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Fundraiser launched for ex-Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom ‘TC’ Constanten amid lung cancer battle

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom “TC” Constanten is battling lung cancer, and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is raising money to help support him.

Donated funds will go toward covering Constanten’s medical bills, as well as “other vital living expenses.”

“Over the years I have experienced such generosity that it boggles the mind,” Constanten says. “I count my wealth in friends, and it’s a blessing I’d never want to trade away. Still, situations change and things come up.”

“Sweet Relief is honored to help Tom during this difficult time in his life,” adds Sweet Relief Executive Director Aric Steinberg. “Our Directed Artist Funds can provide a meaningful solution when the community rallies around the recipient, and we know that Tom’s community cares about him deeply. His influence on the musical landscape with the Grateful Dead is long-lasting, and he has touched many people around the world.”

For more info, visit SweetRelief.org.

Constanten played on the Grateful Dead records Anthem of the Sun and Aoxomoxoa, released in 1968 and 1969, respectively, as well as the 1969 live album Live/Dead. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Dead in 1994.

Multiple guests join Jonas Brothers at Fenway Park; Kevin Jonas debuts first-ever solo song

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

During Jonas Brothers‘ current tour, they’ve welcomed special guests at some of their tour stops, but their Saturday show at Boston’s Fenway Park upped the ante. Not only did they have three special guests, but Kevin Jonas did something onstage he’s never done before: performed a solo song.

The guests included Dashboard Confessional‘s Chris Carrabba, who performed “Vindicated” and the Jonas Brothers song “Take a Breath” with Joe Jonas, Kevin and Nick Jonas. Jesse McCartney also popped up to perform a medley of his hit “Beautiful Soul” and the JoBros’ song “Leavin’.”

Plus, JoJo showed up to perform her signature tune “Leave (Get Out)” with the brothers, as well as their song “Vacation Eyes,” and actor Glen Powell introduced the band onstage.

But fans were really excited about the fact that Kevin debuted a solo song called “Changing.” “I’m super nervous, so bear with me,” Kevin can be heard saying in fan-shot footage. Kevin is the only member of the Jonas Brothers who has never released a solo song. It’s not clear if or when the song will be officially released.

The group wrote on Instagram following the show, “FENWAY. No words. Thank you.” Fans clamored for “Changing” in the comments, writing, “We need Kevin’s song on Spotify and the other platforms asap” and “We’ve done our waiting. Twenty years of it. Drop Kevin’s song immediately.”

‘After All the Bars Are Closed’ keeps opening new doors for Thomas Rhett

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett continues his run at the top as “After All the Bars Are Closed” sits at #1 on both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts.

This is TR’s third week at the pinnacle of the Billboard tally and his first on Mediabase, with what is now his 24th career #1.

The second single from his seventh studio album, About a Woman, is also #1 in Canada.

Thomas picks up his Better in Boots Tour Thursday in Brookings, South Dakota. The trek continues through early October, with two nights at Fontainebleu Las Vegas Oct. 3 and 4.

New Who? Only if Roger Daltrey can co-write with Pete Townshend

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Who is currently on a North American farewell tour, but if you’re hoping it will be accompanied by new music, Roger Daltrey has one specific condition.

When asked if he’d want to make another Who album, Daltrey tells The New York Times, “No, there’d be nothing in it for me, unless I co-wrote the songs with Pete [Townshend].”

“I would love to write songs with Pete,” the vocalist continues. “I wanted that for a long time. As good as his songs have been, who knows what might have been if we’d collaborated?”

Townshend, of course, has long been the main songwriter of The Who and wrote the band’s most recent album, 2019’s Who, nearly completely by himself.

As for whether Townshend would be open to writing with him, Daltrey says that his bandmate’s response has been “Go away.”

“He wanted to keep it to himself,” Daltrey says.

Elsewhere in the Times interview, Townshend shares that he “got readdicted to painkillers” after undergoing a knee operation earlier in 2025.

“I’d gone through severe alcohol addiction for many years, then narcotics,” Townshend says. “I’d been clean for over 30 years. I called a close friend who’s working for a recovery clinic in Spain, and he got my head sorted out. I’m feeling really good at the moment.”

Watch Royel Otis perform ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ with Sophie Ellis-Bextor

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Royel Otis performed their cover of “Murder on the Dancefloor” during the weekend’s Reading festival in England alongside the song’s original artist, Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

“Good to see you, it’s been awhile,” Ellis-Bextor told the Reading crowd. “I don’t think any of you were born when I last played here.”

