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Alright now! Black Sabbath’s ‘Master of Reality’ turns 50

July 21, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The “Children of the Grave” are all grown up — Black Sabbath‘s Master of Reality is now 50 years old.

Released July 21, 1971, Master of Reality was the third studio effort from Ozzy Osbourne and company, following the 1970 one-two punch of Black Sabbath and Paranoid.

“It was a different sort of sounding album,” guitarist Tony Iommi tells ABC Audio. “We tuned down, [songs] like ‘Children of the Grave,’ they were tuned down more. It was a bit more sort of a doomier sort of feel, I think, on that album.”

Indeed, with its lower tuning, chugging riffs and slower tempos, Master of Reality is thought to be the forebearer of the doom and sludge metal sub-genres, and one the most influential records in all of metal.

Along with “Children of the Grave,” Master of Reality also spawned the Sabbath classic “Sweet Leaf.” The pot-inspired track begins with Osbourne exclaiming, “Alright now!”, which he brought back with his 2020 solo song, “Straight to Hell.”

Despite its now legendary status, Master of Reality wasn’t warmly received by critics — Robert Christgau of The Village Voice, for example, panned it as “dimwitted” and “amoral exploitation.”

Meanwhile, the cover artwork for Master of Reality became almost as iconic as the music itself. In 2020, Sabbath released a t-shirt in support of the Black Lives Matter movement using the same font from the Master of Reality cover.

Demi Lovato felt a “burst of body confidence” after filming their first sex scene

July 21, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Demi Lovato has a new outlook on body positivity and to celebrate the “little wins,” they shared a sexy selfie from their upcoming TV project on social media.

“Had to film a sex scene today. My first one!” Demi, seen wearing a black satin bra and shorts, captioned the photo posted to their Instagram. “I had a little anxiety going into it but the cast and crew were so professional and easy to work with, it calmed me down immediately.”

They added, “Then, I thought about how proud I am for being able to feel comfortable enough in my skin to do that. I rarely ever showed my arms before.. now I’m in this!! (Granted, it barely shows anything BUT STILL).”

“I don’t always feel good in my skin, so when I do, AND I feel sexy enough to post – I do just that!” they continued. “It’s important to celebrate the little wins. Yay for this random burst of body confidence and yay for awkward hilarious sex.”

Lovato shared more photos from the set on their Instagram Story, along with the name of their character.

“Meet Teddy,” read the caption to a shot of the “Dancing with the Devil” singer dressed in a black-and-pink zebra striped shirt with black pants.

Demi is currently shooting Hungry, a TV pilot for NBC co-starring Valerie Bertinelli. The show follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues support group.

Britney Spears says she’s “not even close” to being done speaking out, inspires FREE act

July 21, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Britney Spears is taking it “one day at a time.”

On Tuesday, the 38-year-old pop star, who’s fighting to end her 13 year conservatorship, gave fans an update on how she’s feeling.

Alongside a photo of alphabet dice that spelled out the message “one day at a time,” Britney wrote, “So I said ‘life goes on’ in one of my recent posts but it’s always easier said than done !!!!!”

She continued, “In that moment that’s what felt was the easiest to say but I think we all know that I will never be able to let go and fully move on until I’ve said all I needed to say … and I’m not even close !!!!”

“I was told to stay quiet about things for so long and I finally feel like I’m just getting here,” Britney concluded, adding three white dove emojis.

Britney may feel she has more to say, but what she has already said seems to have inspired lawmakers. A bill, known as the Freedom and Right to Emancipate from Exploitation Act, or the FREE Act, has been proposed in the U.S. House. If passed, it would create a process for individuals to ask a judge to replace their guardian or conservator.

The current process of replacing a guardian or conservator typically requires that individuals prove in court that abuse or fraud has occurred.

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Pamela Long shares how she brought her faith to ‘BET Presents The Encore’: “It’s just who I am”

July 21, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Total singer Pamela Long reunited with former group member Kima Raynor Dyson last week on BET Presents The Encore. Before dismantling in the late 90s, Long, Dyson, and Keisha Epps were known for hits like “Can’t You See,” “Kissing You,” and their gold-certified single, “Trippin.”

Long admits she left the R&B trio after releasing two albums to embrace her true self, as well as her newfound relationship with God.

“It’s just who I am. You just gotta be who you are,” Long tells ABC Audio. “Regardless of anything, whoever you are. Just be that because it’s going to shine the most. So with that being said, you just gotta stay tuned. To see what’s coming next. I can definitely say it’s not playing a role. I just want to be who I’m supposed to be. That’s it.”

