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Specials from Sting, Heart & more make up AXS TV’s holiday programming

November 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The holiday season is here, and AXS TV is getting into the spirit with a slew of holiday programming that kicks off this weekend with the premiere of a Sting special.

Sting: A Winter’s Night… Live From Durham Cathedral features the former Police frontman’s special intimate performance at the famous London landmark. It features Sting performing his classic tunes as well as songs from his 2009 album, If On A Winter’s Night. The special premieres Saturday, December 3, at 8 p.m. ET.

Heart is also subject of another holiday special, Heart & Friends: Home For The Holidays From Benaroya Hall, which also airs Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. ET. It features Ann and Nancy Wilson‘s performance of such holiday tunes as “Santa’s Going South,” “Ring Them Bells” and “Remember Christmas.” The concert, shot in their hometown of Seattle, features special guests Sammy Hagar, Shawn Colvin, Pat Monahan and Richard Marx.

And on Christmas day, the network will air three classic concerts: Fleetwood Mac – The Dance at 8:30 p.m. ET; Tom Petty – Live from Gatorville at 11 p.m. ET; and Tomorrow is a Long Time: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, at 1:45 a.m. ET.

Matt Sorum plays on charity Tom Petty cover alongside Eagles members & Blake Shelton

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum plays on a new charity cover of the Tom Petty classic “I Won’t Back Down.”

The recording also features Eagles members Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit and country star Blake Shelton, and supports the organization Miraculous Love Kids, which provides music lessons to young women in Afghanistan.

“In ‘I Won’t Back Down,’ Tom Petty so powerfully wrote, ‘You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down,'” says Miraculous Love Kids founder Lanny Cordola. “The girls and I are honored to have Blake, Joe, Timothy and Matt join us in spreading this message far and wide.”

You can listen to the cover now via GoodNoise.io, which describes itself as “a metaverse destination for people who are passionate about music, the arts and good causes.”

Eurythmics reportedly getting offers to reunite for world tour

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Eurythmics‘ Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart recently reunited for their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, and now, a new report claims they may get together again for a new tour. According to The Mirror, the pair has been offered big bucks to reunite for a world tour, which would be their first in over 20 years.

“Eurythmics have been offered a huge amount to reform for a world tour,” a source tells the paper. “Seeing them perform together again at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has really stirred the interests of promoters who are throwing money at the band to hit the road again.”

While they have yet to accept any offers, the insider adds, “Nothing is off the table, including a brand new studio album,” noting, “It is very early days but everyone is excited to bring the project to life.”

Music notes: Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga and Madonna

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Selena Gomez had a sweet reunion with BLACKPINK and tossed it back to their 2020 collaboration “Ice Cream.” She captioned the Instagram photos, “Selpink chillin,” which is a reference to the sultry song’s lyrics.

Is Dua Lipa about to collaborate with Mick Jagger? She shared a series of Instagram photos of her and the Rolling Stones legend at the studio. She also used the caption “Sweeeet weeeek.” She has yet to clarify what this means, but fans think the two have a song coming out. That shouldn’t be all that surprising considering Dua’s ultra successful “Cold Heart” collab with Elton John.

Gwen Stefani will be assisting Pink at her BST Hyde Park shows in London. The venue, where Pink will play two headlining shows, confirmed the good news on Twitter. The shows will be held in June 2023.

Lady Gaga might need a refresher on how to do a Boomerang after fans noticed something off with the Black Friday ad for her beauty line on Instagram. A fan captured the bizarre video of Gaga making the same gesture over and over, thus sparking theories she was being deliberately campy — or doesn’t know how to make a Boomerang.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Madonna shared rare photos of herself with her six children, who range in age from 26 to 10. She captioned the Instagram collection, “What I’m thankful for…………”

Will Smith hopes his Oscars slap won’t “penalize” everyone who worked on ‘Emancipation’

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The slave drama Emancipation was thought to be an Oscar vehicle for Will Smith — that is, until that infamous Academy Awards slap of Chris Rock, and the subsequent decade-long Academy ban for the King Richard Oscar winner.

In a chat with Entertainment Weekly, Smith acknowledged that his actions could hurt the reaction to Emancipation.

Will says, “The only discomfort my heart has around that is that so many people have done spectacular work on this film. My hope is that my team isn’t penalized at all for my actions.”

While praising the “spectacular” work of director Antoine Fuqua, cinematographer Robert Richardson and co-stars Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa, Will adds, “I definitely lose a couple winks of sleep every night thinking that I could have potentially penalized my team, but I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that everyone gets seen in the light that they deserve.”

The drama was inspired by the haunting image of “Whipped Peter,” a slave who escaped the Deep South, only to return and fight for the freedom of his friends and family as a soldier in the Union Army.

Smith also adds, “I had seen the image of Whipped Peter as a child, but as his story started to come into focus, I was moved in all of the most beautiful ways. When you look at the brutality that he suffered, and then realizing that through that he was able to sustain faith, gratitude, and love in the face of those kinds of atrocities — I knew that I wanted to learn from Peter.”

Emancipation debuts in U.S. theaters on Dec. 2 and hits Apple TV+ a week later on Dec. 9.

