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Listen to updated versions of two early David Bowie songs recorded for his unreleased ‘TOY’ album

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

A previously unheard 2000 version of the early David Bowie song “Karma Man” that Bowie recorded for his unreleased album TOY, was made available today as a digital single.

“Karma Man” also will appear on the recently announced Bowie box sets Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001) and TOY (TOY:BOX), which will be released on November 26, 2021, and January 7, 2022, respectively.

Along with the 2000 version of “Karma Man,” an exclusive alternate mix of an updated rendition of the 1967 Bowie tune “Silly Boy Blue,” also recorded during the TOY sessions, has been released digitally.

As previously reported, TOY was a planned album that Bowie recorded in 2000 that featured updated versions of songs that date from 1964 through 1971. David first recorded “Karma Man” in 1967, although the track wasn’t released until 1970. The original studio version of “Silly Boy Blue” appeared on Bowie’s self-titled 1967 debut album.

The full TOY album will get its first official release as part of Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001), an expansive collection that also includes remastered editions of five Bowie studio albums — 1993’s Black Tie White Noise, the 1993 soundtrack The Buddha of Suburbia, 1995’s 1. Outside, 1997’s Earthing, and 1999’s ‘hours…’ — a previously unreleased live album and a compilation of alternative versions, B-sides, soundtrack recordings and other rarities.

The TOY (TOY:BOX) set also will include the originally planned TOY album, as well as alternative mixes of the TOY tracks and tunes intended as B-sides, and stripped-down, mostly acoustic mixes of the songs.

Meanwhile, a series of clips of interviews with some of the musicians who contributed to TOY have been posted at Bowie’s official YouTube channel.

You can pre-order Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001) and TOY (TOY:BOX) now.

Erykah Badu celebrates the late George Floyd’s birthday with Floyd’s family

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The late George Floyd would have turned 48 years old on Thursday, and Erykah Badu remembered him as she invited his family to her concert in Minneapolis.

Five family members, including Floyd’s sister, aunt and uncle, joined the four-time Grammy winner backstage following her show at the Minneapolis Armory Wednesday night, according to HipHopDX.

“People of planet Earth, we’re about four minutes away from George Floyd’s birthday,” Erykah said in an Instagram Story video. “He would’ve been 48 years old and I’m here with his family now. It seems like we have a moment of peace right now and we know that your life was not in vain.”

“Thank you for your spirit and your sacrifice,” Erykah added, “so that we can move on the way that we should, be where we supposed to as a people.”

Floyd died May 25, 2020 in that city after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest. Chauvin was convicted of murder in April of this year and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Floyd’s death ignited Black Lives Matter protests around the world.

Badu’s next show is Friday night in Minneapolis. Her tour continues through November 13 in Orlando.

Erykah Badu backstage in Minneapolis with the late #GeorgeFloyd family on his birthday. 🙏🏾✊🏾🕊 pic.twitter.com/cT6j5sZw8q

— Riki P. (@itsrikip) October 14, 2021

FINNEAS premieres video for ‘Optimist’ track “Love Is Pain”

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

FINNEAS has premiered the video for “Love Is Pain,” a track off his just-released new album, Optimist.

The clip presents one continuing, unbroken shot of the “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night” singer sitting in the back of a car, presumably after a breakup.

“It’s about how painful and heartbreaking love is,” FINNEAS says of the song. “I wanted to write a song about an adult relationship. The more you love someone, the more they have the capacity to cause you heartbreak.”

You can watch the “Love Is Pain” video streaming now on YouTube.

Optimist, FINNEAS’ debut full-length effort, is out today. It also includes the single “What They’ll Say About Us.”

Ozzy Osbourne releases 20th anniversary digital deluxe ‘Down to Earth’ album

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Ozzy Osbourne has released a deluxe digital version of his 2001 solo album Down to Earth in honor of its 20th anniversary.

The expanded collection includes three bonus tracks which had been previously unavailable on streaming platforms: the B-side “No Place for Angels,” an acoustic recording of “Dreamer,” and the “Single Version” of the track “Gets Me Through.”

Down to Earth was Ozzy’s eighth solo effort, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was recorded with longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde, Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin, and a pre-Metallica Robert Trujillo on bass.

The digital Down to Earth reissue follows last month’s 30th anniversary re-release of 1991’s No More Tears.

Listen to first preview of Jonny Greenwood’s ‘Spencer’ score

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood has released the first preview of his score for the upcoming Princess Diana film, Spencer.

The orchestral piece is titled “Crucifix,” and you can download it now via digital outlets. The whole soundtrack is set to be released November 12.

Spencer, which stars Kristen Stewart as the beloved Princess of Wales, will premiere in theaters a week earlier on November 5.

Greenwood has composed music for several films before, and is known for his work in collaboration with director Paul Thomas Anderson on projects including There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread. His scoring work has been nominated for the Oscars, Golden Globes and Grammys.

‘Clueless” Stacey Dash opens up about drug addiction

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Clueless star Stacey Dash opened up about her battle with addiction during Thursday’s episode of The Dr. Oz Show.

Dash revealed that her parents were both drug addicts and that she first tried drugs when she was eight years old, according to E! Online. Additionally, says Dash, her parents supplied her with her first line of cocaine when she was 16.

She later told Oz that she relapsed after being 20 years sober when she was prescribed Vicodin to help with her painful fibroid cysts.

At one point, Dash admits to “taking 18 to 20 pills a day,” adding she “lost everything.” When Oz asked how much money she had spent on drugs each month, Dash guessed about $5,000 to $10,000.

