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New illustrated Jimi Hendrix book written for young readers due out in October

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

A new illustrated biographical book about the late Jimi Hendrix geared toward young readers aged 7 to 11 will be published on October 19.

Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix is a 56-page book that’s described as “a lyrical account” of Hendrix’s life.

Written by author Charles R. Smith Jr., the book tells Hendrix’s story through a series of rhythmic verses, and is enhanced by the psychedelic artwork of TIME art director Edel Rodriguez. Song for Jimi includes sections focusing on Hendrix’s turbulent childhood, his historic performances at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock festival, and more, while looking at the influential musician’s struggles as he forged an uncompromising path through his life.

“I wanted to celebrate a unique individual who inspired me,” writes Smith, who became a passionate fan of Hendrix while he attending art school. As the school’s youngest and only Black student, Smith says he felt a kinship with Jimi as an outsider. The author is hoping the book inspires other young creative people, and also helps introduce Hendrix’s music to new fans.

You can pre-order Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix now.

Listen to new Bastille song, “Thelma + Louise”

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Bastille has released a new song called “Thelma + Louise.”

As its title suggests, “Thelma + Louise” was inspired by the iconic 1991 film starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. It’s even accompanied by a video that begins with frontman Dan Smith sitting in the front seat of a Ford Thurderbird convertible, the same car that — spoiler alert for a 30 year-old movie — Thelma and Louise famously drive off the rim of the Grand Canyon.

You can watch the “Thelma + Louise” video streaming now on YouTube.

“Thelma + Louise” is the third new Bastille song of 2021, following “Distorted Light Beam” and “Give Me the Future.”

Meanwhile, you can catch Bastille perform on the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series, airing August 23 on ABC.

Fat Joe welcomes NBA stars Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier to the New York Knicks

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Lifelong New York Knicks fan Fat Joe led the NBA team’s welcoming committee Tuesday as they introduced their new free agent acquisitions: former Boston Celtics players Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier.

The Terror Squad founder wore Kemba’s number eight Knicks jersey as he appeared with them at Madison Square Garden. Native New Yorker Joe grew up loving the Knicks, and is often courtside at home games, sitting near the ultimate Knicks fans, Spike Lee. In March, he performed at halftime of a game against Drake’s favorite team, the Toronto Raptors.

The Knicks made the playoffs for the first time in eight years this season, and the “Lean Back “rapper has high expectations for next season.

“The DNA of the Knicks, with Julius [Randle], RJ [Barrett] and D. Rose [Derrick Rose] is gonna be exciting,” Joe said in a team video.

“We got Fournier to knock down some shots,” he added. “I mean, we ready.”

Joe has always felt playing for the Knicks was special.

“You can come here, to the greatest city on Earth, under the brightest lights, in the greatest arena on Earth, and kick some butt and be the man,” he told the New York Times in 2012. “It’s like Frank Sinatra sang: If you make it here, you make it anywhere, baby. If you’re the king of this team right here, you’re the biggest person on Earth; I don’t care what anyone says.”

Fat Joe on Knicks fans:

“Win one game in the playoffs and you see what we do out here, don’t let us win a series man” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/kPKt9gG71P

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) August 17, 2021

Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock releasing new photo book, ‘Made in Hollywood,’ charting band’s 40-year journey

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

A new book featuring candid photos taken by Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock during her 40-year music career will be published on October 26, just days before the band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In Made in Hollywood: All Access with the Go-Go’s, Schock takes fans through a photographic journey through the all-female groups history, using a treasure trove of personal pics, as well as images of posters, memorabilia and more from the band’s archives.

The book also features essays from all five Go-Go’s members — Gina, singer Belinda Carlisle, guitarist Jane Wiedlin, guitarist/keyboardist Charlotte Caffey and bassist Kathy Valentine — as well as from such famous fans as The B-52s‘ Kate Pierson, Jodie Foster, Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart, MTV VJ Martha Quinn, and Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Reubens.

“I truly had no idea that I was to become the Go-Go’s archivist,” Schock notes. “I’ve always loved photography, so taking photos of the band was a natural process. When you check out this book, I hope you feel like you were right there with me over the last forty years. From Baltimore to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, what a trip this has been.”

