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Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door whiskey brand introduces new super-premium collection, the Decade Series

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

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Bob Dylan‘s whiskey brand, Heaven’s Door Spirits, has announced the launch of a new limited collection called the Decade Series featuring super-premium whiskeys that have been aged for at least 10 years.

The first in the series, which is available now, is a 100-proof “high-rye” straight bourbon whiskey that was aged for 10 years. According to a press statement, the liquor, which hasn’t been mellowed with charcoal, boasts a bold rye flavor “along with sweet notes of toffee and bitter chocolate followed by a long, silky-smooth finish.”

The creation of the Decade Series collection started more than a decade ago when Heaven’s Door’s founders hand-selected barrels of whiskey from various small producers around the U.S.

“We’ve been patiently waiting on our barrels of aged liquid to mature to the optimal flavor profile for many years, and we are thrilled to release them for our fans to enjoy,” says Heaven’s Door Master Blender Ryan Perry. “When we sourced these barrels from our industry partners years ago, the product was phenomenal, but we purposely let some of them sit for several additional years to get even better.”

Decade Series Release #01 has a suggested retail price of $99 and can be purchased at HeavensDoor.com, ReserveBar.com and select retailers across the U.S.

Future releases in the series will include a wheated bourbon and a rye whiskey.

The Heaven’s Door whiskey portfolio also includes a 92-proof straight bourbon whiskey, a 100-proof double barrel whiskey and a 92-proof straight rye whiskey. They can be purchased at HeavensDoor.com and select U.S. retail liquor stores.

Heaven’s Door Spirits was launched in 2018 as a joint venture between Dylan and the Spirits Investment Partnership company.

Mickey Rourke calls Amber Heard a “gold digger” in new interview

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) In a virtual appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mickey Rourke weighed in on the tumultuous relationship between Amber Heard and his longtime friend Johnny Depp.

“I’ve [known] Johnny for many years, but I don’t really know him intimately,” the 69-year-old star admitted, adding he empathized with the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s situation nonetheless.

The Expendables series star and The Wrestler Oscar nominee had been accused of domestic violence, himself, during his relationship with ex Carré Otis.

“…I was in a situation one time where I got blamed for something that I didn’t do,” Rourke said. “It cost me movie jobs for several years, and it caused me a bad reputation, and finally the truth came out — but the truth came out after I’d lost movies, I’d lost jobs.”

“And so I felt bad for somebody that is trying to get chopped down by some gold digger,” he added.

Morgan asked of Heard, “You think that’s what she was?”

“Absof***inglutely,” Mickey replied. “Absolutely.”

In June, Depp emerged victorious against Heard in a headline-grabbing defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife; he was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages when a jury found a Washington Post op-ed the Aquaman actress wrote falsely accused him of domestic and sexual abuse.

Heard won just $2 million in damages in her $100 million countersuit for comments a former associate of Depp made about her publicly.

Police arrest man in connection with stabbings of homeless people in New York City

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Treyvon Murphy, a 40-year-old homeless man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a series of stabbings targeting homeless people in Manhattan, according to the New York City Police Department.

Murphy was spotted by a passerby sitting at a bus stop on 125th Street in Harlem, near St. Nicholas Park, early Wednesday. As police approached him, he started to amble away, but officers caught up with him and he was taken into custody without incident, according to police.

When he was apprehended, the suspect was dressed in the same neon sneakers and gray backpack worn during all three stabbing incidents. He was also wearing a black hoodie with “Innocence Project” written on it, which footage shows he was wearing during two of the three stabbings, police said during a press conference.

Murphy was also in possession of a knife when he was taken into custody and identified himself to investigators in still images related to the attacks, according to police.

“I want to thank the commissioner and her team for apprehending a dangerous person that assaulted our vulnerable New Yorkers. It really highlights how imperative it is to move people into safe spaces, into shelters and eventually into permanent housing,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a press conference Wednesday.

As detectives had suspected, Murphy appeared to be homeless. He provided a last known address of a hotel in Queens that is housing the homeless, according to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

The suspect has a prior drug conviction in Tennessee, for which he was on probation. Officials said he violated that probation and is wanted on an outstanding warrant for that violation. Tennessee will be extraditing the suspect for the active warrant, police said.