“Murder on the Dancefloor” was released in 2001, but saw a resurgence following its use in the 2023 movie Saltburn. Royel Otis recorded their version first for Australia’s triple j in 2024 before officially releasing it as a single.

Royel Otis released a new album, hickey, on Friday. It includes the single “moody.”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Listen to new Thrice song, ‘Albatross’

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Thrice has shared a new song called “Albatross,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Horizons/West.

“Albatross” is accompanied by a lyric video, which you can watch on YouTube. It’s the second track to be released off Horizons/West, following the single “Gnash.”

Horizons/West is due out Oct. 3. It’s described as a companion to Thrice’s last record, 2021’s similarly titled Horizons/East.

Thrice will launch a U.S. tour in October.

On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970: Elton John played his first-ever show in North America

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970 …

Elton John played his first-ever live show in North America, kicking off a six-night stand at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.

According to setlist.fm, Elton’s nine-song set opened with the now-classic “Your Song” and also featured “Border Song,” “Take Me to the Pilot” and “Burn Down the Mission.” He also performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Woman.”

Elton played shows in San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, and eventually launched his first full-length tour that October in Boston.

Elton’s more than 50-year touring career had him performing in the U.S. countless times. He wrapped the final U.S. leg of his final tour, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, with a three-night stand at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022. The tour wrapped on July 8 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Snoop Dogg speaks out on LGBTQ representation in kids films

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Snoop Dogg wishes kids films these days didn’t have LGBTQ characters — because he doesn’t want to have to explain it to his grandchildren.

While appearing on the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop related a story about the time he was watching the 2022 Pixar film Lightyear — a Toy Story spinoff — with his 7-year-old grandson. In the film, Buzz’s best friend Alisha is said to have had a baby with her wife, Kiko.

“Well, my grandson, in the middle of the movie, [was] like, ‘Papa Snoop, how she have a baby with a woman? She a woman,'” Snoop recalled. He said he thought, “Oh s***, I didn’t come here for this s***, I just came here to watch the goddamn movie!”

He said he had the following conversation with his grandson: “Just watch the movie!” “Uh-uh. They just said she and she had a baby. They both women! How did she have a baby?” “Shh, the movie ain’t over yet!”

“So it’s like … I’m scared to go to the movies now!” Snoop exclaimed. “Like, y’all throwing me in the middle of s*** that I don’t have an answer for.”

“It threw me for a loop,” Snoop admitted. “These are kids. Like, we have to show that at this age? Like, they’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer!”

Dua Lipa thanks fans after 30th birthday celebrations: ‘I love this life’

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

If you follow Dua Lipa on Instagram, you’ve got to admit, her life looks pretty great — and in a post thanking fans for their support following her 30th birthday on Aug. 22, she confirmed that it is.

“I love this life, I love this journey, and I never take a single moment of it for granted,” she wrote. “Here’s to the next 30 and beyond… it just keeps getting better.”

“Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes,” she wrote. “This last lap around the sun has been, without a doubt, my favorite year yet. The past 10 years have been the most incredible ride I could’ve ever dreamed of … my 20s were pure MAGIC. Not without their challenges or awkward moments, but filled with more love, joy, and lessons than I ever imagined. I’m so deeply grateful for every step of the journey and everything it’s taken to get here.”

She then thanked her family and her parents, who are “the heart of it all,” and also offered thanks to “everyone who’s been on this journey with me from tiny club shows to Wembley Stadium, anywhere and everywhere in the world.” She wrote, “Thank you for letting the music be the place where we’ve met, grown, and shared so much of life together.”

The readers of her Service95 newsletter and members of her Service95 book club also got a shoutout: She wrote, “You’ve helped me feel proud, grounded, and fulfilled in ways I never thought possible.”

She didn’t mention her fiancé, Callum Turner, by name, but noted that the “people I keep close,” including “my partner,” are “my greatest achievement.”

Dua brings her Radical Optimism tour to North America starting Sept. 1 in Toronto.

Oasis launches North American leg of reunion tour

August 25, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Oasis reunion tour has finally crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher kicked off the North American leg of their long-awaited comeback trek on Sunday in Toronto.

According to setlist.fm, the show featured performances of Oasis classics including “Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger.”

Oasis posted footage from the gig on their Instagram, adding in the caption, “TORONTO VIBES IN THE AREA.”

The Oasis reunion tour, which marks the first time the formerly feuding Gallagher brothers have shared the live stage since 2009, kicked off in July in Wales and hit England, Scotland and Ireland before landing in North America.

The tour continues with another show in Toronto on Monday, followed by stops in Chicago; East Rutherford, New Jersey; and Los Angeles.

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