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Liam Gallagher fell out of a helicopter: “Keith Moon eat your drum skin out”

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Liam Gallagher apparently had quite the weekend.

On Saturday, the former Oasis vocalist tweeted that he “fell out the helicopter,” alongside a photo of his bruised and bandaged face.

Ever the cutup, Gallagher added, “Who said [rock n’ roll] is dead Keith Moon eat your drum skin out,” referring to the legendary and hard-partying Who drummer.

While he didn’t share any other information about the incident — such as, for example, whether this was really Noel‘s fault — Gallagher did re-post his face photo along with the caption, “Got the cover shot for [next] album.”

In other Oasis-related happenings, a documentary about the band’s iconic 1996 Knebworth concert is set to premiere in theaters this Thursday, September 23. It’ll be released as a live album and Blu-ray/DVD on November 19.

While you wait to see the whole thing, you can check out a newly released clip from the film featuring a performance of “Champagne Supernova” streaming now on YouTube.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Halsey releases live video for “I am not a woman, I’m a god”

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Halsey has released a bloody live performance video for “I am not a woman, I’m a god,” off their latest album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.

The clip, released Saturday, begins with Halsey singing directly to the camera as lights flash around them. As the song progresses, Halsey gets splattered with blood from all angles until they’re nearly covered by the end.

“I am not a woman, I’m a god/I am not a martyr, I’m a problem/I am not a legend, I’m a fraud/Keep your heart ’cause I already got one,” they sing on the track.

Also over the weekend, Halsey revealed their song “Darling” is featured in an AR experience they created in partnership with Verizon and FriendsWithYou, called H1DDEN13. The immersive treasure hunt will allow smartphone users to scan QR codes in participating cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Seattle.

Pearl Jam adds ex-RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer to live lineup

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Over the weekend, Pearl Jam played their first full live show in three years at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in New Jersey. Not only did it give the grunge icons their first chance to debut new songs from their 2020 album Gigaton, the set allowed them to introduce the newest member of their touring band: ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.

“We started working with [Klinghoffer] to…fill out some of the new songs…covering all the basses and filling in some of the words,” frontman Eddie Vedder told the crowd. Throughout the show, Klinghoffer played guitar, drums and piano.

You can watch fan-shot footage of Vedder’s introduction streaming now on YouTube.

Klinghoffer’s addition to the PJ lineup isn’t totally unexpected — he previously joined them for a virtual performance of the Gigaton single “Dance of the Clairvoyants” last year, and played in Vedder’s solo band during the VAX LIVE special this past May. He as also set to open for Pearl Jam during their 2020 tour with his solo project, Pluralone, before the outing was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pearl Jam gig comes after Klinghoffer parted ways with Chili Peppers in 2019 when longtime guitarist John Frusciante rejoined the band. He’d played with them for 10 years.

(Klinghoffer comments begin around 10:24 mark.)

After vowing never to do so, Eric Clapton plays concert that required proof of vaccination

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

It seems as though Eric Clapton might have had a change of heart over playing shows that require proof of vaccination to enter.

As Rolling Stone notes, on Saturday, Clapton performed at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, which is following city regulations requiring all attendees 12 and over, plus staff, to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated, or provide the results of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event. All attendees must also be masked when they’re not eating or drinking.

In July, after the U.K. announced that vaccine passes would be required to attend concerts, Clapton announced, “I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show.”

Over the past year, Clapton has made headlines for his anti-lockdown stance — even releasing a song about it called “This Has Gotta Stop.” He’s also complained about what he called the “disastrous” side effects he suffered after getting the vaccine.

Rolling Stone speculates that Clapton may have realized that adhering to his promise would essentially require him to cancel numerous planned tour dates. The publication points out that the venue for his next show, in Nashville, TN, also requires fans to show proof of vaccine or a negative test in order to attend.

Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ re-enters top 10 on ‘Billboard’ 200

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Night is once again entering the Billboard 200 top 10, courtesy of Metallica.

The metal legends’ 1991 self-titled record, aka The Black Album, finds itself at number nine on the chart following its 30th anniversary reissue earlier this month. According to Billboard, The Black Album last visited the Billboard 200 top 10 more than 29 years ago, back in August 1992.

While it took The Black Album nearly three decades to return to the top 10, its been a near constant fixture on the Billboard 200 since is release. With its new position this week, The Black Album has now spent a total of 625 weeks on the chart, or a little over 12 years. Only three other albums have charted longer: Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon, Bob Marley and the Wailers‘ Legend and Journey‘s Greatest Hits.

Along with the Black Album reissue, Metallica also released The Metallica Blacklist, a 53-track compilation featuring covers of every song off the original record by artists including Weezer, Ghost, Royal Blood, Cage the Elephant, Corey Taylor, St. Vincent, Volbeat and Phoebe Bridgers, among many others.

BTS delivers speech and performs at United Nations General Assembly

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

BTS delivered a speech and a performance at the 76th United Nations General Assembly Monday.

The K-pop group addressed the U.N. as youth representatives during the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals Moment. Ahead of their speech, BTS posed a question on social media to young people across the world, asking, “What were the past 2 years like for you, and what’s your world like today?” They then presented some of those answers in their speech, touching on climate change, the pandemic and more.

