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Holiday releases include a bonanza of The Band & Robbie Robertson vinyl LPs

November 24, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Fans of The Band have multiple vinyl releases to choose from this holiday season.

Available for preorder now is the Vinylphyle pressing of 1975’s Northern Lights, Southern Cross, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Featuring classics like “Ophelia,” “It Makes No Difference” and “Acadian Driftwood,” the 180-gram black vinyl LP was mastered from the original analog sources, and includes gatefold packaging and new liner notes.

Then on Record Store Day Black Friday, Nov. 28, you can grab The Band’s 1993 reunion album, Jericho, appearing on vinyl for the first time, as well as Filmworks: Insomnia, a companion LP to Robbie Robertson‘s new book, Insomnia.

The book details the start of Robertson’s creative partnership with Martin Scorsese, which culminated in an Oscar nomination for his Killers of the Flower Moon score. The album features music Robertson composed and/or produced for The Last Waltz, Raging Bull and Carny. Of note, Robertson recorded the Raging Bull pieces with bandmates Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson.

According to Robertson’s longtime manager, Jared Levine, Filmworks: Insomnia is a sidebar to a much larger future project, which began prior to Robertson’s death in 2023.

“He very much wanted, and we were working on before he died, a collection of his movie music,” Levine explains. “And so we were putting together all the pieces that he had done for film and kind of trying to figure out how we would go about it.” The Insomnia LP, he says, is something “that we’re really proud of and really just includes pieces that Robbie details in the book.”

And finally, the long-out-of-print greatest hits album The Best of The Band returns to vinyl on Dec. 12; it’ll also be available on CD.

New John Lennon documentary to focus on his final interview

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Another John Lennon documentary is in the works, this time from Ocean’s Eleven director Steven Soderbergh.

According to Variety, Soderbergh talked about the film at the inaugural Doha Film Festival, explaining that the still-untitled project will focus on Lennon’s final interview, which he and wife Yoko Ono sat for just hours before he was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980.

“I’m excited about it,” Soderbergh said. “I’m not looking to re-invent the form. I’m just hoping to create a film that gets as many people as possible to hear what John and Yoko had to say on that afternoon before he was killed.”

The interview took place at John and Yoko’s New York apartment The Dakota and was tied to the release of their album Double Fantasy. Lennon was shot in front of his apartment later that evening as he was returning from a recording session at the Record Plant.

Soderbergh said he found the interview somewhat surprising.

“They were both so free in their discussions. As someone who has been interviewed many times I was surprised at how open and excited they were to talk,” he said. “You would think they had never been interviewed before.”

“So I want that to come across to the audience. Everything that they said 45 years ago is not just relevant today. It’s even more relevant in terms or relationships, politics, how we treat each other,” he continued. “How systems work on the individual and above all on the importance of love in our daily life and our world.”

Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson joins Metal Church lineup

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

David Ellefson is the new bassist for the veteran metal band Metal Church.

The former Megadeth member makes his debut with Metal Church on a song called “F.A.F.O.”, which stands for you-know-what around and find out.

“After 45 years, the fact that we have new music coming in 2025 feels like a miracle,” says founding Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, who is the lone original member still in the band. “There was a time when I honestly didn’t think Metal Church would continue, but we’re back—and this lineup is firing on all cylinders.”

Along with Ellefson and Vanderhoof, the revamped Metal Church lineup includes guitarist Rick Van Zandt, drummer Ken Mary and vocalist Brian Allen.

Ellefson parted ways with Megadeth in 2021. Since then, he’s been involved in bands including Dieth, The Lucid, Kings of Thrash and Ellefson-Soto.

Megadeth, meanwhile, is releasing their final album on Jan. 23. The Dave Mustaine-led group is also set to launch a multiple-year farewell tour.

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Sublime headlining 2026 Great South Bay Music Festival

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Sublime is headlining the 2026 Great South Bay Music Festival, taking place July 23-26 in Patchogue, New York, on Long Island.

“We’re bringing Long Beach to Long Island!” Sublime says.

The full lineup has yet to be revealed, but you can grab tickets starting Monday at 10 a.m. ET. For more info, visit GreatSouthBayMusicFestival.com.

Sublime’s 2026 plans also include releasing their first album in 30 years, as well as a show in April at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, featuring a performance of their 1996 self-titled album in full.

Sublime currently consists of original members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh alongside Jakob Nowell, son of late frontman Bradley Nowell. Their 2025 single “Ensenada” hit #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.

Whitesnake releases final video following David Coverdale’s retirement

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Whitesnake has released what they say is their final music video.