Murphy was also released on his own recognizance after stabbing his roommate in Queens in April and was due back in court on July 22, according to Sewell.

“This man was praying on the vulnerable and we are thankful for the combined effort to apprehend this subject quickly and safely,” Sewell said during the press conference.

Police said the investigation is still ongoing and the suspect is being questioned by police. Police have not yet worked out a motive for the attacks and charges have yet to be filed against the man.

The suspect was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old homeless man on July 5 and for the stabbing of two other men experiencing homelessness in the last few days, police said.

A 59-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach in midtown Manhattan on Friday; on Monday, a 28-year-old man was also stabbed in the stomach at a park in the city’s Upper East Side neighborhood. Both men were taken to area hospitals and are in stable condition, police said.

All three men were asleep at the time of the attacks. The NYPD said they have video and photos of the suspected stabber at all three locations near the times of the stabbings, WABC reported.

The 28-year-old victim told authorities that he recognized the suspect, referring to the person as “Delly,” WABC reported.

It’s not yet clear how much the pandemic has impacted the number of unhoused people in the U.S.

ABC News’ Kiara Alfonseca contributed to this report.

Rob Zombie premieres first full trailer for ’The Munsters’ film

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Rob Zombie has premiered the first full trailer for his film adaptation of The Munsters.

The clip, which Zombie posted to his Instagram, focuses on the origin of the relationship between Herman and Lily Munster, played by Jeff Daniel Phillips and Sheri Moon Zombie, respectively.

A voiceover in the trailer proclaims, “Rob Zombie, the director of House of 1000 Corpses, Halloween and The Devil’s Rejects, brings you the greatest love story ever told.”

The preview also illustrates the goofy, lighthearted tone of the film, which may be surprising for fans of his otherwise violent and gory filmography. Zombie previously confirmed that his Munsters will be rated PG in an effort to stick to the vibe of the original ’60s sitcom.

The Munsters is set to debut in September. The cast also includes Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster plus Lost alum Jorge Garcia, Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira and original Munsters actors Butch Patrick and Pat Priest.

Billie Eilish teases new Nike Air Force 1 High collaboration

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

New shoe alert! Billie Eilish is once again teaming with Nike for a new set of sustainably made sneakers — her fourth overall.

Sneaker News shared the first images of Billie’s upcoming “Sequoia” line, a Nike Air Force 1 High build, which is made of environmentally friendly matter.

Looking much like her recently sold-out “Mushroom” line, this new high strap offering features a darker color motif with charcoal-colored laces, fabric, straps and sole. Again, this new shoe is created from recycled materials and is made from synthetic nubuck — a type of buffed, durable leather.

Billie is vegan, which explains why she would steer clear of animal byproducts being in her new collaboration.

It is unknown at this time when she will drop her new Sequoia sneaker line, but Nike has released the official images and that is leading fans to believe more information will arrive shortly.

Death Cab for Cutie premieres new ’Asphalt Meadows’ song, “Here to Forever”

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Death Cab for Cutie has released a new song called “Here to Forever,” which will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Asphalt Meadows.

“It’s a song both about our impermanence and the anxiety of these times,” says frontman Ben Gibbard. “It’s also about wanting to believe in something bigger even when it feels like nothing is out there.”

You can listen to “Here to Forever” now via digital outlets. Like the previously released single “Roman Candles,” “Here to Forever” is accompanied by a video directed by filmmaker Lance Bangs, who’s previously worked with artists, including Nirvana, R.E.M. and Green Day. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube.

Asphalt Meadows, the 10th Death Cab album, arrives September 16. After finishing off a batch of summer dates this week, Gibbard and company will launch a full U.S. tour in support of Asphalt Meadows in September.

‘Solar Opposites’ returns for season 3 on Hulu

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Hulu’s hit animated series Solar Opposites returns for its third season Wednesday.

The series centers on a group of aliens who fled an extinction-level event on their home planet and crash-landed on Earth instead of an uninhabited world they hoped to repopulate. There, they pretend to be a family and have to live among humans in suburbia and all that that entails.