“I almost died,” recalls Stacey. “That’s what stopped me. My kidneys were so infected that my blood was septic, and my organs were shutting down. So, I got rushed to the hospital and I had to have a full blood transfusion and I was in there for three weeks. And by the grace and mercy of god, I lived.”

However, after leaving the hospital, Dash says she continued to abuse drugs. After once again contemplating suicide, she says, “I called my sister and I told her ‘Come over right now.’ And then I called my attorney and I said, ‘I need help.'”

Dash, now five years sober, hopes that by sharing her story, she can help those battling with addiction.

“I feel like telling my story — letting people know that there is no shame in being an addict,” she said, “And for people who are not addicts, I would ask them to please look at people with more compassion and empathy… They need help. They can’t do it on their own.”

Christmas in October: Listen to new songs by Kelly Clarkson & Steve Perry

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

October is close enough to December that the avalanche of Christmas music is already starting. Kelly Clarkson‘s new holiday album …When Christmas Comes Around is out today, while former Journey frontman Steve Perry has released a new track from his album The Season, due out in early November.

Kelly’s album features duets with country stars Chris Stapleton and Brett Eldredge, but fans were probably most excited about the fact that she’s also singing with her fellow The Voice coach, Ariana Grande, on a song called “Santa Can’t You Hear Me.” Kelly and Ariana trade verses on the track, which is about telling Santa that you don’t want material things — you only want what’s under the mistletoe, i.e., love.

“thank you so much @kellyclarkson for inviting me to be a part,” Ariana tweeted.

Meanwhile, Steve Perry has released his take on “Winter Wonderland,” which is a very different arrangement than the one we’re all used to. “’Winter Wonderland’ is one of my favorite tracks on The Season,” he says in a statement. “I have always felt a close love for Motown’s music and how it shaped my early school years. This track is a homage to that.”

The Season, featuring eight tracks in all, arrives November 5. It’s the follow up to 2018’s Traces, which marked the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s return to music after 24 years.

“If I Was a Cowboy”: Miranda Lambert imagines a different kind of life in her new single

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Miranda Lambert is kicking off a new musical chapter on Friday, with the release of her dreamy, mid-tempo new single, “If I Was a Cowboy.”

The track paints a picture of life out on the open plains in the West, chasing freedom on horseback and seeing the world from under the brim of a Stetson hat.

Miranda co-wrote the song with acclaimed Nashville producer Jesse Frasure, whom she met earlier this year while working on a very different kind of project: The dance remix of her song, “Tequila Does.”

Both creators behind “If I Was a Cowboy” had to dig into their imaginations to write the song, Miranda explains, as neither of them have much personal experience with the Wild West. “It’s funny, he’s a Detroit boy, and I’m an East Texan, but somehow we wrote a song about the Wild West together,” she notes.

“If I Was a Cowboy” hits radio next week. In addition to gearing up for new solo music, Miranda recently announced that her band The Pistol Annies — also featuring Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe — will have a new Christmas album out this year.

Disturbed’s David Draiman guests on new Nita Strauss song, “Dead Inside”

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Disturbed frontman David Draiman guests on a new song from guitarist Nita Strauss called “Dead Inside.”

Strauss, who plays in Alice Cooper‘s live band, previously released an instrumental album called Controlled Chaos in 2018, but her collaboration with Draiman marks her first solo offering with a guest vocalist.

“This is my first time releasing my own music with a vocalist, and I am so honored to take this step alongside a legend like David Draiman,” Strauss says. “David’s voice and powerful lyrics took this song to a level I could never have imagined! And we are so excited to unleash this song on the world.”

Draiman adds that he and Strauss have been “friends for years,” and calls the collaboration “serendipity.”

“Nita sent me the track…I didn’t have time to work on it right away…then in literally a couple of days, while killing time in Santa Monica, the whole thing just came together,” he says. “Incredibly proud of how it turned out and honored to be a part of it.”

You can download “Dead Inside” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video is streaming now on YouTube.

Last year, Draiman collaborated with artists including Saul and Hyro the Hero, while Disturbed released a cover of the Sting tune “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You.” Disturbed’s most recent album is 2018’s Evolution.

The Beatles launch official TikTok account, coinciding with ‘Let It Be’ reissue’s release

October 15, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Beatles have launched an official account on the TikTok video social-media platform: @TheBeatles.

Thirty-six of the Fab Four’s classic songs are now available for TikTok members to use to soundtrack their own video creations.

The debut of The Beatles’ TikTok account coincides with the release today of the deluxe reissue of the band’s final studio album, 1970’s Let It Be. It’s also in advance of the upcoming three-part Disney+ documentary series The Beatles: Get Back that will feature hours of unseen film footage shot of the band while they recorded the album.

Beatles songs available to TikTok users include all of Let It Be‘s 12 tracks, as well as the many #1 hits the band scored throughout its existence, including “Love Me Do,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Day Tripper,” “Paperback Writer,” “Hey Jude” and “Something.”

In the weeks leading up to the late-November premiere of The Beatles: Get Back, the band’s TikTok page will debut exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the Let It Be sessions, as well as videos looking at the making of individual songs from the album that feature interviews with surviving Beatles members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

The launch of The Beatles’ TikTok account also marks the arrival of the platform’s month-long #Rocktober campaign, a celebration of significant rock artists on TikTok.

All four Beatles members — McCartney, Starr and the late John Lennon and George Harrison — already have official solo TikTok accounts.

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