BTS rejected the notion of calling today’s youth “COVID’s lost generation,” saying, “We think that instead of the ‘lost generation,’ a more appropriate name would be the ‘welcome generation.’ Because instead of fearing change, this generation says, ‘Welcome!’ and keeps forging ahead.”

They ended their speech with a hopeful message, saying, “We believe that every choice we make is the beginning of change. We hope that in this nascent new world we can all say to each other, ‘Welcome!’”

To accompany their address, BTS shared a pre-recorded performance of “Permission to Dance,” filmed inside the General Assembly Hall.

Foreigner returning to Las Vegas for 2022 residency dates

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

In early 2020, Foreigner played a series of dates at in Las Vegas at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. It was supposed to be the first part of a two-part residency, but of course, those later shows never happened due to the pandemic. Well, the band’s now making up for lost time.

Starting March 25, 2022, Foreigner will take over the venue with their show The Best of Foreigner 4 Live, celebrating the 40th anniversary of their biggest-selling album, 1981’s 4.

Eight shows in all are going on sale: March 25, 26 and 30, and April 1, 2, 6, 8 and 9. The general on-sale date is Friday, September 24 at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster and VenetianLasVegas.com, or by calling 866-641-7469. Foreigner fan club members and members of various loyalty programs will have access to pre-sales starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT.

The band’s Vegas shows in 2020 featured all the hits from 4, including “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “Juke Box Hero” and “Urgent,” as well as some deep cuts like “Night Life” and “Girl on the Moon.” Most of the band’s other hits — from “Cold as Ice” to “I Want to Know What Love Is” — were also on the set list.

Machine Gun Kelly disses Slipknot as “old weird dudes with masks” during Riot Fest set

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Machine Gun Kelly‘s Riot Fest set has indeed started a riot, though probably not in the way he intended.

The “Bloody Valentine” rocker took a moment during his performance at the Chicago festival to share his thoughts on Slipknot, who were playing at the same time as him on a different stage.

“Hey, you wanna know what I’m really happy that I’m not doing?” Kelly asks the crowd in fan-shot footage posted to Twitter. “Being 50 years old, wearing a f***ing weird mask on a f***ing stage.”

During another point in the show, Kelly said, “Turn the lights up. Let me see who chose to be here instead of with all the old weird dudes with masks,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Metal fans on Twitter naturally came to the Knot’s defense, often referencing how Kelly seemingly switched from rap to rock after getting into a feud with Eminem.

“He started unnecessary aggro with Eminem and had to change genres,” tweeted one commenter. “I look forward to his new jazz album after Corey [Taylor] destroys him.”

As for what inspired MGK’s Slipknot diss in the first place, it might be response to Taylor’s comments earlier this year in which he said he doesn’t like “artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock.”

While Taylor didn’t mention Kelly by name, he did add, “I think he knows who he is.”

‘Pose’ star Billy Porter says he will always support Lil Nas X: “He is my baby”

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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After making a cameo in Lil Nas X’s video for “That’s What I Want,” Pose star Billy Porter told Extra he’ll always be there to support the singer.

“I met him a few years ago… His transformation has really moved me,” Porter said on the Emmys red carpet Sunday night. “Because at that time when I met him those years ago, he wasn’t trying to be a role model.”

Porter added that he’s since watched Lil Nas X come into his own not only as an artist, but as an activist as well.

“To see him understand the necessity, to see him understand the purpose and the calling simply because of the time we are in, he is the one to move the needle forward, he is what my generation fought for,” the actor said. “For him to be doing exactly what he is doing as a Black queer man in this world, in this business, yes, always, I will be there to support my babies. He is my baby, he is one of my descendants.”

Lil Nas X released his album Montero on Friday. In “That’s What I Want,” he sings about longing for a loving relationship. The video features Lil Nas walking down the aisle in a wedding dress. He’s met by Porter at the altar, who hands him a guitar.

Eddie Van Halen memorial plaque to be installed outside Pasadena Civic Auditorium

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The efforts of some Van Halen fans to memorialize the late Eddie Van Halen in the band’s hometown of Pasadena, CA have succeeded.

Julie A. Gutierrez, assistant city manager of Pasadena, wrote in her weekly newsletter that a memorial plaque honoring the late guitarist has been approved for installation outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where Van Halen played some of their earliest gigs.

She noted that since Eddie’s death, Pasadena has received several “requests and suggestions” to memorialize him via naming a street, alley or other monument in his honor. The plaque has gotten the city’s official endorsement, Gutierrez explained, and money raised by Pasadena 4 Van Halen, a GoFundMe started by fans, will fund the effort. The plaque should be ready for installation some time around October 6, the anniversary of Eddie’s passing.

Pasadena 4 Van Halen’s GoFundMe had an initial goal of $3,000, but has since raised nearly $7,000 as of Monday morning. The group is continuing to campaign for a new park in Pasadena to be named in honor of the guitarist. Voting on the name of the park is underway now and continues through September 24.

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