The absurdist animated series was co-created by Rick and Morty‘s Justin Roiland — who plays the leader and defacto patriarch, Korvo — and shares a strong absurdist streak with his previous hit.

Solar Opposites picked up a strong following during the pandemic, which Thomas Middleditch, who voices Terry, calls a “special treat.”

“…[T]o have such a positive response, it just makes the whole process that much more enjoyable, because …I love this show,” he says. “It’s so funny to me. I’m cackling as I watch it. And so all that means is that we get to make more.”

The Goldbergs’ Sean Giambrone, an animated project veteran, plays Yumulack. He tells ABC Audio he loves working in the medium. “It’s awesome….I watched a lot of cartoons growing up…and so being a part of animation has been really cool. But then being on a show like this where I never know what to expect from the script and I get to see some really fun things — it’s awesome,” he says.

Mary Mack, who shares a voice with Yumulack’s teen “sister” Jessie, adds of her experience, “I’ve been getting voice recognized in the airport because I’m…friendly to people and they’re like, ‘This might sound weird but you on Solar Opposites?’ And then they kind of whisper like, ‘I’ve been watching with our kids,’ and I’m like, ‘How old are your kids?!’

“Sometimes I want to step in and be like, ‘Your kid’s how old?’ You’re watching this? And like, if they say ‘He’s heard worse,’ you should call the child protection services, ’cause there’s no way your kid should be hearing ‘worse,’ Mack says, laughing.

Pete Davidson says his “dream” is to have a child

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pete Davidson has babies on the brain.

In a sneak peek clip of season two of Peacock’s Hart to Heart, the 28-year-old comedian says he’s “definitely a family guy” and expresses that his dream is to have a child.

“My favorite thing ever, which I have yet to achieve, is I want to have a kid,” Davidson tells host Kevin Hart. “That’s like my dream.”

“It would be so fun to dress up a little dude,” the Saturday Night Live alum continues. “I’m so excited for that chapter, so that’s kind of what I’m just preparing for now is trying to be as good as a dude and develop and get better, so when that happens it’s just easier.”

While Davidson doesn’t have any kids of his own, he is likely getting some good practice thanks to his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, who shares four children with ex Kanye West — North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm,3.

Alice in Chains announces ’Dirt’-themed Funko Pop! figures

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Alice in Chains is the latest band to get the Funko Pop! treatment.

The toy company has teamed up with the grunge rockers to create a new line of its ever-popular big-headed vinyl figures to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of AiC’s 1992 album, Dirt.

“This year marks the 30th anniversary of Dirt, and we’re starting the celebrations early with our Funko Dirt Pop! Collection,” the band says.

The package includes Pop! versions of each member of the Dirt lineup — frontman Layne Staley, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney — accompanied by the album artwork. It’s set to be released November 30 and is available to pre-order now.

Dirt, Alice in Chains’ sophomore album, will officially turn 30 in September. The RIAA quadruple-Platinum album spawned AiC classics, including “Them Bones,” “Rooster,” “Would?” and “Down in a Hole.”

Shawn Mendes paused tour so he could “give 100% of his energy” to his fans

July 13, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Shawn Mendes postponed his tour for three weeks so he could “take care of myself and my mental health,” but as a source tells People, that’s actually a good thing.

According to the source, “being in the public eye has long put a lot of pressure” on Shawn, and in the past, he’s found it hard to find “a balance between work and taking care of his mental health.” But the good news, the source adds, is that Shawn is “now able to identify triggers that make it necessary for him to slow down and focus on his health.”

“He wants to give 100 percent of his energy and focus to his tour and his fans,” the source adds.

In a statement to fans announcing the postponement, Shawn explained that he’d initially felt ready to go on tour, but that decision was “premature and unfortunately, the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me, and I’ve hit a breaking point.”

Shawn has previously spoken about his struggle with anxiety, which inspired his hit “In My Blood.” Back in April, long before he started his tour, he posted a message on Twitter saying that he’s a “23-year-old who constantly feels like he’s either flying or drowning.”

He added, “Even with so much success, I still find it hard to feel like I’m not failing.”

The following week, Shawn wrote on Instagram, “i’ve been going through it lately. Tryna be the best ain’t really doing it for me anymore if i’m honest.”

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