Following frontman David Coverdale’s announcement that he was retiring from music, the band has dropped the video for “Forevermore (DC & Hook City Strings – Official Video 2025 Remix).”

The clip has Coverdale singing on a stage bathed in white and backed by a string section. The clip also features various photos of Coverdale with his wife, Cindy Barker.

“Forevermore” is the title track to Whitesnake’s 2011 album, which was reissued in September.

The 74-year-old Coverdale announced on Nov. 13 that “after 50 years-plus of an incredible journey” he’d decided to call it quits.

“I love you dearly. I thank everyone who’s assisted and supported me on this incredible journey — all the musicians, the crew, the fans, the family,” he said. “It’s amazing, but it really is time for me to just enjoy my retirement.” He added, “And I hope you can appreciate that. Once again, I love you with all my heart. Fare thee well.”

Documentaries about Led Zeppelin, John & Yoko eligible for Oscar nominations

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Films about Led Zeppelin and John Lennon and Yoko Ono have a chance to be in the running for a 2026 Oscar nomination in the documentary feature film category.

Over 200 documentaries have been deemed eligible for consideration , including Becoming Led Zeppelin, which chronicles the early days of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, and One to One: John and Yoko, which follows the 18 months John and Yoko lived in New York’s Greenwich Village in the early ’70s.

Other music docs eligible for a nod include: Billy Idol Should Be Dead, Pavements, Diane Warren: Relentless, Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story and It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley.

The eligible docs will be narrowed down to a shortlist that will be announced Dec. 16. Oscar nominees will then be revealed on Jan 22.

The 98th annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC on March 15 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Watch Pete Townshend perform ‘Let My Love Open the Door’ during ‘Late Show’ commercial break

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Who‘s Pete Townshend appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Nov. 12, where he also sat in with the house band. Now the show is revealing what fans at home didn’t get to see.

The Late Show just released the latest clip in its “Commercial Breakdown” YouTube series, this time featuring Townshend performing his 1980 solo single “Let My Love Open the Door.” The clip has Townshend on acoustic guitar, backed by Louis Cato & The Late Show Band.

Townshend was on The Late Show to promote Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet, which ran at New York’s City Center.

During the appearance he talked about being open to using AI to complete unfinished music he has in his vault and also discussed The Who’s final North American tour, which wrapped in October.

Watch Pete Townshend perform ‘Let My Love Open the Door’ during ‘Late Show’ commercial break

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Townshend was on The Late Show to promote Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet, which ran at New York’s City Center.

During the appearance he talked about being open to using AI to complete unfinished music he has in his vault and also discussed The Who’s final North American tour, which wrapped in October.

Eddie Murphy to receive AFI Life Achievement Award

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Eddie Murphy is set to receive one of the film industry’s most prestigious honors for his decades-spanning career.

The actor, comedian and Oscar nominee will be the 51st recipient of AFI’s Life Achievement Award. The honor will be presented during a gala at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 18.

“Eddie Murphy is an American icon,” Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, says in a statement. “A trailblazing force in the art forms of film, television and stand-up comedy, his versatility knows no bounds. Across five decades, his enduring impact on our culture has inspired artists and audiences alike, and AFI is proud to honor him with the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award.”

Previous recipients of the award include Francis Ford Coppola, Nicole Kidman, Julie Andrews, Denzel Washington, George Clooney and Diane Keaton.

New Music Friday: De La Soul, Ne-Yo, BigXThaPlug and more

November 21, 2025 by WDNY Radio

De La Soul has released their 10th studio album, Cabin in the Sky. It’s their first new album in nine years and the first since the death of late member Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicouer. The latest in Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series, it features Killer Mike, Black Thought, Common, Nas and more.

“Releasing this album today feels like crossing a finish line we’ve been running toward for years. Every step, every challenge, every late-night session shaped this moment,” Posdnuos says in a statement. “Cabin in the Sky is triumph, healing, and the joy of still being here to make the art we love. It’s surreal to finally share it, and we’re grateful for everyone who stayed on this journey with us.”

Maseo adds that this release day is “emotional” for him. “Dave’s spirit lives in this music — in the stories, the laughter, and the love that built this group,” he says. “I hope people of all ages hear themselves in these songs. This album is for the day-ones, the new listeners, and the ones who grew with us. It’s life music. It’s family music. And I’m grateful we can share it with the world today.”

Cabin in the Sky is now available on streaming services.

Other NMF releases:

Ne-Yo, “Simple Things“

BigXthaPlug feat. Post Malone, “Cold“

Ferg, “Big Dawg“

Polo G, “High Tolerance“

Rico Nasty, “Pepper“

EST Gee, “Thug Club“

Key Glock, “-A+“

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