Peter Buck didn’t get pleasure from R.E.M. success

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

While most musicians dream of becoming a huge success, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck says it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

Louder Sound reports that in the latest Classic Rock magazine, Buck says the band’s huge success in the 1990s, thanks to songs like “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon” and more, “took away some of the pleasure” of being in the band, noting, “when it got really big, I don’t know if anyone really enjoys that.”

Buck blames his unhappiness on the “non-musical stuff,” explaining, “It’s just the stuff where you kind of wake up and go: ‘God, I don’t really want to have my picture taken today. And I don’t really want to pretend to be an actor in some video where I can’t act.’”

R.E.M. mutually decided to call in quits in September 2011. While the band got to play in front of large crowds and sell millions of records, Buck says, “it was never the reason I did it,” sharing, “And when we got to the point where we decided that it was the end, it felt like a great shared experience. I wouldn’t change it, but I’m not gonna go back to it.”

All-star cover of Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’ raising money for good cause

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Tom Petty’s classic track “I Won’t Back Down” is being covered by an all-star group of musicians to raise money for a good cause.

The new version, which was approved by the Petty estate, features country star Blake Shelton on vocals, backed by The Eagles’ Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit on guitar and bass, and Guns N’ Roses’ Matt Sorum on drums.

The philanthropic music and arts platform, GoodNoise.io is responsible for the track, with proceeds benefiting Miraculous Love Kids, a nonprofit music school that has protected and educated hundreds of young women in Afghanistan. The proceeds will help the school continue its mission in conflict zones and impoverished regions around the globe.

“In I Won’t Back Down, Tom Petty so powerfully wrote, ‘You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down,” musician Lanny Cordola, who founded Miraculous Love Kids in 2015, shares. “The girls and I are honored to have Blake, Joe, Timothy and Matt join us in spreading this message far and wide.”

Fans can listen to the song here and are asked to “give what you want” to support the project.

Patti Smith reflects on 50-year career for ‘Harper’s Bazaar’

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Patti Smith is on the cover of this month’s Harper’s Bazaar, where she looks back on her 50-year career. The singer’s been given a variety of titles, including “rock poet,” “godmother of punk” and more, but she doesn’t care for them very much.

“Calling me a rock poet or the poet laureate of punk? What does that mean?” she asks. “If they just call me a worker, which is what I am, they wouldn’t have to try so hard to find some kind of absurd little tagline.”

Smith, who recently released her new visual book, A Book of Days, is certainly a lot of things, including a musician, poet and writer. She admits she has a lot of admiration for people who can focus on just one thing, which she’s incapable of.

“I’m just not that kind of person. I don’t know why,” she says, noting she loves to perform, talk to people and more. She does share, though, that there are times she’ll “just want my solitude or to sit alone in a café or in my room or at a desk and write for hours.”

Patti is set to turn 76 on December 30, and she has some thoughts as to why she is still around. “I haven’t survived all this time, and sadly survived many of my friends and loved ones, because of any special formula,” she says. “I’ve survived [because] I want to live. I want to be here,” she adds. “Even in our troubled world. Even with all the greed and stupidity and terrible things that we’re all facing and reading in the news or experiencing, I want to be alive. I want to breathe. I want to do my work.”

Remastered deluxe edition of Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Greatest Hits Volume 2’ album due January 6

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Olivia Newton-John‘s memory continues to live on thanks to a newly announced, remastered and deluxe edition of her Greatest Hits Volume 2 album.

The album, which was first released 40 years ago, hits shelves on January 6. The offering will contain beloved hits such as “Physical,” “Magic” from Xanadu and the Grease tracks “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “You’re The One That I Want.”

Prior to her death in the summer, the legendary singer spoke of the second volume of her Greatest Hits album. “Forty years ago, in 1982, my Greatest Hits Vol. 2 album was released – how lucky am I as an artist to have two volumes of Greatest Hits?” she said back in May. “During the five years between the two albums, everything seemed to go from busy to a blur!”

“First there was the global success of Grease in 1978, and my album Totally Hot, followed by Xanadu in 1980,” Olivia continued. “…Physical followed in 1982 and during the tour to promote the album, Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was released. It was the first time I put out a greatest hits album with two brand new recordings – ‘Heart Attack’ and ‘Tied Up.'”

Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 – Deluxe Edition combines both the international versions of her second Greatest Hits album. It is now available to pre-save.

The new album will follow last month’s release of Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits Deluxe Edition.

Olivia died August 8.

Ian Gillan’s wife Bron dies at 67

November 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Deep Puprle’s Ian Gillan is mourning the loss of his wife, Bron, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 67. No cause of death has been revealed.

“GILLAN Bron Passed away peacefully on 19th November 2022, aged 67 years,” read an announcement on the Bridport & Lyme Regis News website. “A dearly loved wife to Ian, mother to Grace, daughter to Sheila, sister to Julie and Jill, and a devoted grandma to Rowan.”

The Deep Purple rocker acknowledged the news Sunday, posting a photo of him and his wife on Facebook without any further comment. They’ve been married since 1984.

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