Made in Hollywood also features a foreword penned by Valentine, who notes that as the Go-Go’s drummer, Schock “gives the songs identifiable hooks — instantly recognizable, the heartbeat and life-force of a track.”

You can pre-order the book now by visiting BlackDogandLeventhal.com.

The Go-Go’s will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on October 30 in Cleveland, along with Todd Rundgren, Carole King, Tina Turner, Foo Fighters, JAY-Z and others.

The band also has lined up a series of West Coast concerts in late December 2021 and early January 2022.

Missy Elliott rocks purple hair in tribute to her idol, Prince

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Missy Elliott remembered her idol Prince this week with purple hair as she listened to one of her favorite songs by the legendary Minneapolis artist.

The two icons shared the same favorite color, purple, so Missy wore purple tresses in a short Instagram video to the opening line of Prince’s sultry ballad, “Adore.”

“Until the end of time I’ll be there for you” we hear Prince sing as Missy enjoys the track from his 1987 double album, Sign o’ the Times.

“Saaaang Prince,” Missy captioned the clip with a raised-hands emoji. “Purple always been my favorite color.”

One month after Prince passed away on April 21, 2016, Missy revealed that after meeting her in Los Angeles, he planned a duet.

“He had sent me some stuff, music of his, and I moved and I could never find that music,” she said on CBC Music’s The Strombo Show, as reported by The Guardian.

The “Work it” rapper added that it is essential to honor great performers before they die.

“We really have to start appreciating these artists while they are still here, and not wait until these moments [after they’ve died] to recognize their genius and the greatness of what they’ve done for music,” said Missy.

When Prince passed in 2016, Missy posted a custom-made portrait of him with the comment, “This is heartbreaking. I had this Prince pic drawn on my wall years ago because his music inspired so many. R.I.P.”

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Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Lorde among MTV VMA performers

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

MTV has announced the first round of performers for the 2021 Video Music Awards.

Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Lorde, Camila Cabello and Machine Gun Kelly will all be taking the stage during the ceremony next month.

Olivia will be performing “good 4 u,” marking her VMA debut. Camila is set to perform her new song “Don’t Go Yet,” while Lorde will be performing an “explosive world premiere” off her album Solar Power and MGK will play his new single “papercuts.” According to MTV, Lil Nas X will “bring yet another genre-defying hit to the VMAs stage,”” though it hasn’’t been confirmed what song.

The 2021 MTV VMAs will air live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT across all of MTV’s digital platforms, as well as CMT, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, VH1, Logo and The CW. Justin Bieber is this year’s top nominee with seven nods.

🚨 #VMA PERFORMER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

🎤 @Camila_Cabello
🎤 @LilNasX
🎤 @lorde
🎤 @machinegunkelly
🎤 @Olivia_Rodrigo

I wouldn’t miss it if I were you… the 2021 @vmas are Sunday, September 12 at 8p on MTV! pic.twitter.com/soQuCLFZaG

— MTV (@MTV) August 18, 2021

‘This Is Us’ star Asante Blackk promises the “perfect ending” and plenty of “closure” in the upcoming final season

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Asante Blackk says fans “will not be disappointed” when his hit NBC series This Is Us officially comes to an end after next season. Ahead of tonight’s season five finale, Black, who plays Deja’s charismatic boyfriend Malik Hodges, promises that the conclusion of This Is Us will be “perfect.”

“It’s the perfect ending,” Blackk tells ABC Audio. “And I hope that… when we actually do get there, that people will feel the same.”

“All good things must come to an end at some point,” the actor continues. “As much as you don’t want to see your favorite shows end, [the ending] will leave a lot for people to really grasp onto.”

While Blackk isn’t offering many details about tonight’s finale — which is likely to leave viewers with plenty of unanswered questions — the When They See Us star does tease that next season will offer “the perfect sense of closure.”

“Yeah, it is sad, because, we had these amazing characters for six seasons and you fall in love with them and all of these different things,” Blackk shares. “But, I just can’t wait for people to see how we wrap this up, because it’s definitely going to be a good one.”

The season five finale of This Is Us, also starring Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley, airs tonight at 10 p.m. ET.

