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

If you’ve been to a Ghost show, you know fans will often paint their faces to pay homage to the band’s characters and mythology. Well, apparently nobody told the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre of St. Louis, Missouri, which hosted Tobias Forge and company on Friday, August 11.

Ahead of the concert, the venue noted that “face or masks covering the face are not allowed while entering the venue or purchasing items at concessions.” This prompted much confusion from concertgoers in the comments; they asked if they were allowed to apply face paint once they’ve gotten into the venue and were told, “We do not allow face paint to be brought into the venue.”

After the show, the amphitheatre shared another post apologizing “for a miscommunication about removing face paint.”

“This was not directed by Ghost,” the statement reads.

Ghost also shared the Hollywood Casino’s apology along with the statement, “We wish to inform you that we will ALWAYS encourage creative expression, we will NEVER stifle it.”

Ghost is currently touring the U.S. in support of the band’s latest album, 2022’s Impera.

Nicki Minaj shares preview of ‘Pink Friday 2’ song

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Nicki Minaj earned a top trending spot on X, formerly known as Twitter, after she released a snippet of a song off her forthcoming album, Pink Friday 2.

Taking to Instagram Live this past weekend, Nicki shared a preview of the unreleased track where she’s heard singing to an up-tempo beat.

The tease comes just a few days after she tweeted about her work on the album, telling fans that there’s one song in particular she wants them to hear.

“The greatest song I’ve ever written. My goodness,” she said. “Opened the vault & played it last night & the reaction >>> My babies have to have this. The world needs this. Trees will grow. Y’all I’m in love. I’m not kidding y’all.”

In June, Nicki said that “due to some really exciting news” she’d share at a later date, she pushed back the release of Pink Friday 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to her debut studio LP, Pink Friday, which is expected on November 17.

Are you ready, maggots? Slipknot’s Corey Taylor sings SpongeBob theme with voice actor Tom Kenny

August 14, 2023 by WDNY Radio

During Corey Taylor‘s solo shows, the Slipknot frontman will occasionally pull out a cover of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song. His rendition went up a notch when he joined Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob himself, for a performance during West Virginia’s Huntington Comic and Toy Convention on Saturday, August 12.

Kenny was performing at the convention with his band The Hi-Seas when he invited Taylor to join him in singing the theme.

“This is the most nervous I’ve ever been in my whole career,” Taylor told the crowd.

In an Instagram post alongside footage of the collaboration, The Hi-Seas write, “For a brief moment, We. Were. SPONGEKNOT.”

Taylor, meanwhile, is gearing up to release a new solo album, CMF2, which drops September 15. He’ll resume touring August 25 in Denver.

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