Pamela Long is one of nine artists on the reality series BET Presents The Encore, which follows R&B singers from the 90s and 2000s who record an album as the ultimate supergroup. The cast also includes Nivea, Shamari DeVoe from Blaque, Aubrey O’Day from Danity Kane, Irish, LeMisha Grinstead from 702, Kiely Williams of3LW, The Cheetah Girls, and Felisha and Fallon King from Cherish.

Find out what happens on the next episode of BET Presents The Encore tonight at 10 p.m. ET on BET.

Ex-Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye releasing 9/11-themed debut solo album, ‘End of Innocence,’ in September

July 21, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Founding Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye will release his debut solo album, End of Innocence, on September 10.

The 16-track collection, which can be pre-ordered now, is a mostly orchestral suite of songs that Kaye composed as a requiem for the many people who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the album’s release coincides with the 20th anniversary of the horrific event.

Kaye had temporarily retired from music at the time of the 9/11 attacks, which he watched unfold on TV.

“The next day I unpacked my keyboards for the first time in a long time,” the 76-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer remembers. “I didn’t know what I was going to do. It was one of those things that happened, inspiration on a musical level.”

The songs on End of Innocence thematically cover the events leading up to the tragedy, aspects of the attacks themselves and the aftermath of 9/11.

Kaye’s wife, Dani Torchia, sings on a number of the album’s tunes, while current Yes touring drummer Jay Schellen, who played with Tony in the group Circa, also lent his talents to the record.

“I wanted it, musically, to be about that day,” Kaye says of the project, “but I felt compelled to extend it to deal with the repercussions of what happened. Musically, it was quite challenging to do the battle scene and then the [song] ‘Hope and Triumph,’ a patriotic anthem and the consequences of war.”

The album ends with a tune titled “Ground Zero,” which Kaye says is about “the hope for the future, the rebuilding.”

A portion of the profits from End of Innocence will benefit the Gary Sinise Foundation, a charity that supports veterans, military members and first responders experiencing hardships.

Here’s the album’s full track list:

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Twilight Time”
“911 Overture”
“NYC Blues”
“Battle Cry”
“285 Fulton Street”
“Let’s Roll”
“Tug of War”
“Flight 11”
“Towers Fall”
“Sweetest Dreams”
“Aftermath”
“Heroes”
“The Battle”
“Hope and Triumph”
“Homecoming”
“Ground Zero”

New Don McLean “American Pie” 50th anniversary “bookazine” available now

July 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

With the 50th anniversary of the release of Don McLean‘s classic anthem “American Pie” approaching, a special “bookazine” has been released featuring information and stories about the famous tune and photos of the singer/songwriter throughout the years.

The 96-page publication, titled Don McLean’s American Pie: The Official 50th Anniversary Celebration, is available wherever magazines are sold. Those who purchase the bookazine will be able to download for free a digital copy of the new a cappella version of the song that McLean recorded with country vocal group Home Free.

“American Pie” originally was released on October 24, 1971, and appeared on McLean’s album of the same name, which also was issued that day. The song spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during early 1972, while the album topped the Billboard 200 for seven weeks around that same time.

Using the tragic 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper — now commonly called “The Day the Music Died” — as its launching point, the epic eight-and-a-half-minute tune features allegorical imagery that appears to chronicle key historic and cultural events of the late ’50s and the 1960s. The song also includes poetic reflections on the disillusionment felt by the generation who came of age during the volatile 1960s.

As previously reported, McLean has co-written a new children’s book inspired by “American Pie” that will be published in September as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the song.

Tesla launching “Let’s Get Real!” US tour in August

July 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Veteran hard-rockers Tesla will get their show on the road for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year with a new U.S. trek dubbed the “Let’s Get Real!” tour.

The outing is scheduled to kick off on August 5 in Grants Pass, Oregon, and is mapped out through a November 20 concert in Tupelo, Mississippi.

The band has almost 30 confirmed gigs on its schedule, including headlining shows, festival appearances and dates opening for such well-known acts as Styx, Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tesla actually will support Skynyrd at nine concerts this year.

“We are so excited and anxious to get back to performing ‘real’ live concerts again,” says founding Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon. “There’s nothing like the energy of being in the same spontaneous moment with an audience of people.”

He adds, “We are planning some surprises for our fans on this upcoming tour by playing some deeper Tesla cuts as well as a fresh brand new song we just wrote. Of course we will play the hits as well, but introducing a fresh new track on this return is something we are very excited about!”

You can check out the group’s tour schedule at TeslatheBand.com.

Tesla’s most recent studio album, Shock, was released in 2019.