Slipknot announces South American Knotfests featuring Bring Me the Horizon, Mr. Bungle & more

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Slipknot is bringing Knotfest back to South American in 2022.

Knotfest Chile will take place December 11 in Santiago, while Knotfest Brazil will be held December 18 in São Paulo. The Knot themselves will headline both lineups, which will also include Bring Me the Horizon, Mr. Bungle and Trivium, among others.

For more info, visit Knotfest.com.

Slipknot is also headlining two U.S. editions of Knotfest this fall, taking place September 25 in the band’s home state of Iowa, and November 5 in Los Angeles. Additionally, you can catch the masked metallers on their Knotfest Roadshow U.S. tour, kicking off in September.

Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana release new collab, “Move”

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

After first collaborating on the smash hit “Smooth” in 1999, Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas have released their new song together, “Move.”

The pop/Latin rock fusion track, out today, is the first single off Santana’s new album, Blessings and Miracles, which comes out October 15. The song also features American Authors.

Santana revealed new details about his album Wednesday. The album’s second single, a track called “She’s Fire,” was written by Diane Warren and features rapper G-Eazy. Blessings and Miracles also features collaborations with country star Chris Stapleton, pop star Ally Brooke and more.

“The title of this album comes from my belief that we’re born with heavenly powers that allows us to create blessings and miracles,” Santana says in a statement. “The world programs you to be unworthy of those gifts, but we have to utilize light, spirit and soul — they’re indestructible and immutable. Those are the three main elements on this album.”

On August 21, Rob and Santana will perform at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert in Central Park. Santana resumes his Las Vegas residency on August 25 and on September 11, he’ll kick off his Blessings and Miracles tour at the Borgata Spa & Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.

You can pre-order Blessings and Miracles now. Here is the track list:

“Ghost of Future Pull”/”New Light”
“Santana Celebration”
“Rumbalero” (featuring Salvador Santana & Asdru Sierra)
“Joy” (Carlos Santana & Chris Stapleton)
“Move” (Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Zac Barnett & American Authors)
“A Whiter Shade of Pale” (featuring Steve Winwood)
“Break” (featuring Ally Brooke)
“She’s Fire” (Diane Warren, G-Eazy & Carlos Santana)
“Peace Power” (featuring Corey Glover)
“America for Sale” (featuring Kirk Hammett & Marc Osegueda)
“Breathing Underwater” (featuring Stella Santana, Avi Snow, MVCA)
“Mother Yes”
“Song for Cindy”
“Angel Choir” (featuring Gayle Moran Corea)/ “All Together” (featuring Chick Corea)
“Ghost of Future Pull II”

Chris Jagger releasing new album featuring backing vocals from his brother, Mick; publishing memoir next month

August 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger‘s younger brother, veteran singer/songwriter Chris Jagger, will release a new studio album called Mixing Up the Medicine on September 10, and also will publish a memoir titled Talking to Myself the same day.

Mick has contributed some backing vocals to Chris’ album, which features several songs that the younger Jagger wrote with his frequent collaborator Charlie Hart, a multi-instrumentalist who also has played with late Faces bassist Ronnie Lane and Wreckless Eric.

Mixing Up the Medicine, which you can pre-order now, also features three songs with lyrics taken from poems by an obscure 19th-century poet named Thomas Beddoes that Chris set to music.

Among the other musicians featured on the album are one-time Who touring percussionist Jody Linscott and drummer Dylan Howe, son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe.

Chris has already released a few tunes from Mixing Up the Medicine as advance digital tracks, including “Talking to Myself,” a song inspired by his autobiography.

In the book, Chris delves in to his life story, including his childhood with older brother Mick, the siblings’ mutual appreciation of the blues, his own musical adventures and his travels around the world.

Talking to Myself will be the first autobiography from a member of the Jagger family, but Chris says that while he was working on it, he encouraged Mick to write his own.

“I said to [Mick], ‘I’ve almost finished my book, now let’s do yours’ and he laughed,” Chris reveals. “He’d do a fantastic book.”

Reflecting on his experience writing the memoir, Chris notes that “writing can be quite prosaic and descriptive. It doesn’t have to be all poetry. I have even included some recipes in [my book] too.”

You can check out an excerpt from the book at AmericanSongwriter.com.

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