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Musicians share Hollywood Bowl recollections as the famous venue turns 100

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

One hundred years ago today — July 11, 1922 — the Hollywood Bowl officially opened.

The Los Angeles amphitheater has gone on to become one of the world’s most iconic venues. It’s hosted countless concerts and many famous live albums have been recorded there, including notable ones from The Beatles and The Doors.

ABC Audio chatted with a few well-known artists about their own experiences performing at the historic venue.

Steve Miller, who has played the Hollywood Bowl multiple times, says, “[I]t feels iconic when you get there and you look out…It kind of feels like the ’40s or the ’20s in California…It has a real traditional feel to it, so it’s special for that reason.”

Country-rock pioneer Richie Furay recalls that his old band Buffalo Springfield played a particularly exciting show there early in the group’s career, opening for The Rolling Stones in 1966.

“I mean, we didn’t even have a record contract. That’s how new it was for us,” Furay remembers. “I think we were playing maybe at [the famous LA-area club] the Whisky a Go Go, and…that’s all we were doing…And here, all of a sudden, man, the management got us on that show. So…it was pretty cool.”

Furay adds that performing at the Hollywood Bowl was “like going onto the Grand Ole Opry stage or [playing] Carnegie Hall…It was a ‘wow’ experience.”

Jim Messina, meanwhile, will be teaming up with his old musical partner Kenny Loggins for two reunion shows at the Hollywood Bowl this Friday and Saturday. The concerts will mark the duo’s first performances at the venue in 50 years.

“It’s a wonderful venue to play at,” says Messina. “And it’s in our alma mater, being up in Hollywood, where we both started out our careers.”

Taylor Hawkins’ son plays “My Hero,” RATM kicks off reunion tour, Pearl Jam jams with Johnny Marr

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Here’s what’s been happening lately in the world of live rock music:

Shane Hawkins, the son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, paid tribute to his father with a cover of the Foos classic “My Hero.” Shane joined the band The Alive to play drums on a live rendition of the song during a July 4 neighborhood party in Laguna Beach, California.

If The Alive sounds familiar to you, that may be because the band’s usual drummer, teenager Kai Neukermans, made headlines when he filled in for Matt Cameron during a Pearl Jam show.

You can watch footage of the “My Hero” performance via TikTok.

Rage Against the Machine finally kicked off their U.S. reunion tour Saturday in East Troy, Wisconsin. The outing, which marks the “Killing in the Name” outfit’s first live shows together since 2011, was originally scheduled for 2020 before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Setlist.fm, the show included performances of classics like “Killing in the Name,” “Bulls on Parade” and “Sleep Now in the Fire” as well as Rage’s cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s “The Ghost of Tom Joad.” Social media video shows that the band also used an onstage screen to declare “Abort the Supreme Court,” a reference to its recent overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Finally, Pearl Jam jammed with The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on Saturday during the grunge band’s show in London. Marr joined PJ for covers of Neil Young‘s “Throw Your Hatred Down” and The Who‘s “Baba O’Riley.”

Pearl Jam also played in London on Friday and were joined by tennis legend John McEnroe for a rendition of Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

Gavin DeGraw hits the road next month with all new Face The River tour

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Gavin DeGraw is giving fans not one but two different tours this summer. Right after wrapping his Full Circle tour, he’s heading back out on the road next month to start his all-new Face The River tour.

The Grammy nominee unveiled his new trek on Monday, which kicks off on August 20 in Clearwater, Florida. This tour will focus on cities in the Midwest and East Coast, including Annapolis, Maryland and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The “Chariot” singer also teased a special “homecoming” show for his pit stop in Bethel, New York — which is a stone’s throw away from his childhood home. The 11-date tour wraps September 13 in Madison, Wisconsin.

“It feels so good any time I hit the road, but adding music from this album to the show makes this run particularly special,” Gavin said in a statement. “To watch fans connect so strongly to this material, which is so personal to me, makes performing these songs one of the greatest joys of my life.”

Just like his sold-out Full Circle tour, this all-new trek will support Gavin’s recently released ultra-personal Face The River album.

“This album is dedicated to my parents,” Gavin said prior to the record’s release. “They were my heroes. It was their love story, their sacrifices, and their guidance that shaped this music.”

Tickets to this new trek go on sale this Friday, July 15 at 10 a.m. local time on Gavin’s official website.

Here’s why Jimmie Allen spells his name with an “I-E” instead of a “Y”

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ever wonder why Jimmie Allen spells his name with an “I-E” instead of ending it with the more conventional “Y”? Well, like a lot of things the singer does, it’s an homage to his family.

The singer actually used to be known as “Jimmy”; He told Today’s Country Radio With Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music that when he goes home to Delaware, that’s how people spell his name. “I go hang out with people that know me as Jimmy with a ‘Y’,” he said, talking about what life is like back home.

But he decided to switch up the spelling in order to pay tribute to his late grandmother Bettie Snead. “I switched it to an ‘I-E’ from my grandma, because she spelled ‘Bettie’ ‘B-E-T-T-I-E,’” Jimmie explained.

Of course, that’s not the only homage Jimmie has made to his grandma. His Bettie James album was named after her and his late father, James “Big Jim” Allen. The singer also titled his newest record Tulip Drive after the street where his grandma lived when he was growing up.

Nicki Minaj addresses pregnancy rumors

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Nicki Minaj is addressing the rumors that she’s got a another bun in the oven.

Over the weekend, the rapper, 39, hopped on Instagram Live to answer the question fans are dying to know: Is she pregnant?

“Am I pregnant?” Nicki asked, before widening her eyes and conspicuously looking around.