Sebastian Bach confirms dates for US tour marking 30th anniversary of Skid Row’s ‘Slave to the Grind’

July 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

In January, ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach announced plans to tour the U.S. this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his old band’s 1991 album, Slave to the Grind, which he planned to perform in its entirety. Now we have details of that trek, which will kick off in the fall.

Announcing the tour on Facebook, Bach writes, “The music was crushing when we made it then and 30 years later it still stands the test of time…None of us could believe the day Slave to the Grind came out and became the First heavy Rock album to debut at Number One on the Billboard Album chart.”

“The band were naturally ecstatic as were the record company and all involved…As well as my father and my family,” Bach continues, noting that his late father, David Bierk, created and painted the album cover.

He adds, “I look forward to playing Slave to the Grind in its entirety in the USA this fall for the 30th Anniversary and for the first time offer a look behind the scenes into the creation of the album cover artwork.”

Bach further explains that during the shows, he plans to incorporate “never-before-seen-photos” taken during the creation of the album cover, “which used actual live models playing out the scene in my Dad’s studio back in 1990-1991.”

The tour begins September 24 in Waterloo, New York, and is scheduled to wrap December 17 in San Diego. Visit SebastianBach.com for the itinerary and tickets.

Bach previously launched a 30th anniversary tour for Skid Row’s 1989 self-titled debut album in 2019. He’d planned for the tour to continue in 2020, but those dates were postponed due to the pandemic.

‘NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 79,’ plus 1980s compilation, coming August 6

July 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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Get ready for another edition of NOW That’s What I Call Music!

The compilation series will release its 79th volume next month, featuring 16 major hits including “deja vu” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Beautiful Mistakes” by Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion, “Peaches” by Justin Bieber, “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence and more.

NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 79 is due out August 6. On the same day, another compilation album, NOW That’s What I Call A Decade! 1980s, will be released.

The 1980s album will feature 18 of the biggest tracks of that decade, including Eurythmics‘ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” Duran Duran’s “Rio,” Daryl Hall and John Oates’ “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” Toto’s “Africa,” Survivor‘s “Eye of the Tiger” and more.

Here is the track list:

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 79

Masked Wolf — “Astronaut in the Ocean”
Riton X Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman — “Friday (Dopamine re-edit)”
Doja Cat feat. SZA — “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon — “Peaches”
Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion — “Beautiful Mistakes”
Ariana Grande — “pov”
Kali Uchis — “Telepatia”
Olivia Rodrigo — “deja vu”
Billie Eilish — “Your Power”
Giveon — “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Duncan Laurence — “Arcade”
Imagine Dragons — “Follow You”
Nelly & Florida George Line — “Lil Bit”
AJR — “Way Less Sad”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae — “You”
Marshmello x Jonas Brothers — “Leave Before You Love Me”

NOW Presents What’s Next:
Mike Mineo — “What Love Is”
Q — “Take Me Where Your Heart Is”
19 &You — “Heard/Heart”
Destiny Rogers — “West Like” feat. Kalan.FrFr
Carly Gibert — “Interstellar”
Aidan Bissett — “More Than Friends”

NOW That’s What I Call A Decade! 1890s
George Michael — “Monkey” (7″ Edit Remastered)
Eurythmics — “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” (Remastered)
Simple Minds — “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (12″ Version)
John Mellencamp — “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock)”
The Clash — “Rock the Casbah” (Bob Clearmountain Mix)
Duran Duran — “Rio”
Tears for Fears — “Shout”
Survivor — “Eye of the Tiger”
Rick Springfield — “Jessie’s Girl”
Wang Chung — “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”
A-ha — “Take On Me”
Billy Idol — “Rebel Yell”
INXS — “Need You Tonight”
The Bangles — “Walk Like an Egyptian”
Daryl Hall & John Oates — “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)”
Toto — “Africa”
Foreigner — “I Want to Know What Love Is”
Journey — “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)”

‘NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 79’ coming August 6

July 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Get ready for another edition of NOW That’s What I Call Music!

The compilation series will release its 79th volume next month, featuring 16 major hits including “deja vu” by Olivia Rodrigo, “pov” by Ariana Grande, “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Your Power” by Billie Eilish, “Peaches” by Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, and more.

The album will also feature TikTok favorites such as Masked Wolf‘s “Astronaut in the Ocean” and Kali Uchis‘ “Telepatia.”

NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 79 is due out August 6. On the same day, another compilation album, NOW That’s What I Call A Decade! 1980s, will also be released.

Here is the track list for Vol. 79:

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 79

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