“I did mean to tweet this: I’m not fat y’all I’m pregnant,” she said with a laugh. “Yeah, I meant to tell y’all I forgot. Yeah, guys I’m pregnant.”

While it seemed the “Anaconda” rapper confirmed a pregnancy, she quickly took it back.

“Oh, wait did I say it wrong?” she began. “I’m sorry I think I said it wrong. I meant to say I’m not pregnant, I’m fat.”

Nicki currently shares a one-year-old son with her husband, Kenneth Petty.

Billy Joel plays Detroit — with Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott as surprise guest

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Billy Joel pulled into Detroit’s Comerica Park on Saturday, with a little help from surprise guest Joe Elliott.

The Detroit Free Press reports the Piano Man was an hour into his show when the Def Leppard lead singer — in town for his band’s own Comerica Park show on Sunday — took the stage for a rendition of his band’s 1988 smash “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” backed by Joel’s eight-piece band.

It marked an encore performance for the two, who played the song together during Billy’s appearance at Boston’s Fenway Park back in 2018.

Besides his vast collection of hits, 73-year-old Billy’s Motor City stop — his first since 2014 — featured several Motown covers, including Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” and Martha & the Vandellas‘ “Dancing in the Streets,” the latter of which Billy slipped into his own 1993 hit, “River of Dreams.”

Cardi B announces release date for “Hot S***” music video

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B is dropping the visual for her new single “Hot S***” this week.

Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the rapper announced that the music video will be released on Tuesday, July 12 at 8 p.m. EST.

“I know y’all been waiting….,” she wrote alongside a seven-second teaser.

The music video comes over a week after Cardi released the track, which features verses from both Lil Durk and Kanye West. It also comes after the “WAP” rapper expressed frustration that the music video wasn’t ready in time to be released in tandem with the audio, with Cardi stating during an IG Live, “a lot of people have been dropping the ball for the past two months.” Ultimately, Cardi decided to “push” and put the song out for her fans anyway.

“Hot S***” is expected to appear on Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore album, the follow up to 2018’s Invasion of Privacy.

Tim McGraw spots an ‘1883’ billboard of Faith Hill in the wild: “So proud”

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Even though they’ve been married for 25 years, Tim McGraw still gets starstruck by Faith Hill. He got the chance to prove his fandom for his wife recently, when he drove by an 1883 billboard that featured a picture of her face.

Of course, Tim had to snap a pic, which he then posted to social media. “So proud of my wife!!!” he wrote in the caption of his post.

If you’re curious about where to find the billboard yourself, it looks like it’s in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles — specifically, by the intersection of S Robertson Boulevard and W Olympic Boulevard.

Tim and Faith play the co-starring roles of James and Margaret Dutton on 1883, which is the hit prequel to the TV show Yellowstone. The limited series streams on Paramount+.

Meanwhile, the upcoming new season of Yellowstone will feature another one of country music’s superstar women: Lainey Wilson is joining the cast for season 5.

Missy Elliot offers music advice to artists working on their second album

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Missy Elliot is dropping gems for new music artists.

In a series of recent tweets, the 51-year-old rapper/producer shared advice for rising stars who are working on their “pivotal” second album.

“Sophomore Albums are a very PIVOTAL time for artist!” she wrote on Twitter. “Here is a gem from MISSY!Your sophomore album be stressful but it’s the BEST ALBUM to EXPERIMENT on!”

She offered some encouragement: “Don’t be AFRAID! Becuz If u play safe you will be BOXED in & its hard to get out because your fans get used to that 1 sound.”

In a follow-up tweet, Elliot urged artists to listen to their own instincts on music choices. “Secondly! Dear Artist Listen CLOSELY! Go with the songs you feel you should drop not what everyone else suggest!” she said.

“You the Artist must FEEL it YASELF because YOU are the one that have have to SELL it & CONVINCE ppl it’s HOT Go with your GUT! Fearless.”

The multihyphenate superstar didn’t stop there — “People normally charge for this kind of info but I’m giving this to the artist for FREE now let’s see who will be WISE enough to absorb this knowledge like a sponge and APPLY it to their work! pay ATTENTION I also learned from the GREATS.”

A great in her own right, Elliot responded to a fan who inquired about the importance of the debut album.

She said in part, “… the 2nd is crucial because if your 1st album do well sometimes you stress trying to make something bigger than the 1st album.

Considering Elliot’s success of her second album, Da Real World, which garnered hit singles “She’s a B***h,” “All n My Grill” and “Hot Boyz,” seems as if artists should take heed of Elliot’s advice.

Van Halen’s David Lee Roth debuts new solo song “Pointing at the Moon”

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

David Lee Roth has premiered a new solo song titled “Pointing at the Moon,” which you can check out now at the longtime Van Halen singer’s official YouTube channel.

Accompanying the acoustic-based, Americana-flavored tune is a new abstract painting by Roth bearing the same name, which he also posted on his official website and social media pages. No information about the song has been revealed.

The track begins with a solo piano intro, followed by a strummed acoustic guitar as Roth sings the enigmatic first verse, “From the mildew to the barbecue, you came through from the classroom to the tomb/ Moment of truth now, your bags are packed/ With lies you can go forward, but you cannot go back.”

“Pointing at the Moon” doesn’t appear to be available yet via any major digital music providers. The song is the first solo tune Roth has debuted since December 2021, when he premiered a video on his YouTube channel along with an acoustic-based song called “One Piece Thermo-Molded Country Plastic Chair,” which he dedicated “to all who are affected by and recovering from the Kentucky tornadoes.”

Roth has been relatively quiet since canceling a series of Las Vegas residency shows in January because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Diamond Dave had announced in an October 2021 interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was planning to retire after the residency.

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